OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Global Health is 36. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent action needed for Africa and the world	183
Prevalence and risk factors of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 infection in women and children in peri-urban communities in Pakistan: A prospective cohort study	166
The guiding principles for populational COVID-19 vaccine selection: A normative analysis through comparison of the strategies in Hong Kong and Singapore	164
Success and time implications of SpO₂ measurement through pulse oximetry among hospitalised children in rural Bangladesh: Variability by various device-, provider- and patient-related facto	120
Revisiting influenza-hospitalisation estimates from the Burden of Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease (BIRD) project using different extrapolation methods	100
The effect of family health on suboptimal health status: The parallel mediation role of sleep quality and health behaviour	94
Universal home visits improve male knowledge and attitudes about maternal and child health in Bauchi State, Nigeria: Secondary outcome analysis of a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial	87
Global prevalence of post-miscarriage anxiety, depression, and stress: a systematic review and meta-analysis	68
Ambient fine particulate matter chemical composition associated with in-hospital case fatality, hospital expenses, and length of hospital stay among patients with heart failure in China	62
The political economy of health in the Gaza strip: Reversing de-development	62
Conducting cross-cultural, multi-lingual or multi-country scale development and validation in health care research: A 10-step framework based on a scoping review	59
The association of cervical cancer screening and quality of care: A systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019	57
Impact of the national drug price negotiation policy on the utilization, cost, and accessibility of anticancer medicines in China: A controlled interrupted time series study	56
The association of breastfeeding with cognitive development and educational achievement in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review	56
Global antibiotic prescription practices in hospitals and associated factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis	56
Determinants of post-discharge stunting among diarrhoeal children aged 2–23 months in Bangladesh: findings from Antibiotics for Children with Severe Diarrhea (ABCD) trial	56
Community case management of fast-breathing pneumonia with 3 days oral amoxicillin vs 5 days cotrimoxazole in children 2-59 months of age in rural Pakistan: A cluster randomized trial	53
Preventing stigma against the gay community to curb mpox transmission in the Western Pacific region	49
Post-discharge health education for patients with enterostomy: A nationwide interventional study	49
Assessing the governance environment for private sector engagement in health in Africa: Results from a multi-country survey	48
Prevention and treatment of neonatal hypothermia through an implementation science study in Jaltenango Chiapas, Mexico	46
Community-integrated noncommunicable disease service models: lessons from China	45
Health and well-being of older adults in rural and urban Rwanda: epidemiological findings from a population based cross-sectional study	45
Weight stigma among adolescents in three low- and middle-income countries	44
Associations between sociodemographic exposures, growth and development during infancy with development at the age of eight years among children: Analysis of a maternal education trial in rural Uganda	44

Comparison of the agreement between WeChat-based self-administered and interviewer-administered data on infant and young child feeding in China: A test-retest study	43
Unmet health care needs for patients with thyroid disease including thyroid cancer among Bangladeshi population	42
A systematic, standard-based, participatory assessment of a Continuous Quality Improvement project in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan: results for maternal care	42
Equity in antenatal care visits among adolescent mothers: An analysis of 54 country levels trend and projection of coverage from 2000 to 2030	41
Evaluation of feasibility phase of adaptive version of locally made bubble continuous positive airway pressure oxygen therapy for the treatment of COVID-19 positive and negative adults with severe pne	40
Providing the right care to patients admitted in Intensive care units in low-and middle-income countries: The case of Nepal	38
Hypertonic saline nasal irrigation and gargling for suspected or confirmed COVID-19: Pragmatic randomised controlled trial (ELVIS COVID-19)	38
Bridging the gap: Using CHNRI to align migration health research priorities in India with local expertise and global perspectives	37
Healthcare collapse in Afghanistan due to political crises, natural catastrophes, and dearth of international aid post-COVID	37
10-year opportunistic mammographic screening scenario in Brazil and its impact on breast cancer early detection: a nationwide population-based study	36
Practices and predictors of menstrual hygiene management material use among adolescent and young women in rural Pakistan: A cross-sectional assessment	36