OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Health is 5. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Decolonising global health: transnational research partnerships under the spotlight	66
Institutional and behaviour-change interventions to support COVID-19 public health measures: a review by the Lancet Commission Task Force on public health measures to suppress the pandemic	45
Assessing the incidence of catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment from out-of-pocket payments and their determinants in Bangladesh: evidence from the nationwide Household Income and Expend	28
Uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine among healthcare workers in Malawi	26
The male disadvantage in life expectancy: can we close the gender gap?	25
The impact of gender on emotional reactions, perceived susceptibility and perceived knowledge about COVID-19 among the Israeli public	24
International stem cell tourism: a critical literature review and evidence-based recommendations	23
Global epidemiology of Giardia duodenalis infection in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	22
Institutional delivery and associated factors among women in Ghana: findings from a 2017–2018 multiple indicator cluster survey	21
Managing ancillary care in resource-constrained settings: Dilemmas faced by frontline HIV prevention researchers in a rural area in South Africa	17
Prevalence of hypertension among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	17
Knowledge and attitude of Saudi Arabian citizens towards telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic	16
The emergence and transmission of COVID-19 in European countries, 2019–2020: a comprehensive review of timelines, cases and containment	16
Factors affecting the adoption of e-health system in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	16
Self-reported sexually transmitted infections among adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa	15
Participant compensation in global health research: a case study	15
Participant understanding of informed consent in a multidisease community-based health screening and biobank platform in rural South Africa	15
Lassa fever cases suffer from severe underreporting based on reported fatalities	15
Evaluation of the Mawid mobile healthcare application in delivering services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia	15
Tracking immunization coverage, dropout and equity gaps among children ages 12–23 months in Malawi – bottleneck analysis of the Malawi Demographic and Health Survey	14
A triple-drug treatment regimen to accelerate elimination of lymphatic filariasis: From conception to delivery	14
Disrupting vaccine logistics	14
Prevalence and predictors of teenage pregnancy in Pakistan: a trend analysis from Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey datasets from 1990 to 2018	13
‘I'm usually being my own doctor’: women's experiences of managing polycystic ovary syndrome in Canada	13
Trends in obesity by socioeconomic status among non-pregnant women aged 15–49 y: a cross-sectional, multi-dimensional equity analysis of demographic and health surveys in 11 sub-Saharan Africa countri	13

Pre-exposure prophylaxis for transgender women and men who have sex with men: qualitative insights from healthcare providers, community organization–based leadership and end users in coastal Kenya	13
Caring for patients in the global programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis	13
Eight weeks of resistance training with blood flow restriction improve cardiac function and vascular endothelial function in healthy young Asian males	13
Towards achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 3: multilevel analyses of demographic and health survey data on health insurance coverage and maternal healthcare utilisation in sub-Saharan Africa	12
African regional progress and status of the programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis: 2000–2020	12
Socio-economic inequalities in intimate partner violence justification among women in Ghana: analysis of the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey data	11
Assessing E-Health adoption readiness using diffusion of innovation theory and the role mediated by each adopter's category in a Mauritian context	11
Humoral immunological kinetics of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection and diagnostic performance of serological assays for coronavirus disease 2019: an analysis of global reports	11
Prevalence and predictors of long-acting reversible contraceptive use among sexually active women in 26 sub-Saharan African countries	11
Research ethics in context: understanding the vulnerabilities, agency and resourcefulness of research participants living along the Thai–Myanmar border	11
Ethical research in global health emergencies: making the case for a broader understanding of ‘research ethics’	11
Participation in household decision making and justification of wife beating: evidence from the 2018 Mali Demographic and Health Survey	11
Internet use, employment performance and the health of Chinese residents	10
Multilevel analysis to identify the factors associated with caesarean section in Bangladesh: evidence from a nationally representative survey	10
The efficiency of health resource allocation and its influencing factors: evidence from the super efficiency slack based model-Tobit model	10
Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in Cameroon and Nigeria: a web-based cross-sectional study	10
Overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age in Mali: what are the determinants?	10
Integrating traditional medicine into the Ghanaian health system: perceptions and experiences of traditional medicine practitioners in the Ashanti region	10
Determinants of the use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets in pregnant women: a mixed-methods study in Ghana	9
Donor reliance and the impact on neglected tropical disease programme delivery: reflections and solutions for change from programme management perspectives	9
Ocular transmission and manifestation for coronavirus disease: a systematic review	9
Reimagining diaspora diplomacy during the COVID-19 crisis in India	8
Relationship between diarrhoea risk and the combinations of drinking water sources in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal	8
Setting the stage for a Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis: the first 125 years (1875–2000)	8
Beyond counting intended pregnancies among young women to understanding their associated factors in sub-Saharan Africa	8
Equity in telemedicine for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic	8
