OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Globalization and Health is 14. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Prevalence of stress, anxiety, depression among the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis	1951
Mental health consequences of COVID-19 media coverage: the need for effective crisis communication practices	236
COVID-19 in Africa: care and protection for frontline healthcare workers	217
Factors associated with psychological distress, fear and coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia	179
Mental health impacts among health workers during COVID-19 in a low resource setting: a cross-sectional survey from Nepal	174
Mental burden and its risk and protective factors during the early phase of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: systematic review and meta-analyses	139
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological well-being of students in an Italian university: a web-based cross-sectional survey	118
Psychiatric symptoms, risk, and protective factors among university students in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic in China	109
Real GDP growth rates and healthcare spending – comparison between the G7 and the EM7 countries	100
An overview of the commercial determinants of health	100
The prevalence of sleep disturbances among physicians and nurses facing the COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	100
Bibliometric analysis of peer-reviewed literature on antimicrobial stewardship from 1990 to 2019	96
COVID-19 and healthcare system in China: challenges and progression for a sustainable future	93
Who suffered most after deaths due to COVID-19? Prevalence and correlates of prolonged grief disorder in COVID-19 related bereaved adults	89
Bibliometric analysis of peer-reviewed literature on climate change and human health with an emphasis on infectious diseases	80
Artificial intelligence in health care: laying the Foundation for Responsible, sustainable, and inclusive innovation in low- and middle-income countries	74
A longitudinal study of mental health before and during COVID-19 lockdown in the French population	71
COVID-19-related stigma and its sociodemographic correlates: a comparative study	70
Bibliometric analysis of scientific publications on “sustainable development goals” with emphasis on “good health and well-being” goal (2015–2019)	67
Exploring fear of COVID-19 and its correlates among older adults in Bangladesh	67
Selling second best: how infant formula marketing works	64
Global Health – emergence, hegemonic trends and biomedical reductionism	59
Assessing COVID-19 through the lens of health systems’ preparedness: time for a change	58
Prevalence of depression and its correlative factors among female adolescents in China during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak	55
The socio-spatial determinants of COVID-19 diffusion: the impact of globalisation, settlement characteristics and population	54

Misinformation and de-contextualization: international media reporting on Sweden and COVID-19	54
Globalization, first-foods systems transformations and corporate power: a synthesis of literature and data on the market and political practices of the transnational baby food industry	52
A cross-country core strategy comparison in China, Japan, Singapore and South Korea during the early COVID-19 pandemic	49
Influences of digital media use on children and adolescents with ADHD during COVID-19 pandemic	47
Globalisation in the time of COVID-19: repositioning Africa to meet the immediate and remote challenges	46
Risk factors for adolescents’ mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a comparison between Wuhan and other urban areas in China	46
COVID-19: Factors associated with psychological distress, fear, and coping strategies among community members across 17 countries	45
‘It’s far too complicated’: why fragmentation persists in global health	45
The global governance of antimicrobial resistance: a cross-country study of alignment between the global action plan and national action plans	44
When altruists cannot help: the influence of altruism on the mental health of university students during the COVID-19 pandemic	43
Market strategies used by processed food manufacturers to increase and consolidate their power: a systematic review and document analysis	42
The relationship between 2019-nCoV and psychological distress among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder	42
Social capital and public health: responding to the COVID-19 pandemic	41
The political economy of sugar-sweetened beverage taxation in Latin America: lessons from Mexico, Chile and Colombia	41
Charting the evidence for climate change impacts on the global spread of malaria and dengue and adaptive responses: a scoping review of reviews	41
Public health consequences after ten years of the Syrian crisis: a literature review	41
Lockdowns and low- and middle-income countries: building a feasible, effective, and ethical COVID-19 response strategy	40
An analysis of policy and funding priorities of global actors regarding noncommunicable disease in low- and middle-income countries	40
COVAX, vaccine donations and the politics of global vaccine inequity	39
Using volunteered geographic information to assess mobility in the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-city time series analysis of 41 cities in 22 countries from March 2nd to 26th 2020	39
Global burden of the COVID-19 associated patient-related delay in emergency healthcare: a panel of systematic review and meta-analyses	37
COVID-19 and future pandemics: a global systems approach and relevance to SDGs	36
Analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons towards a more effective response to public health emergencies	36
COVID-19 preparedness: capacity to manufacture vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics in sub-Saharan Africa	36
Efficiency in the governance of the Covid-19 pandemic: political and territorial factors	36
Advancing sustainable development goals through immunization: a literature review	35
The Arab region’s contribution to global COVID-19 research: Bibliometric and visualization analysis	35
Global research activity on mathematical modeling of transmission and control of 23 selected infectious disease outbreak	34
Feelings of loneliness and mental health needs and services utilization among Chinese residents during the COVID-19 epidemic	33
Risky business: COVAX and the financialization of global vaccine equity	31
Study problems and depressive symptoms in adolescents during the COVID-19 outbreak: poor parent-child relationship as a vulnerability	30
Substandard and falsified medical products: bibliometric analysis and mapping of scientific research	30
Climate change-induced migration: a bibliometric review	29
How does globalization affect COVID-19 responses?	28
Pseudoscientific beliefs and psychopathological risks increase after COVID-19 social quarantine	27
Global research publications on irrational use of antimicrobials: call for more research to contain antimicrobial resistance	27
Mental health solutions for domestic violence victims amid COVID-19: a review of the literature	26
