OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is 99. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
How Personality Shapes Emotional Reactions to Explicit, Implicit, and Positive Media Images of Terror? An Experimental Investigation	795
Stand Up for Yourself: Tackling Sedentary Behavior through Exercise and Lifestyle	722
Multidimensional Quality of Life Among Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Study, Al Baha, Saudi Arabia	572
The Moderating Effect of Peer Attachment on Associations Between Children’s and Adolescents’ Cyberbullying Victimization, Bystanding, and Depressive Symptoms	466
Comparison of Beliefs about Health in Migrants and Swedish-Born Persons with Type 2 Diabetes	395
Learning Design Strategies in MOOCs for Physicians’ Training: A Scoping Review	341
Emerging Trends and Issues in Geo-Spatial Environmental Health: A Critical Perspective	341
The Long-COVID Experience Changed People’s Vaccine Hesitancy but Not Their Vaccination Fear	311
Building Trust and Awareness to Increase AZ Native Nation Participation in COVID-19 Vaccines	300
To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate—Reasons of Willingness and Reluctance of Students against SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination—An International Experience	274
Sex Differences in the Effects of Cognitive Reappraisal Training on Conditioned Fear Responses	260
Health Service Management and Patient Safety in Primary Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kosovo	235
Mechanisms of Physical Exercise Effects on Anxiety in Older Adults during the COVID-19 Lockdown: An Analysis of the Mediating Role of Psychological Resilience and the Moderating Role of Media Exposure	234
Post-Natal Short-Term Home Visiting Programs: An Overview and a Volunteers-Based Program Pilot	217
Co-Design of an eHealth Intervention to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Male Taxi Drivers: ManGuard	213
Use of Information and Communications Technology in Family Services and Its Perceived Benefits amid the COVID-19 Pandemic in Hong Kong—Jockey Club SMART Family-Link Project	213
Gamblers’ Perceptions of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Their Gambling Behaviours: Analysis of Free-Text Responses Collected through a Cross-Sectional Online Survey	212
Work and Family Pathways and Their Associations with Health for Young Women in Korea	204
Measuring the Economic Value of the Negative Externality of Livestock Malodor in South Korea	203
“Back Health 24/7/365”—A Novel, Comprehensive “One Size Fits All” Workplace Health Promotion Intervention for Occupational Back Health among Hospital Employees	195
Are Frail Older People from Racial/Ethnic Minorities at Double Jeopardy of Putting off Healthcare during the Pandemic?	194
A Training Programme for Developing Social and Personal Resources and Its Effects on the Perceived Stress Level in Adults in Daily Life—Study Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study	193
Do the Lower Body Strength Assessment Tests in the Spanish Navy Really Measure What They Purport to Measure?	188
Utilization of Mental Health Support Systems in the Aftermath of Disasters in Japan: Statistical Data of the Miyagi Disaster Mental Health Care Center	186
Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour with Retirement in Maltese Civil Servants: A Dialectical Mixed-Method Study	183

Psychological Impact of Cancellation of Elective Surgeries for Ophthalmic Patients during COVID-19 Pandemic	173
Correlation between Cardiopulmonary Indices and Running Performance in a 14.5 km Endurance Running Event	170
Maintaining Factors of Anorexia Nervosa Addressed from a Psychotherapeutic Group for Parents: Supplementary Report of a Patient’s Therapeutic Success	168
Implementation of a Novel Concept of Emergency Department Management: e-Boss	167
Cross-Cultural Information for Japanese Nurses at an International Hospital: A Controlled Before–After Intervention Study	166
Water Insecurity in the Jordan Valley: Community Perspectives on Its Impacts on Maternal and Child Health	160
Population Behavior Regarding the Use of Face Masks to Prevent the Transmission of Respiratory Infections: Lessons to Be Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic	159
Integrated Human Exposure to Air Pollution: A Step Further	156
