OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Globalization and Health is 12. 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
The alcohol industry’s involvement with road safety NGOs	142
Global health diplomacy in Mexico: insights from key actors in the field	80
Equity of National Essential Public Health Services (NEPHS) in Mainland China, 2019: a cross-sectional study based on the NEPHS database	77
Comprehensive evaluation of community human settlement resilience and spatial characteristics based on the supply–demand mismatch between health activities and environment: a case study of downtown Sh	76
Accidental traffickers: qualitative findings on labour recruitment in Ethiopia	73
States, global power and access to medicines: a comparative case study of China, India and the United States, 2000–2019	67
The Global Fund: why anti-corruption, transparency and accountability matter	61
Global burden of the COVID-19 associated patient-related delay in emergency healthcare: a panel of systematic review and meta-analyses	59
Intellectual property licensing of therapeutics during the COVID-19 crisis: lessons learnt for pandemic preparedness and response	57
Substandard and falsified medical products: bibliometric analysis and mapping of scientific research	57
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological well-being of students in an Italian university: a web-based cross-sectional survey	57
Exploring fear of COVID-19 and its correlates among older adults in Bangladesh	56
Global priority for the care of orphans and other vulnerable children: transcending problem definition challenges	56
How does the British Soft Drink Association respond to media research reporting on the health consequences of sugary drinks?	55
Key factors to facilitate locally driven family planning programming: a qualitative analysis of urban stakeholder perspectives in Africa and Asia	50
Labor migration is associated with lower rates of underweight and higher rates of obesity among left-behind wives in rural Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study	48
Multiple pathways to scaling up and sustainability: an exploration of digital health solutions in South Africa	48
Analysing the impact of trade agreements on national food environments: the case of Vanuatu	43
Pandemic preparedness systems and diverging COVID-19 responses within similar public health regimes: a comparative study of expert perceptions of pandemic response in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden	42
Confronting potential food industry ‘front groups’: case study of the international food information Council’s nutrition communications using the UCSF food industry documents archive	39
Utilisation of quality antenatal, delivery and postnatal care services in Nepal: An analysis of Service Provision Assessment	39
The Middle East and COVID-19: time for collective action	39
Strategies to expand corporate autonomy by the tobacco, alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverage industry: a scoping review of reviews	37
Redressing COVID-19 vaccine inequity amidst booster doses: charting a bold path for global health solidarity, together	37
Strategies for utilisation management of hospital services: a systematic review of interventions	36

Implementation of a non-randomized controlled trial of yoga-based intervention to reduce behavioural issues in early adolescent school-going children in Sri Lanka	36
Does health-related poverty publication landscape reflect global needs in the light of the current poverty rebound?	35
Comprehensive Medical Support in Complex Emergencies (CMSCE): pilot course review	33
Patenting and patent challenges in South Korea after introducing a patent linkage system	33
Strengthening implementation of diet-related non-communicable disease prevention strategies in Fiji: a qualitative policy landscape analysis	32
Understanding the corporate political activity of the ultra - processed food industry in East Asia: a Philippines case study	32
Implementation and challenges to preventing the re-establishment of malaria in China in the COVID-19 era	32
Health system to response to economic sanctions: global evidence and lesson learned from Iran	32
“And when will you install the new water pump?”: disconcerted reflections on how to be a ‘good’ Global Health scholar	30
How independent is the international food information council from the food and beverage industry? A content analysis of internal industry documents	28
Global burden of hepatitis B attributable to modifiable risk factors from 1990 to 2019: a growing contribution and its association with socioeconomic status	27
Women and working in healthcare during the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil: bullying of colleagues	27
Registering transparency: the making of the international clinical trial registry platform by the world health organization (2004–2006)	26
Predictors of changing patterns of adherence to containment measures during the early stage of COVID-19 pandemic: an international longitudinal study	26
Cross-border utilization of cancer care by patients in the US and Mexico – a survey of Mexican oncologists	26
Evolution of the major alcohol companies key global policy vehicle through the prism of tax records 2011–19	26
The optimisation of public health emergency governance: a simulation study based on COVID-19 pandemic control policy	25
National governance and excess mortality due to COVID-19 in 213 countries: a retrospective analysis and perspectives on future pandemics	25
Profiling ultra-processed foods in Thailand: sales trend, consumer expenditure and nutritional quality	24
North Korea’s COVID-19 policy dilemma: epidemic prevention conflicting with trade	24
Constructing public–private partnerships to undermine the public interest: critical discourse analysis of Working Together published by the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking	23
Breastfeeding, first-food systems and corporate power: a case study on the market and political practices of the transnational baby food industry in Brazil	23
How can the Sendai framework be implemented for disaster risk reduction and sustainable development? A qualitative study in Iran	23
Privatisation of government services in Australia: what is known about health and equity impacts	22
The potential impact of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership on Thailand’s hepatitis C treatment program	22
Rain, rain, go away, come again another day: do climate variations enhance the spread of COVID-19?	22
Health policy competencies in regional organizations: a retrospective analysis for 76 regional organizations from 1945 to 2015	22
Continuities and change in alcohol policy at the global level: a documentary analysis of the 2010 Global Strategy for Reducing the Harmful Use of Alcohol and the Global Alcohol Action Plan 2022–2030	22
