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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Issue Information	99
Well‐being interventions for rural health professionals: A scoping review	74
Trends in and factors associated with family physician‐performed screening colonoscopies in the United States: 2016‐2021	69
Ambulatory care utilization in the first 24 months’ postpartum by rurality and pregnancy‐related conditions: A prospective cohort study from Maine	51
Medicare Advantage and rural hospital profitability	32
Anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, and professional quality of life among the hospital workforce during a global health pandemic	27
Urban–rural differences in cancer mortality: Operationalizing rurality	27
Racial and gender differences in relapse potential and treatment acceptance among rural residents in a substance use disorder treatment program	26
Nurse practitioner scope of practice and the prevention of foot complications in rural diabetes patients	23
Use of electronic health records to manage tobacco screening and treatment in rural primary care	22
Association between the geographic accessibility of PrEP and PrEP use among MSM in nonurban areas	21
Rural disparities in the quality of clinical care are notable and larger for males	21
I offer “Ambulatory Surgical Center‐as‐Collaborator” to expand availability of colonoscopy with family physicians	20
Adult perceptions of mental health access barriers facing youth in rural Washington State: A group concept mapping study	18
Sleep well and live well: Impact of sleep hygiene intervention on sleep duration in a rural community: A randomized controlled trial (THE SWELL STUDY)	18
Issue Information	18
Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on rural and urban cancer patients' experiences, health behaviors, and perceptions	17
Stress and suicidal ideation among first‐generation farmers: A cross‐sectional study with 1,288 farmers in Georgia	17
Understanding the relationship between social capital, health, and well‐being in a southern rural population	17
SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and long COVID among California farmworkers	15
Missed opportunities for human papillomavirus vaccination using Iowa's Immunization Registry Information System	15
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	14
Cross‐sectional survey study of primary care clinics on evidence‐based colorectal cancer screening intervention use	14
Community Health Worker‐delivered tobacco cessation in a small rural county	13
Social determinants of contraception use among rural adolescents: Implications for addressing disparities	13

Rural‐urban differences in hospitalizations for opioid use‐associated infective endocarditis in Kentucky, 2016‐2019	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
The urban–rural gap in older Americans’ healthy life expectancy	12
Transactional sex among rural, justice‐involved Appalachian women who use drugs	12
Retaining CRNAs who provide obstetrics services in rural communities: Results from a national survey	12
Broadband internet subscription rates and opioid prescribing via telemedicine during the COVID‐19 pandemic	12
What happens to rural hospitals during a ransomware attack? Evidence from Medicare data	11
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	11
Video versus audio telehealth in safety net clinic patients: Changes by rurality and time	11
Qualitative analysis of cancer care experiences among rural cancer survivors and caregivers	10
High‐risk surgery among Medicare beneficiaries living in health professional shortage areas	10
Issue Information	10
“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	10
Potential directions for farm stress research: A systematic review of educational interventions to reduce psychosocial stress among farm and rural populations	10
Obstetric care in rural critical access hospitals: A domestic application of the World Health Organization Emergency Obstetric Care framework in rural communities	10
Medicaid expansion and access to naloxone in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas	10
Association of rurality and health professional shortages with the clinicopathologic characteristics of melanoma in North Carolina	10
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Rural and urban differences in disparities in substance use and substance use disorders affecting sexual minority populations	9
The Women Farmer Stress Inventory: Examining women farmer stress in the United States Corn Belt	9
A comparison of traumatic injury characteristics in rural and urban adults living in Wisconsin	9
Rural reinvestment: A path forward to addressing geographic health inequities	9
A comparison of critical access hospitals and other rural acute care hospitals in Pennsylvania	9
Clinic‐level differences in human papillomavirus vaccination rates among rural and urban Oregon primary care clinics	9
Rural–urban disparities in health care delivery for children with medical complexity and moderating effects of payer, disability, and community poverty	9
Rural differences in psychiatric medication prescribing in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder	8
