OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Harm Reduction Journal is 27. 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
Community-based respondent-driven sampling as a strategy for drug use surveillance in a large French urban area	108
Accessing needle exchange services in disasters for remote areas of Aotearoa New Zealand	98
“I don’t want to die”: a qualitative study of coping strategies to prevent fentanyl-related overdose deaths among people who inject drugs and its implications for harm reduction policies	70
Assessment of knowledge and behaviors of an opioid overdose education and naloxone distribution program during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic	54
Nasal administration of diacetylmorphine improved the adherence in a patient receiving heroin-assisted treatment	53
Assessing experts’ perspectives on challenges in substance misuse prevention, harm reduction, and treatment to shape funding priorities in New York State	51
High prevalence of hepatitis B virus susceptibility among persons undergoing community-based hepatitis C virus treatment	48
Acceptability of a pilot motivational interviewing intervention at public health facilities to improve the HIV treatment cascade among people who inject drugs in Indonesia	43
Reported adverse events related to use of hepatitis C virus direct-acting antivirals with opioids: 2017–2021	41
Differences in drug use behaviors that impact overdose risk among individuals who do and do not use fentanyl test strips for drug checking	41
The challenges, opportunities and strategies of engaging young people who use drugs in harm reduction: insights from young people with lived and living experience	39
Motives for alcohol use, risky drinking patterns and harm reduction practices among people who experience homelessness and alcohol dependence in Montreal	37
The motives and methods of methamphetamine and ‘heroin’ co-use in West Virginia	37
The relationship between felt stigma and non-fatal overdose among rural people who use drugs	37
Contamination of a drug consumption room with drugs and potential risks for social health care workers	36
Remote harm reduction services are key solutions to reduce the impact of COVID-19-like crises on people who use drugs: evidence from two independent structures in France and in the USA	36
Does sexuality matter? A cross-sectional study of drug use, social injecting, and access to injection-specific care among men who inject drugs in Melbourne, Australia	36
Subspecialty physicians’ perspectives on barriers and facilitators of hepatitis C treatment: a qualitative study	36
Double counting of clients using services in Iran: implications for assessing the reach of harm reduction programs	34
Patterns of cannabis use, perception of harm, and perceived impact of legislative change in an online sample of young adults from Lebanon: insight on recreational users versus dual motive users	34
A Case report of a continuous ambulatory drug delivery (CADD) pump to deliver opioid agonist treatment in an acute care setting	32
Decentralised same day test and treatment of hepatitis C levering existing peer support networks among men who inject drugs: feasibility and effectiveness	29
“It’s starting to weigh on me”: Exploring the Experiences and Support Needs of Harm Reduction Staff in Connecticut using the Social-Ecological Model	29
Awareness and willingness to use HIV self-testing among people who inject drugs in Iran	29
A simplified point-of-service model for hepatitis C in people who inject drugs in South Africa	29

The impact of JUUL market entry on cigarette sales: evidence from a major chain retailer in Canada	28
Is peer support a tipping point for the opioid use disorder crisis in Appalachia? Research holds the answer	28