A qualitative exploration of pharmacovigilance policy implementation in Jordan, Oman, and Kuwait using Matland’s ambiguity-conflict model	21
Associated factors and global adherence of cervical cancer screening in 2019: a systematic analysis and modelling study	21
Redefining Debt-to-Health, a triple-win health financing instrument in global health	21
Capturing sources of health system legitimacy in fragmented conflict zones under different governance models: a case study of northwest Syria	21
How can advocates leverage power to advance comprehensive regulation on ultra-processed foods? learning from advocate experience in Argentina	21
Correction: Assessing the effects of mining projects on child health in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-country analysis	21
Risky business: COVAX and the financialization of global vaccine equity	20
Projecting health labor market dynamics for a health system in transition: planning for a resilient health workforce in Saudi Arabia	20
Migrant experiences of sexual and gender based violence: a critical interpretative synthesis	20
Does unequal economic development contribute to the inequitable distribution of healthcare resources? Evidence from China spanning 2001–2020	20
Designing legislative responses to restrict children’s exposure to unhealthy food and non-alcoholic beverage marketing: a case study analysis of Chile, Canada and the United Kingdom	20
How can corporate taxes contribute to sub-Saharan Africa’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? A case study of Vodafone	19
Engagement of non-governmental organisations in moving towards universal health coverage: a scoping review	19
Assessing the effects of mining projects on child health in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-country analysis	19
Risk, lifestyle and non-communicable diseases of poverty	19
Public health consequences after ten years of the Syrian crisis: a literature review	18
Informal employment and poor self-perceived health in Latin America and the Caribbean: a gender-based comparison between countries and welfare states in a pooled analysis of 176,786 workers	18
Ghanaian views of short-term medical missions: The pros, the cons, and the possibilities for improvement	18
Feelings of loneliness and mental health needs and services utilization among Chinese residents during the COVID-19 epidemic	18
Corruption risks in COVID-19 vaccine deployment: lessons learned for future pandemic preparedness	17
An ecological study on the association between International Health Regulations (IHR) core capacity scores and the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) service coverage index	17
An analysis of flavor descriptors on tobacco products in the Philippines: Regulatory implications and lessons for low- and middle-income countries	17

Sustainable thresholds, health outcomes, health expenditures and education nexus in selected African countries: quadratic and moderation modelling	16
Universal coverage of the first antenatal care visit but poor continuity of care across the maternal and newborn health continuum among Nepalese women: analysis of levels and correlates	16
The socio-spatial determinants of COVID-19 diffusion: the impact of globalisation, settlement characteristics and population	16
Mental health solutions for domestic violence victims amid COVID-19: a review of the literature	15
Assessing how global health partnerships function: an equity-informed critical interpretive synthesis	15
A human rights-based approach to non-communicable diseases: mandating front-of-package warning labels	15
Associations of environment and lifestyle factors with suboptimal health status: a population-based cross-sectional study in urban China	15
Commentary: mobile laboratories for SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics: what Europe could learn from the East African Community to assure trade in times of border closures	15
Interrogating the World Bank’s role in global health knowledge production, governance, and finance	15
Control, power, and responsibility: a qualitative study of local perspectives on problem drinking in Peruvian Andean highlands	15
Alcohol marketing versus public health: David and Goliath?	15
Global infectious disease research collaborations in crises: building capacity and inclusivity through cooperation	15
Predicting the number of COVID-19 infections and deaths in USA	14
Analysis of mHealth research: mapping the relationship between mobile apps technology and healthcare during COVID-19 outbreak	14
Towards effective and sustainable global academic partnerships through a maturity model informed by the capability approach	14
Maximising the wealth of few at the expense of the health of many: a public health analysis of market power and corporate wealth and income distribution in the global soft drink market	14
Lobbying and nutrition policy in Canada: a quantitative descriptive study on stakeholder interactions with government officials in the context of Health Canada’s Healthy Eating Strategy	14
Measuring the capacity to combat illicit tobacco trade in 160 countries	14
Disclosure, transparency, and accountability: a qualitative survey of public sector pharmaceutical committee conflict of interest policies in the World Health Organization South-East Asia Region	13
Constructing healthcare services markets: networks, brokers and the China-England engagement	13
A proposal for systematic monitoring of the commercial determinants of health: a pilot study assessing the feasibility of monitoring lobbying and political donations in Australia	13
Multi-dimensional impacts of Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on Sustainable Development Goal achievement	13
Strengthening health systems and peacebuilding through women’s leadership: a qualitative study	13
Temporal trends in the burden of non-communicable diseases in countries with the highest malaria burden, 1990–2019: Evaluating the double burden of non-communicable and communicable diseases in epidem	13
The influence of share buybacks on ill-health and health inequity: an exploratory analysis using a socio-ecological determinants of health lens	13
Politics matters for individual attitudes toward vaccine donation: cross-national evidence from the United States and Taiwan	12
HIV/AIDS, SARS, and COVID-19: the trajectory of China’s pandemic responses and its changing politics in a contested world	12
Public health advocacy strategies to influence policy agendas: lessons from a narrative review of success in trade policy	12
Why meta-regulation matters for public health: the case of the EU better regulation agenda	12
Are we happy with our work in globalization? Globalization experience, achievement motivation, and job seniority as predictors of work satisfaction in a group of office workers	12
The COVID-19 quandemic	12