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Five years of the Implementation Research Logic Model: a citation analysis and systematic scoping review of its use in implementation research and practice

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-026-01514-2

Published Online: 2026-06-10

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Authors

Merle, James L.

Golden, Catlin A.

Simmons, Rebecca

Sloss, Elizabeth A.

Sanuade, Olutobi A.

Verry, Teresa Winning

Nixon, Anthony J. Jr.

McFarland, Mary M.

Lengnick-Hall, Rebecca

Meza, Rosemary

Hill, Jennie L.

Estabrooks, Paul A.

Rafferty, Miriam R.

Li, Dennis

Smith, Justin D. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3264-8082
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Article History

Received: 6 October 2025

Accepted: 29 May 2026

First Online: 10 June 2026

Declarations

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: Ethical approval for the scoping review and citation analysis is not applicable as only data from published literature will be used and no original data will be collected.

: Not applicable.

: J.D. Smith is an Associate Editor of Implementation Science . J.D. Smith, Dennis Li, and Miriam Rafferty co-developed the IRLM.

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