Journal of Rural Health

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Rural Health is 1. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Use of electronic health records to manage tobacco screening and treatment in rural primary care94
Rural‐urban differences in social and emotional protective factors and their association with child health and flourishing67
Urban–rural differences in cancer mortality: Operationalizing rurality66
Improving colorectal cancer screening in rural primary care: Preliminary effectiveness and implementation of a collaborative mailed fecal immunochemical test pilot44
Rural/urban differences in access to paid sick leave among full‐time workers33
Who produces and funds rural health research?26
“Live your life cuz everybody's terminal”: Describing emotions and coping behaviors of rural advanced cancer patients25
Farm vehicle crashes on public roads: Analysis of farm‐level factors25
Higher prevalence of hysterectomy among rural women than urban women: Implications for measures of disparities in uterine and cervical cancers24
Rural disparities in end‐of‐life care for patients with heart failure: Are they due to geography or socioeconomic disparity?22
The Journal of Rural Health Reviewers, July 2020‐June 202120
Nurse practitioner scope of practice and the prevention of foot complications in rural diabetes patients19
Communities with an anchor institution have higher coronavirus vaccination rates18
Evaluation of treatment access and scope of a multistate hepatitis C virus Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes telehealth service in the US Indian Health System, 2017‐202117
Medicare accountable care organization characteristics associated with participation in 2‐sided risk17
Changes in transmucosal buprenorphine utilization for opioid use disorder treatment during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Kentucky17
Effect of residence in nonmetropolitan counties on stage and tumor size at diagnosis in patients with breast cancer: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results analysis17
Issue Information16
Medical education for African American communities in the rural South: A focus group approach to identify fundamental considerations16
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Factors associated with quality of life, depressive symptoms, and perceived stress among rural older adults living with HIV in the United States15
Development and initial validity and reliability of the Rural Practice Awareness and Skills Scale14
Efforts by critical access hospitals to increase health equity through greater engagement with social determinants of health14
Rural Veterans with HIV and Alcohol Use Disorder receive less video telehealth than urban Veterans13
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Comparative effectiveness of two interventions to increase colorectal cancer screening among females living in the rural Midwest12
Patient reports of cancer care coordination in rural Hawaii12
Rural‐specific identity and associations with lifestyle behaviors and well‐being among rural cancer survivors12
Geographic disparities in late HIV diagnoses in Tennessee: Opportunities for interventions in the rural Southeast12
Racial and gender differences in relapse potential and treatment acceptance among rural residents in a substance use disorder treatment program12
State health disparities research in Rural America: Gaps and future directions in an era of COVID‐1912
Anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, and professional quality of life among the hospital workforce during a global health pandemic11
Rural‐urban differences in uptake of diabetes self‐management education among Medicare beneficiaries: Results from the 2016 to 2018 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey11
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Farm Dinner Theater: Testing an innovative health and safety intervention among older farmers and their families9
Cancer disparities in Appalachian Kentucky9
Rural/urban differences in the prevalence of stroke risk factors: A cross‐sectional analysis from the REGARDS study9
An assessment of the rural‐urban differences in the crash response time and county‐level crash fatalities in the United States9
Is being there enough? Postgraduate nurse practitioner residencies in rural primary care9
Drug disposal deserts: An assessment of receptacle availability in Kentucky community pharmacies9
Impact of Medicaid expansion on stage of diagnosis of lung cancer for rural and urban patients in New Hampshire8
A new model‐based approach for estimating rural hospital markets8
Travel burden in a rural primary care behavioral weight loss randomized trial: Impact on visit attendance and weight loss8
An updated model of rural hospital financial distress8
Ambulatory care utilization in the first 24 months’ postpartum by rurality and pregnancy‐related conditions: A prospective cohort study from Maine8
Rural–urban movement and stability in relation to minority stress‐related factors, tobacco norms, and tobacco use among a sample of US sexual minority‐identifying young adults8
Individual‐ and environmental‐level determinants of fruit and vegetable intakes in rural Georgia8
Patient perspectives of the impact of a rural health center closure: A cross‐sectional survey8
Well‐being interventions for rural health professionals: A scoping review8
Medicare Advantage and rural hospital profitability8
Clinical outcomes and profitability following rural hospital mergers and acquisitions8
Medication treatment for opioid use disorder among rural primary care patients7
The role of digital health technology in rural cancer care delivery: A systematic review7
Changes in access to community health services among rural areas affected and unaffected by hospital closures between 2006 and 2018: A comparative interrupted time series study7
Community responses and adaptations following the closure of a rural pharmacy and primary care facility7
Association between the geographic accessibility of PrEP and PrEP use among MSM in nonurban areas7
