OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Health Education & Behavior 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
Key Informant Perspectives on Somali Adolescent Tobacco Use: Contextualizing Influences and Prevention Opportunities	96
Youth Assets and Initiation of Sexual Intercourse by Family Structure: A Longitudinal Cohort Study	79
Motivational Interviewing Implementation in Primary Care: A “Terrifying Challenge” Becoming a “Professional Revelation”	43
Protecting and Advancing Women’s Health and Rights Post-Roe Era Through Policy	35
Development of a Health Insurance Navigation Program for Long-Term Childhood Cancer Survivors	34
“I Can’t Go Far”: Perceptions and Experiences of Heart Failure Patients Regarding Physical Activity: A Qualitative Study Using Semistructured Face-to-Face Interviews	34
Promoting Disposal of Left-Over Opioids After Surgery in Rural Communities: A Qualitative Description Study	26
Food Insecurity and Weight Discrimination: A Gender-Based Study	20
Participatory Action Research to Explore the Role of Structural Violence on Marginalized and Racialized Young Parents	20
The Black Men’s Health Forum: Improving Health Knowledge and Willingness to Participate in Research	20
Understanding and Supporting the Health Education Specialist Role in Clinical Settings	20
WOOP as a Brief Alcohol Intervention Led by Lay Coaches in College Settings	18
Effectiveness of Health Coaching in Early-Stage Chronic Kidney Diseases in Patients With Diabetes	18
Cancer Education Interventions in Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Scope and Content	16
Oh Baby! A Content Analysis of Contraception Pins on Pinterest	16
Exploring Intended and Unintended Reactions to Healthy Weight and Lifestyle Advertisements: An Online Experiment	15
Persuasive Narratives About Osteoporosis: Effects of Protagonist Competence, Narrator Point of View, and Subjective Risk	13
How Dobbs May Influence the Geographic Distribution of Medical Trainees in the United States	13
Stigma, Mental Health, and Health care Use Among Rural Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals	13
Personal Freedom and Social Responsibility in Slowing the Spread of COVID-19: A Rapid Qualitative Study	12
Exploring Food-Based Cultural Practices to Address Food Insecurity in Rural Appalachia	12
Dengue Treatment-Seeking Behavior: A Qualitative Study With Costa Rican Residents	12
Perceptions of Health Insurance Among Self-employed Korean Immigrants From South Korea in the United States	11
Interventions to Increase Sunscreen Use in Adults: A Review of the Literature	11
Examining Empowerment Interventions With Families and Preschool Children: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials	11

“I Can Never Feel Safe”: Latinx Youth Voices on Psychosocial Impacts of 287(g) in Georgia	11
The Association Between Fatalism and Mammography Use in Korean American Immigrant Women	11
Risk Factors Associated With General and Abdominal Obesity Among South Asian Minorities in Hong Kong	10
Evaluating Experiences of Stress and Coping Among African American Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic to Inform Future Interventions	10
Determinants Influencing Health-Promoting Behaviors in Individuals at High Risk of Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study	10
Local Health Service Response to COVID-19 in Mexico: Notes From an Exploratory Qualitative Study	10
Perceived Message Effectiveness: Do People Need to Think About Message Effectiveness to Report the Message as Effective?	10
What Anansi Did for Us: Storytelling’s Value in Equitably Exploring Public Health	10
Monitoring the Official YouTube Channels of E-Cigarette Companies: A Thematic Analysis	10
Development and Implementation of a Hybrid Online and In-Person Food Sovereignty and Nutrition Education Curriculum for Native American Parents: The FRESH Study	9
Analysis of Latina/o Sociodemographic and Health Data Sets in the United States From 1960 to 2019: Findings Suggest Improvements to Future Data Collection Efforts	9
User Engagement With Mood-Related Content on the National Cancer Institute Smokefree.Gov Initiative Cessation Resources	9
Evaluation of Afterschool Activity Programs’ (ASAP) Effect on Children’s Physical Activity, Physical Health, and Fundamental Movement Skills	9
How to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Health Promotion Actions Developed Through Youth-Centered Participatory Action Research	9
Mental Health Risk and Protection Among First-Generation Latinx Immigrant Youth: A Latent Profile Analysis	9
Effects of Prenatal Breastfeeding Education on Breastfeeding Duration Beyond 12 Weeks: A Systematic Review	8
Food Choice With Economic Scarcity and Time Abundance: A Qualitative Study	8
Income Inequality and Bullying Victimization and Perpetration: Evidence From Adolescents in the COMPASS Study	8
HIV Treatment and Mental Health Outcomes Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men Living With HIV in a Pilot Multicomponent Intervention in Guatemala City	8
Applying the Integrative Model to Predict Intention to Use Corporal Punishment Among Low-income Parents	8
