OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Lancet Regional Health-Western Pacific is 34. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Intensive blood pressure control in isolated systolic hypertension: a post hoc analysis of a cluster randomized trial	98
Effectiveness of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against hypoxic pneumonia and hospitalisation in Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea: An observational cohort study	93
Human infections with neglected vector-borne pathogens in China: A systematic review	82
How outbreaks in different settings contribute to the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the era of “living with COVID”: the case of Japan	78
Unlocking the potential: boosting SGLT2 inhibitor uptake to prevent the cardiorenal consequences of chronic kidney disease	67
Cost and cost-effectiveness analysis of mass drug administration compared to school-based targeted preventive chemotherapy for hookworm control in Dak Lak province, Vietnam	67
Alcohol consumption: failures and opportunities in the Western Pacific region	65
Construction and application of case management platform for breast cancer extended care led by oncology specialist nurses	65
Prediction of lymphovascular invasion in breast cancer with non-mass enhancement by DCE-MRI and clinicopathological features: a retrospective case-control study	58
Magnetically controlled capsule gastroscopy and serology for screening precancerous high-risk events of gastric cancer: a cross-sectional study (SIGES)	56
Lung cancer survival in China and world-wide: results from CONCORD-3	55
Development and external validation of a prognostic model for survival of people living with HIV/AIDS initiating antiretroviral therapy	54
The impact of multiple non-pharmaceutical interventions on controlling COVID-19 outbreak without lockdown in Hong Kong: A modelling study	50
Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of invasive bacterial infections among children from low- and middle-income countries in the Western Pacific Region (WPRO) – a systematic review and meta-analysis	50
Online distribution of HIV self-testing kits to promote HIV testing among men who have sex with men discontinuing pre-exposure prophylaxis after demonstration project completion in China: a multicentr	48
The impact of sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists on insulin utilisation and costs in Australia: a national retrospective observational cross-secti	47
Provincial variations in catastrophic health expenditure and medical impoverishment in China: a nationwide population-based study	45
Author response: effect of temperature changes between neighboring days on acute aortic dissection in non-heating periods	45
The clinicopathological features of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome following ChAdOx1-S (AZD1222) vaccination and case outcomes in Australia: a population-based study	44
Differences in rehabilitation for mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit and high-dependency care unit	42
Brand inequity in access to COVID-19 vaccines	41
The burden of nicotine-dependent smokers in China: The role of primary healthcare providers	40
The impact of alcohol pricing policies on public health in Hong Kong, China: A modelling study	38
Economic burden of breast cancer in Chinese women: analysis o from 2016 to 2018 using national health insurance data	37
Compulsory Community Treatment Orders in New Zealand and the provision of care: An examination of national databases and predictors of outcome	37

Changing epidemiology of hand, foot, and mouth disease in China, 2013−2019: a population-based study	37
Toward a third term of Health Japan 21 – implications from the rise in non-communicable disease burden and highly preventable risk factors	37
The spatiotemporal dynamics and disease burden of liver cancer among the elderly in Yunnan of China, 2012-2020	37
Secular trends in physical fitness and cardiovascular risks among Chinese college students: an analysis of five successive national surveys between 2000 and 2019	37
Assessment and recalibration of seventeen lung cancer risk prediction models in approximately one million Chinese population utilising healthcare big data: a retrospective cohort analysis	36
COVID-19: An opportunity to combat the burden of poor mental health in Australian workplaces	36
Development, validation, and clinical application of a machine learning model for risk stratification and management of cervical cancer screening based on full-genotyping hrHPV test (SMART-HPV): a mod	35
Transgender-related stigma and gender minority stress-related health disparities in Aotearoa New Zealand: hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, myocardial infarction, stroke, diabetes, and general healt	35
Violence in childhood and community contexts: a multi-level model of factors associated with women's intimate partner violence experience in Samoa	35
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Acceptance in a Cohort of Diverse New Zealanders	34
Co-designing interventions to strengthen the primary health care system for the management of hypertension and type 2 diabetes in China	34
Twelve-month prevalence of DSM-5 mental disorders and the psychosocial correlates- a child and adolescent psychiatric epidemiologic survey in Hong Kong SAR	34