OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Health Psychology Review is 13. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
The concept of treatment beliefs in children and adolescents with chronic health conditions: a scoping review	446
Why do people sit? A framework for targeted behavior change	119
Affective touch and regulation of stress responses	80
Experiences of women who self-report Breast Implant Illness (BII): a qualitative evidence synthesis	62
Acceptance and commitment therapy processes and their association with distress in cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis	54
On social health: history, conceptualization, and population patterning	46
Is thematic analysis used well in health psychology? A critical review of published research, with recommendations for quality practice and reporting	42
Coping style and mental health amid the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: a culture-moderated meta-analysis of 44 nations	40
Insights into the complexities of symptom management for hemodialysis patients: a systematic review of qualitative studies	39
Barriers and enablers to maintaining self-management behaviours after attending a self-management support intervention for type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis	36
Post-traumatic stress symptoms, post-traumatic stress disorder, and post-traumatic growth among cancer survivors: a systematic scoping review of interventions	36
Identifying the active ingredients of training interventions for healthcare professionals to promote and support increased levels of physical activity in adults with heart failure: a systematic review	31
The effects of retirement on cognitive functioning based on a systematic review of longitudinal studies	30
Diagnostic uncertainty in patients, parents, and physicians: a compensatory control theory perspective	28
Promoting physical activity during retirement age with psychological components: multilevel meta-analysis	27
Investigating stress and health behaviour relationships in daily life: towards a framework for advancing future research	22
Psychosocial determinants of alternative protein choices: a meta-review	21
Meditation and workplace health: a systematic review and meta-analysis of mental and cardiometabolic outcomes among employees	19
Efficacy of interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms induced by traumatic medical events: a systematic review	18
Habit and habitual behaviour	18
Attractor landscapes: a unifying conceptual model for understanding behaviour change across scales of observation	16
A scoping review of placebo and nocebo responses and effects: insights for clinical trials and practice	15
What factors are related to engagement with digital mental health interventions (DMHIs)? A meta-analysis of 117 trials	15
Gay community involvement and the sexual health behaviours of sexual minority men: a systematic review and directions for future research	14
Psychological, social and behavioural factors associated with disease/illness activity and adjustment to Lupus: a systematic review and meta-analysis	13

The effects of graded tasks on physical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis	13
Mindfulness-based psychosocial interventions and psychological wellbeing in cancer survivorship: a meta-analysis	13
The impact of psychosocial interventions on women with gynaecological cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis	13
Inhibitory control training to reduce appetitive behaviour: a meta-analytic investigation of effectiveness, potential moderators, and underlying mechanisms of change	13