OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Implementation Science is 15. 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 2020-10-01 to 2024-10-01.)

Article	Citations
The updated Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research based on user feedback	834
Implementation science should give higher priority to health equity	263
Conceptualizing outcomes for use with the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR): the CFIR Outcomes Addendum	240
Rapid versus traditional qualitative analysis using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)	218
The FRAME-IS: a framework for documenting modifications to implementation strategies in healthcare	175
Implementability of healthcare interventions: an overview of reviews and development of a conceptual framework	125
Barriers and facilitators influencing the sustainment of health behaviour interventions in schools and childcare services: a systematic review	95
Barriers and facilitators to shared decision-making in hospitals from policy to practice: a systematic review	90
Translational framework for implementation evaluation and research: a normalisation process theory coding manual for qualitative research and instrument development	78
Integrating implementation science in clinical research to maximize public health impact: a call for the reporting and alignment of implementation strategy use with implementation outcomes in clinical	75
Promises and pitfalls in implementation science from the perspective of US-based researchers: learning from a pre-mortem	75
Barriers and facilitators to implementing evidence-based guidelines in long-term care: a qualitative evidence synthesis	70
Addressing health disparities through implementation science—a need to integrate an equity lens from the outset	69
Revisiting concepts of evidence in implementation science	67
Coincidence analysis: a new method for causal inference in implementation science	66
Building capacity in dissemination and implementation science: a systematic review of the academic literature on teaching and training initiatives	65
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
Strategies for effective dissemination of research to United States policymakers: a systematic review	59
Do providers use computerized clinical decision support systems? A systematic review and meta-regression of clinical decision support uptake	57
Understanding the implementation of evidence-informed policies and practices from a policy perspective: a critical interpretive synthesis	55
Lessons learned about the effective operationalization of champions as an implementation strategy: results from a qualitative process evaluation of a pragmatic trial	52
Forms and functions of bridging factors: specifying the dynamic links between outer and inner contexts during implementation and sustainment	51
Cost data in implementation science: categories and approaches to costing	51
Advancing understanding and identifying strategies for sustaining evidence-based practices: a review of reviews	50
Implementation science issues in understanding, collecting, and using cost estimates: a multi-stakeholder perspective	48

Ten years of implementation outcomes research: a scoping review	48
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	47
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
Avoiding unnecessary hospitalisation for patients with chronic conditions: a systematic review of implementation determinants for hospital avoidance programmes	38
Attitude theory and measurement in implementation science: a secondary review of empirical studies and opportunities for advancement	37
Systematic review of experiences and perceptions of key actors and organisations at multiple levels within health systems internationally in responding to COVID-19	34
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
Changing behaviour, ‘more or less’: do implementation and de-implementation interventions include different behaviour change techniques?	33
The relationship between first-level leadership and inner-context and implementation outcomes in behavioral health: a scoping review	33
Translating Medicaid policy into practice: policy implementation strategies from three US states’ experiences enhancing substance use disorder treatment	32
Designing provider-focused implementation trials with purpose and intent: introducing the PRECIS-2-PS tool	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
A scoping review of frameworks in empirical studies and a review of dissemination frameworks	29
Implementation strategies and outcomes for occupational therapy in adult stroke rehabilitation: a scoping review	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
Implementation science in maternity care: a scoping review	27
The reporting checklist for public versions of guidelines: RIGHT-PVG	27
A citation analysis and scoping systematic review of the operationalization of the Practical, Robust Implementation and Sustainability Model (PRISM)	26
How effective are social norms interventions in changing the clinical behaviours of healthcare workers? A systematic review and meta-analysis	26
Use and effects of implementation strategies for practice guidelines in nursing: a systematic review	25
Strategies for de-implementation of low-value care—a scoping review	25
Generative AI in healthcare: an implementation science informed translational path on application, integration and governance	24
Provider REport of Sustainment Scale (PRESS): development and validation of a brief measure of inner context sustainment	24
Implementation strategies to improve statin utilization in individuals with hypercholesterolemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	24
A myriad of factors influencing the implementation of transitional care innovations: a scoping review	22
Iowa Implementation for Sustainability Framework	22
Examining the complementarity between the ERIC compilation of implementation strategies and the behaviour change technique taxonomy: a qualitative analysis	22
Understanding adaptations in the Veteran Health Administration’s Transitions Nurse Program: refining methodology and pragmatic implications for scale-up	22
Extending analytic methods for economic evaluation in implementation science	21
Why do they do it? A grounded theory study of the use of low-value care among primary health care physicians	21
Alignment in implementation of evidence-based interventions: a scoping review	21
A systematic review of evidence-based practice implementation in drug and alcohol settings: applying the consolidated framework for implementation research framework	21
Evaluation of measures of sustainability and sustainability determinants for use in community, public health, and clinical settings: a systematic 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
Clinical decision support improves the appropriateness of laboratory test ordering in primary care without increasing diagnostic error: the ELMO cluster randomized trial	20
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
The relative value of Pre-Implementation stages for successful implementation of evidence-informed programs	18
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
Leveraging academic initiatives to advance implementation practice: a scoping review of capacity building interventions	18
Identifying barriers and facilitators to successful implementation of computerized clinical decision support systems in hospitals: a NASSS framework-informed scoping review	17
Translating economic evaluations into financing strategies for implementing evidence-based practices	17
Implementation of clinical practice changes in the PICU: a qualitative study using and refining the iPARIHS framework	17
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
The effectiveness of quality improvement collaboratives in improving stroke care and the facilitators and barriers to their implementation: a systematic review	17
Pharmacist dispensing of the abortion pill in Canada: Diffusion of Innovation meets integrated knowledge translation	16

Economic evaluation of a web-based menu planning intervention to improve childcare service adherence with dietary guidelines	16
Psychometric properties of leadership scales for health professionals: a systematic review	16
Methods for capturing and analyzing adaptations: implications for implementation research	16
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
Cost-effectiveness of the Adaptive Implementation of Effective Programs Trial (ADEPT): approaches to adopting 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
Partisan differences in the effects of economic evidence and local data on legislator engagement with dissemination materials about behavioral health: a dissemination trial	15
A step toward understanding the mechanism of action of audit and feedback: a qualitative study of implementation strategies	15
Getting to implementation: a protocol for a Hybrid III stepped wedge cluster randomized evaluation of using data-driven implementation strategies to improve cirrhosis care for Veterans	15
Barriers, frameworks, and mitigating strategies influencing the dissemination and implementation of health promotion interventions in indigenous communities: a scoping 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
De-implementing low-value care in cancer care delivery: a systematic review	15