OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Health Geographics is 7. 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
Exploring fine-scale urban landscapes using satellite data to predict the distribution of Aedes mosquito breeding sites	56
The built environment, purpose-specific walking behaviour and overweight: evidence from Wuhan metropolis in central China	31
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	27
The use of Virtual Reality (VR) to assess the impact of geographical environments on walking and cycling: a systematic literature review	23
Park environment and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in parks among adolescents in a high-density city: the moderating role of neighbourhood income	21
Global mosquito observations dashboard (GMOD): creating a user-friendly web interface fueled by citizen science to monitor invasive and vector mosquitoes	20
Understanding Ixodes ricinus occurrence in private yards: influence of yard and landscape features	19
Spatiotemporal analysis of the effect of global development indicators on child mortality	18
Assessing the association between overcrowding and human physiological stress response in different urban contexts: a case study in Salzburg, Austria	18
Spatial accessibility to health facilities in Sub-Saharan Africa: comparing existing models with survey-based perceived accessibility	17
A practical illustration of spatial smoothing methods for disconnected regions with INLA: spatial survey on overweight and obesity in Malaysia	15
Mapping the prevalence of cancer risk factors at the small area level in Australia	15
The development and validation of Spatial Methodology Appraisal of Research Tool (SMART): a concept mapping study	14
Spatial and temporal trends of overweight/obesity and tobacco use in East Africa: subnational insights into cardiovascular disease risk factors	13
Deriving neighborhood-level diet and physical activity measurements from anonymized mobile phone location data for enhancing obesity estimation	13
Joint mapping of cardiovascular diseases: comparing the geographic patterns in incident acute myocardial infarction, stroke and atrial fibrillation, a Danish register-based cohort study 2014–15	13
Characterization of prehospital time delay in primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction: analysis of geographical infrastructure-dependent and -independent components	12
MaskMyPy: python tools for performing and analyzing geographic masks	12
A simulation study for geographic cluster detection analysis on population-based health survey data using spatial scan statistics	11
Spatial analysis and mapping of malaria risk areas using geospatial technology in the case of Nekemte City, western Ethiopia	11
Application of machine learning to predict transport modes from GPS, accelerometer, and heart rate data	10
The role of geographic information system and global positioning system in dementia care and research: a scoping review	10
Comparison of geographical and individual deprivation index to assess the risk of Sars-CoV-2 infection and disease severity: a retrospective cohort study	10
Understanding the spread of infectious diseases in edge areas of hotspots: dengue epidemics in tropical metropolitan regions	9
Impacts of seasonal flooding on geographical access to maternal healthcare in the Barotse Floodplain, Zambia	9

Global positioning system-based food environment exposures, diet-related, and cardiometabolic health outcomes: a systematic review and research agenda	8
Identifying obesogenic environment through spatial clustering of body mass index among adults	8
Comparison of static and dynamic exposures to air pollution, noise, and greenness among seniors living in compact-city environments	8
Epidemiology, risk areas and macro determinants of gastric cancer: a study based on geospatial analysis	7
Deviations from typical paths: a novel approach to working with GPS data in the behavioral sciences	7
Socioeconomic and environmental determinants of asthma prevalence: a cross-sectional study at the U.S. County level using geographically weighted random forests	7
Participatory mapping to address neighborhood level data deficiencies for food security assessment in Southeastern Virginia, USA	7
Association of neighborhood physical activity facilities with incident cardiovascular disease	7
Recreational walking and perceived environmental qualities: a national map-based survey in Denmark	7