Prevalence of psychiatric diagnosis and related psychopathological symptoms among patients with COVID-19 during the second wave of the pandemic	25
Analysis of personal and national factors that influence depression in individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic: a web-based cross-sectional survey	25
China’s mental health support in response to COVID-19: progression, challenges and reflection	25
The influence of concern about COVID-19 on mental health in the Republic of Georgia: a cross-sectional study	25
The future of human malnutrition: rebalancing agency for better nutritional health	24
Industry strategies in the parliamentary process of adopting a sugar-sweetened beverage tax in South Africa: a systematic mapping	24
Mitigating violence against women and young girls during COVID-19 induced lockdown in Nepal: a wake-up call	24
Equity and elderly health in India: reflections from 75th round National Sample Survey, 2017–18, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic	24
Early cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Uganda: epidemiology and lessons learned from risk-based testing approaches – March-April 2020	24
Integrating the social sciences in epidemic preparedness and response: A strategic framework to strengthen capacities and improve Global Health security	24
Prevalence and correlates of fatigue and its association with quality of life among clinically stable older psychiatric patients during the COVID-19 outbreak: a cross-sectional study	23
“The architecture of the state was transformed in favour of the interests of companies”: corporate political activity of the food industry in Colombia	22
Impact of international travel dynamics on domestic spread of 2019-nCoV in India: origin-based risk assessment in importation of infected travelers	22

The impact of sharing physical activity experience on social network sites on residents’ social connectedness:a cross-sectional survey during COVID-19 social quarantine	22
What is the impact of intellectual property rules on access to medicines? A systematic review	21
The psychological typhoon eye effect during the COVID-19 outbreak in China: the role of coping efficacy and perceived threat	21
Food industry political practices in Chile: “the economy has always been the main concern”	21
Challenges and recommendations for mental health providers during the COVID-19 pandemic: the experience of China’s First University-based mental health team	21
Exploring anti-corruption, transparency, and accountability in the World Health Organization, the United Nations Development Programme, the World Bank Group, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tubercu	21
A framework for designing medical devices resilient to low-resource settings	20
Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus: a menace to the end game of polio eradication	20
Can psychological flexibility and prosociality mitigate illness perceptions toward COVID-19 on mental health? A cross-sectional study among Hong Kong adults	20
Redressing COVID-19 vaccine inequity amidst booster doses: charting a bold path for global health solidarity, together	20
Health technology assessment and priority setting for universal health coverage: a qualitative study of stakeholders’ capacity, needs, policy areas of demand and perspectives in Nigeria	19
Community health workers’ involvement in the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in Wakiso District, Uganda	19
Global Health diplomacy for noncommunicable diseases prevention and control: a systematic review	19
The global diet and activity research (GDAR) network: a global public health partnership to address upstream NCD risk factors in urban low and middle-income contexts	19
A systematic review of global health capacity building initiatives in low-to middle-income countries in the Middle East and North Africa region	18
Trust, risk, and the challenge of information sharing during a health emergency	18
Immigration, perceived discrimination and mental health: evidence from Venezuelan population living in Peru	18
A chair at the table: a scoping review of the participation of refugees in community-based participatory research in healthcare	18
Equity across the cancer care continuum for culturally and linguistically diverse migrants living in Australia: a scoping review	18
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	17
Public health and corporate social responsibility: exploratory study on pharmaceutical companies in an emerging market	17
Non-communicable disease governance in the era of the sustainable development goals: a qualitative analysis of food industry framing in WHO consultations	17
Challenges to peer support in low- and middle-income countries during COVID-19	17
Migrant workers in China need emergency psychological interventions during the COVID-19 outbreak	17
HIV/AIDS research in Africa and the Middle East: participation and equity in North-South collaborations and relationships	17
Managing borders during public health emergencies of international concern: a proposed typology of cross-border health measures	16
A review of prospective pathways and impacts of COVID-19 on the accessibility, safety, quality, and affordability of essential medicines and vaccines for universal health coverage in Africa	16
Regional cooperation is essential to combatting health emergencies in the Global South	16
Transforming Nepal’s primary health care delivery system in global health era: addressing historical and current implementation challenges	16
Assessing how global health partnerships function: an equity-informed critical interpretive synthesis	16
Firearm violence: a neglected “Global Health” issue	16
West Nile virus in Europe: after action reviews of preparedness and response to the 2018 transmission season in Italy, Slovenia, Serbia and Greece	16
Economic arguments in migrant health policymaking: proposing a research agenda	15
The World Health Organization and the global standardization of medical training, a history	15
The impact of virtual learning on students’ educational behavior and pervasiveness of depression among university students due to the COVID-19 pandemic	15
Worldwide dietary patterns and their association with socioeconomic data: an ecological exploratory study	15
Analysis of mHealth research: mapping the relationship between mobile apps technology and healthcare during COVID-19 outbreak	15
The challenges of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing in low-middle income countries and possible cost-effective measures in resource-limited settings	15
Countries with delayed COVID-19 introduction – characteristics, drivers, gaps, and opportunities	15
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	15
Lessons learned from COVID-19 for the post-antibiotic future	14
Alcohol marketing versus public health: David and Goliath?	14
Brexit and trade policy: an analysis of the governance of UK trade policy and what it means for health and social justice	14
Understanding China’s growing involvement in global health and managing processes of change	14
The impact of neoliberal generative mechanisms on Indigenous health: a critical realist scoping review	14