OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Health Education Journal is 3. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Health promotion intervention in at-risk South African primary schools	46
Engage, educate, escape: The New Jersey Department of Health Project Firstline Escape Room	23
Influenza vaccination uptake during COVID-19 pandemic: A trusted messenger approach	21
Value for whom? Rethinking cost-effectiveness from young people’s perspective	18
Parental empowerment and child–parent attachment: A qualitative study of the circle of security-parenting programme	15
Family and patient education for children with spina bifida: A qualitative study	14
How has co-production been used to design and deliver Recovery College courses? A scoping review of guidance, training and experience of trainers	14
Promoting health education through collaborative writing sessions in the Dominican Republic	13
Understanding of a healthy diet in relation to current guidelines: A case study of UK university students	12
University peer health coaches’ perceptions of learning and applying motivational interviewing	11
The youth HIV policy advisors programme: Creating change agents and policy leaders	11
Community partners’ experiences with medical students’ service-learning activities	10
Developing the Tokelau National Health and Physical Education Curriculum: A case study	9
Sexuality education, condoms and contradictions: The views of educators and students in Ghana	9
Sexuality education, populism, and the promise of critical health education studies	9
Facilitators and barriers to fitness bootcamp participation using the Behaviour Change Wheel	9
Student experiences of fitness testing in physical education: The role of self-concept	9
Active recess: School break time as a setting for physical activity promotion in European primary schools	8
How prepared are people for their future? Findings from the Preparedness for the Future survey	8
Feasibility and acceptability of paramedic-initiated health education for rural-dwelling older people	7
Impact of a diabetes educator-led clinic on the control of type 1 diabetes among adults	7
Evaluating the feasibility of delivering a sleep education programme in secondary schools	7
Indigenous strengths-based approaches to healthcare and health professions education – Recognising the value of Elders’ teachings	7
Evaluating level of specificity and discrepancy of normative referents for condom promotion	7
Whole grain perceptions and consumption attitudes: Results of a survey in Italy	7

Perceived barriers and facilitators of childcare providers’ physical activity: A mixed-methods study	7
Using narratives to reduce HIV stigma in rural Ecuador: A health education intervention	6
Youth e-cigarette never-users and ever-users perceptions of novel educational comic book	6
Paediatric manikins and school nurses as Basic Life Support coordinators: A useful strategy for schools?	6
Early and slow weight loss responders’ perceptions of an adaptive diabetes prevention trial: A qualitative perspective	6
Children and young people at the centre: Concepts, ethics and methods for research	6
What is health education within HPE? A critical analysis of curriculum in Aotearoa New Zealand, China and Japan	6
US college women’s understandings of definitions of intimate partner violence	6
Completing a soundscape questionnaire reduces the psychological distance of sound and hearing	6
Competences for promoting mental health in primary school	6
Self-care education in primary schools and related settings in England: An ethnographic study	5
Far-right mobilisations, gendered body politics and repressive health and educational futures	5
Changing perspectives among pre-health undergraduates through a brief weight bias pedagogical intervention	5
Trust in cancer information and source preference in later life	5
Methodological reflections on the use of photovoice in school health research	5
Breaking the digital gap to reduce cardiovascular risk in primary care	5
Young adult–targeted vaping cessation media campaigns: Promising themes	5
The power of the group: Enhancing wellbeing and positive mental health among teenagers	5
Trends in diversity-related learning among secondary schools in 35 US states, 2014–2018	5
Benefits for peer educators in delivering wellbeing education to agricultural students	5
Children’s representations of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and associated pandemic experiences post-infection in China	5
Quality of online information for the general public on familial hypercholesterolaemia	5
Effects of a school-based substance use prevention education on psychoactive substance knowledge, attitudes and behaviours among young people	5
Promoting healthy eating: The intervening role of health and nutrition-related claims in food advertisements	4
When smoking is the smallest problem: A qualitative study of smoking prevention in Danish vocational schools	4
Information about Tummy Time in infants available on the Internet	4
Enhancing adherence to recommended food practices in Norwegian kindergartens: The role of knowledge and application of national guidelines for food and meals	4
The role of mental engagement between moderate or vigorous physical activity and academic achievement in adolescents	4
Gender consciousness and sun protection patterns among Chinese youth: A cross-sectional analysis	4
Improving infectious TB education for foreign-born patients and family members	4
COVID-19 public health lessons in science class boost knowledge and efficacy beliefs	4
Effects of an online school-based intervention on postural education knowledge among teachers	4
Understanding of nutrition information on food labels among higher income adults in India	4
Cooking app engages kids as well as moms: Inviting secondary users into health outreach	4
Stop leaving people with disability behind: Reviewing comprehensive sexuality education for people with disability	4
Art in health for young people: Reducing risks for infant mortality	4
What you believe matters: Linking behavioural and cognitive factors to college students’ sleep quality and mental health	4
‘Healthy Children, Healthy Planet’: A pilot school-based educational intervention	4
Urban youth perceptions of sports and energy drinks: Insights for health promotion messaging	4
Acceptability and feasibility of an app to prepare children for a blood test: An exploratory cohort study	4
Monitoring student education and confidence in LGBTQ+ health in UK medical schools	4
Lessons learned from a gender-specific educational programme supporting young women with experience of domestic abuse	4
History on repeat: Silencing trans-related health information and violating health professionals’ ethical obligations	4
Pilot rapid assessment of cultural and linguistic appropriateness of COVID-19 educational materials	3
Health literacy among members of the Nepalese immigrant population in Canada	3
Undergraduate students’ learning experiences as part of an online sexuality education workshop in Japan	3
Pilot of an early intervention programme for low-risk persons who use drugs in the Philippines	3
Increasing compliance with public health guidelines among adolescents: Lessons for the future from the US COVID-19 pandemic	3
Men’s experiences of HeadsUpGuys: A strength-based case study	3
Food, health and sustainability: How students navigate conflicting choices in social contexts	3

Gender differences in barriers to physical exercise among university students studying physical activity and sports sciences	3
Understandability, actionability and suitability of educational videos on dietary management for hypertension	3
Listening ‘with’ children ‘to’ the more-than-human world: A diffractive analysis of the child and the challenge of sustainability	3
Gender bias in generative artificial intelligence text-to-image depiction of medical students	3
Helping men build better intimate partner relationships: Canadian provider perspectives	3
A social media intervention for the families of young Black men with obstructive sleep apnoea	3
A multi-site intervention using influencers to communicate about syringe service programmes	3
Coercion versus self-selection when treating issues of overfatness: A narrative review	3
We are real: Sexuality, gender and the problem of ontology in US health education	3
Teachers navigating the sociocultural challenges of teaching sexuality education to South African learners	3
Picture this: Men building intimate partner relationships	3
An online game-based intervention using quizzes to improve nutrition and physical activity outcomes among university students	3
Developing health literacy events: a case study of teachers designing health curricula	3
Can the effects of high school culinary nutrition education be sustained into adulthood?	3
Needs assessment and patient-guided development of a video-based diabetic retinopathy patient education tool	3