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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Health promotion intervention in at-risk South African primary schools	41
Work physical activity culture and need support impacts on physical activity outcomes	30
Engage, educate, escape: The New Jersey Department of Health Project Firstline Escape Room	29
Influenza vaccination uptake during COVID-19 pandemic: A trusted messenger approach	20
Parental empowerment and child–parent attachment: A qualitative study of the circle of security-parenting programme	16
How has co-production been used to design and deliver Recovery College courses? A scoping review of guidance, training and experience of trainers	15
Value for whom? Rethinking cost-effectiveness from young people’s perspective	13
Understanding of a healthy diet in relation to current guidelines: A case study of UK university students	13
Promoting health education through collaborative writing sessions in the Dominican Republic	13
The youth HIV policy advisors programme: Creating change agents and policy leaders	12
Community partners’ experiences with medical students’ service-learning activities	11
University peer health coaches’ perceptions of learning and applying motivational interviewing	11
Facilitators and barriers to fitness bootcamp participation using the Behaviour Change Wheel	10
Sexuality education, populism, and the promise of critical health education studies	9
Active recess: School break time as a setting for physical activity promotion in European primary schools	9
Developing the Tokelau National Health and Physical Education Curriculum: A case study	9
How prepared are people for their future? Findings from the Preparedness for the Future survey	9
Student experiences of fitness testing in physical education: The role of self-concept	9
Indigenous strengths-based approaches to healthcare and health professions education – Recognising the value of Elders’ teachings	8
Impact of a diabetes educator-led clinic on the control of type 1 diabetes among adults	8
Whole grain perceptions and consumption attitudes: Results of a survey in Italy	7
Feasibility and acceptability of paramedic-initiated health education for rural-dwelling older people	7
Evaluating the feasibility of delivering a sleep education programme in secondary schools	7
Competences for promoting mental health in primary school	6
Perceived barriers and facilitators of childcare providers’ physical activity: A mixed-methods study	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
Using narratives to reduce HIV stigma in rural Ecuador: A health education intervention	6
Early and slow weight loss responders’ perceptions of an adaptive diabetes prevention trial: A qualitative perspective	6
Evaluating level of specificity and discrepancy of normative referents for condom promotion	6
Completing a soundscape questionnaire reduces the psychological distance of sound and hearing	6
Children’s representations of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and associated pandemic experiences post-infection in China	5
US college women’s understandings of definitions of intimate partner violence	5
Breaking the digital gap to reduce cardiovascular risk in primary care	5
The power of the group: Enhancing wellbeing and positive mental health among teenagers	5
Children and young people at the centre: Concepts, ethics and methods for research	5
Young adult–targeted vaping cessation media campaigns: Promising themes	5
Trends in diversity-related learning among secondary schools in 35 US states, 2014–2018	5
Self-care education in primary schools and related settings in England: An ethnographic study	5
What is health education within HPE? A critical analysis of curriculum in Aotearoa New Zealand, China and Japan	5
Benefits for peer educators in delivering wellbeing education to agricultural students	5
Changing perspectives among pre-health undergraduates through a brief weight bias pedagogical intervention	5
Lessons learned from a gender-specific educational programme supporting young women with experience of domestic abuse	4
Improving practice: Giving voice to the experiences of sexual health education teachers	4
Stop leaving people with disability behind: Reviewing comprehensive sexuality education for people with disability	4
Understanding of nutrition information on food labels among higher income adults in India	4
Information about Tummy Time in infants available on the Internet	4
Methodological reflections on the use of photovoice in school health research	4
Promoting healthy eating: The intervening role of health and nutrition-related claims in food advertisements	4
Gender consciousness and sun protection patterns among Chinese youth: A cross-sectional analysis	4
Fall prevention education for older people being discharged from hospital: Educators’ perspectives	4
‘Healthy Children, Healthy Planet’: A pilot school-based educational intervention	4
Acceptability and feasibility of an app to prepare children for a blood test: An exploratory cohort study	4
The role of mental engagement between moderate or vigorous physical activity and academic achievement in adolescents	4
Quality of online information for the general public on familial hypercholesterolaemia	4
Trust in cancer information and source preference in later life	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
When smoking is the smallest problem: A qualitative study of smoking prevention in Danish vocational schools	4
Urban youth perceptions of sports and energy drinks: Insights for health promotion messaging	4
Effects of an online school-based intervention on postural education knowledge among teachers	4
Effects of a school-based substance use prevention education on psychoactive substance knowledge, attitudes and behaviours among young people	4
Undergraduate students’ learning experiences as part of an online sexuality education workshop in Japan	3
Enhancing adherence to recommended food practices in Norwegian kindergartens: The role of knowledge and application of national guidelines for food and meals	3
Listening ‘with’ children ‘to’ the more-than-human world: A diffractive analysis of the child and the challenge of sustainability	3
A multi-site intervention using influencers to communicate about syringe service programmes	3
An online game-based intervention using quizzes to improve nutrition and physical activity outcomes among university students	3
Canadian cannabis education resources to support youth health literacy: A scoping review and environmental scan	3
Increasing compliance with public health guidelines among adolescents: Lessons for the future from the US COVID-19 pandemic	3
Coercion versus self-selection when treating issues of overfatness: A narrative review	3
Teachers navigating the sociocultural challenges of teaching sexuality education to South African learners	3
Men’s experiences of HeadsUpGuys: A strength-based case study	3
Cooking app engages kids as well as moms: Inviting secondary users into health outreach	3
Pilot rapid assessment of cultural and linguistic appropriateness of COVID-19 educational materials	3
Gender differences in barriers to physical exercise among university students studying physical activity and sports sciences	3

Exercise referral scheme participant characteristics, referral mode and completion status	3
Picture this: Men building intimate partner relationships	3
Pilot of an early intervention programme for low-risk persons who use drugs in the Philippines	3
Health literacy among members of the Nepalese immigrant population in Canada	3
Monitoring student education and confidence in LGBTQ+ health in UK medical schools	3
Understandability, actionability and suitability of educational videos on dietary management for hypertension	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
Needs assessment and patient-guided development of a video-based diabetic retinopathy patient education tool	3
Food, health and sustainability: How students navigate conflicting choices in social contexts	3
A social media intervention for the families of young Black men with obstructive sleep apnoea	3