OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Health is 5. 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
Early intervention for children with developmental disabilities in low and middle-income countries – the case for action	55
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on stress and emotional reactions in Israel: a mixed-methods study	53
Decolonising global health: transnational research partnerships under the spotlight	52
Artificial intelligence: opportunities and implications for the health workforce	48
COVID-19 and neglected tropical diseases in Africa: impacts, interactions, consequences	41
Institutional and behaviour-change interventions to support COVID-19 public health measures: a review by the Lancet Commission Task Force on public health measures to suppress the pandemic	40
The descriptive pattern of physical activity in Saudi Arabia: analysis of national survey data	38
The burden of cardiovascular diseases in Ethiopia from 1990 to 2017: evidence from the Global Burden of Disease Study	38
Anemia and thrombocytopenia in people living with HIV/AIDS: a narrative literature review	30
Vicious cycle of chronic disease and poverty: a qualitative study in present day Nepal	26
Assessing the incidence of catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment from out-of-pocket payments and their determinants in Bangladesh: evidence from the nationwide Household Income and Expend	24
The impact of gender on emotional reactions, perceived susceptibility and perceived knowledge about COVID-19 among the Israeli public	23
Trends, patterns and cause-specific neonatal mortality in Tanzania: a hospital-based retrospective survey	23
Uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine among healthcare workers in Malawi	22
The male disadvantage in life expectancy: can we close the gender gap?	22
Institutional delivery and associated factors among women in Ghana: findings from a 2017–2018 multiple indicator cluster survey	19
Global epidemiology of Giardia duodenalis infection in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	19
Managing ancillary care in resource-constrained settings: Dilemmas faced by frontline HIV prevention researchers in a rural area in South Africa	17
Prevalence of hypertension among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	15
Participant understanding of informed consent in a multidisease community-based health screening and biobank platform in rural South Africa	15
International stem cell tourism: a critical literature review and evidence-based recommendations	14
Disrupting vaccine logistics	14
Participant compensation in global health research: a case study	14
Evaluation of the Mawid mobile healthcare application in delivering services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia	14
The emergence and transmission of COVID-19 in European countries, 2019–2020: a comprehensive review of timelines, cases and containment	14

Engaging ethnic minority communities through performance and arts: health education in Cambodian forest villages	14
Consistency of the determinants of early initiation of breastfeeding in Ghana: insights from four Demographic and Health Survey datasets	13
Factors affecting the adoption of e-health system in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	13
A triple-drug treatment regimen to accelerate elimination of lymphatic filariasis: From conception to delivery	12
Eight weeks of resistance training with blood flow restriction improve cardiac function and vascular endothelial function in healthy young Asian males	12
Caring for patients in the global programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis	11
Knowledge and attitude of Saudi Arabian citizens towards telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic	11
Self-reported sexually transmitted infections among adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa	11
Tracking immunization coverage, dropout and equity gaps among children ages 12–23 months in Malawi – bottleneck analysis of the Malawi Demographic and Health Survey	11
African regional progress and status of the programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis: 2000–2020	11
Prevalence and social determinants of tobacco use in Afghanistan	10
Humoral immunological kinetics of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection and diagnostic performance of serological assays for coronavirus disease 2019: an analysis of global reports	10
The effect of social participation on income-related inequality in health outcome among Chinese older adults	10
Pre-exposure prophylaxis for transgender women and men who have sex with men: qualitative insights from healthcare providers, community organization–based leadership and end users in coastal Kenya	10
Ethical research in global health emergencies: making the case for a broader understanding of ‘research ethics’	10
Research ethics in context: understanding the vulnerabilities, agency and resourcefulness of research participants living along the Thai–Myanmar border	10
Trends in obesity by socioeconomic status among non-pregnant women aged 15–49 y: a cross-sectional, multi-dimensional equity analysis of demographic and health surveys in 11 sub-Saharan Africa countri	9
Prevalence and predictors of teenage pregnancy in Pakistan: a trend analysis from Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey datasets from 1990 to 2018	9
Donor reliance and the impact on neglected tropical disease programme delivery: reflections and solutions for change from programme management perspectives	9
Prevalence and predictors of long-acting reversible contraceptive use among sexually active women in 26 sub-Saharan African countries	9
‘I'm usually being my own doctor’: women's experiences of managing polycystic ovary syndrome in Canada	9
Post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression and related factors among COVID-19 patients during the fourth wave of the pandemic in Vietnam	8
Towards achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 3: multilevel analyses of demographic and health survey data on health insurance coverage and maternal healthcare utilisation in sub-Saharan Africa	8
Multilevel analysis to identify the factors associated with caesarean section in Bangladesh: evidence from a nationally representative survey	8
Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in Cameroon and Nigeria: a web-based cross-sectional study	8
Community and health system factors associated with antiretroviral therapy initiation among men and women in Malawi: a mixed methods study exploring gender-specific barriers to care	8
Association of altitude and urbanization with hypertension and obesity: analysis of the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2016	8
