OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Health Security is 3. 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
Managing Interhospital Referrals During a COVID-19 Patient Surge in Japan: Creating Available Beds by Exchanging Patients	66
Review of Restricted Experiment Requests, Division of Select Agents and Toxins, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014-2021	40
The COVID-19 Public Health Response: Similarities and Differences to a Radiological Emergency Response With Implications for Radiological Planning	38
Moving Forward from COVID-19: Organizational Dimensions of Effective Hospital Emergency Management	38
Impact of Kenya's Frontline Epidemiology Training Program on Outbreak Detection and Surveillance Reporting: A Geographical Assessment, 2014-2017	34
Experiences and Views of Domestic Summer Travelers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from a National Survey	33
Select Agent Regulatory Challenges in a Patient Care Setting: Review and Recommendations	29
Implementing an Organizational Culture of Biosafety and Biosecurity in the ŞAP Institute	25
The Role of US Federal Policy in Modernizing Public Health Agency Case Investigation and Contact Tracing Capacities	25
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, or Nuclear Response in Queensland Emergency Services: A Multisite Study	24
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Learnings	23
Terrorist Attacks Against Vaccinators: A Review	22
Using Timeliness Metrics to Track Progress and Identify Gaps in Disease Surveillance	20
Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of an N95 Respirator Decontamination and Reuse Program for Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic	18
Dealing with a Pandemic: Emerging Tools, Solutions, and Challenges	17
Data and Disasters: Essential Information Needed for All Healthcare Threats	14
Revisiting the Need for an Infectious Disease Care Network in the United States	12
Registered Nurses' Perceptions After a Patient with Ebola Virus Disease Is Admitted to Their Hospital	12
The National Laboratory Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Taiwan	11
Responding to a Pandemic Through Social and Behavior Change Communication: Nigeria's Experience	10
A Policy Analysis of Preparedness for Hurricane Evacuations in the United States, 1990 to 2019: Implementation in Coastal States	10
A Checklist to Address Implicit Bias in Healthcare Settings During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The PLACE Strategy	10
Healthcare as a Target for Violence: From Conflicts to Pandemics	10
Informing Pandemic Preparedness Through a Digital Global Health Security Library	9
Introduction to the Global Catastrophic Biological Risks Special Feature	9

Reimagining Preparedness Through Systems Approaches	9
Why Social Distance Demands Social Justice: Systemic Racism, COVID-19, and Health Security in the United States	9
Viral Disinfection of Porous Fomites Utilizing a Bacteriophage Model and Chlorine Dioxide Gas	9
The Nigerian Military Public Health Response to COVID-19: A 14-Month Appraisal	8
A Missing Link in Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Response: Engaging Private Sector Employers for Pandemic Workplace Policies	8
Regulating Select Agent Chimeras: Defining the Problem(s) Through the Lens of SARS-CoV-1/SARS-CoV-2 Chimeric Viruses	8
Looking Left: Ecologically Based Biosecurity to Prevent Pandemics	8
Underreporting or Failed Notification? Global Botulism Reporting, 2000-2022	8
Getting Critical Information During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences of Spanish and Chinese Speakers With Limited English Proficiency	8
Reimagining Incident Management Systems for Public Health Responses	7
Evaluating a Public Health Assessment and Response Framework: SARS-CoV-2 Spread Under the Controlled Distancing Model of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	7
Recognizing the Impact of Medical Reserve Corps Volunteers on the COVID-19 Pandemic Response	7
Investigating the Potential Strategic Implications of COVID-19 for Biological Weapons Pursuit: A New Expert Simulation	7
Hospital Boarding Creates Critical Shortcomings in Disaster Preparedness	7
Strengthening the Partnerships That Promote Health Equity and Social Justice	7
Building a Fast Response Capability for Emerging Infectious Diseases Within the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority	7
Correction to: Health Security 2023;21(5):384-391	7
Engaging Community-Based Organizations to Address Barriers in Public Health Programs: Lessons Learned From COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Programs in Diverse Rural Communities	6
Threat Agnostic Approach to Epidemic Management Using Continuous Remote Patient Monitoring	6
Respiratory Protection in a Time of Crisis: NIOSH Testing of International Respiratory Protective Devices for Emergency Use	6
Validation of Opportunities to Strengthen the National Disaster Medical System: The Military–Civilian NDMS Interoperability Study Quantitative Step	6
COVID-19 and Gaza: The Ideal Time to Establish a Medical Reserve Corps of Public Health Preventive Medicine Specialists	6
