New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The Journal Impact Factor, or JIF, denotes the average number of citations a paper of a given journal accrues within a two-year timespan, as calculated by Clarivate Analytics' database Web of Science; note that the journal coverage here at OOIR might deviate slightly from Web of Science's. The JIFs that used to have more than one decimal point are rounded here for copyright-related reasons.)
Rank Journal Impact Factor 2024
1 Lancet Public Health ca. 26.5
2 Lancet Global Health ca. 22.5
3 Lancet Planetary Health ca. 20.5
4 Annual Review of Public Health ca. 17.2
5 MMWR-Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ca. 16.2
6 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health-Part B-Critical Reviews ca. 11.6
7 Environmental Health Perspectives ca. 10.9
8 Lancet Regional Health-Western Pacific ca. 9.4
9 Current Pollution Reports ca. 9.3
10 Environmental Research ca. 8.2
11 Current Environmental Health Reports ca. 7.9
12 American Journal of Public Health ca. 7.8
13 Accident Analysis and Prevention ca. 7.4
14 Environmental Health ca. 7.3
15 Bulletin of the World Health Organization ca. 6.9
16 Journal of Occupational Health Psychology ca. 6.7
17 European Journal of Epidemiology ca. 6.6
18 Palliative Medicine ca. 6.4
- Conflict and Health ca. 6.4
20 Globalization and Health ca. 6.1
21 Drug Safety ca. 5.9
- Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology ca. 5.9
23 BMJ Global Health ca. 5.8
- Journal of Clinical Epidemiology ca. 5.8
25 International Journal of Epidemiology ca. 5.7
26 Preventing Chronic Disease ca. 5.6
- Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease ca. 5.6
28 Journal of Travel Medicine ca. 5.5
- Journal of Global Health ca. 5.5
30 One Health ca. 5.3
31 Reviews on Environmental Health ca. 5.2
- Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control ca. 5.2
- International Journal for Equity in Health ca. 5.2
- European Journal of Public Health ca. 5.2
35 Annals of Global Health ca. 5.1
36 Geohealth ca. 5
37 Journal of Infection and Public Health ca. 4.8
38 JMIR Serious Games ca. 4.7
- American Journal of Preventive Medicine ca. 4.7
40 Epidemiology ca. 4.4
- AIDS Patient Care and Stds ca. 4.4
- JMIR Public Health and Surveillance ca. 4.4
- BMC Public Health ca. 4.4
44 International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health ca. 4.3
- Journal of Safety Research ca. 4.3
- Clinical Epidemiology ca. 4.3
- Environmental Geochemistry and Health ca. 4.3
48 Health & Place ca. 4.2
- Journal of Adolescent Health ca. 4.2
50 Frontiers in Public Health ca. 4.1
- Social Science & Medicine ca. 4.1
- International Journal of Health Geographics ca. 4.1
- American Journal of Epidemiology ca. 4.1
54 Risk Analysis ca. 4
- Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health ca. 4
56 Salud Publica de Mexico ca. 3.9
- Studies in Family Planning ca. 3.9
- Digital Health ca. 3.9
59 Current Epidemiology Reports ca. 3.8
60 Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ca. 3.7
- SSM-Population Health ca. 3.7
62 Journal of Health and Social Behavior ca. 3.6
- Health Promotion International ca. 3.6
- Annals of Epidemiology ca. 3.6
65 Journal of Public Health ca. 3.5
- Public Health ca. 3.5
- Rural and Remote Health ca. 3.5
68 Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy ca. 3.4
- Pathogens and Global Health ca. 3.4
- Quality of Life Research ca. 3.4
- Global Health Action ca. 3.4
- Journal of Hospital Infection ca. 3.4
- Reproductive Health ca. 3.4
- Health Expectations ca. 3.4
- Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health ca. 3.4
76 Journal of Transport & Health ca. 3.3
- Tobacco Control ca. 3.3
- BMC Womens Health ca. 3.3
- Population Health Metrics ca. 3.3
- Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters ca. 3.3
- Psychiatric Services ca. 3.3
82 Safety and Health at Work ca. 3.2
- International Journal of Public Health ca. 3.2
- Journal of Rural Health ca. 3.2
- Journal of Urban Health-Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine ca. 3.2
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine ca. 3.2
- Preventive Medicine ca. 3.2
- Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology ca. 3.2
89 Games for Health Journal ca. 3.1
- LGBT Health ca. 3.1
- Patient Education and Counseling ca. 3.1
92 Disability and Health Journal ca. 3
- Public Health Nutrition ca. 3
- Cancer Epidemiology ca. 3
- International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care ca. 3
96 Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology ca. 2.9
- Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health ca. 2.9
- Neuroepidemiology ca. 2.9
- Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine ca. 2.9
100 Preventive Medicine Reports ca. 2.8
- Journal of Occupational Health ca. 2.8
- Health Systems & Reform ca. 2.8
- Global Health-Science and Practice ca. 2.8
- Translational Behavioral Medicine ca. 2.8
- American Journal of Community Psychology ca. 2.8
106 Nicotine & Tobacco Research ca. 2.7
- Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology ca. 2.7
- Evolution Medicine and Public Health ca. 2.7
- Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada-Research Policy and Practice ca. 2.7
- Indoor and Built Environment ca. 2.7
- Journal of Epidemiology ca. 2.7
- International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion ca. 2.7
- Indoor Air ca. 2.7
- International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health ca. 2.7
115 Sociology of Health & Illness ca. 2.6
- Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety ca. 2.6
- Tropical Medicine & International Health ca. 2.6
