OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Preventing Chronic Disease is 25. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Mapping Geographic Access to Illinois Birthing Hospitals, 2016–2023	87
Linking Adverse Childhood Experiences and Other Risk Factors to Subjective Cognitive Decline in an Aging Population	82
Racial and Ethnic Differences Among Active-Duty Service Members in Use of Mental Health Care and Perceived Mental Health Stigma: Results From the 2018 Health Related Behaviors Survey	77
Prevalence of Testing for Diabetes Among US Adults With Overweight or Obesity, 2016–2019	69
By the Seat of Our Pants: the Experience of Small Businesses in the COVID-19 Pandemic, Washington State, March–October 2020	60
A Community-Engaged, Mixed-Methods Approach to Prioritizing Needs in a Statewide Assessment of Community Cancer Needs	60
Food Insecurity and Health-Related Concerns Among Elementary Schoolteachers During the COVID-19 Pandemic	60
Employment Loss and Food Insecurity — Race and Sex Disparities in the Context of COVID-19	51
Stroke Mortality and Stroke Hospitalizations: Racial Differences and Similarities in the Geographic Patterns of High Burden Communities Among Older Adults	50
Forgone Health Care for Non–COVID-19–Related Needs Among Medicare Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Summer 2020–Winter 2021	45
Vitamin D Deficiency and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among American Indian Adolescents: The Strong Heart Family Study	45
Changes in Policy Supports for Healthy Food Retailers, Farmers Markets, and Breastfeeding Among US Municipalities, 2014–2021: National Survey of Community-Based Policy and Environmental Supports for H	37
Rural–Urban Disparities in State-Level Diabetes Prevalence Among US Adults, 2021	37
Comorbidity Among Adults With Epilepsy — United States, 2021–2022	35
Health Care Access and Use Among Adults With and Without Vision Impairment: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2018	34
The CDC Worksite Health ScoreCard: A Tool to Advance Workplace Health Promotion Programs and Practices	33
COVID-19 Severity and Mortality Among Chronic Liver Disease Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	33
Inequities in Physical Activity Environments and Leisure-Time Physical Activity in Rural Communities	32
Associations Between Social Vulnerability and Providing Evidence-Based Diabetes Prevention and Management Activities in South Carolina, 2019	31
A Policy-Ready Public Health Guidebook of Strategies and Indicators to Promote Financial Well-Being and Address Financial Strain in Response to COVID-19	31
Changes in Depressive Symptoms, Perceived Stress, and Food Security Among Study Participants With Metabolic Syndrome During a COVID-19–Mandated Research Pause	30
A Toolkit to Facilitate the Selection and Measurement of Health Equity Indicators for Cardiovascular Disease	28
Mapping Changes in Inequities in COVID-19 Vaccinations Relative to Deaths in Chicago, Illinois	27
Impact of Geography and Rurality on Preconception Health Status in the United States	26
Linking Local-Level Chronic Disease and Social Vulnerability Measures to Inform Planning Efforts: A COPD Example	25

Dynamic Patterns and Modeling of Early COVID-19 Transmission by Dynamic Mode Decomposition	25
Food Insecurity Trajectories in the US During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic	25
Erratum, Volume 21, May 16 Release	25