OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Global Health is 39. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent action needed for Africa and the world	199
Prevalence and risk factors of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 infection in women and children in peri-urban communities in Pakistan: A prospective cohort study	193
Community case management of fast-breathing pneumonia with 3 days oral amoxicillin vs 5 days cotrimoxazole in children 2-59 months of age in rural Pakistan: A cluster randomized trial	161
Determinants of post-discharge stunting among diarrhoeal children aged 2–23 months in Bangladesh: findings from Antibiotics for Children with Severe Diarrhea (ABCD) trial	161
Associations between sociodemographic exposures, growth and development during infancy with development at the age of eight years among children: Analysis of a maternal education trial in rural Uganda	148
Unmet health care needs for patients with thyroid disease including thyroid cancer among Bangladeshi population	118
The effect of family health on suboptimal health status: The parallel mediation role of sleep quality and health behaviour	114
Comparison of the agreement between WeChat-based self-administered and interviewer-administered data on infant and young child feeding in China: A test-retest study	79
Prevention and treatment of neonatal hypothermia through an implementation science study in Jaltenango Chiapas, Mexico	77
The association of cervical cancer screening and quality of care: A systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019	74
Assessing the governance environment for private sector engagement in health in Africa: Results from a multi-country survey	72
Preventing stigma against the gay community to curb mpox transmission in the Western Pacific region	71
Health and well-being of older adults in rural and urban Rwanda: epidemiological findings from a population based cross-sectional study	69
Strengthening the mpox response: how do we balance pragmatism and equity in resource-constrained settings?	69
A systematic, standard-based, participatory assessment of a Continuous Quality Improvement project in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan: results for maternal care	68
Development of a clinical algorithm-based scoring system to diagnose smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis in Sabah, Malaysia using the modified Delphi method	66
Global prevalence of post-miscarriage anxiety, depression, and stress: a systematic review and meta-analysis	60
Community-integrated noncommunicable disease service models: lessons from China	58
Weight stigma among adolescents in three low- and middle-income countries	56
Revisiting influenza-hospitalisation estimates from the Burden of Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease (BIRD) project using different extrapolation methods	56
Ambient fine particulate matter chemical composition associated with in-hospital case fatality, hospital expenses, and length of hospital stay among patients with heart failure in China	55
Use of public primary care facilities, economic development, and the health service transition	53
Impact of the national drug price negotiation policy on the utilization, cost, and accessibility of anticancer medicines in China: A controlled interrupted time series study	53
The association of breastfeeding with cognitive development and educational achievement in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review	49
Post-discharge health education for patients with enterostomy: A nationwide interventional study	48

Conducting cross-cultural, multi-lingual or multi-country scale development and validation in health care research: A 10-step framework based on a scoping review	46
Global antibiotic prescription practices in hospitals and associated factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis	46
Hypertonic saline nasal irrigation and gargling for suspected or confirmed COVID-19: Pragmatic randomised controlled trial (ELVIS COVID-19)	45
Providing the right care to patients admitted in Intensive care units in low-and middle-income countries: The case of Nepal	45
The COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam – success, crisis, and endemic: Key thresholds and lessons	44
Development and validation of a nomogram model for mortality prediction in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: A prospective observational study in the RealDTC cohort	43
Development of risk prediction models for preterm delivery in a rural setting in Ethiopia	43
Healthcare collapse in Afghanistan due to political crises, natural catastrophes, and dearth of international aid post-COVID	42
Impact of scaling up health intervention coverage on reducing maternal mortality in 26 low- and middle-income countries: A modelling study	42
Global and regional burden of chikungunya from 2004 to 2024: a worldwide observational study	41
10-year opportunistic mammographic screening scenario in Brazil and its impact on breast cancer early detection: a nationwide population-based study	41
Upgrading delivery rooms in Africa’s primary healthcare systems: a combination strategy of the ‘staff, stuff, space, and systems’ framework and emerging technologies	41
An investigation into the impact of family integrated care on extrauterine growth restriction at discharge in very low birth weight infants: a multi-centre study	41
Residential greenspace and multiple chronic health conditions in China: a cross-sectional study	39
Community-based flood mitigation in Malaysia: Enhancing public participation and policy effectiveness for sustainable resilience	39
A successful response to the second wave of COVID-19 in the slums of Delhi	39