The Effect of Nudging on Compliance with Individual Prevention Measures against COVID-19: An Online Experiment on Greek University Students	156
COVID-19: Protocol and Checklist for Nursing Care Management at Urgent Care Units	155
Autistic Traits Related to the Importance of Interpersonal Touch and Appreciation of Observed Touch during COVID-19 Social Distancing	155
Health-Risk Behaviors among Chinese Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic	155
Brief Training of Technical Bleeding Control Skills—A Pilot Study with Security Forces	151
Influence of Mask Wearing during COVID-19 Surge and Non-Surge Time Periods in Two K-12 Public School Districts in Georgia, USA	144
Factors Associated with Depressive Symptoms among Mexican-Origin Adults in a Community Sample at the US Mexico Border Region	143
Nourishing Beginnings: A Community-Based Participatory Research Approach to Food Security and Healthy Diets for the “Forgotten” Pre-School Children in South Africa	140
Characterization of Tiered Psychological Distress Phenotypes in an Orthopaedic Sports Population	140
Predicting Weight Control Intentions: An Extended Model of Goal-Directed Behavior	140
Exploring Cultural and Age-Specific Preferences to Develop a Community-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening Intervention for CHamorus and Filipinos in Guam—Findings from a Qualitative Study	139
Exploring Hygiene Behaviours Among Child Caregivers in Rural Malawi Using Multilevel Logistic Models	138
Effect of Ballroom Dancing on the Physical, Psychological, and Mental Well-Being of Oncological Patients: A Pilot Study	135
Well-Being of Family Caregivers of Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury: The Moderating Effects of Online Versus In-Person Social Support	134
Trauma-Informed Understanding of Depression Among Justice-Involved Youth	133
Measuring the Association Between Sports and Mental Health Among Mexican LGBTQ People: Psychological Distress Among Athletes, Spectators/Volunteers, and Non-Attendees During the 2023 Gay Games	131
Health Communication in Times of Pandemics: A Framework for Increased Community Participation in Infection Prevention	130
Discussing Human and Environmental Health Co-Benefits Related to Diet and Mobility Behaviours in the Primary Care Setting: A Qualitative Exploratory Study	129
Time Goes Back—Time Perspective in Polish Men with Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder and Risky Sexual Behavior	129
The Proactive Effects of Built Environment on Rural Community Resilience: Evidence from China Family Panel Studies	129
Information Disclosure Impacts Intention to Consume Man-Made Meat: Evidence from Urban Residents’ Intention to Man-Made Meat in China	128
Experience of Chinese Recent Retirees on the Effects of Retirement on Healthy Ageing in Shenzhen and Hong Kong	128
Web-Based Interventions Reduced Dental Anxiety among Adults in Lithuania and Norway: A Pilot Study	127
Adolescent Distress: Is There a Vaccine? Social and Cultural Considerations during the COVID-19 Pandemic	126
Supporting Holistic Health and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Risk Reduction Among Young Native Females Prior to Pregnancy: A Qualitative Exploration	125
Workshop Report: Catalyzing Knowledge-Driven Discovery in Environmental Health Sciences through a Harmonized Language	124
Impact of Plastic-Wrap Properties and Cleaning Intervals on the Disinfection of Elevator Buttons	124
Epidemiological Predictors of Positive SARS-CoV-2 Polymerase Chain Reaction Test in Three Cohorts: Hospitalized Patients, Healthcare Workers, and Military Population, Serbia, 2020	123
Attention and Sentiment of the Chinese Public toward a 3D Greening System Based on Sina Weibo	123
High Burden of Neurodevelopmental Delay among Children Born to Women with Obstructed Labour in Eastern Uganda: A Cohort Study	122
The Impact of Urban Allotment Gardens on Physical and Mental Health in Norway	121
Racial, Lifestyle, and Healthcare Contributors to Perceived Cancer Risk among Physically Active Adolescent and Young Adult Women Aged 18–39 Years	120
Changes to Secondary School Physical Activity Programs and Policy after Emerging from COVID-19 Lockdowns	119
HIV/AIDS-Associated Knowledge and Attitudes towards Treating Disadvantaged Communities among Pre-Community-Based Dental Education Dental Students in the U.S.	119
