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Most cited papers in Global Health Workforce Issues

What are the most cited papers in Global Health Workforce Issues?

The most cited paper in Global Health Workforce Issues is "Guidelines for the Process of Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Self-Report Measures" (Dorcas Beaton, Claire Bombardier, Françis Guillemin et al., 2000), with 14,626 citations. Next come "Health professionals for a new century: transforming education to strengthen health systems in an interdependent world" (6,031) and "Global Surgery 2030: evidence and solutions for achieving health, welfare, and economic development" (3,853).

Showing 50 of 99 papers. Every paper with more than 461 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 Guidelines for the Process of Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Self-Report Measures Dorcas Beaton, Claire Bombardier, Françis Guillemin et al. · Spine Dec 2000 14,626
2 Health professionals for a new century: transforming education to strengthen health systems in an interdependent world Julio M. Frenk, Lincoln Chen, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta et al. · The Lancet Open access 30 Nov 2010 6,031
3 Global Surgery 2030: evidence and solutions for achieving health, welfare, and economic development John Gerard Meara et al. · The Lancet Open access 26 Apr 2015 3,853
4 Patient-centred access to health care: conceptualising access at the interface of health systems and populations Jean‐Frédéric Lévesque, Mark Harris, Grant M. Russell · International Journal for Equity in Health Open access 2013 3,630
5 An estimation of the global volume of surgery: a modelling strategy based on available data Thomas G. Weiser, Scott E. Regenbogen, Katherine D. Thompson et al. · The Lancet 25 Jun 2008 2,560
6 COVID-19 and Racial/Ethnic Disparities Monica Webb Hooper, Anna María Nápoles, Eliseo J. Pérez‐Stable · JAMA Open access 11 May 2020 2,184
7 COVID-19 and African Americans Clyde W. Yancy · JAMA 15 Apr 2020 2,060
8 Defining Cultural Competence: A Practical Framework for Addressing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health and Health Care Julio Roberto Betancourt · Public Health Reports 19 Jun 2003 1,720
9 Experiencing Transitions: An Emerging Middle-Range Theory Afaf Ibrahim Meleis, Linda M. Sawyer, Eun‐Ok Im et al. · Advances in Nursing Science Sep 2000 1,698
10 The Next GME Accreditation System — Rationale and Benefits Thomas J. Nasca, Ingrid Philibert, Timothy P. Brigham et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 22 Feb 2012 1,611
11 Human resources for health: overcoming the crisis Lincoln Chen et al. · The Lancet Nov 2004 1,575
12 Defining cultural competence: a practical framework for addressing racial/ethnic disparities in health and health care Joseph R. Betancourt, Alexander R. Green, J. Emilio Carrillo et al. · Public Health Reports Jul 2003 1,430
13 The global status of schistosomiasis and its control Lester Chitsulo, Dirk Engels, Antonio Montresor et al. · Acta Tropica Open access Oct 2000 1,382
14 Improving the Quality of Health Care in the United Kingdom and the United States: A Framework for Change Ewan B Ferlie, Stephen M. Shortell · Milbank Quarterly Open access Jun 2001 1,368
15 Why cultural safety rather than cultural competency is required to achieve health equity: a literature review and recommended definition Elana Curtis, Rhys Jones, David Tipene‐Leach et al. · International Journal for Equity in Health Open access 14 Nov 2019 1,230
16 Exposing some important barriers to health care access in the rural USA Nathan T. Douthit, Sakal Kiv, Tzvi Dwolatzky et al. · Public Health 28 May 2015 1,203
17 Can Cultural Competency Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities? A Review and Conceptual Model Cindy Brach, Irene Fraserirector · Medical Care Research and Review Open access Nov 2000 1,165
18 National Resident Matching Program Robert L. Beran · Gastroenterology Aug 1999 1,128
19 The current status of urban‐rural differences in psychiatric disorders Jaap Peen, Robert A. Schoevers, Aartjan T.F. Beekman et al. · Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 13 Jul 2009 1,083
20 Rates of caesarean section: analysis of global, regional and national estimates Ana Pilar Betrán, Mario Merialdi, Jeremy Addison Lauer et al. · Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 12 Feb 2007 1,060
21 Cultural Competence Mary Catherine Beach, Eboni G. Price‐Haywood, Tiffany L. Gary‐Webb et al. · Medical Care Open access 18 Mar 2005 1,021
22 Primary Care Physicians Who Treat Blacks and Whites Peter Brian Bach, Hoangmai H. Pham, Deborah Schrag et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 4 Aug 2004 997
