OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Health Geographics is 8. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
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	50
Assessment of a gridded population sample frame for a household survey of refugee populations in Uganda, 2021	43
The built environment, purpose-specific walking behaviour and overweight: evidence from Wuhan metropolis in central China	37
Temporal-spatial distribution characteristics and associated socioeconomic factors of medical expenditures for rural patients with chronic kidney disease in Fujian Province, Southeast China	36
Suicide mortality in Spain (2010-2022): temporal trends, spatial patterns, and risk factors	27
Exploring fine-scale urban landscapes using satellite data to predict the distribution of Aedes mosquito breeding sites	26
Geographic disparities in minimum dietary diversity among Indian children aged 6–23 months	25
Mapping the prevalence of cancer risk factors at the small area level in Australia	24
Mapping malaria vulnerability hotspots using multi-criteria decision analysis, GIS, and remote sensing: a case study in Abaya Woreda, West Guji Zone, Ethiopia	23
The use of Virtual Reality (VR) to assess the impact of geographical environments on walking and cycling: a systematic literature review	22
Spatial accessibility to health facilities in Sub-Saharan Africa: comparing existing models with survey-based perceived accessibility	21
Assessing the association between overcrowding and human physiological stress response in different urban contexts: a case study in Salzburg, Austria	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	17
Bayesian spatio-temporal modeling and prediction of malaria cases in Tanzania mainland (2016-2023): unveiling associations with climate and intervention factors	17
Soil selenium and oesophageal cancer incidence in China: a large ecological study of population-based cancer registry data	16
The development and validation of Spatial Methodology Appraisal of Research Tool (SMART): a concept mapping study	16
A practical illustration of spatial smoothing methods for disconnected regions with INLA: spatial survey on overweight and obesity in Malaysia	15
Deriving neighborhood-level diet and physical activity measurements from anonymized mobile phone location data for enhancing obesity estimation	14
Spatial and temporal trends of overweight/obesity and tobacco use in East Africa: subnational insights into cardiovascular disease risk factors	14
Cooperative spatial modelling of hospital compliance with minimum caseload requirements	14
MaskMyPy: python tools for performing and analyzing geographic masks	13
Ecological epidemiology insights into clonorchiosis endemicity in Guangxi, China and Vietnam: a comprehensive machine learning analysis	13
Characterization of prehospital time delay in primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction: analysis of geographical infrastructure-dependent and -independent components	12

Impacts of seasonal flooding on geographical access to maternal healthcare in the Barotse Floodplain, Zambia	12
Spatial downscaling of multivariate disease risk	12
Spatiotemporal evolution pattern and convergence of healthy city development in China	12
H3-MOSAIC: multimodal generative AI for semantic place detection from high-frequency GPS on H3 grids in mental health geomatics	12
Examining streetscape visuals and emotional responses through social media and street view image analysis	12
A simulation study for geographic cluster detection analysis on population-based health survey data using spatial scan statistics	12
Comparison of geographical and individual deprivation index to assess the risk of Sars-CoV-2 infection and disease severity: a retrospective cohort study	11
The role of geographic information system and global positioning system in dementia care and research: a scoping review	11
Application of machine learning to predict transport modes from GPS, accelerometer, and heart rate data	9
Spatial analysis and mapping of malaria risk areas using geospatial technology in the case of Nekemte City, western Ethiopia	9
Is the neighbourhood environment associated with indicators of health in children and adolescents? Developing and testing a new proof-of-concept Healthy Environments Index for Children in Taranaki, Ne	9
The role of residential urban form and built environment in supporting social interaction, health, and well-being: a focus on forming and maintaining ties	8
Differential effects of neighborhood ambient PM2.5 exposure and social vulnerability on cancer-related systemic inflammation by race in a large health care system population from 2000 to 2020	8
Epidemiology, risk areas and macro determinants of gastric cancer: a study based on geospatial analysis	8
Understanding the spread of infectious diseases in edge areas of hotspots: dengue epidemics in tropical metropolitan regions	8
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
Socioeconomic and environmental determinants of asthma prevalence: a cross-sectional study at the U.S. County level using geographically weighted random forests	8