OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Behavioral Medicine is 6. 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
Changes in family involvement occasioned by FAMS mobile health intervention mediate changes in glycemic control over 12 months	79
Dyad and group-based interventions in physical activity, diet, and weight loss: a systematic review of the evidence	55
Social isolation, coping efficacy, and social well-being over time in patients with lung cancer	47
Mediating role of disease acceptance in the relationship between social support and adherence to treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes	38
Day-to-day associations between sleep and physical activity: a set of person-specific analyses in adults with overweight and obesity	35
Rumination mediates associations between microaggressions and sleep quality in Black Americans: the toll of racial microstressors	29
Evaluating Objective Metrics of habit strength for taking medications	29
Pre-exposure prophylaxis engagement among sexual minority men in Taiwan: a behavioral health perspective	26
Persistent, High Levels of Social Jetlag Predict Poor Weight Outcomes in a Weight Gain Prevention Study for Young adults	25
Longitudinal predictors of post-exposure prophylaxis awareness among latino sexual minority men in South Florida	25
Giving support to close others increases affective risk perceptions: longitudinal and experimental studies	24
Association between having a regular healthcare provider and pre-exposure prophylaxis use among men who have sex with men: a cross-sectional survey	24
Familism, family cohesion, and health-related quality of life in Hispanic prostate cancer survivors	23
Firearm purchasing during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in households with teens: a national study	21
Anticipatory racism stress, smoking and disease activity: the Black women’s experiences living with lupus (BeWELL) study	21
Behavioral and social drivers of COVID-19 vaccination initiation in the US: a longitudinal study March─ October 2021	20
Body image and physical activity in Latinas	19
Hesitant but vaccinated: assessing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the recently vaccinated	19
Self-guided digital acceptance and commitment therapy for fibromyalgia management: results of a randomized, active-controlled, phase II pilot clinical trial	19
A semi-structured interview is associated with bariatric surgery outcomes	19
Correction to: A remotely delivered, peer-led intervention to improve physical activity and quality of life in younger breast cancer survivors	17
Social support, social constraint, and psychological adjustment in patients with colorectal cancer	17
Implementation strategies preferred by primary care clinicians to facilitate cancer prevention and control activities	17
Daily patterns of loneliness and binge eating and food addiction using ecological momentary assessment	17
Sex-specific associations between self-reported physical activity and PTSD among survivors of sexual violence	15

College students’ influenza vaccine hesitation: a reasoned action investigation with quantitative and qualitative data	15
Worry about prostate cancer and risk perception among middle-aged men: results from the PROBASE trial	15
Global stress and daily general and type 1 diabetes stressors and links to daily affect and diabetes outcomes during emerging adulthood	15
The role of future-oriented affect in engagement with genomic testing results	14
Perceived discrimination and pain outcomes among black adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain: identifying modifiable psychosocial risk factors	13
Using Behavioral Science to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Cancer Survivors: Communication Strategies and Research Opportunities	13
A spotlight on avoidance coping to manage fear of recurrence among breast cancer survivors in an eHealth intervention	13
Weight bias: relationships with physical activity and sedentary behaviour	13
Examining the role of experiential avoidance and valued action in the negative effects of weight self-stigma	12
Coping self-efficacy, perceived helpfulness of coping, and distress: a longitudinal investigation of breast and gynecologic cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy	12
The effects of acute exercise on stress reactivity assessed via a multidimensional approach: a systematic review	11
Associations between the stanford integrated psychosocial assessment for transplant and one-year lung transplant medical and psychosocial outcomes	11
Implementing a behavioral physical activity program in children and adolescent survivors of childhood cancer: a pilot randomized controlled trial	11
The impact of experiential avoidance on anxiety and depressive disorders in hematological cancer patients	11
Psychosocial predictors of short-term glucose among people with diabetes: A narrative review	11
Medical mistrust, culturally targeted message framing, and colorectal cancer screening among African Americans	11
Trajectories and biopsychosocial predictors of daily acute pain in adolescents receiving treatment for pain: a daily diary study	11
Role of perceived discrimination and anxiety sensitivity in cigarette smoking among english-speaking latinx adults living in the United States	11
Predicting antiretroviral medication adherence among substance-using people with HIV: test and extension of the information-motivation-behavioral skills model	11
Daily adherence variability and psychosocial differences in adolescents with asthma: a pilot study	10
Using network analysis to elucidate the relationships among support systems, trauma and depressive symptoms, self-silencing, and risk of HIV viral non-suppression among black women living with HIV	10
