OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Annual Review of Public Health is 14. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Quantification of Epigenetic Aging in Public Health	542
Breaking Barriers with Data Equity: The Essential Role of Data Disaggregation in Achieving Health Equity	535
Health-Oriented Strategy for Clean Air and Climate Actions: Differential Health Effects of Atmospheric Components	280
Shifting the Demand for Vaccines: A Review of Strategies	215
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From Roe to Dobbs: 50 Years of Cause and Effect of US State Abortion Regulations	198
Contemporary Public Health Finance: Varied Definitions, Patterns, and Implications	162
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Using Rapid Randomized Trials to Improve Health Care Systems	140
The Urgency of Addressing Climate Change	140
On-the-Go Adaptation of Implementation Approaches and Strategies in Health: Emerging Perspectives and Research Opportunities	137
Extreme Heat and Occupational Health Risks	134
Conceptualizing and Measuring Systemic Racism	128
Social Epidemiology: Past, Present, and Future	119
Cancers Attributable to Modifiable Risk Factors: A Road Map for Prevention	108
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Reduction Policies: Progress and Promise	99
Health-Related Quality of Life Measurement in Public Health	94
Eliminating Explicit and Implicit Biases in Health Care: Evidence and Research Needs	89
Active Aging and Public Health: Evidence, Implications, and Opportunities	77
Climate Change, Food Supply, and Dietary Guidelines	75
Social Capital, Black Social Mobility, and Health Disparities	71
Evidence for Policies and Practices to Address Global Food Insecurity	66
At the Water's Edge: Coastal Settlement, Transformative Adaptation, and Well-Being in an Era of Dynamic Climate Risk	63
Health Misinformation Exposure and Health Disparities: Observations and Opportunities	63
Advancing Diabetes Prevention and Control in American Indians and Alaska Natives	63

Racial Bias in Clinical and Population Health Algorithms: A Critical Review of Current Debates	55
Progress in National Policies Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals: Policies that Matter to Income and Its Impact on Health	51
The Value and Impacts of Academic Public Health Departments	50
Adapting Public Health and Health Services Interventions in Diverse, Real-World Settings: Documentation and Iterative Guidance of Adaptations	48
Global Burden of Disease from Environmental Factors	48
Reproducible Research: A Retrospective	47
Cultural Sensitivity and Cultural Tailoring: Lessons Learned and Refinements After Two Decades of Incorporating Culture in Health Communication Research	46
Trends in Abortion Policies in Low- and Middle-Income Countries	46
Climate Change Disinformation and How to Combat It	44
A Review of the Quality and Impact of Mobile Health Apps	43
Climate Change, Landscape Fires, and Human Health: A Global Perspective	43
When Moving Is the Only Option: The Role of Necessity Versus Choice for Understanding and Promoting Physical Activity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries	41
Review of the Impact of Housing Quality on Inequalities in Health and Well-Being	38
The Effects of Home Care Provider Mix on the Care Recipient: An International, Systematic Review of Articles from 2000 to 2020	38
The Future of Plant-Based Diets: Aligning Healthy Marketplace Choices with Equitable, Resilient, and Sustainable Food Systems	37
Vaccine Hesitancy, Acceptance, and Anti-Vaccination: Trends and Future Prospects for Public Health	36
Public Health Implications of Drought in a Climate Change Context: A Critical Review	36
Conceptualizing and Measuring Trust, Mistrust, and Distrust: Implications for Advancing Health Equity and Building Trustworthiness	34
Mobile Health (mHealth) in Low- and Middle-Income Countries	33
Extreme Weather and Climate Change: Population Health and Health System Implications	33
Harm Reduction: The Neglected Pillar of US Drug Policy	32
Strategies for Effective Public Health Communication in a Complex Information Environment	32
Advances in Gender-Transformative Approaches to Health Promotion	29
Risks and Opportunities to Ensure Equity in the Application of Big Data Research in Public Health	29
Benchmarking as a Public Health Strategy for Creating Healthy Food Environments: An Evaluation of the INFORMAS Initiative (2012–2020)	28
Addressing Social Needs in Clinical Settings: Implementation and Impact on Health Care Utilization, Costs, and Integration of Care	26
Lessons Learned from Immigrant Health Cohorts: A Review of the Evidence and Implications for Policy and Practice in Addressing Health Inequities among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Is	23
Innovations in Public Health Surveillance for Emerging Infections	23
Expanding Implementation Research to Prevent Chronic Diseases in Community Settings	20
Stagnating Life Expectancy Among American Indians and Alaska Natives: Understanding the Drivers and Recommendations for Research, Policy, and Practice	20
Designing Difference-in-Difference Studies with Staggered Treatment Adoption: Key Concepts and Practical Guidelines	19
Public Health Preparedness for Extreme Heat Events	19
Warning Labels as a Public Health Intervention: Effects and Challenges for Tobacco, Cannabis, and Opioid Medications	18
More than a Nuisance: Implications of Food Marketing for Public Health Efforts to Curb Childhood Obesity	18
Enhancing Capacity for Food and Nutrient Intake Assessment in Population Sciences Research	18
Informing Public Health Policies with Models for Disease Burden, Impact Evaluation, and Economic Evaluation	17
Social Connection as a Public Health Issue: The Evidence and a Systemic Framework for Prioritizing the “Social” in Social Determinants of Health	16
Improving Access to Care: Telemedicine Across Medical Domains	16
Community Health Worker Integration with and Effectiveness in Health Care and Public Health in the United States	16
The State of the US Public Health Workforce: Ongoing Challenges and Future Directions	16
The Role of Citizen Science in Promoting Health Equity	16
Understanding and Responding to Health Literacy as a Social Determinant of Health	15
A Literature Review of the Effects of Air Pollution on COVID-19 Health Outcomes Worldwide: Statistical Challenges and Data Visualization	14
Green Infrastructure and Health	14