OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Ethnicity & Disease 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.)

Article	Citations
Risk and Protective Factors for Cost-Related Nonadherence Among Middle East and North African (MENA ) Adults	116
Assessing National Institutes of Health Prevention Research on Leading Causes of Death Focused on Racial or Ethnic Minority Populations, Fiscal Years 2016-2020	88
Implementation Research at NHLBI: Methodological and Design Challenges and Lessons Learned from the DECIPHeR Initiative	43
Now is the Time to Incorporate the Construct of Structural Racism and Discrimination into Health Research	37
Conducting Community-Based Research in An African Immigrant Population: Lessons Learned	32
Integrating Population Health Strategies into Primary Care: Impact on Outcomes and Hospital Use for Low-Income Adults	27
Applications of Mobile Health Technologies to Address Cardiometabolic Health Disparities in the United States: A Systematic Review	25
Perceived Religious Influence on Health Is Associated with Beneficial Health Behaviors in Members of Predominantly Black Churches	15
Neighborhood Evictions, Marital/Cohabiting Status, and Preterm Birth among African American Women	14
Applying a Race(ism)-Conscious Adaptation of the CFIR Framework to Understand Implementation of a School-Based Equity-Oriented Intervention	14
Intracranial Volume Is Driven by Both Genetics and Early Life Exposures: The SOL-INCA-MRI Study	14
Race-Ethnic Differences of ST -Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Findings from a New York Health System Registry	14
Sex, Race, and Ethnic Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Service Members and Veterans	13
Neck Circumference Cut-Off for Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome in Nigeria	13
Let Us Just Ask People What They Think: Community Perceptions and Recommendations about Coronavirus Vaccination	13
Commentary: Advancing the Science of Implementation for Resource-Limited Settings through Bidirectional Learning Around Cervical Cancer Screening	12
Best Practice Recommendations for Integrating Health Equity into Pragmatic Clinical Trials for Dementia Care	11
Richard S. Cooper, MD in Memoriam	11
A Study to Compare a CHW-Led Versus Physician-Led Intervention for Prostate Cancer Screening Decision-Making among Black Men	11
Mental Health, Self-Care, and Engagement in Care among Black Women Living with HIV	11
Financial Well-Being Among US Adults with Vascular Conditions: Differential Impacts Among Blacks and Hispanics	10
Cancer Prevention and Diagnosis Knowledge among Spanish-speaking Older Latino/as Residing in Tampa, Florida	9
Electronic Health Literacy among Linguistically Diverse Patients in the Los Angeles County Safety Net Health System	9
Diurnal Cortisol Slope and Nighttime Blood Pressure: A Study in European Americans and African Americans	9
Rapid Assessment of COVID Evidence (RACE): Continuing Health Equity Research Beyond the Series	8

Structural Racism and Immigrant Health: Exploring the Association Between Wage Theft, Mental Health, and Injury among Latino Day Laborers	8
Generation 1.5: Years in the United States and Other Factors Affecting Smoking Behaviors Among Asian Americans	8
Central Blood Pressure and Subclinical Atherosclerotic Risk in Young Hispanic American Women	7
Prevalence and Correlates of HIV-Associated Health Behaviors in a Population-Based Sample of Puerto Rican Adults, 2019	7
Life Stressors and Sleep Problems as Predictors of the Likelihood of Lifetime Cannabis Use among Black Adults with Criminal Justice Contact	6
Perceived Susceptibility to Chronic Kidney Disease and Hypertension Self-Management among Black and White Live Kidney Donors	6
Metabolic Risk and Depression among Elderly Mexican Americans: The Roles of Nativity Status of Nativity Status	5
Contributors to Early Mortality in African Americans, the Jackson Heart Study	5
Neighborhood-level Asian American Populations, Social Determinants of Health, and Health Outcomes in 500 US Cities	5
Decolonizing a Wretched Healthcare System: The African Public Health Practitioner Case	4
Examining the Role of Family History of US Enslavement in Health Care System Distrust Today	4
Navigating Access to Cancer Care: Identifying Barriers to Precision Cancer Medicine	4
Effect of Race and Ethnicity on In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with COVID-2019	4
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Emotional Reactions to the Flint Water Crisis among Michigan Women in Communities Outside of Flint	4
Training Underrepresented Early-Career Faculty in Cardiovascular Health Research during COVID -19: Structural Inequities and Health Disparity	4
Internalized Shame and Social Stress-Induced Blood Pressure Patterns among Young Black Women	4
Physical and Psychological Burden among Caregivers of Latinx Older Adults with Stroke and Multimorbidity	4
Black Feminism and Womanism: A Narrative Review of the Weight Loss Literature	4
Exploring the Lived Experience of Food Insecure African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes Living in the Inner City	4
Attitudes about COVID-19 Testing among Black Adults in the United States	4
What Happens When the Crisis Seemingly Never Ends? Perspectives in Health Communication	4
Deciphering Disparities: The NHLBI Program on Disparities Elimination through Coordinated Interventions to Prevent and Control Heart and Lung Disease Risk (DECIPHeR)	4
Race and Remdesivir: Examination of Clinical Outcomes in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Cohort in New York City	3
A Pilot Study Examining Stress and Obesity among Employees at a Historically Black College and University (HBCU): Does Job Satisfaction Matter?	3
Exploring Perspectives on Establishing COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence in Black Communities	3
Parkinson’s Disease Inequities in Daily Cognitive Activities: An Intersectional Approach	3
Traversing Traditions: Prenatal Care and Birthing Practice Preferences Among Black Women in North Florida	3
Using COVID-19 Surveillance Systems to Identify and Monitor Disparities: Best Practices and Recommendations	3
Sleep as a Predictor of Health-Related Quality of Life among Economically Disadvantaged Black Older Adults	3
Social and Behavioral Factors Associated with BMI and Waist Circumference among Adolescents: The Jackson Heart KIDS Pilot Study	3
Integrated Methods for Applying Critical Race Theory to Qualitative COVID-19 Equity Research	2
MiQuit: A Study Protocol to Link Low-Income Smokers to a State Tobacco Quitline	2
Association of Diabetic Retinopathy with Chronic Kidney Disease Progression in Latinos with Type 2 Diabetes	2
Associations between Daily Work Hassles and Energy-Balance Behaviors in Female African American Workers: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study	2
Factors Associated with HPV Vaccine Adherence among Latino/a Adolescents in a Rural, Texas-Mexico Border County	2
NRMNet: Building a National Resource for Mentorship, Networking and Professional Development to Enhance Diversity	2
Prevalence of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome in the High Cardiovascular Risk Setting of Rural Western Honduras	2
Perceived Severity of COVID-19 in a Longitudinal Study in Detroit, Michigan	2
Barriers and Facilitators to Improving Cardiovascular Health in Churches with Predominantly Black Congregations	2
Accuracy of Perceived Breast Cancer Risk in Black and White Women with an Elevated Risk	2
Foreword	2
Commentary: Public Health Surveillance and Health Equity: Cause for Concern	2
Community-Academic Partnerships for Health Research: An Iterative and Transparent Process of Patient Engagement Before the Research Begins	2
The Use of Navigators to Increase Patient Portal Enrollment among Patients in a Federally Qualified Health Care System	2
Establishing a Framework for Sustainable Community Action Research	2
Commentary on Metabolic Health Disparities Affecting the Rio Grande Valley Mexican American Population: Seeking Answers Using Animal Models	2
“I Have Come Because I See You Care About Me”: Recruiting Older Black Americans for Genomic Research	2
Glucometabolic State Transitions: The Jackson Heart Study	2
Black:White Health Inequalities, Genes Versus Environment—A New Chapter?	2
Community Engagement in Implementation Science: the Impact of Community Engagement Activities in the DECIPHeR Alliance	2

