OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Implementation Science is 14. 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 2020-12-01 to 2024-12-01.)

Article	Citations
The updated Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research based on user feedback	954
Conceptualizing outcomes for use with the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR): the CFIR Outcomes Addendum	272
Implementation science should give higher priority to health equity	263
Rapid versus traditional qualitative analysis using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)	246
The FRAME-IS: a framework for documenting modifications to implementation strategies in healthcare	189
Implementability of healthcare interventions: an overview of reviews and development of a conceptual framework	142
Barriers and facilitators to shared decision-making in hospitals from policy to practice: a systematic review	102
Barriers and facilitators influencing the sustainment of health behaviour interventions in schools and childcare services: a systematic review	95
Translational framework for implementation evaluation and research: a normalisation process theory coding manual for qualitative research and instrument development	88
Promises and pitfalls in implementation science from the perspective of US-based researchers: learning from a pre-mortem	84
Barriers and facilitators to implementing evidence-based guidelines in long-term care: a qualitative evidence synthesis	81
Revisiting concepts of evidence in implementation science	78
Addressing health disparities through implementation science—a need to integrate an equity lens from the outset	72
Coincidence analysis: a new method for causal inference in implementation science	69
Factors influencing the implementation of screening and brief interventions for alcohol use in primary care practices: a systematic review using the COM-B system and Theoretical Domains Framework	64
Do providers use computerized clinical decision support systems? A systematic review and meta-regression of clinical decision support uptake	60
Understanding the implementation of evidence-informed policies and practices from a policy perspective: a critical interpretive synthesis	60
Barriers and facilitators to implementation of evidence-based task-sharing mental health interventions in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review using implementation science frameworks	54
Implementation science issues in understanding, collecting, and using cost estimates: a multi-stakeholder perspective	53
Cost data in implementation science: categories and approaches to costing	51
Forms and functions of bridging factors: specifying the dynamic links between outer and inner contexts during implementation and sustainment	51
Ten years of implementation outcomes research: a scoping review	48
Generative AI in healthcare: an implementation science informed translational path on application, integration and governance	42
A scoping review of de-implementation frameworks and models	42
Trends in guideline implementation: an updated scoping review	41

