OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Educational Gerontology is 2. 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
Co-designing alternative frames of ageing and experiences of challenging ageism in Australia	40
The Effect of a Health Belief Model-based Educational Intervention on the Determinants of Intention to Influenza Prevention Behaviors among the Older Adults	36
Lifestyle redesign, quality of life, depressive symptoms in older adults	21
The impact of basic psychological needs satisfaction of the elderly on well-being: a moderated mediation analysis of affect and aging self-perceptions	21
The effect of standardized patient simulation method on getting nursing students to gain care providing skill for the individual diagnosed with dementia: a randomized controlled trial	19
Teaching methods for senior learning courses in Taiwan: the importance of motivation, interaction, and integration	18
Age management for older worker research evolution and trends: A bibliometric analysis	15
“Aging is beautiful and graceful:” exploring college students’ perceptions of aging, older adults, and future older selves	15
Relationship between technology anxiety, social support, self-efficacy and E-Health literacy in older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	15
The importance of the university of the third age to improved mental health and healthy aging of community-dwelling older adults	14
Understanding getting and growing older from songs of yesteryears: a latent content analysis	14
Barriers and supportive factors for older adults learning about and using information and communication technologies for healthy aging in Costa Rica	13
A cross-cultural examination of college students’ knowledge of aging and their experiences with older adults: China, Japan, and the United States	13
Validity and reliability of Education Participation Scale (EPS-A) in Turkish older adults	12
The ‘inside’ of ageing: Autoethnography in critical geragogy	10
Multidimensional poverty of the older adults: An empirical analysis for Türkiye	9
Teacher wellbeing in the Chinese Universities of the Third Age: An elicited metaphor analysis	8
After retirement what next? A survey of post-retirement resolutions of retiring university teachers in Ghana	8
Psychological factors and retirement planning behavior among Chinese university faculty members: The mediating effects of retirement planning intention	7
A pilot study to reduce ageism in pre-health students: An education module coupled with an immersion experience	7
Impacts of intergenerational educational meetings on adolescents’ attitudes about old age	7
Mealtime support for people with dementia in residential care homes: Exploring direct care workers’ perceptions, challenges, and training needs	7
The English-language learning difficulties of older migrants in New Zealand: A life course perspective	7
Association between participation in adult education and subjective wellbeing among older adults: the mediating roles of social isolation and digital isolation and the moderating roles of educational	6
Does mastering of abstract words decline with age?	6

The moderating role of financial trust in retirement financial planning	6
Subjective healthy aging indicators in a the Mediterranean and Latin American context. A comparison by gender and age in older adults of lifelong educational programs	6
Intergenerational narratives and identity development: A qualitative exploration of Chinese college students	6
The impact of perceived stress on life satisfaction and moderating role of social support: a study in COVID-19 normalization process	6
Creating supportive environments and enhancing personal perception to bridge the digital divide among older adults	6
Construction and validation of a scale of losses experienced in old age (SLO)	6
The representation of personal support workers in dementia-specific learning need assessments: a scoping review	6
Ageism and informal learning: Exploring care settings for older adults	6
Who’s ideating, prototyping, and evaluating? A case study of resource-limited participatory design for health and aging	6
Determinants of regular use of hearing aids among older adults in Tehran (Iran)	5
Are you anxious about aging? Unpacking the roots of ageism among Korean dental hygiene students	5
Digital or analogue communication supports - does it matter?	5
Development of cyber wellness indicators among Thai older persons: Mixed method research	5
Willingness to work with elderly people scale (WEPS) for medical and nursing students: cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation	5
Communication skills training for family caregivers of people living with dementia: the experiences of peer facilitators and course attendees	5
Implicit ageism in dental students: general representations of ageing health and specific representations of the mouth	5
The willingness of elderly care program students to care for older adults and the associated factors: a multi-centered research	5
Correction	5
The effect of active time spent with older adults on young people’s attitudes toward ageism	5
Can stories change how we feel about older people? The effect of older people’s online personal stories on mitigating younger Korean’s ageism	4
Effects of expressive arts therapy on cognitive function and depression among older adults with MCI in Taiwan	4
Finding diversity in commonality and finding commonality in diversity: Planning courses for older adults through negotiation	4
Internal tension or external pressure? Study on the influencing factors of the diffusion of education policies for older adults in China – Based on the analysis of China’s provincial panel data from 2	4
The perspectives program: creating “connections beyond the years”	4
The portrayal of older Indians on YouTube	4
Acceptance of gamified virtual reality environments by older adults	4
Promoting mealtime support for people with dementia: a pilot study of feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of an educational intervention for direct care workers	4
Designing toys for older adults: Integrating learning theories to address needs	4
Stereotyping Older Adults: How Labels and Perceived Age Influence Ratings	4
Changes in health and social relationships on loneliness among older adults	4
Becoming community researchers: The development and implementation of a competency-based program enabling older adult learning of qualitative research in a public health setting	4
Subjective well-being of rural older women learners in China: An empirical analysis	4
