OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Epidemiology is 23. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Understanding Etiologic Pathways Through Multiple Sequential Mediators: An Application in Perinatal Epidemiology	137
Re. A Multipollutant Approach to Estimating Causal Effects of Air Pollution Mixtures on Overall Mortality in a Large, Prospective Cohort	65
Newborn Dried Blood Spot Folate in Relation to Maternal Self-reported Folic Acid Intake, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Developmental Delay	58
Risk of Adverse Birth Outcomes in Two Cohorts of Pregnant Women With HIV in Zambia	52
Explaining the Variance in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: A Comparison of Demographic, Socioeconomic, and Genetic Predictors: Erratum	51
A Generalization of the Mechanism-based Approach for Age–Period–Cohort Models	46
Erratum: Generalizing and Transporting Causal Inferences from Randomized Trials in the Presence of Trial Engagement Effects	46
Estimating the Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Cardiovascular Events Using Observational Data?	42
Reporting and Description of Research Methodology in Studies Estimating Effects of Firearm Policies	42
Negative Control Exposures: Causal Effect Identifiability and Use in Probabilistic-bias and Bayesian Analyses With Unmeasured Confounders	41
Preventable Fraction in the Context of Disease Progression	38
When Does Differential Outcome Misclassification Matter for Estimating Prevalence?	38
Re. Prediagnostic Exposures and Cancer Survival: Can a Meaningful Causal Estimand be Specified?	36
Causal Identification Conditions for the Effect of Treatment in the Treated: Illustration Using the Northwest Germany Stroke Registry	36
The Authors Respond	30
Prediction Under Interventions: Evaluation of Counterfactual Performance Using Longitudinal Observational Data	28
Comparing PCSK9 Monoclonal Antibody Treatment Strategies Following Myocardial Infarction Using Negative Control Outcomes: A Target Trial Emulation Study	28
Advances in Difference-in-differences Methods for Policy Evaluation Research	28
Doubly Marginalized: The Interplay of Racism and Disability in Outcomes for Minoritized People With Down Syndrome	27
Are Detailed Behavioral, Psychosocial, and Environmental Variables Necessary to Control for Confounding in Pregnancy Weight Gain Research?	26
Erratum: Marginal Sufficient Component Cause Model: An Emerging Causal Model With Merits?	25
Evaluating Binary Outcome Classifiers Estimated from Survey Data	25
Use of Routinely Collected Data to Classify Planned Mode of Delivery Among Pregnancies With a Previous Cesarean Delivery: A Validation Study	25
Does Adjusting for Causal Intermediate Confounders Resolve the Perinatal Crossover Paradox?	23
Validation of ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes for Gestational Age at Birth	23

Mobile Source Benzene Regulations and Risk of Childhood and Young Adult Hematologic Cancers in Alaska: A Quasi-experimental Study