Literature Review of Pathogen Agnostic Molecular Testing of Clinical Specimens From Difficult-to-Diagnose Patients: Implications for Public Health	6
Biosafety Professionals: A Role in the Pandemic Response Team	6
A Data-Driven Approach to Allocating Personal Protective Equipment During the COVID-19 Pandemic in King County, Washington	6
Climate Change, Migration, and Health: Strategic Opportunities for Health Security	5
High-Level Isolation: A Landscape Analysis of Global Capabilities and Opportunities to Advance the Field	5
Metagenomic Sequencing for Early Detection of Future Engineered Pandemics: Foreshadowing the Privacy Challenge	5
Global Clinical Networking to Optimize the Clinical Management of High-Consequence Infectious Diseases	5
The Role of a Tertiary Level Safety Net Hospital in New York City's 2022 Mpox Outbreak	5
What Factors Influence Symptom Reporting and Access to Healthcare During an Emerging Infectious Disease Outbreak? A Rapid Review of the Evidence	5
Rapid Presumptive Identification of Burkholderia mallei and Burkholderia pseudomallei Clinical Isolates Using a Highly Specific Lateral Flow Assay	5
Building Clinical Care Capacity for Patients With Special Pathogens in Advance of the Next Outbreak	5
A New Paradigm for Threat Agnostic Biodetection: Biological Intelligence (BIOINT)	5
Frontline Leadership: Nurses in Special Pathogens Preparedness and Response	4
Challenges and Opportunities in Pathogen Agnostic Sequencing for Public Health Surveillance: Lessons Learned From the Global Emerging Infections Surveillance Program	4
Real-Time Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, Injuries, and Chronic Conditions During the 2018 Iraq Arba'een Mass Gathering	4
The Global Field Epidemiology Roadmap: Enhancing Global Health Security by Accelerating the Development of Field Epidemiology Capacity Worldwide	4
Public Health Surveillance During Operations Allies Refuge and Allies Welcome – US European Command Headquarters, August-October 2021	4
Implementation of a High-Level Isolation Unit Readiness Checklist in the Irish Setting	4
Impact of COVID-19 Exclusive Allocation Strategy on Quality of Healthcare: A Study From Jordan, 2020	4
The Case for Integrating Health Systems to Manage Noncommunicable and Infectious Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Lessons Learned From Zambia	4
Mechanisms of the Chinese Government's Efforts to Fight COVID-19: Integration of Top-Down Interventions and Local Governance	4
Maintaining Standards of Care in the Era of Special Pathogens	4
A Pandemic Treaty: Learning From the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control	4
The COVID-19 Nursing Workforce Crisis: Implications for National Health Security	3
US Gene Drive Governance: A Special Feature in Health Security	3
Required Elements for an Integrated Biosurveillance Platform: A Capacity and Needs Assessment of the Central Government in the Republic of Korea	3
Comparing Critical Care Admissions Among Urban Populations Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic	3
Building Sustainable Infection Prevention in the Era of COVID-19	3

Thank You to Our Reviewers	3
Thank You to Our Reviewers	3
Understanding Biosafety and Biosecurity in Ukraine	3
Moving From Assessment of Global Health Security to Implementation	3
iGEM and Gene Drives: A Case Study for Governance	3
County-Level Planning for Efficient Distribution of Emergency Medical Countermeasures with RealOpt Software	3
COVID-19 Mitigation in a K-12 School Setting: A Case Study of Avenues: The World School in New York City	3
Clinical Management of Hospitalized Patients With High-Consequence Infectious Diseases in England	3
Beyond Biosecurity by Taxonomic Lists: Lessons, Challenges, and Opportunities	3
High-Consequence Infectious Diseases, Bioterrorism, and the Imperative for International and US Biosecurity and Biosafety Frameworks for Biocontainment Clinical Laboratories	3
Just Us Dialogues: Harnessing the Transformational Power of Discourse to Prevent Violence	3
The Evolution of the National Special Pathogen System of Care	3
Assessment of Suspected COVID-19 Deaths in Nonhealthcare Settings in Côte d'Ivoire, March 11 to July 31, 2020	3
Psychiatric Boarding in Emergency Departments and the COVID-19 First Wave: The New Hampshire Response	3
Preparing the Frontlines: Delivering Special Pathogen Training to Maryland Hospital Staff	3
Integrating US National Guard with Public Health Partners at COVID-19 Testing Sites in West Virginia Counties with High Rural and Minority Populations: Lessons Learned	3
Meeting Gaps in the Public Health Workforce During Emergencies: How a Nongovernmental Organization Supported Critical Staffing Needs in the COVID-19 Response	3
A Century of Assessment: The Collection of Biothreat Risk Assessments (COBRA)	3
Preparing for the Next Pandemic: Learning Lessons from the Republic of Korea to Bolster Public Health Disease Surveillance in the United States	3
The Importance of Networks and Relationships: Leveraging the Biocontainment Unit Leadership Workgroup for Special Pathogen Outbreak Response	3
Effective Pandemic Response: Lessons from Kauai	3