Development and psychometric properties of the middle-age preparation scale for healthy aging (MPHA)	4
Impact of the validation method on job satisfaction and motivation in nursing homes: a pilot study	4
Rethinking older adults’ autonomy in Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days	4
Group intervention based on horticultural therapy for older adults living in Turkey: A randomized control trial study	4
A meta-analysis of the attitudes of university students in Türkiye toward ageism	4
Active aging: reception and appropriation by older people and professionals. A qualitative case study in Spain	3
Psychometric properties and demographic correlates of the Malay anxiety about ageing scale	3
Sharing Indigenous Knowledge through intergenerational digital storytelling: Design of a workshop engaging Elders and youth	3
Are there sufficient jobs for older workers in a local market?	3
Perception of the life esthetics among older adults	3
Ignorance isn’t bliss: Addressing ageism with formal university education	3
The relationship between social media use and mattering for U.S. older adults	3
The empty nest syndrome assessment instrument: development and psychometric properties of Persian version among iranian older adults	3
Intergenerational strategies learning for addressing ageism among college and university students: A scoping review	3
Anxiety and enjoyment of older learners of English in Chinese Universities of the third age	3
What is person-centered care? Explorations from participant observations at a care home for persons living with dementia	3
A bibliometric analysis and science mapping of home telemonitoring for older adults	3
Older adults are healthier than many people expect: reducing anti-old attitudes	3

Predictive power of retirement resources in retirement adjustment and quality of life among male retirees: a cross-sectional study in central Iran	3
An empirical study of the personality factors and individual characteristics of older adult participation in third age education	3
Phuket Rajabhat University’s roles in academic services for the complete aged society in the Andaman triangle provinces	3
Supportive interaction between formal caregivers and Deaf people with dementia	3
Correction	3
Digital competences of older women in Turkey: gender and ageing as double danger	3
Too old for photosharing?: (re) construing successful aging through select Instagram handles of Indian older female influencers	3
Technostress in older onliners: a scale adaptation study	3
COVID-19 and lifelong learning: older adult peer educators’ perspective on the pandemic’s effect on adult education	3
Positive aging: feasibility and acceptability of an eHealth ACT module for middle-aged and older adults	3
The effect of the psychological well-being of older Spanish adults on their motivation toward ICTs: The mediating role of technological anxiety and the usefulness of ICTs	3
Everyday forgetfulness and memory complaints: A randomized controlled cognitive intervention study	3
Promoting healthy aging through exergames among older adults: single-player vs. multi-player modes	3
Cross-sectional assessment of medical students willingness to care toward older people in Taiwan	3
Being older during the pandemic: Factors affecting depressive symptoms in the older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey	2
How do older adults experience pet companionship? A qualitative study of the affective relationship with pets and its effect on the mental health of older adults during the Covid-19 pandemic	2
Nursing students’ motivation for choosing a career in geriatric nursing: A cross-sectional study	2
Knowledge and attitudes toward human sexuality and sexuality in the older people: a study among students and health professionals	2
Longitudinal relationships between social cohesion, mental health and functional disabilities in later life	2
Determining the successful post-retirement adjustment and well-being of Tanzanian teachers	2
Let us progress! Implementing professionally led arts-based programming in senior centers	2
Do ageist attitudes affect home care workers’ job satisfaction and retention?	2
Enhancing learning engagement through experiential teaching: a study of piano education among Chinese older adult learners	2
Understanding needs of Chinese American family caregivers through a life story qualitative project	2
Poor, but not poorly living: types and correlates of social exclusion among young-old adults in a fast-aging society	2
Effects of pervasive game on behavioral intention towards fitness among older adults in Henan: An empirical study	2
Ageing versus active aging: how old age is represented in children’s books	2
Characteristics and cognition of older adults engaged in lifelong learning	2
Chinese older adult educators’ attitudes toward aging and turnover intention: burnout as a mediator	2
Active aging, psychological well-being and quality of life of elderly and pre-elderly Malaysians during movement control periods	2
Measurement invariance of the self-care Scale for older people in Costa Rica and Spain	2
Adolescents’ knowledge regarding Alzheimer’s disease is declining: An international study	2
Barriers and facilitators of older adults’ usage of mobility devices: a scoping review	2
Retirement planning mistakes undermining the post-retirement adjustment and well-being	2
Competing at age 55 and over. Reasons why older athletes participate in sport	2
The virtual reality intervention programs and dementia care education: A systematic review	2
A thematic analysis of social work students’ assignments of reflection on interviews with older adults	2
Analysis of factors influencing health literacy of older adults by applying the Anderson model	2
Exploring the mental models of university students’ attitudes toward older adults in Taiwan	2
Using guest speakers to influence graduate social work students to work with older adults	2
Perspectives on perceived workplace age discrimination and engagement: The moderating role of emotion regulation	2
Bringing older consumers onboard to online banking: a generational cohort comparison	2
Policies and practices in educational gerontology in mainland China	2
Validation of the self-directed learning scale for middle-aged and older adults	2
The effect of loneliness on fear of aging: Mediated by social support	2
Digital literacy among older adults: a systematic review in Indian context	2
Empowering China’s older adults through online learning: Media literacy and its influence on well-being	2