OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Rural Health is 5. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
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Urban–rural differences in cancer mortality: Operationalizing rurality	38
Racial and gender differences in relapse potential and treatment acceptance among rural residents in a substance use disorder treatment program	34
Trends in and factors associated with family physician‐performed screening colonoscopies in the United States: 2016‐2021	33
Ambulatory care utilization in the first 24 months’ postpartum by rurality and pregnancy‐related conditions: A prospective cohort study from Maine	32
Medicare Advantage and rural hospital profitability	31
Hearing aid acquisition patterns among US Veterans who use VA health care	28
Well‐being interventions for rural health professionals: A scoping review	24
Anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, and professional quality of life among the hospital workforce during a global health pandemic	23
Association between the geographic accessibility of PrEP and PrEP use among MSM in nonurban areas	21
Missed opportunities for human papillomavirus vaccination using Iowa's Immunization Registry Information System	20
Cross‐sectional survey study of primary care clinics on evidence‐based colorectal cancer screening intervention use	18
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 sources	18
Financial resilience of rural hospitals: Prepandemic vulnerabilities and Provider Relief Funds’ role during COVID‐19	18
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Rural disparities in the quality of clinical care are notable and larger for males	17
I offer “Ambulatory Surgical Center‐as‐Collaborator” to expand availability of colonoscopy with family physicians	16
Understanding the relationship between social capital, health, and well‐being in a southern rural population	15
Sleep well and live well: Impact of sleep hygiene intervention on sleep duration in a rural community: A randomized controlled trial (THE SWELL STUDY)	15
Adult perceptions of mental health access barriers facing youth in rural Washington State: A group concept mapping study	15
Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on rural and urban cancer patients' experiences, health behaviors, and perceptions	14
Stress and suicidal ideation among first‐generation farmers: A cross‐sectional study with 1,288 farmers in Georgia	14
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, 2020‐2022	13
Transactional sex among rural, justice‐involved Appalachian women who use drugs	13
Rural and urban differences in treatment on demand for substance use treatment involving medications for opioid use disorder	13

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: 20	13
Retaining CRNAs who provide obstetrics services in rural communities: Results from a national survey	13
Video versus audio telehealth in safety net clinic patients: Changes by rurality and time	13
Social determinants of contraception use among rural adolescents: Implications for addressing disparities	13
SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and long COVID among California farmworkers	13
What happens to rural hospitals during a ransomware attack? Evidence from Medicare data	12
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Broadband internet subscription rates and opioid prescribing via telemedicine during the COVID‐19 pandemic	12
Community Health Worker‐delivered tobacco cessation in a small rural county	12
The urban–rural gap in older Americans’ healthy life expectancy	12
High‐risk surgery among Medicare beneficiaries living in health professional shortage areas	12
A comparison of critical access hospitals and other rural acute care hospitals in Pennsylvania	11
“I don't think that a medication is going to help someone long‐term stay off opioids”: Treatment and recovery beliefs of rural Vermont family members of people with opioid use disorder	11
Association of rurality and health professional shortages with the clinicopathologic characteristics of melanoma in North Carolina	11
Medicaid expansion and access to naloxone in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas	11
Colorectal cancer screening barriers, facilitators, and promotion recommendations by Alaska Native people who are non‐adherent to colorectal cancer screening	11
Obstetric care in rural critical access hospitals: A domestic application of the World Health Organization Emergency Obstetric Care framework in rural communities	11
Potential directions for farm stress research: A systematic review of educational interventions to reduce psychosocial stress among farm and rural populations	10
Clinic‐level differences in human papillomavirus vaccination rates among rural and urban Oregon primary care clinics	10
A comparison of traumatic injury characteristics in rural and urban adults living in Wisconsin	10
Travel burden and bypassing closest site for surgical cancer treatment for urban and rural oncology patients	10
Rural and urban differences in disparities in substance use and substance use disorders affecting sexual minority populations	10
Qualitative analysis of cancer care experiences among rural cancer survivors and caregivers	10
Examining geographic disparities in access to no‐cost naloxone in North Carolina: A cross‐sectional survey of naloxone distribution programs	10
Rural reinvestment: A path forward to addressing geographic health inequities	10
Rural differences in psychiatric medication prescribing in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder	9
The interplay of financial toxicity, health care team communication, and psychosocial well‐being among rural cancer patients and survivors	9
Cognitive impairment and limited health literacy are associated with poor health outcomes among patients with heart failure residing in rural areas	9
Closure of Labor & Delivery units in rural counties is associated with reduced adequacy of prenatal care, even when prenatal care remains available	9