Trends in and factors associated with family physician‐performed screening colonoscopies in the United States: 2016‐20217
Availability of hospital‐based cancer services before and after rural hospital closure, 2008‐20177
Rural‐urban differences in informal caregiving and health‐related quality of life7
Rural health and rural industries: Opportunities for partnership and action6
The struggles that are faced with a rural cancer diagnosis: My personal story6
SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and long COVID among California farmworkers6
Telephone veteran peer coaching for mental health treatment engagement among rural veterans: The importance of secondary outcomes and qualitative data in a randomized controlled trial6
Issue Information6
Prenatal substance use in the rural and Appalachian state: Project WATCH study 2020‐20226
Rural/urban differences in receipt of governmental rental assistance: Relationship to health and disability6
We are all in this together: Rurality, Social cohesion, and COVID‐19 prevention behaviors6
Incidental sun exposures as a source of sunburn among rural compared to urban residents in the United States6
Associations of tobacco use and consumption with rurality among patients with psychiatric disorders: Does smoke‐free policy matter?6
Rural disparities in the quality of clinical care are notable and larger for males6
The Breast‐Imaging Operations, Practices and Systems Inventory: A framework to examine mammography facility effects on screening in rural communities6
Cross‐sectional survey study of primary care clinics on evidence‐based colorectal cancer screening intervention use6
Supporting Critical Access Hospital operational and financial improvement through the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program6
Syringe services programs in the Bluegrass: Evidence of population health benefits using Kentucky Medicaid data6
Telehealth among substance using justice‐involved persons on community supervision: Benefits, challenges, and suggestions for future use5
Barriers and facilitators to HIV care engagement: Recommendations from people with HIV in rural Arkansas5
Broadband access within Medically Underserved Areas and its implication for telehealth utilization5
The impact of patient–provider relationships on choosing between VA and VA‐purchased care: A qualitative study of health care decision‐making among rural veterans5
Rural‐urban trends in health care utilization, treatment, and mortality among US veterans with congestive heart failure: A retrospective cohort study5
Heightened interest in rural health: The Journal of Rural Health moves into the top 10 ranked health policy and services publications5
Impact of higher payments for rural home health episodes on rehospitalizations5
Perspectives of cancer prevention and control resources from stakeholders in rural southern Illinois5
The effect of broadband access on electronic patient engagement activities: Assessment of urban‐rural differences5
Assessing the relationship between census tract rurality and severe maternal morbidity in California (1997‐2018)5
Rural‐urban differences in hospitalizations for opioid use‐associated infective endocarditis in Kentucky, 2016‐20195
Exploring COVID‐19 census burdens by US hospital characteristics: Implications of quality reporting at rural and critical access hospitals5
Stress and suicidal ideation among first‐generation farmers: A cross‐sectional study with 1,288 farmers in Georgia5
Trends in patient perceptions of care toward rural and urban hospitals in the United States: 2014‐20195
Empowering our people: Predictors of retention in an STI risk reduction program among rural Native Americans with binge substance use5
Nursing turnover in a large, rural health system5
Farmer Suicide in Wisconsin: A Qualitative Analysis5
Geographic differences in contraception provision and utilization among federally funded family planning clinics in South Carolina and Alabama5
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Adult perceptions of mental health access barriers facing youth in rural Washington State: A group concept mapping study4
Correction to “Rural–urban disparities in cardiovascular disease mortality vary by poverty level and region”4
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Substance use disorders in the farming population: Scoping review4
Antibiotic prescribing to Kentucky Medicaid children, 2012‐2017: Prescribing is higher in rural areas4
How rural is All of Us? Comparing characteristics of rural participants in the National Institute of Health's All of Us Research Program to other national data sources4
Missed opportunities for human papillomavirus vaccination using Iowa's Immunization Registry Information System4
The uneven impact of Medicaid expansion on rural and urban Black, Latino/a, and White mortality4
Rural‐urban divide in risk perception of LSD: Implications for psychedelic‐assisted therapy4
Rural–urban differences in mental health and psychotherapy use among veterans with military sexual trauma: A retrospective cohort study4
“It was a good opportunity for us to be in touch with public health”: Independent community pharmacists’ experiences working with public health before and during COVID‐194
Understanding the relationship between social capital, health, and well‐being in a southern rural population4
Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on rural and urban cancer patients' experiences, health behaviors, and perceptions4
A cross‐sectional study of alcohol, opioid use, and anxiety in agriculturally based occupations4
Drive time to care and retention in HIV care: Rural–urban differences among Medicaid enrollees in the United States South4
Health care access barriers among metropolitan and nonmetropolitan populations of eight geographically diverse states, 20184
Expanding the opioid use disorder medication treatment workforce in rural communities through the RCORP initiative4
The influence of rurality on self‐reported physical therapy utilization among patients with severe chronic back pain in the United States4