Lassa fever cases suffer from severe underreporting based on reported fatalities	8
Spatial distribution of esophageal cancer mortality in China: a machine learning approach	8
Assessing E-Health adoption readiness using diffusion of innovation theory and the role mediated by each adopter's category in a Mauritian context	8
A cross-sectional study of prevalence and risk factors for stunting among under-fives attending acute malnutrition treatment programmes in north-western Nigeria: Should these programmes be adapted to	8
Progress in the elimination of lymphatic filariasis in the Western Pacific Region: successes and challenges	8
Overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age in Mali: what are the determinants?	8
Estimating TB diagnostic costs incurred under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme: a costing study from Tamil Nadu, South India	8
Prevalence of cystic echinococcosis and associated risk factors among humans in Khartoum State, Central Sudan	7
Associations between water insecurity and depression among refugee adolescents and youth in a humanitarian context in Uganda: cross-sectional survey findings	7
Equity in telemedicine for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic	7
Reimagining diaspora diplomacy during the COVID-19 crisis in India	7
Burden, prevention and control of tobacco consumption in Nepal: a narrative review of existing evidence	7
Setting the stage for a Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis: the first 125 years (1875–2000)	7
The role of institutional trust in preventive practices and treatment-seeking intention during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak among residents in Hubei, China	7
The effects of health system reform on medical services utilization and expenditures in China in 2004–2015	7
Participation in household decision making and justification of wife beating: evidence from the 2018 Mali Demographic and Health Survey	7
Internet use, employment performance and the health of Chinese residents	7
Dengue in parts of the Guinea Savannah region of Nigeria and the risk of increased transmission	7
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of health professionals towards people living with lymphoedema caused by lymphatic filariasis, podoconiosis and leprosy in northern Ethiopia	7
Keeping an eye on pink eye: a global conjunctivitis outbreak expert survey	7
Short-term forecasting of the COVID-19 outbreak in India	7
Schisto and Ladders version 2: a health educational board game to support compliance with school-based mass drug administration with praziquantel – a pilot study	7
Relationship between diarrhoea risk and the combinations of drinking water sources in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal	7

Keeping communities at the centre of efforts to eliminate lymphatic filariasis: learning from the past to reach a future free of lymphatic filariasis	6
Associations of staple food consumption and types of cooking oil with waist circumference and body mass index in older Chinese men and women: a panel analysis	6
Factors associated with the utilisation of skilled delivery services in Papua New Guinea: evidence from the 2016–2018 Demographic and Health Survey	6
Ocular transmission and manifestation for coronavirus disease: a systematic review	6
Neglected tropical disease elimination is a relay race – let's not drop the baton	6
The Amazonian Tropical Bites Research Initiative, a hope for resolving zoonotic neglected tropical diseases in the One Health era	6
Awareness, perception and the practice of COVID-19 prevention among residents of a state in the South-South region of Nigeria: implications for public health control efforts	6
Comparative ethnographies of medical research: materiality, social relations, citizenship and hope in Tanzania and Sierra Leone	6
Beyond counting intended pregnancies among young women to understanding their associated factors in sub-Saharan Africa	6
Cohorts as collections of bodies and communities of persons: insights from the SEARCH010/RV254 research cohort	6
Assessment of water, sanitation and hygiene practices for prevention and control of COVID-19 in Kenya	6
Householders’ perception about sustaining the useful life of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets in Ghana	6
Progress and impact of 20 years of a lymphatic filariasis elimination programme in South-East Asia	6
Research ethics during a pandemic (COVID-19)	6
Regional and socio-economic disparity in use of insecticide-treated nets to prevent malaria among pregnant women in Kenya	6
Effect of performance-based financing on health service delivery: a case study from Adamawa state, Nigeria	6
Individual and contextual factors associated with barriers to accessing healthcare among women in Papua New Guinea: insights from a nationwide demographic and health survey	5
Comparison of first-line tuberculosis treatment outcomes between previously treated and new patients: a retrospective study in Machakos subcounty, Kenya	5
Childhood detention during COVID-19 in Italy: building momentum for a comprehensive child protection agenda	5
COVID-19 in an inequitable world: the last, the lost and the least	5
A disparity in the number of studies related to COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 between low- and middle-income countries and high-income countries	5
The efficiency of health resource allocation and its influencing factors: evidence from the super efficiency slack based model-Tobit model	5
How can the neglected tropical disease community be inclusive and equitable in programme delivery? Reaching refugees and internally displaced persons through integrating a ‘leave no one behind’ approa	5
“It's like being involved in a car crash”: teen pregnancy narratives of adolescents and young adults in Jos, Nigeria	5
Using mobile health applications to enhance physical activity in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study on users’ perceptions	5
Feasibility of upfront mobile money transfers for transportation reimbursement to promote retention among patients receiving lymphoma treatment in Malawi	5
Socio-economic inequalities in intimate partner violence justification among women in Ghana: analysis of the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey data	5
A holistic approach to well-being and neglected tropical diseases: evaluating the impact of community-led support groups in Nigeria using community-based participatory research	5
Global epidemiology and socio-economic development correlates of the reproductive ratio of COVID-19	5
Demonstrating the sustainability of capacity strengthening amidst COVID-19	5
Integrating traditional medicine into the Ghanaian health system: perceptions and experiences of traditional medicine practitioners in the Ashanti region	5