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Rural–urban disparities in health care delivery for children with medical complexity and moderating effects of payer, disability, and community poverty	9
Measuring disparities to emergency medicine with 200 million voter records: The case of rural hospital closures	9
The Women Farmer Stress Inventory: Examining women farmer stress in the United States Corn Belt	9
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Rural‐urban differences in distress, quality of life, and social support among Canadian young adult cancer survivors: A Young Adults with Cancer in Their Prime (YACPRIME) study	9
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Communities with an anchor institution have higher coronavirus vaccination rates	8
Rural‐urban disparities in human papillomavirus vaccination: Findings from a cross‐sectional survey of 13 southern US states, December 2019‐January 2020	8
From believers to skeptics: Latent class analysis of COVID‐19 protective practices and perceptions among agricultural community members	8
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An analysis of syringe service programs across the rural‐urban continuum in the United States	8
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Clinical outcomes and profitability following rural hospital mergers and acquisitions	8
Community responses and adaptations following the closure of a rural pharmacy and primary care facility	8
Rural health and rural industries: Opportunities for partnership and action	7
“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 States	7
Rural‐urban disparities in the prevalence of chronic pain in adults: Associations with demographic and socioeconomic characteristics	7
Broadband access within Medically Underserved Areas and its implication for telehealth utilization	7
The struggles that are faced with a rural cancer diagnosis: My personal story	7
Investigation of rural–urban differences in hospitalization for ambulatory care‐sensitive conditions: Analysis of linked survey, hospitalization, and tax data from Canada	7

What drives advanced practice nurses to stay in rural America? Insights from the 2022 National Survey of Registered Nurses	7
Health care access barriers among metropolitan and nonmetropolitan populations of eight geographically diverse states, 2018	7
The provision of tele‐behavioral health services by critical access hospitals and short‐term acute care hospitals during the COVID‐19 public health emergency	7
Drive time to care and retention in HIV care: Rural–urban differences among Medicaid enrollees in the United States South	7
Telehealth among substance using justice‐involved persons on community supervision: Benefits, challenges, and suggestions for future use	7
Understanding rural‐urban differences in veterans’ internet access, use and patient preferences for telemedicine	7
The influence of rurality on self‐reported physical therapy utilization among patients with severe chronic back pain in the United States	7
Evaluation of the Ask Suicide‐Screening Questions (ASQ) tool, Item 9 of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ), pain, and opioid screening to detect suicide risk among rural adult primary care patient	6
Rural reticence to inform physicians of cannabis use	6
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Variations in antibiotic prescribing among children enrolled in North Carolina Medicaid, 2013‐2019	6
Integrated care models for co‐occurring alcohol use disorders and alcohol‐associated liver disease in rural communities: Telehealth considerations and opportunities	6
Health care, social support, and pregnancy‐related anxiety in urban and rural and remote Australian women	6
Psychometric properties of the Telepsych User Experience Scale (TUES)	6
Veterans with blood cancers: Clinical trial navigation and the challenge of rurality	6
Not enough: Medicaid expansion, medical debt, and cost avoidance in rural American Indian and Alaska Native households	6
Bridging the gaps: Rural recovery community centers and their role in addressing substance use disorders	6
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The COVID‐19 pandemic impact on independent and provider‐based rural health clinics’ operations and cancer prevention and screening provision in the United States	6
Rural Health Research in the 21st Century: One Health Considerations	5
Home health utilization in the Veterans Health Administration: Are there rural and urban differences?	5
Hospital closures in rural communities of color: A double dose of inequality	5
Clarifying rural‐urban disparities in alcohol‐related emergency department visits and hospitalizations in Ontario, Canada: A spatial analysis	5
Rural‐urban differences in family and paid caregiving utilization in the United States: Findings from the Cornell National Social Survey	5
Revisiting the effects of state anesthesia policy interventions: A comprehensive look at certified registered nurse anesthetist service provision in U.S. hospitals from 2010 to 2021	5
Leveraging Cooperative Extension Services as a population health approach to reduce health disparities	5
Perceived risks and benefits of telePrEP interventions: An interview study with rural sexual minority men in Texas	5
Geographic disparities in unpaid caregiving	5
Weaving the rural health safety net: Voices from the field	5
Rural‐urban differences in dietary intake across pregnancy trimesters: A multisite prospective cohort study	5
Substance use disorder treatment and technology access among people who use drugs in rural areas of the United States: A cross‐sectional survey	5
Rural disparities impact response to a web‐based physical activity self‐management intervention in COPD: A secondary analysis	5
Evaluating implementation by rural clinics of evidence‐based interventions to promote HPV vaccination	5
Implementation and evaluation of a multilevel intervention to increase uptake of the human papillomavirus vaccine among rural adolescents	5
Broadband access and telemedicine adoption for opioid use disorder treatment in the United States	5