Socio-cognitive facilitators of ART-adherence among predominantly black sexual and gender minoritized persons living with HIV in Atlanta, Georgia: a latent profile analysis	10
The influence of emotion regulation and family involvement on diabetes distress among adults with type 2 diabetes	10
The Effect of Science-Related Populism on Vaccination Attitudes and Decisions	10
Self-affirmation increases acceptance of information on COVID-19 vaccines and promotes vaccination intention	10
Mindfulness is inversely associated with psychological symptoms in long-term cardiac arrest survivors	10
Moderation of associations between weight discrimination and diabetes status by psychosocial factors	9
Co-occurring mental health and drug use experiences among Black and Hispanic/Latino sexual and gender diverse individuals	9
Comparing the effectiveness of acceptance-based emotion regulation therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy on hemoglobin glycosylated and self-care in patients with type II diabetes: A randomize	9
Journal of behavioral medicine high impact updates: an introduction to the special series	9
Differences in anxiety, depression and pain experience among adults with chronic low back pain as a function of nicotine product use	9
Effects of reduced nicotine content cigarette advertising with warning labels and social media features on product perceptions among young adults	9
A remote examination of acute stress responses: examining the influence of psychological resilience	9
Socio-behavioral factors related to PrEP non-adherence among gay male PrEP users living in California and New York: A behavioral theory informed approach	8
Pilot randomized controlled trial of eHealth cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia among Spanish-speaking breast cancer survivors	8
Stable and momentary psychosocial correlates of everyday smoking: An application of Temporal Self-Regulation Theory	8
Psychological value theory: predicting health-seeking behavior from symptom perception	8
Scaling up the discovery of hesitancy profiles by identifying the framing of beliefs towards vaccine confidence in Twitter discourse	8
Pain acceptance as a change mechanism for mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for migraine	7
Factors associated with latino sexual minority men’s likelihood and motivation for obtaining a COVID-19 vaccine: a mixed-methods study	7
Activity-induced pain as a predictor of physical activity behavior among individuals with chronic pain: the role of physical activity enjoyment	7
Response inhibition training as an intervention to modify liking and wanting for foods based on energy density: a proof of concept study	7
Psychosocial profiles and longitudinal achievement of optimal cardiovascular risk factor levels: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study	7
The role of childhood unpredictability in adult health	7
Physical activity changes during an automated online weight loss program	7
Passive sensing of smartphone use, physical activity and sedentary behavior among adolescents and young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic	7
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among American Indian and Alaska native college students: the roles of discrimination, historical trauma, and healthcare system distrust	7
Self-control and grit: associations with weight management and healthy habits	7
COVID-19 health information trust and prejudicial attitudes predict healthcare disruptions in the first year of COVID-19 among people living with HIV	7
Physical health mindsets and information avoidance	7

Smoking among adult congenital heart disease survivors in the United States: Prevalence and relationship with illness perceptions	7
Anxiety sensitivity and modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors: the role of pain intensity among individuals with chronic pain	7
Racial/ethnic variations in inflammatory markers: exploring the role of sleep duration and sleep efficiency	7
Progress on theory of planned behavior research: advances in research synthesis and agenda for future research	7
Perceived social support predicts self-reported and objective health and health behaviors among pregnant women	7
How do previously inactive individuals restructure their time to ‘fit in’ morning or evening exercise: a randomized controlled trial	7
Ecological predictors of family mealtime over time among overweight African American adolescent-parent dyads	6
Association of positive psychobehavioral factors and structural disadvantage with condomless sex in men who have sex men with childhood sexual abuse histories	6
Childhood adversity, accelerated GrimAge, and associated health consequences	6
Getting under the skin: long-term links of adolescent peer relationship difficulties to adult vagal tone	6
Effects of an internet-delivered insomnia intervention for older adults: A secondary analysis on symptoms of depression and anxiety	6
Use of digital health technologies to examine subjective and objective sleep with next-day cognition and daily indicators of health in persons with and without HIV	6
Predictors of physical activity behavior change based on the current stage of change—an analysis of young people from Hawai’i	6
Correction to: Discrimination and adherence in a cross-sectional study of Latino sexual minority men with HIV: Coping with discrimination as a mediator and coping self-efficacy as a moderator	6
Conservatism, anti-vaccination attitudes, and intellectual humility: examining their associations through a social judgment theory framework	6