| 1 | Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults From Rural and Urban Areas of the United States: Findings From NHANES (2005‐2008) | Journal of Rural Health | 2012 | 434 |
| 2 | Geographic Access to Health Care for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries | Journal of Rural Health | 2006 | 393 |
| 3 | Differences in Rural and Urban Health Information Access and Use | Journal of Rural Health | 2019 | 378 |
| 4 | Task‐Sharing Approaches to Improve Mental Health Care in Rural and Other Low‐Resource Settings: A Systematic Review | Journal of Rural Health | 2018 | 333 |
| 5 | Access to Transportation and Health Care Utilization in a Rural Region | Journal of Rural Health | 2005 | 325 |
| 6 | Perceived Barriers to Health Care Access Among Rural Older Adults: A Qualitative Study | Journal of Rural Health | 2005 | 302 |
| 7 | Rural Healthy People 2020: New Decade, Same Challenges | Journal of Rural Health | 2015 | 291 |
| 8 | Obesity and Physical Inactivity in Rural America | Journal of Rural Health | 2004 | 263 |
| 9 | The Rising Rate of Rural Hospital Closures | Journal of Rural Health | 2016 | 252 |
| 10 | A National Study of Obesity Prevalence and Trends by Type of Rural County | Journal of Rural Health | 2005 | 186 |
| 11 | Spatial Disparities in Coronavirus Incidence and Mortality in the United States: An Ecological Analysis as of May 2020 | Journal of Rural Health | 2020 | 186 |
| 12 | Rural–Urban Differences in Physical Activity, Physical Fitness, and Overweight Prevalence of Children | Journal of Rural Health | 2008 | 182 |
| 13 | Community Susceptibility and Resiliency to COVID‐19 Across the Rural‐Urban Continuum in the United States | Journal of Rural Health | 2020 | 179 |
| 14 | Urban, Rural, and Regional Variations in Physical Activity | Journal of Rural Health | 2005 | 175 |
| 15 | Rural‐Urban Differences in Stigma and the Use of Care for Depressive Disorders | Journal of Rural Health | 1993 | 162 |
| 16 | Rural and Urban Differences in COVID‐19 Prevention Behaviors | Journal of Rural Health | 2021 | 158 |
| 17 | Barriers and Facilitators to Substance Use Treatment in the Rural South: A Qualitative Study | Journal of Rural Health | 2016 | 152 |
| 18 | Migrant Farmworker Stress: Mental Health Implications | Journal of Rural Health | 2008 | 151 |
| 19 | Factors in Recruiting and Retaining Health Professionals for Rural Practice | Journal of Rural Health | 2007 | 140 |
| 20 | Progression of COVID‐19 From Urban to Rural Areas in the United States: A Spatiotemporal Analysis of Prevalence Rates | Journal of Rural Health | 2020 | 132 |
| 21 | Rural/Urban Differences in Barriers to and Burden of Care for Children With Special Health Care Needs | Journal of Rural Health | 2007 | 131 |
| 22 | Access to Cancer Services for Rural Colorectal Cancer Patients | Journal of Rural Health | 2008 | 131 |
| 23 | Urban‐Rural Differences in Overweight Status and Physical Inactivity Among US Children Aged 10‐17 Years | Journal of Rural Health | 2008 | 128 |
| 24 | Differences in Social Isolation and Its Relationship to Health by Rurality | Journal of Rural Health | 2019 | 125 |
| 25 | Cancer Incidence in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia: Disparities in Appalachia | Journal of Rural Health | 2005 | 123 |
| 26 | Differences in Access to and Use of Electronic Personal Health Information Between Rural and Urban Residents in the United States | Journal of Rural Health | 2018 | 121 |
| 27 | Substance Abuse by Youth and Young Adults in Rural America | Journal of Rural Health | 2008 | 120 |
| 28 | Drug Use Patterns and Trends in Rural Communities | Journal of Rural Health | 2007 | 119 |
| 29 | A National Study of the Association Between Food Environments and County-Level Health Outcomes | Journal of Rural Health | 2011 | 117 |
| 30 | Prevalence and Trends in Smoking: A National Rural Study | Journal of Rural Health | 2006 | 116 |
| 31 | Rural Health Care Providers in the United States | Journal of Rural Health | 2002 | 115 |
| 32 | Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Obesity of Rural and Urban Elementary School Children | Journal of Rural Health | 1999 | 114 |
| 33 | Defining “Rural” for Veterans’ Health Care Planning | Journal of Rural Health | 2010 | 112 |
| 34 | Quality of Life in Rural and Urban Adults 65 Years and Older: Findings From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey | Journal of Rural Health | 2012 | 111 |
| 35 | Mortality: What Are the Roles of Risk Factor Prevalence, Screening, and Use of Recommended Treatment? | Journal of Rural Health | 2005 | 109 |
| 36 | Does Distance Matter? Distance to Mammography Facilities and Stage at Diagnosis of Breast Cancer in Kentucky | Journal of Rural Health | 2009 | 109 |
| 37 | Quality of Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction in Rural and Urban US Hospitals | Journal of Rural Health | 2004 | 107 |
| 38 | Cancer in Rural Versus Urban Populations: A Review | Journal of Rural Health | 1992 | 106 |
| 39 | Diabetes Burden and Access to Preventive Care in the Rural United States | Journal of Rural Health | 2010 | 106 |
| 40 | Examining Rural/Urban Differences in Prescription Opioid Misuse Among US Adolescents | Journal of Rural Health | 2016 | 104 |
| 41 | Family Perspectives on Pathways to Mental Health Care for Children and Youth in Rural Communities | Journal of Rural Health | 2006 | 103 |
| 42 | Urban and Rural Differences in Health Insurance and Access to Care | Journal of Rural Health | 1994 | 100 |
| 43 | Current State of Child Health in Rural America: How Context Shapes Children's Health | Journal of Rural Health | 2018 | 100 |
| 44 | Health Care Avoidance Among Rural Populations: Results From a Nationally Representative Survey | Journal of Rural Health | 2014 | 99 |
| 45 | Medical Mistrust, Perceived Discrimination, and Satisfaction With Health Care Among Young‐Adult Rural Latinos | Journal of Rural Health | 2014 | 98 |
| 46 | Rural, Suburban, and Urban Variations in Alcohol Consumption in the United States: Findings From the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions | Journal of Rural Health | 2007 | 97 |
| 47 | Rural-Urban Disparities in Health-Related Quality of Life Within Disease Categories of Veterans | Journal of Rural Health | 2006 | 96 |
| 48 | A Comparison of the Rural‐Urban Mortality Differential for Deaths From All Causes, Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer* | Journal of Rural Health | 1987 | 93 |
| 49 | Postpartum Depression Among Rural Women From Developed and Developing Countries: A Systematic Review | Journal of Rural Health | 2011 | 93 |
| 50 | Utilization of Preventive Medical Services in the United States: A Comparison Between Rural and Urban Populations | Journal of Rural Health | 2000 | 92 |