OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Globalization and Health is 29. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Implementation and challenges to preventing the re-establishment of malaria in China in the COVID-19 era	95
Comprehensive Medical Support in Complex Emergencies (CMSCE): pilot course review	88
North Korea’s COVID-19 policy dilemma: epidemic prevention conflicting with trade	68
Correction: Assessing the effects of mining projects on child health in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-country analysis	66
Cross-border utilization of cancer care by patients in the US and Mexico – a survey of Mexican oncologists	59
Constructing public–private partnerships to undermine the public interest: critical discourse analysis of Working Together published by the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking	58
Intellectual property licensing of therapeutics during the COVID-19 crisis: lessons learnt for pandemic preparedness and response	58
National governance and excess mortality due to COVID-19 in 213 countries: a retrospective analysis and perspectives on future pandemics	53
The alcohol industry’s involvement with road safety NGOs	50
Capturing sources of health system legitimacy in fragmented conflict zones under different governance models: a case study of northwest Syria	49
Rain, rain, go away, come again another day: do climate variations enhance the spread of COVID-19?	47
Analysing the impact of trade agreements on national food environments: the case of Vanuatu	45
Public health consequences after ten years of the Syrian crisis: a literature review	45
Reserve antibiotics: overcoming limitations of evidence generated from regulatory approval trials	44
Disclosure, transparency, and accountability: a qualitative survey of public sector pharmaceutical committee conflict of interest policies in the World Health Organization South-East Asia Region	42
From isolation to revival: trade recovery amid global health crises	42
Global smoking-related deaths averted due to MPOWER policies implemented at the highest level between 2007 and 2020	40
The politics of glyphosate regulation: lessons from Sri Lanka’s short-lived ban	35
Characteristics and outcomes of the drug patent linkage system in China	35
Securing the rights and health of domestic workers: the importance of ratifying the ILO’s C189	35
Lobbying and nutrition policy in Canada: a quantitative descriptive study on stakeholder interactions with government officials in the context of Health Canada’s Healthy Eating Strategy	34
Learning from COVID-19: government leaders’ perspectives to improve emergency risk communication	34
Universal coverage of the first antenatal care visit but poor continuity of care across the maternal and newborn health continuum among Nepalese women: analysis of levels and correlates	34
Who influences nutrition policy space using international trade and investment agreements? A global stakeholder analysis	32
Vaccine nationalism will persist: global public goods need effective engagement of global citizens	32

“We have to look deeper into why”: perspectives on problem identification and prioritization of women’s and girls’ health across United Nations agencies	31
Food insecurity, COVID-19 and diets in Fiji – a cross-sectional survey of over 500 adults	31
Financing of health services for undocumented immigrants in Iran: common challenges and potential solutions	30
De-escalation strategies for non-pharmaceutical interventions following infectious disease outbreaks: a rapid review and a proposed dynamic de-escalation framework	29
Future health expenditure in the BRICS countries: a forecasting analysis for 2035	29