23 Call to Action: Structural Racism as a Fundamental Driver of Health Disparities: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association Keith Churchwell, Mitchell S.V. Elkind, Regina M. Benjamin et al. · Circulation 10 Nov 2020 993
24 Estimate of the global volume of surgery in 2012: an assessment supporting improved health outcomes Thomas G. Weiser, Alex Bernard Haynes, George Molina et al. · The Lancet Open access Apr 2015 984
25 Rural Definitions for Health Policy and Research L. Gary Hart, Eric H. Larson, Denise M. Lishner · American Journal of Public Health Open access 27 Jun 2005 978
26 Substitution of doctors by nurses in primary care Miranda G. H. Laurant, David J. Reeves, Rosella Hermens et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 20 Apr 2005 943
27 Hepatitis E Nassim Kamar, Richard P Bendall, Florence Abravanel et al. · The Lancet 30 Apr 2012 929
28 The Role of Black and Hispanic Physicians in Providing Health Care for Underserved Populations Miriam S. Komaromy, Kevin Grumbach, Michael V Drake et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 16 May 1996 920
29 Motivation and retention of health workers in developing countries: a systematic review Mischa Willis-Shattuck, Posy Bidwell, Stephen Thomas et al. · BMC Health Services Research ReviewOpen access Dec 2008 916
30 Migration and health in an increasingly diverse Europe Bernd Rechel, Philipa Mladovsky, David Ingleby et al. · The Lancet 26 Mar 2013 909
31 The global health workforce stock and distribution in 2020 and 2030: a threat to equity and ‘universal’ health coverage? Mathieu Boniol, Teena Kunjumen, Tapas Sadasivan Nair et al. · BMJ Global Health Open access Jun 2022 907
32 Reassessment of the cost of chronic helmintic infection: a meta-analysis of disability-related outcomes in endemic schistosomiasis Charles H. King, Katherine R Dickman, Daniel J. Tisch · The Lancet Review Apr 2005 906
33 Culture and health A. David Napier et al. · The Lancet 29 Oct 2014 848
34 Systemic racism and U.S. health care Joe R. Feagin, Zinobia C. Bennefield · Social Science & Medicine Feb 2014 825
35 Rural Health Disparities, Population Health, and Rural Culture David Hartley · American Journal of Public Health Oct 2004 774
36 Not enough there, too many here: understanding geographical imbalances in the distribution of the health workforce Gilles Dussault, Maria Cristina Franceschini · Human Resources for Health Open access 27 May 2006 772
37 Advancing Health Disparities Research Within the Health Care System: A Conceptual Framework Amy M. Kilbourne, Galen E. Switzer, Kelly B. Hyman et al. · American Journal of Public Health Open access 2 Nov 2006 769
38 The Case For Diversity In The Health Care Workforce Jordan J. Cohen, Barbara A. Gabriel, Charles Terrell · Health Affairs Sep 2002 767
39 The Metrics of the Physician Brain Drain Fitzhugh Mullan · New England Journal of Medicine 26 Oct 2005 762
40 It’s The Prices, Stupid: Why The United States Is So Different From Other Countries Gerard F. Anderson, Uwe E. Reinhardt, Peter Sotir Hussey et al. · Health Affairs May 2003 759
41 Addressing disparities in academic medicine: what of the minority tax? José E. Rodríguez, Kendall M. Campbell, Linda H. Pololi · BMC Medical Education Open access 31 Jan 2015 751
42 Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions Kristy Giles · International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare Jun 2015 747
43 Immigrants And Health Care: Sources Of Vulnerability Kathryn Pitkin Derose, José J. Escarce, Nicole Lurie · Health Affairs Sep 2007 743
44 Surgery and Global Health: A View from Beyond the OR Paul E. Farmer, Jim Y. Kim · World Journal of Surgery Open access 3 Mar 2008 742
45 Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Related to COVID-19 Leo Lopez, Louis H. Hart, Mitchell H. Katz · JAMA 23 Jan 2021 727
46 Cultural Competence And Health Care Disparities: Key Perspectives And Trends Joseph R. Betancourt, Alexander R. Green, J. Emilio Carrillo et al. · Health Affairs Mar 2005 705
47 Global access to surgical care: a modelling study Blake Christian Alkire, Nakul P. Raykar, Mark G. Shrime et al. · The Lancet Global Health Open access 27 Apr 2015 683
48 Asking the right questions: Scoping studies in the commissioning of research on the organisation and delivery of health services Stuart Anderson, Pauline W. Allen, Stephen Peckham et al. · Health Research Policy and Systems Open access 9 Jul 2008 675
49 Interventions to improve cultural competency in healthcare: a systematic review of reviews Mandy Truong, Yin Paradies, Naomi Priest · BMC Health Services Research ReviewOpen access 3 Mar 2014 674
50 Size and distribution of the global volume of surgery in 2012 Thomas G. Weiser, Alex Bernard Haynes, George Molina et al. · Bulletin of the World Health Organization Open access 26 Feb 2016 664

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