Where is “policy” in dissemination and implementation science? Recommendations to advance theories, models, and frameworks: EPIS as a case example	39
Attitude theory and measurement in implementation science: a secondary review of empirical studies and opportunities for advancement	37
The relationship between first-level leadership and inner-context and implementation outcomes in behavioral health: a scoping review	36
Unpacking the intention to action gap: a qualitative study understanding how physicians engage with audit and feedback	34
Six practical recommendations for improved implementation outcomes reporting	34
Systematic review of experiences and perceptions of key actors and organisations at multiple levels within health systems internationally in responding to COVID-19	34
Implementation science in maternity care: a scoping review	33
Changing behaviour, ‘more or less’: do implementation and de-implementation interventions include different behaviour change techniques?	33
Translating Medicaid policy into practice: policy implementation strategies from three US states’ experiences enhancing substance use disorder treatment	32
Strategies for de-implementation of low-value care—a scoping review	31
Designing provider-focused implementation trials with purpose and intent: introducing the PRECIS-2-PS tool	31
A scoping review of frameworks in empirical studies and a review of dissemination frameworks	31
Results of the CHlorhexidine Gluconate Bathing implementation intervention to improve evidence-based nursing practices for prevention of central line associated bloodstream infections Study (CHanGing	29
Implementation strategies and outcomes for occupational therapy in adult stroke rehabilitation: a scoping review	28
A citation analysis and scoping systematic review of the operationalization of the Practical, Robust Implementation and Sustainability Model (PRISM)	28
Barriers and enablers for deprescribing benzodiazepine receptor agonists in older adults: a systematic review of qualitative and quantitative studies using the theoretical domains framework	28
Cost analysis in implementation studies of evidence-based practices for mental health and substance use disorders: a systematic review	27
The reporting checklist for public versions of guidelines: RIGHT-PVG	27
How effective are social norms interventions in changing the clinical behaviours of healthcare workers? A systematic review and meta-analysis	26
Examining the complementarity between the ERIC compilation of implementation strategies and the behaviour change technique taxonomy: a qualitative analysis	25
Use and effects of implementation strategies for practice guidelines in nursing: a systematic review	25
Implementation strategies to improve statin utilization in individuals with hypercholesterolemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	24
Iowa Implementation for Sustainability Framework	24
Provider REport of Sustainment Scale (PRESS): development and validation of a brief measure of inner context sustainment	24
A myriad of factors influencing the implementation of transitional care innovations: a scoping review	22
Understanding adaptations in the Veteran Health Administration’s Transitions Nurse Program: refining methodology and pragmatic implications for scale-up	22
Evaluation of measures of sustainability and sustainability determinants for use in community, public health, and clinical settings: a systematic review	21
Extending analytic methods for economic evaluation in implementation science	21
A systematic review of evidence-based practice implementation in drug and alcohol settings: applying the consolidated framework for implementation research framework	21
Alignment in implementation of evidence-based interventions: a scoping review	21
Does coaching matter? Examining the impact of specific practice facilitation strategies on implementation of quality improvement interventions in the Healthy Hearts in the Heartland study	21
Meta-review of implementation determinants for policies promoting healthy diet and physically active lifestyle: application of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research	20
Determinants of using children’s mental health research in policymaking: variation by type of research use and phase of policy process	19
Study protocol for a type III hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial of strategies to implement firearm safety promotion as a universal suicide prevention strategy in pediatric primary care	18
Pharmacist dispensing of the abortion pill in Canada: Diffusion of Innovation meets integrated knowledge translation	18
The relative value of Pre-Implementation stages for successful implementation of evidence-informed programs	18
Leveraging academic initiatives to advance implementation practice: a scoping review of capacity building interventions	18
Effect of collaborative quality improvement on stillbirths, neonatal mortality and newborn care practices in hospitals of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, India: evidence from a quasi-experimental mixed-	17
Identifying barriers and facilitators to successful implementation of computerized clinical decision support systems in hospitals: a NASSS framework-informed scoping review	17
The effectiveness of quality improvement collaboratives in improving stroke care and the facilitators and barriers to their implementation: a systematic review	17
Implementation of clinical practice changes in the PICU: a qualitative study using and refining the iPARIHS framework	17
Translating economic evaluations into financing strategies for implementing evidence-based practices	17
Cost-effectiveness of the Adaptive Implementation of Effective Programs Trial (ADEPT): approaches to adopting implementation strategies	17
Psychometric properties of leadership scales for health professionals: a systematic review	16
Methods for capturing and analyzing adaptations: implications for implementation research	16
Economic evaluation of a web-based menu planning intervention to improve childcare service adherence with dietary guidelines	16
Partisan differences in the effects of economic evidence and local data on legislator engagement with dissemination materials about behavioral health: a dissemination trial	15
Factors influencing postpartum haemorrhage detection and management and the implementation of a new postpartum haemorrhage care bundle (E-MOTIVE) in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa	15
De-implementing low-value care in cancer care delivery: a systematic review	15
Barriers and facilitators of implementation of a community cardiovascular disease prevention programme in Mukono and Buikwe districts in Uganda using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Rese	15

Dissemination interventions to improve healthcare workers’ adherence with infection prevention and control guidelines: a systematic review and meta-analysis	15
Barriers, frameworks, and mitigating strategies influencing the dissemination and implementation of health promotion interventions in indigenous communities: a scoping review	15
A step toward understanding the mechanism of action of audit and feedback: a qualitative study of implementation strategies	15
Evaluation of a program for routine implementation of shared decision-making in cancer care: results of a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial	15
Data-driven approach for tailoring facilitation strategies to overcome implementation barriers in community pharmacy	15
Sustained effects of the INFORM cluster randomized trial: an observational post-intervention study	14
Using Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to investigate facilitators and barriers of implementing alcohol screening and brief intervention among primary care health professionals: a sy	14
A scoping review of implementation science theories, models, and frameworks — an appraisal of purpose, characteristics, usability, applicability, and testability	14
Handoffs and transitions in critical care—understanding scalability: study protocol for a multicenter stepped wedge type 2 hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial	14
Rationale and design of the Novel Uses of adaptive Designs to Guide provider Engagement in Electronic Health Records (NUDGE-EHR) pragmatic adaptive randomized trial: a trial protocol	14
Strategies to implement multifactorial falls prevention interventions in community-dwelling older persons: a systematic review	14