OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of American Journal of Infection Control is 32. 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
Information for Authors	249
In reference to: High-level disinfection, sterilization and hand hygiene: What do accreditation surveyors want to see?	193
APIC Masthead	186
Strategies utilized to prevent and control SARS-CoV-2 transmission in two congregate, psychiatric healthcare settings during the pandemic	139
APIC Masthead	106
Table of Contents	97
Information for Readers	94
Information for Readers	94
Table of Contents	90
Information for Readers	80
Sputum susceptibilities in a nationwide veteran cohort	69
Build upon basics: An intervention utilizing safety huddles to achieve near-zero incidence of catheter associated urinary tract infection at a department of Veterans Affairs long-term care facility	66
Dodging the bundle—Persistent healthcare-associated rhinovirus infection throughout the pandemic	64
Comparative analysis of hospital-acquired and community-acquired infections at a tertiary hospital in China before and during COVID-19: A 7-year longitudinal study (2017-2023)	52
Ralstonia mannitolilytica infection in a tertiary care center: An outbreak report	51
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on reported notifiable infectious diseases in China: An interrupted time series analysis	47
Information for Authors	45
Editorial Board	45
A model to guide outbreak response in congregate settings	42
Infection prevention and control recommendations for emergent congregate settings: A case of refugee settlement to “safe haven”	41
Information for Authors	40
Nosocomial outbreaks: A review of governmental reporting systems	38
Celebrating APIC's 50th anniversary and AJIC's 50th volume	38
Healthcare workers’ presenteeism causing an outbreak of respiratory infections in a facility for patients with severe motor and intellectual disabilities	37
Viral transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 accelerates in the winter, similarly to influenza epidemics	37

Table of Contents	36
Editorial Board	35
Information for Authors	35
Editorial Board	33
Information for Authors	33
APIC Masthead	32
Incorporating structured linen oversight into an infection prevention program	32
Implementation of evidence-based strategies to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections among hospitalized, post-surgical adults	32