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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

Ethics approval and consent to participate: 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.

Consent for publication: Not applicable.

Competing interests: 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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