Sleep well and live well: Impact of sleep hygiene intervention on sleep duration in a rural community: A randomized controlled trial (THE SWELL STUDY)4
“I'm tired of seeing my friends die”: Barriers and facilitators to participating in clinical trials among rural people who use drugs in the United States4
Sleep disorders among rural Veterans: Relative prevalence, comorbidities, and comparisons with urban Veterans4
Understanding opioid use within a Southwestern American Indian Reservation Community: A qualitative study4
I offer “Ambulatory Surgical Center‐as‐Collaborator” to expand availability of colonoscopy with family physicians4
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Investigation of rural–urban differences in hospitalization for ambulatory care‐sensitive conditions: Analysis of linked survey, hospitalization, and tax data from Canada3
Provider‐to‐provider telemedicine for sepsis is used less frequently in communities with high social vulnerability3
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The association between hospital care transition planning and timely primary care follow‐up3
A qualitative analysis of rural syringe service program fidelity in Appalachian Kentucky: Staff and participant perspectives3
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Improving cancer care locally: Study of a hospital affiliate network model3
Association of rurality with utilization of palliative care and hospice among Medicare beneficiaries who died from pancreatic cancer: A cohort study3
A qualitative study of end‐stage liver disease and liver transplant referral practices among primary care providers in nonurban America3
Understanding rural‐urban differences in veterans’ internet access, use and patient preferences for telemedicine3
Psychometric properties of the Telepsych User Experience Scale (TUES)3
The aging general surgeon of rural America3
The impact of rural structural and community health factors on postmastectomy complications among south central Appalachian breast cancer patients3
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias among Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥ 65 years in rural America, by Census region and select demographic characteristics: 20203
Higher hospitalization and mortality rates among SARS‐CoV‐2‐infected persons in rural America3
Interventions to address cancer‐related financial toxicity: Recommendations from the field3
Rural‐urban differences in health care unaffordability3
Pain management: A deeper look at rural and urban nurses’ perceptions and experiences3
Geographic differences in community oncology provider and practice location characteristics in the central United States3
Rural US residents recognize anxiety better than urbanites and suburbanites but hold similar stigma3
Integrated care models for co‐occurring alcohol use disorders and alcohol‐associated liver disease in rural communities: Telehealth considerations and opportunities3
Urban‐rural disparities in childhood obesogenic environments in the United States: Application of differing rural definitions3
Left behind again: Rural home health services in a Medicaid pediatric accountable care organization2
Community sociodemographics and rural hospital survival2
Excess deaths associated with COVID‐19 by rurality and demographic factors in the United States2
Intergenerational transfer of occupational risks on family farms2
Rural–urban disparities and trends in utilization of palliative care services among US patients with metastatic breast cancer2
Rural–urban differences in substance use during pregnancy2
What happens to rural hospitals during a ransomware attack? Evidence from Medicare data2
A thematic analysis of the personal factors influencing mental health help‐seeking in farmers2
Social disorganization and new HIV diagnoses, 2013‐2017, Florida: Rural‐urban differences2
Characteristics of rural registered nurses and the implications for workforce policy2
Similarities and differences across the underlying dimensions of social functioning in rural and nonrural cancer survivors: A mixed‐methods study2
Disparities in Prenatal Immunization Rates in Rural and Urban US Areas by Indicators of Access to Care2
Randomized Community Trial Comparing Telephone versus Clinic‐Based Behavioral Health Counseling for People Living with HIV in a Rural Setting2
Modernizing payment to critical access hospitals: A proposal for the next iteration of the Flex Program2
Broadband internet subscription rates and opioid prescribing via telemedicine during the COVID‐19 pandemic2
Video versus audio telehealth in safety net clinic patients: Changes by rurality and time2
Cross‐sectional population‐based estimates of a rural‐urban disparity in prevalence of long COVID among Michigan adults with polymerase chain reaction‐confirmed COVID‐19, 2020‐20222
Non‐operating revenue is an important source of funding for rural hospitals, especially those that are government‐owned2
Rural and racial disparities in colorectal cancer incidence and mortality in South Carolina, 1996 – 20162
Positive yet problematic: Lived experiences of racial and ethnic minority medical students during rural and urban underserved clinical rotations2
Contraceptive care service provision via telehealth early in the COVID‐19 pandemic at rural and urban federally qualified health centers in 2 southeastern states2
Postmortem screening of opioids, benzodiazepines, and alcohol among rural and urban suicide decedents2
Factors associated with perceived ease of access to syringes in Appalachian North Carolina2
Variations in antibiotic prescribing among children enrolled in North Carolina Medicaid, 2013‐20192
Mental health at the COVID‐19 frontline: An assessment of distress, fear, and coping among staff and attendees at screening clinics of rural/regional settings of Victoria, Australia2
Video brochures in a mailed fecal immunochemical test outreach program provide cancer screening information in a user‐friendly format for rural Appalachian community members2