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Cognitive impairment and limited health literacy are associated with poor health outcomes among patients with heart failure residing in rural areas	8
Rural‐urban differences in HPV testing for cervical cancer screening	8
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The interplay of financial toxicity, health care team communication, and psychosocial well‐being among rural cancer patients and survivors	8
Trends in access to care among rural patients served at HRSA‐funded health centers	8
Travel burden and bypassing closest site for surgical cancer treatment for urban and rural oncology patients	8
Measuring disparities to emergency medicine with 200 million voter records: The case of rural hospital closures	8
Issue Information	7
Rural‐urban disparities in human papillomavirus vaccination: Findings from a cross‐sectional survey of 13 southern US states, December 2019‐January 2020	7
Rural/urban differences in the prevalence of stroke risk factors: A cross‐sectional analysis from the REGARDS study	7
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
From believers to skeptics: Latent class analysis of COVID‐19 protective practices and perceptions among agricultural community members	7
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Communities with an anchor institution have higher coronavirus vaccination rates	7
An assessment of the rural‐urban differences in the crash response time and county‐level crash fatalities in the United States	7
The struggles that are faced with a rural cancer diagnosis: My personal story	7
Community responses and adaptations following the closure of a rural pharmacy and primary care facility	7
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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	7
Clinical outcomes and profitability following rural hospital mergers and acquisitions	7
The effect of broadband access on electronic patient engagement activities: Assessment of urban‐rural differences	7
Drive time to care and retention in HIV care: Rural–urban differences among Medicaid enrollees in the United States South	7

Closure of Labor & Delivery units in rural counties is associated with reduced adequacy of prenatal care, even when prenatal care remains available	7
Investigation of rural–urban differences in hospitalization for ambulatory care‐sensitive conditions: Analysis of linked survey, hospitalization, and tax data from Canada	6
Broadband access within Medically Underserved Areas and its implication for telehealth utilization	6
Not enough: Medicaid expansion, medical debt, and cost avoidance in rural American Indian and Alaska Native households	6
Variations in antibiotic prescribing among children enrolled in North Carolina Medicaid, 2013‐2019	6
The influence of rurality on self‐reported physical therapy utilization among patients with severe chronic back pain in the United States	6
Telehealth among substance using justice‐involved persons on community supervision: Benefits, challenges, and suggestions for future use	6
Health care, social support, and pregnancy‐related anxiety in urban and rural and remote Australian women	6
Rural reticence to inform physicians of cannabis use	6
Understanding rural‐urban differences in veterans’ internet access, use and patient preferences for telemedicine	6
Health care access barriers among metropolitan and nonmetropolitan populations of eight geographically diverse states, 2018	6
Integrated care models for co‐occurring alcohol use disorders and alcohol‐associated liver disease in rural communities: Telehealth considerations and opportunities	6
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
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
Psychometric properties of the Telepsych User Experience Scale (TUES)	5
Leveraging Cooperative Extension Services as a population health approach to reduce health disparities	5
Rural disparities impact response to a web‐based physical activity self‐management intervention in COPD: A secondary analysis	5
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 depression	5
Rural‐urban differences in family and paid caregiving utilization in the United States: Findings from the Cornell National Social Survey	5
Veterans with blood cancers: Clinical trial navigation and the challenge of rurality	5
Issue Information	5
Home health utilization in the Veterans Health Administration: Are there rural and urban differences?	5
Implementation and evaluation of a multilevel intervention to increase uptake of the human papillomavirus vaccine among rural adolescents	5
The COVID‐19 pandemic impact on independent and provider‐based rural health clinics’ operations and cancer prevention and screening provision in the United States	5
Evaluating implementation by rural clinics of evidence‐based interventions to promote HPV vaccination	5
Perceived risks and benefits of telePrEP interventions: An interview study with rural sexual minority men in Texas	5
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Rural Health Research in the 21st Century: One Health Considerations	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