Early Stage Investigators: Emerging Research Supporting Health Equity	2
Knowledge Sharing to Reduce Toxin Exposure Risks from Harmful Algal Blooms: Global Networks and Political Barriers	2
Relationship Between Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Severe Maternal Morbidity and Maternal Mortality	1
Advancing Inclusive Research: Establishing Collaborative Strategies to Improve Diversity in Clinical Trials	1
Racial Disparities in Foot Examination among People with Diabetes in Brazil: A Nationwide Survey, 2019	1
Acknowledgment of the Legacy of Racism and Discrimination	1
The Association Between NRMN STAR Grantsmanship Self-Efficacy and Grant Submission	1
Exploring Associations between Race/Ethnicity and Glaucoma Prevalence in a Multicenter Brazilian Study: The ELSA-Brasil	1
Engaging Predominantly Black Churches in an Intervention to Improve Cardiovascular Health and Reduce Racial Inequities	1
Associations of Health Conditions and Health-Related Determinants with Disability among New York City Adult Residents	1
Process of Engaging Community and Scientific Partners in the Development of the CIRCL-Chicago Study Protocol	1
Associations of Major Lifetime and Everyday Discrimination with Cognitive Function among Middle-Aged and Older Adults	1
COVID-19 Case-Fatality Rates in Michigan Are Higher for Arab Americans Compared With Non-Hispanic White Individuals for the Oldest Age Groups	1
Willingness of Latinx and African Americans to Participate in Nontherapeutic Trials: It Depends on Who Runs the Research	1
Notes From the Field: Diverse Partner Perspectives Improve the Usability and Equity Focus of Implementation Guides	1
Looking Across and Within: Immigration as a Unifying Structural Factor Impacting Cardiometabolic Health and Diet	1
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19: Rate Ratios Provide an Incomplete Picture of US Trends, April 2020–March 2021	1
A Community-Engaged Process for Adapting a Cardiovascular Health Intervention for Persons with Serious Mental Illness	1
Structural Racism: The Rules and Relations of Inequity	1
Spatial Variation in Very Preterm Birth to Hispanic Women Across the United States: The Role of Intensified Immigration Enforcement	1
Stroke Incidence and High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Among African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study	1
Increasing Emotional Distress and Use of Health Services among Hospitality Industry Workers During and After the COVID-19 Lockdown	1
Legacies of Environmental Injustice on Neighborhood Violence, Poverty and Active Living in an African American Community	1
Poverty, Comorbidity, and Ethnicity: COVID-19 Outcomes in a Safety Net Health System	1
Skin Tone, Race/Ethnicity, and Gender Differences in BMI among New US Immigrants	1
Structural Racism: A Call to Action for Health and Health Disparities Research	1
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19-Like Illness and Impacts of Social Distancing and Working from Home	1