OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of International Journal of Health Geographics is 3. 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
Spatiotemporal modelling and mapping of cervical cancer incidence among HIV positive women in South Africa: a nationwide study	51
The effect of physician density on colorectal cancer stage at diagnosis: causal inference methods for spatial data applied on regional-level data	36
Use of individual Google Location History data to identify consumer encounters with food outlets	29
Exploring fine-scale urban landscapes using satellite data to predict the distribution of Aedes mosquito breeding sites	26
The built environment, purpose-specific walking behaviour and overweight: evidence from Wuhan metropolis in central China	24
Comparison of geographical and individual deprivation index to assess the risk of Sars-CoV-2 infection and disease severity: a retrospective cohort study	21
Domestic and international mobility trends in the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of facebook data	19
Exploring factors affecting individual GPS-based activity space and how researcher-defined food environments represent activity space, exposure and use of food outlets	18
Impacts of seasonal flooding on geographical access to maternal healthcare in the Barotse Floodplain, Zambia	17
A simulation study for geographic cluster detection analysis on population-based health survey data using spatial scan statistics	15
The geospatial and conceptual configuration of the natural environment impacts the association with health outcomes and behavior in children and adolescents	15
How do taxi drivers expose to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in a Chinese megacity: a rapid assessment incorporating with satellite-derived information and urban mobility data	15
Development of an approach to forecast future takeaway outlet growth around schools and population exposure to takeaways in England	14
Context-aware heatstroke relief station placement and route optimization for large outdoor events	14
Spatial analysis and mapping of malaria risk areas using geospatial technology in the case of Nekemte City, western Ethiopia	13
Improving spatial data in health geographics: a practical approach for testing data to measure children’s physical activity and food environments using Google Street View	12
Validation of desk-based audits using Google Street View® to monitor the obesogenic potential of neighbourhoods in a pediatric sample: a pilot study in the QUALITY cohort	12
Geographic accessibility and hospital competition for emergency blood transfusion services in Bungoma, Western Kenya	12
Using spatial video and deep learning for automated mapping of ground-level context in relief camps	12
Cyclists’ exposure to air pollution, noise, and greenery: a population-level spatial analysis approach	11
Application of machine learning to predict transport modes from GPS, accelerometer, and heart rate data	10
Assessing the association between food environment and dietary inflammation by community type: a cross-sectional REGARDS study	10
Associations between neighborhood characteristics and dating violence: does spatial scale matter?	10
Regional variation in lifestyle patterns and BMI in young children: the GECKO Drenthe cohort	10
A machine learning approach to small area estimation: predicting the health, housing and well-being of the population of Netherlands	9

Spatial dynamics of Culex quinquefasciatus abundance: geostatistical insights from Harris County, Texas	9
The role of geographic information system and global positioning system in dementia care and research: a scoping review	9
Park environment and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in parks among adolescents in a high-density city: the moderating role of neighbourhood income	8
The effect of sampling health facilities on estimates of effective coverage: a simulation study	8
Revisiting the impact of public spaces on the mental health of rural migrants in Wuhan: an integrated multi-source data analysis	7
Mapathons versus automated feature extraction: a comparative analysis for strengthening immunization microplanning	7
A Bayesian maximum entropy model for predicting tsetse ecological distributions	7
Development of a Web GIS for small-scale detection and analysis of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) cases based on volunteered geographic information for the city of Cologne, Germany, in July/August 2020	7
Empowering health geography research with location-based social media data: innovative food word expansion and energy density prediction via word embedding and machine learning	7
Global mosquito observations dashboard (GMOD): creating a user-friendly web interface fueled by citizen science to monitor invasive and vector mosquitoes	7
The use of Virtual Reality (VR) to assess the impact of geographical environments on walking and cycling: a systematic literature review	7
Understanding the spread of infectious diseases in edge areas of hotspots: dengue epidemics in tropical metropolitan regions	6
Understanding Ixodes ricinus occurrence in private yards: influence of yard and landscape features	6
A French classification to describe medical deserts: a multi-professional approach based on the first contact with the healthcare system	6
Coverage versus response time objectives in ambulance location	6
The good, the bad, and the environment: developing an area-based measure of access to health-promoting and health-constraining environments in New Zealand	6
Comparison of static and dynamic exposures to air pollution, noise, and greenness among seniors living in compact-city environments	5
Assessing road criticality and loss of healthcare accessibility during floods: the case of Cyclone Idai, Mozambique 2019	5
Effects of greenery at different heights in neighbourhood streetscapes on leisure walking: a cross-sectional study using machine learning of streetscape images in Sendai City, Japan	5
Investigating young children’s physical activity through time and place	5
Longitudinal study of changes in greenness exposure, physical activity and sedentary behavior in the ORISCAV-LUX cohort study	5
Comparing mapped park and greenspace boundaries in Philadelphia: implications for exposure assessment in health studies	5
Spatial accessibility to health facilities in Sub-Saharan Africa: comparing existing models with survey-based perceived accessibility	4
Gravity models for potential spatial healthcare access measurement: a systematic methodological review	4
Geospatial techniques for monitoring and mitigating climate change and its effects on human health	4
Assessing the association between overcrowding and human physiological stress response in different urban contexts: a case study in Salzburg, Austria	4
Correction to: Development of a Web GIS for small-scale detection and analysis of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) cases based on volunteered geographic information for the city of Cologne, Germany, in July/Augu	4
Examining the diffusion of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in a metropolis: a space syntax approach	4
Spatiotemporal analysis of the effect of global development indicators on child mortality	4
Mapping the prevalence of cancer risk factors at the small area level in Australia	4
Global positioning system-based food environment exposures, diet-related, and cardiometabolic health outcomes: a systematic review and research agenda	3
Risk and space: modelling the accessibility of stroke centers using day- & nighttime population distribution and different transportation scenarios	3
Quantifying the spatial spillover effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions on pandemic risk	3
Feelings of safety during daytime walking: associations with mental health, physical activity and cardiometabolic health in high vacancy, low-income neighborhoods in Detroit, Michigan	3
Light at night and risk of breast cancer: a systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis	3
Impact of imprecise household location on effective coverage estimates generated through linking household and health provider data by geographic proximity: a simulation study	3
Cycling in one of the most polluted cities in the world: Exposure to noise and air pollution and potential adverse health impacts in Delhi	3
Parent’s sociodemographic factors, physical activity and active commuting are predictors of independent mobility to school	3
Long-term exposure and health risk assessment from air pollution: impact of regional scale mobility	3