OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Lancet Global Health is 78. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Causes of blindness and vision impairment in 2020 and trends over 30 years, and prevalence of avoidable blindness in relation to VISION 2020: the Right to Sight: an analysis for the Global Burden of D	1113
The experiences of health-care providers during the COVID-19 crisis in China: a qualitative study	951
Early estimates of the indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child mortality in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study	866
Global, regional, and national estimates of the population at increased risk of severe COVID-19 due to underlying health conditions in 2020: a modelling study	699
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and perinatal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis	627
The Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health: vision beyond 2020	558
Potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study	511
Unintended pregnancy and abortion by income, region, and the legal status of abortion: estimates from a comprehensive model for 1990–2019	509
Trends in prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment over 30 years: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study	499
Global burden and trends in premenopausal and postmenopausal breast cancer: a population-based study	409
Ethnic and regional variations in hospital mortality from COVID-19 in Brazil: a cross-sectional observational study	393
Global and regional prevalence, burden, and risk factors for carotid atherosclerosis: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and modelling study	375
Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic response on intrapartum care, stillbirth, and neonatal mortality outcomes in Nepal: a prospective observational study	324
Estimates of the global burden of cervical cancer associated with HIV	317
Immediate impact of stay-at-home orders to control COVID-19 transmission on socioeconomic conditions, food insecurity, mental health, and intimate partner violence in Bangladeshi women and their famil	295
SARS-CoV-2 antibody prevalence in Brazil: results from two successive nationwide serological household surveys	282
Effect of early treatment with fluvoxamine on risk of emergency care and hospitalisation among patients with COVID-19: the TOGETHER randomised, platform clinical trial	277
COVID-19 in Italy: momentous decisions and many uncertainties	259
Global estimates of incidence and mortality of cervical cancer in 2020: a baseline analysis of the WHO Global Cervical Cancer Elimination Initiative	253
Adverse health effects associated with household air pollution: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and burden estimation study	239
Routine childhood immunisation during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: a benefit–risk analysis of health benefits versus excess risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection	222
Considering inequalities in the school closure response to COVID-19	218
Effect of socioeconomic inequalities and vulnerabilities on health-system preparedness and response to COVID-19 in Brazil: a comprehensive analysis	207
Mental health matters	181
Serological evidence of human infection with SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review and meta-analysis	180

Physical multimorbidity, health service use, and catastrophic health expenditure by socioeconomic groups in China: an analysis of population-based panel data	177
Opportunities and challenges for telehealth within, and beyond, a pandemic	165
Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on routine immunisation services: evidence of disruption and recovery from 170 countries and territories	155
Potential impact of midwives in preventing and reducing maternal and neonatal mortality and stillbirths: a Lives Saved Tool modelling study	154
A vulnerability index for the management of and response to the COVID-19 epidemic in India: an ecological study	153
Use of antiviral drugs to reduce COVID-19 transmission	148
Effectiveness of homologous and heterologous booster doses for an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine: a large-scale prospective cohort study	142
COVID-19 pandemic in west Africa	141
Micronutrient deficiencies among preschool-aged children and women of reproductive age worldwide: a pooled analysis of individual-level data from population-representative surveys	140
SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence in India, August–September, 2020: findings from the second nationwide household serosurvey	137
Early in the epidemic: impact of preprints on global discourse about COVID-19 transmissibility	136
COVID-19: mitigating transmission via wastewater plumbing systems	134
Epistemic injustice in academic global health	132
National, regional, and global estimates of anaemia by severity in women and children for 2000–19: a pooled analysis of population-representative data	132
The Lancet Global Health Commission on financing primary health care: putting people at the centre	130
Hypothermia for moderate or severe neonatal encephalopathy in low-income and middle-income countries (HELIX): a randomised controlled trial in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh	127
Cervical cancer screening programmes and age-specific coverage estimates for 202 countries and territories worldwide: a review and synthetic analysis	125
Sex differences in COVID-19 case fatality: do we know enough?	125
Global, regional, and national trends in under-5 mortality between 1990 and 2019 with scenario-based projections until 2030: a systematic analysis by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Esti	124
Community-based antibiotic access and use in six low-income and middle-income countries: a mixed-method approach	122
How COVID-19 has fundamentally changed clinical research in global health	122
Real-world effectiveness of rotavirus vaccines, 2006–19: a literature review and meta-analysis	117
Clinical severity of COVID-19 in patients admitted to hospital during the omicron wave in South Africa: a retrospective observational study	113
Breast cancer survival and survival gap apportionment in sub-Saharan Africa (ABC-DO): a prospective cohort study	112
COVID-19 and risks to the supply and quality of tests, drugs, and vaccines	111
Decentralisation, integration, and task-shifting in hepatitis C virus infection testing and treatment: a global systematic review and meta-analysis	111
Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in six districts in Zambia in July, 2020: a cross-sectional cluster sample survey	109
Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on routine immunisation in Karachi, Pakistan	106
Limiting the spread of COVID-19 in Africa: one size mitigation strategies do not fit all countries	103
Global investments in pandemic preparedness and COVID-19: development assistance and domestic spending on health between 1990 and 2026	103
An interactive website tracking COVID-19 vaccine development	102
Difference in mortality among individuals admitted to hospital with COVID-19 during the first and second waves in South Africa: a cohort study	101
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Africa: a call to action	100
Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in slums versus non-slums in Mumbai, India	100
The global distribution of lymphatic filariasis, 2000–18: a geospatial analysis	100
Prevalence of syphilis among men who have sex with men: a global systematic review and meta-analysis from 2000–20	99
Biomedical waste amid COVID-19: perspectives from Bangladesh	99
The cost of inaction on physical inactivity to public health-care systems: a population-attributable fraction analysis	97
Domestic HPV vaccine price and economic returns for cervical cancer prevention in China: a cost-effectiveness analysis	94
Initial findings from a novel population-based child mortality surveillance approach: a descriptive study	91
Mapping geographical inequalities in access to drinking water and sanitation facilities in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17	91
COVID-19 outbreak and decreased hospitalisation of pregnant women in labour	90
Availability of essential diagnostics in ten low-income and middle-income countries: results from national health facility surveys	90
Threats to the effectiveness of insecticide-treated bednets for malaria control: thinking beyond insecticide resistance	88
Inclusion of pregnant women in COVID-19 treatment trials: a review and global call to action	87
Use of the prevented fraction for the population to determine deaths averted by existing prevalence of physical activity: a descriptive study	86
A wake-up call: COVID-19 and its impact on children's health and wellbeing	85
Preterm births in China between 2012 and 2018: an observational study of more than 9 million women	85
COVID-19 pneumonia and the appropriate use of antibiotics	84
Effective coverage measurement in maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health and nutrition: progress, future prospects, and implications for quality health systems	83

Addressing challenges to rolling out COVID-19 vaccines in African countries	80
Community-based antiretroviral therapy versus standard clinic-based services for HIV in South Africa and Uganda (DO ART): a randomised trial	80
Infection prevention and control compliance in Tanzanian outpatient facilities: a cross-sectional study with implications for the control of COVID-19	78