Identifying Factors That Influence Physical Activity and Healthy Aging Among Older Latino Adults	8
Applying Social Marketing Principles for Community-Based Cancer Screening Programs: Two Case Studies	8
In Memoriam: Edward J. Roccella, MPH, PhD (1944–2021)	7
Bias and Discrimination Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Parents Accessing Care for Their Children: A Literature Review	7
Motivating Weight Loss Among Black Adults in Relationships: Recommendations for Weight Loss Interventions	7
Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among Emerging Adult Undergraduates: A Longitudinal and Two-Cohort Study	7
Education and Financial Knowledge in Health-Related Financial Decisions	7
Primary Care Providers’ Experiences With an Active Elective Genetic Testing Program	7
Barriers to and Facilitators of COVID-19 Prevention Behaviors Among North Carolina Residents	7
Racial and Sexual Minority Scholar Positionality: Advancing Health Status and Life Opportunity Among Sexual Minority Men of Color	7
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Tobacco Use Patterns Among Adults in the United States: Exploring sex differences	7
Understanding Potential Mechanisms of Vaping Prevention Messages: A Mediation Analysis of the Real Cost Campaign Advertisements	7
A Social-Ecological Model Exploring Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Screening Practices Among Antenatal Health Care Providers	7
How Technology, Health Information Seeking, and Socioeconomic Factors Are Associated With Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination Readiness in Estonians Over 50 Years?	7
Community Senior Center Intervention to Address Factors Related to Memory Screening Engagement	6
Cannabis Users’ and Non-Users’ Differential Responses to Two Anti-Cannabis Campaigns	6
Acknowledgment of Members of Health Education & Behavior’s Review Panel	6
Reducing Unhealthy Normative Behavior: The Case of Sports and Energy Drinks	6
Theory-Driven Behavioral Obesity Treatment and Carry-Over of Exercise-Related, to Eating-Related, Self-Regulation: Effects on Short- and Long-Term Weight/Waist Circumference Reductions	6
Systematic Review of the Economics of School-Based Interventions for Dating Violence and Gender-Based Violence	6
Scaling Up Implementation Support for Violence Prevention and Resilience Promotion in the Air Force	6
Low Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in a Low-Income Urban Population	6
Insights From Community Organizations Collaborating With Government and Academia to Foster Health Literacy	6
In Memoriam: Albert Bandura, PhD (1925–2021)	6
Engaging Adolescents in the Fight Against Drug Abuse and Addiction: A Concept Mapping Approach	6
Doubly Marginalized: Addressing the Minority Stressors Experienced by LGBTQ+ Researchers Who Do LGBTQ+ Research	6
Health Behaviors During the COVID-19 Epidemic: Perspectives From Studying International Coping and Compliance	6
Hesitant or Confident: A Qualitative Study Examining Latinos’ Perceptions of COVID-19 Vaccines in Arizona	6
Recruitment Methods, Inclusion, and Successful Participation in a Longitudinal Clinical Trial Using Ecological Momentary Assessment	6
Lessons Learned From a Qualitative COVID-19 Investigation Among Essential Workers With Limited English Proficiency in Southwest Kansas	6

Dobbs: Navigating the New Quagmire and Its Impacts on Abortion and Reproductive Health Care	6
COVID-19-Related Experiences and Perspectives of Peruvian College Students: A Descriptive Study	6
Community Health Worker Interventions for Men: A Scoping Review Using the RE-AIM Framework	5
The Acceptability and Effectiveness of Videos Promoting Smoking Cessation Among Australians Experiencing Mental Illness	5
Perceived Discrimination Among Adolescents in Ireland	5
Stay Socially Distant and Wash Your Hands: Using the Health Belief Model to Determine Intent for COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors at the Beginning of the Pandemic	5
Intimate Partner Violence and Health Outcomes Among Women Living With HIV/AIDS in Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study	5
Effectiveness of a Digital Intervention in Increasing Flu Vaccination–Related Risk Appraisal, Intention to Vaccinate and Vaccination Behaviour Among Pregnant Women	5
A Qualitative Study of Health Equity’s Role in Community Coalition Development	5
Trained Volunteers With Type 2 Diabetes Experience Significant Health Benefits When Providing Peer Support	5
Designing Cancer Warning Labels for Alcoholic Beverages: Examining the Impact of Visual Elements	5
Examining Attenuated Responses to Coronavirus Disease-2019 Risk	5
Pathways of Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Peer Bullying in Children and Youth: A Scoping Review	5
A Psychometric and Relative Importance Evaluation of Health Literacy and Health Consciousness on COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors Among Hispanic Adults	5
A Socio-Ecological Approach to Promoting Physical Activity in a Low-Income Neighborhood: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial	5