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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Analysing the impact of trade agreements on national food environments: the case of Vanuatu	81
Implementation and challenges to preventing the re-establishment of malaria in China in the COVID-19 era	80
Comprehensive Medical Support in Complex Emergencies (CMSCE): pilot course review	75
Cross-border utilization of cancer care by patients in the US and Mexico – a survey of Mexican oncologists	70
Rain, rain, go away, come again another day: do climate variations enhance the spread of COVID-19?	64
North Korea’s COVID-19 policy dilemma: epidemic prevention conflicting with trade	64
Capturing sources of health system legitimacy in fragmented conflict zones under different governance models: a case study of northwest Syria	60
The alcohol industry’s involvement with road safety NGOs	59
Correction: Assessing the effects of mining projects on child health in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-country analysis	57
Intellectual property licensing of therapeutics during the COVID-19 crisis: lessons learnt for pandemic preparedness and response	56
Constructing public–private partnerships to undermine the public interest: critical discourse analysis of Working Together published by the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking	56
National governance and excess mortality due to COVID-19 in 213 countries: a retrospective analysis and perspectives on future pandemics	50
Labor migration is associated with lower rates of underweight and higher rates of obesity among left-behind wives in rural Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study	49
Public health consequences after ten years of the Syrian crisis: a literature review	45
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	43
Reserve antibiotics: overcoming limitations of evidence generated from regulatory approval trials	41
Mental health solutions for domestic violence victims amid COVID-19: a review of the literature	39
The politics of glyphosate regulation: lessons from Sri Lanka’s short-lived ban	39
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	38
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	38
From isolation to revival: trade recovery amid global health crises	37
Securing the rights and health of domestic workers: the importance of ratifying the ILO’s C189	37
Global infectious disease research collaborations in crises: building capacity and inclusivity through cooperation	36
Characteristics and outcomes of the drug patent linkage system in China	36
Global smoking-related deaths averted due to MPOWER policies implemented at the highest level between 2007 and 2020	36

Future health expenditure in the BRICS countries: a forecasting analysis for 2035	34
COVID-19-related stigma and its sociodemographic correlates: a comparative study	33
Research on the move: exploring WhatsApp as a tool for understanding the intersections between migration, mobility, health and gender in South Africa	33
Who influences nutrition policy space using international trade and investment agreements? A global stakeholder analysis	30