OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Health Communication is 26. 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
In Our Sacred Voice – An Exploration of Tribal and Community Leader Perceptions as Health Communicators of Disease Prevention among American Indians in the Plains	117
Information Scanning Impacts Nonmedical Drug Use Among College Students: A Longitudinal Study of Scanning Effects	80
The Role of Empathy in Jordanian Medical Encounters	53
Integrative Framing Analysis: Framing Health through Words and Visuals	46
Effects of Exposure to Conflicting Health Information on Topic-Specific Information Sharing and Seeking Intentions	44
Vicarious Acquisition of Learned Helplessness During the COVID-19 Campus Epidemics in China: Interactions Between Embodied and Mediated Experiences	43
Dynamic Relations Between Negative News Media Experiences and Mental Distress? Examining Transactional Effects During Times of Health Crises	42
Adult Children as Companions in Geriatric Consultations: An Interpersonal Perspective from China	41
A Comparison of Hugging Frequency and Its Association with Momentary Mood Before and During COVID-19 Using Ecological Momentary Assessment	39
Do Descriptive Norm Appeals in Public Service Ads Reduce Freedom Threats? Examining the Effects of Normative Messages and Media Literacy Skills on Decreasing Reactance	37
Extending the Roots of Memorable Messages: A Comprehensive Review and Forecast of Memorable Message Literature and Theory	36
Swapping Insults, Neglecting Policy: How U.S. Presidential Candidates Communicate About Mental Health	36
Risk and Health Communication during Covid-19: A Linguistic Landscape Analysis	34
The Bubble and the Tower	33
A Discourse Study on Handover Communication Among Care Providers in a Residential Care Home for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities	33
Fun with Frustration? TikTok Influencers’ Emotional Expression Predicts User Engagement with COVID-19 Vaccination Messages	32
Can Stereotype Threat and Lift Visual Messages Affect Subsequent Physical Activity? Evidence from a Controlled Experiment Using Accelerometers	30
The Emotional Effects of Gain-Loss Frames in Persuasive Messages about Sun Protection on Health Promotional Outcomes: Evidence from an Experimental Study	29
Interactivity Can Enhance the Effectiveness of Threat Appeals: Implications for Preventive Health Websites	29
Exploring Nurse Responses to Spontaneous Breastfeeding Episodes During Routine Infant Health Checks in Finland: A Multimodal Conversation Analytic Approach	28
Media Literacy and Its Potential Influence on Mpox-Related Perceptions and Prevention Intentions in China During the 2022 Multi-Country Outbreak of Mpox	28
Examining the Roles of Communication and Trust in Patient–Provider Relationships and Their Association with Patient Satisfaction with Care	28
Women in the Margins: A Culture-Centered Interrogation of Hunger and “Food Apartheid” in the United States	27
Do Perceived Message Effectiveness Ratings Change in Response to Repeated Message Exposures?	26
Effects of Health Literacy in the Fight Against the COVID-19 Infodemic: The Case of Japan	26

“Compliant Supporters,” “Anxious Skeptics,” and “Defiant Deniers”: A Latent Profile Analysis of People’s Responses to COVID-19 Communications