Comment on Balwierz et al. Potential Carcinogens in Makeup Cosmetics. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 4780	119
The Impact of the Organization of Public Health Systems on the Ability of Countries to Resist the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Experience of Developed Countries of the World and Ukraine	115
Assessing the Usability, Feasibility, and Engagement in IM FAB, a Functionality-Focused Micro-Intervention to Reduce Eating Disorder Risk	114
Enhancing Obstetric Healthcare Providers’ Knowledge of Black Maternal Mental Health: A Feasibility Study	114
Charting an Alternative Course for Mental Health-Related Anti-Stigma Social and Behaviour Change Programmes	113
When It Comes to Screen Golf and Baseball, What Do Participants Think?	113
The Degree of Meeting the Needs of Older People with Frailty Syndrome in the Residential Environment in Relation to Interventions—Experimental Study	113
Determinants of Out-of-Pocket Health Spending in Households in Peru in the Times of the Pandemic (COVID-19)	113

Impact of the Empathic Understanding of People and Type D Personality as the Correlates of Social Skills of Primary Health Care Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study	112
Measurement of Progress in the Environmental Area: Poland against the Countries of the European Union	112
The Relationship between Body Composition and ECG Ventricular Activity in Young Adults	112
Multi-Impacts of Spatial Self-Policing during COVID-19: Evidence from a Chinese University	111
Network Diversity and Health Change among International Migrants in China: Evidence from Foreigners in Changchun	111
Statistical Study of User Perception of Smart Homes during Vital Signal Monitoring with an Energy-Saving Algorithm	110
Depressive Symptoms as a Mediator between Excessive Daytime Sleepiness and Suicidal Ideation among Chinese College Students	110
Desires and Attitudes towards Telepharmacy Medicine Delivery	110
How Do Primary Care Organizations Rate Their Level of Organizational Health Literacy? Results of a Swiss Pilot-Study	108
Women’s Health and Gynecology: Old Challenges and New Insights	108
The Ability of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-5 to Identify Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder in the General Population	108
Stuck in a Rut of Thought—That Is Just a Barrier: Dysfunctional Metacognitive Beliefs, Limitation on Individual Freedom and Well-Being of Adolescents during COVID-19 Lockdown	107
Exploring Community Roles in Managing Childhood Illnesses in Vhembe District, Limpopo: Perspectives from Nurses and Caregivers	107
Out-of-School Learning in the Wadden Sea: The Influence of a Mudflat Hiking Tour on the Environmental Attitudes and Environmental Knowledge of Secondary School Students	106
Design, Implementation and Evaluation of an Innovative Pilot Intervention to Improve the Family Quality of Life of Children with Specific Learning Disabilities—A Randomized Controlled Trial	106
Factors Influencing the Executive Functions of Male and Female Cadets	105
Relationship between Behavioural Intention for Using Food Mobile Applications and Obesity and Overweight among Adolescent Girls	105
Metformin and the Risk of Chronic Urticaria in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes	104
Identifying Characteristics Associated with the Concentration and Persistence of Medical Expenses among Middle-Aged and Elderly Adults: Findings from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Surve	104
Assessing the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Among University Employees in Kuwait: A Cross-Sectional Study	102
Personality, Defenses, Mentalization, and Epistemic Trust Related to Pandemic Containment Strategies and the COVID-19 Vaccine: A Sequential Mediation Model	102
A Mixed-Methods Investigation of Facilitators to Accessing and Utilising Mental Health Services amongst Sri Lankan Australians	101
Bone Health Status in Individuals with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Study on the Role of the Trabecular Bone Score and Its Implications in Neurorehabilitation	101
Intrinsic Capacities, Functional Ability, Physiological Systems, and Caregiver Support: A Targeted Synthesis of Effective Interventions and International Recommendations for Older Adults	99