Effects of rurality and distance to care on perinatal outcomes over a 1‐year period during the COVID‐19 pandemic2
Functional status in rural and urban adults: The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging2
Rural mistrust of public health interventions in the United States: A call for taking the long view to improve adoption2
Understanding farmers’ barriers to health and mental health‐related help‐seeking: The development, factor structure, and reliability of the Farmer Help‐Seeking Scale2
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Implementation strategies to improve posttraumatic stress disorder care in rural veterans2
Rural depopulation and the rural‐urban gap in cognitive functioning among older adults1
Pairing Project ECHO and patient navigation as an innovative approach to improving the health and wellness of cancer survivors in rural settings1
Policy implications of fixed‐to‐total‐cost ratio variation across rural and urban hospitals1
Explaining behavioral health differences in urban and rural sexual minority adolescents1
Not enough: Medicaid expansion, medical debt, and cost avoidance in rural American Indian and Alaska Native households1
Psychometric properties of the 7‐item version of the Concise Health Risk Tracking Self‐Report Scale for rural adults enrolled in an Internet‐delivered self‐help program for depression1
Differences in chronic pain care receipt among veterans from differing racialized groups and the impact of rural versus urban residence1
Potential directions for farm stress research: A systematic review of educational interventions to reduce psychosocial stress among farm and rural populations1
Barriers to participation in clinical trials of rural older adult cancer survivors: A qualitative study1
Qualitative analysis of cancer care experiences among rural cancer survivors and caregivers1
Research‐practice partnerships: Adapting a care coordination intervention for rural Veterans over 3 years at multiple sites1
Impact of mandatory COVID‐19 shelter‐in‐place order on controlled substance use among rural versus urban communities in the United States1
The urban–rural gap in older Americans’ healthy life expectancy1
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Rural reticence to inform physicians of cannabis use1
Impact of rurality on health care utilization among Australian residents from 2009 to 20211
The impact of rural general hospital closures on communities—A systematic review of the literature1
Veterans with blood cancers: Clinical trial navigation and the challenge of rurality1
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Rural–urban differences in opioid prescribing in the Veterans Health Administration1
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Community Health Worker‐delivered tobacco cessation in a small rural county1
Telemedicine to improve reproductive health care for rural Coloradans: Perceptions of interest and access1
Geographic distance to Commission on Cancer‐accredited and nonaccredited hospitals in the United States1
The association of crash response times and deaths at the crash scene: A cross‐sectional analysis using the 2019 National Emergency Medical Service Information System1
The implications of long COVID for rural communities1
Geographic, racial/ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities in broadband access1
Addressing substance use disorder‐related stigma in rural communities using Community Conversations1
Federal telehealth policy changes during the COVID‐19 public health emergency: Associations with telemental health use among rural and urban Medicare beneficiaries1
Rural maternal health interventions: A scoping review and implications for best practices1
The Indian Health Service can meet its goals for hepatitis C virus treatment through telehealth expansion1
Facilitators and barriers to implementing the Diabetes Prevention Program in rural church settings: A qualitative study using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research1
Access and attitudinal barriers to engagement in integrated primary care mental health treatment for rural populations1
Geographic isolation predicts tobacco product use among youth: A latent class analysis1
Rural disparities impact response to a web‐based physical activity self‐management intervention in COPD: A secondary analysis1
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Social determinants of contraception use among rural adolescents: Implications for addressing disparities1
Medicaid expansion and access to naloxone in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas1
Transactional sex among rural, justice‐involved Appalachian women who use drugs1
The charm of country life? Impact of rural childhood residence on physical and mental health in later life1
The US dementia belt: Commentary on “Alzheimer's disease and related dementia among Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥ 65 years in rural America, by census region and select demographic characteristics: 201
Characterizing rural families’ experiences receiving pediatric surgical care: A qualitative study1
Factors associated with multiple‐death suicides among rural US decedents1
Disparities in early prenatal care and barriers to access among American Indian and white women in North Dakota1
A descriptive examination of rurality in the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes Cohort: Implications, illustrations, and future directions1
Feasibility of delivering survivorship care via lay health educators: A pilot randomized controlled trial among rural cancer survivors1
Incremental cost analysis of pediatric hospice care in rural and urban Appalachia1
Associations between COVID‐19 therapies and outcomes in rural and urban America: A multisite, temporal analysis from the Alpha to Omicron SARS‐CoV‐2 variants1
Factors associated with early sexual onset and delaying sex in rural middle school youth1
On the importance of gradation in rural health designations1
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