Post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression and related factors among COVID-19 patients during the fourth wave of the pandemic in Vietnam	8
Keeping communities at the centre of efforts to eliminate lymphatic filariasis: learning from the past to reach a future free of lymphatic filariasis	8
Associations between water insecurity and depression among refugee adolescents and youth in a humanitarian context in Uganda: cross-sectional survey findings	8
Estimating TB diagnostic costs incurred under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme: a costing study from Tamil Nadu, South India	8
Progress in the elimination of lymphatic filariasis in the Western Pacific Region: successes and challenges	8
Keeping an eye on pink eye: a global conjunctivitis outbreak expert survey	8
“It's like being involved in a car crash”: teen pregnancy narratives of adolescents and young adults in Jos, Nigeria	7
The role of institutional trust in preventive practices and treatment-seeking intention during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak among residents in Hubei, China	7
The effects of health system reform on medical services utilization and expenditures in China in 2004–2015	7
Neglected tropical disease elimination is a relay race – let's not drop the baton	7
Mapping the prevalence and socioeconomic predictors of low birth weight among Bangladeshi newborns: evidence from the 2019 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey	7
Using mobile health applications to enhance physical activity in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study on users’ perceptions	7
Progress towards elimination of lymphatic filariasis in the Americas region	7
Assessment of water, sanitation and hygiene practices for prevention and control of COVID-19 in Kenya	7
A holistic approach to well-being and neglected tropical diseases: evaluating the impact of community-led support groups in Nigeria using community-based participatory research	7
Incorporating the diagnosis and management of female genital schistosomiasis in primary healthcare in Liberia: a mixed methods pilot study	7
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of health professionals towards people living with lymphoedema caused by lymphatic filariasis, podoconiosis and leprosy in northern Ethiopia	7
Short-term forecasting of the COVID-19 outbreak in India	7
The Amazonian Tropical Bites Research Initiative, a hope for resolving zoonotic neglected tropical diseases in the One Health era	7
Determinants of maternal knowledge on neonatal danger signs and care-seeking practices in a rural area of southeastern Ethiopia	6
COVID-19 in an inequitable world: the last, the lost and the least	6
Cohorts as collections of bodies and communities of persons: insights from the SEARCH010/RV254 research cohort	6
Exploring the impact of COVID-19 on frontline health workers through a photovoice study in Kaduna, Kwara and Ogun States, Nigeria	6
How can the neglected tropical disease community be inclusive and equitable in programme delivery? Reaching refugees and internally displaced persons through integrating a ‘leave no one behind’ approa	6

Comparative ethnographies of medical research: materiality, social relations, citizenship and hope in Tanzania and Sierra Leone	6
Factors associated with the utilisation of skilled delivery services in Papua New Guinea: evidence from the 2016–2018 Demographic and Health Survey	6
Prevalence and determinants of cardiovascular risk factors in Lesotho: a population-based survey	6
HIV testing among women of reproductive age in 28 sub-Saharan African countries: a multilevel modelling	6
Considerations of sex and gender dimensions by research ethics committees: a scoping review	6
Health economic analyses of the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis	6
Child malnutrition in Afghanistan amid a deepening humanitarian crisis	6
Progress and impact of 20 years of a lymphatic filariasis elimination programme in South-East Asia	6
Lessons for strengthening childhood immunization in low- and middle-income countries from a successful public-private partnership in rural Nigeria	6
Demonstrating the sustainability of capacity strengthening amidst COVID-19	6
Regional and socio-economic disparity in use of insecticide-treated nets to prevent malaria among pregnant women in Kenya	6
Individual and contextual factors associated with barriers to accessing healthcare among women in Papua New Guinea: insights from a nationwide demographic and health survey	6
Maternal satisfaction on delivery care services and associated factors at public hospitals in eastern Ethiopia	6
Comorbid patterns of anaemia and diarrhoea among children aged under 5 years in Ghana: a multivariate complex sample logistic regression analysis and spatial mapping visualisation	5
Prevalence of and factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding in Bangladesh: a multilevel modelling	5
Navigating the way to onchocerciasis elimination: the feasibility and affordability of Onchocerciasis Elimination Mapping	5
Exposure to household air pollution from solid cookfuels and childhood stunting: a population-based, cross-sectional study of half a million children in low- and middle-income countries	5
Awareness, perception and the practice of COVID-19 prevention among residents of a state in the South-South region of Nigeria: implications for public health control efforts	5
Stochastic frontier approach to efficiency analysis of health facilities in providing services for non-communicable diseases in eight LMICs	5
Characteristics and implications of insurance-reimbursed inpatient care for gastric and oesophageal cancers in Anhui, China	5
Pricing air pollution: evidence from short-term exposure to air pollution on hospitalization of acute bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in southwestern China	5
A quality improvement approach in co-developing a primary healthcare package for raising awareness and managing female genital schistosomiasis in Nigeria and Liberia	5
Vision impairment and self-reported anxiety and depression in older adults in Nigeria: evidence from a cross-sectional survey in Kogi State	5
Factors influencing decision making for implementing e-health in light of the COVID-19 outbreak in Gulf Cooperation Council countries	5
Towards a fair and transparent research participant compensation and reimbursement framework in Vietnam	5
Exploring the well-being of people affected by skin NTDs in Kaduna and Kwara States, Nigeria: a photovoice and scoping review study	5
Global epidemiology and socio-economic development correlates of the reproductive ratio of COVID-19	5