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ca. 2.6
- Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research ca. 2.6
- Global Public Health ca. 2.6
- Journal of Physical Activity & Health ca. 2.6
- Womens Health Issues ca. 2.6
- Critical Public Health ca. 2.6
- American Journal of Infection Control ca. 2.6
- Journal of Tropical Medicine ca. 2.6
126 International Journal of Health Planning and Management ca. 2.5
- Prevention Science ca. 2.5
- Epidemiology and Infection ca. 2.5
- AIDS and Behavior ca. 2.5
130 Israel Journal of Health Policy Research ca. 2.4
- Occupational Medicine-Oxford ca. 2.4
- International Health ca. 2.4
- American Journal of Industrial Medicine ca. 2.4
- Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health-Part A-Current Issues ca. 2.4
- Australian Journal of Rural Health ca. 2.4
- Epidemiology and Health ca. 2.4
- Revista de Saude Publica ca. 2.4
- Tobacco Induced Diseases ca. 2.4
- American Journal of Mens Health ca. 2.4
140 HERD-Health Environments Research & Design Journal ca. 2.3
- Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health ca. 2.3
- Perspectives in Public Health ca. 2.3
- Journal of Medical Screening ca. 2.3
- Public Health Reports ca. 2.3
- Injury Epidemiology ca. 2.3
146 Health Education & Behavior ca. 2.2
- Journal of Religion & Health ca. 2.2
- Cancer Causes & Control ca. 2.2
- Psychology Health & Medicine ca. 2.2
- Public Health Genomics ca. 2.2
- International Journal of Sexual Health ca. 2.2
- Journal of Community Psychology ca. 2.2
- Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health disParities ca. 2.2
154 Journal of Community Health ca. 2.1
- Sex Education-Sexuality Society and Learning ca. 2.1
- Ethnicity & Health ca. 2.1
- Revue d'Epidemiologie et de Sante Publique ca. 2.1
- American Journal of Health Promotion ca. 2.1
- Community Mental Health Journal ca. 2.1
- Journal of Public Health Policy ca. 2.1
- Annals of Work Exposures and Health ca. 2.1
- Cadernos de Saude Publica ca. 2.1
- Statistics in Medicine ca. 2.1
- Traffic Injury Prevention ca. 2.1
165 Health ca. 2
- Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare ca. 2
- Economics & Human Biology ca. 2
- Sexual Health ca. 2
- Health Promotion Journal of Australia ca. 2
- Psychology & Health ca. 2
- Prehospital Emergency Care ca. 2
- European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care ca. 2
- International Journal of Environmental Health Research ca. 2
- International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health ca. 2
- Canadian Journal of Public Health-Revue Canadienne de Sante Publique ca. 2
- Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part B-Pesticides Food Contaminants and Agricultural Wastes ca. 2
177 Health Risk & Society ca. 1.9
- Maternal and Child Health Journal ca. 1.9
- Injury Prevention ca. 1.9
- Iranian Journal of Public Health ca. 1.9
- American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ca. 1.9
- Medical Care ca. 1.9
- Medical Anthropology Quarterly ca. 1.9
- Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal ca. 1.9
185 Health & Social Care in the Community ca. 1.8
- International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics ca. 1.8
- Radioprotection ca. 1.8
- Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine ca. 1.8
- Public Health Nursing ca. 1.8
- Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases ca. 1.8
- Journal of Public Health Dentistry ca. 1.8
- Annals of Human Biology ca. 1.8
- Journal of School Health ca. 1.8
- Journal of Womens Health ca. 1.8
195 Journal of Public Health Management and Practice ca. 1.7
- Scandinavian Journal of Public Health ca. 1.7
- Health Education Journal ca. 1.7
- Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica-Pan American Journal of Public Health ca. 1.7
- Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness ca. 1.7
- Journal of Radiological Protection ca. 1.7
- Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju-Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology ca. 1.7
202 Health Education Research ca. 1.6
- Journal of Palliative Care ca. 1.6
- Work-A Journal of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation ca. 1.6
- Bundesgesundheitsblatt-Gesundheitsforschung-Gesundheitsschutz ca. 1.6
- Toxicology and Industrial Health ca. 1.6
- Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ca. 1.6
- Wilderness & Environmental Medicine ca. 1.6
- Journal of Agromedicine ca. 1.6
- Journal of Cancer Education ca. 1.6
- Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease ca. 1.6
- Ethnicity & Disease ca. 1.6
- Industrial Health ca. 1.6
- Ciencia & Saude Coletiva ca. 1.6
- Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research ca. 1.6
216 Global Health Promotion ca. 1.5
- AIDS Care-Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/Hiv ca. 1.5
- Disaster Prevention and Management ca. 1.5
- Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine ca. 1.5
- Journal of American College Health ca. 1.5
- Gaceta Sanitaria ca. 1.5
- Geospatial Health ca. 1.5
- AIDS Education and Prevention ca. 1.5
- Arts & Health ca. 1.5
225 Chronic Illness ca. 1.4
- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene ca. 1.4
- Family & Community Health ca. 1.4
- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine ca. 1.4
- Australian Journal of Primary Health ca. 1.4
230 AJAR-African Journal of AIDS Research ca. 1.3
- Health Security ca. 1.3
232 Health Physics ca. 1.2
- Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health ca. 1.2
- Health Care for Women International ca. 1.2
- Families Systems & Health ca. 1.2
236 Women & Health ca. 1.1
- Gesundheitswesen ca. 1.1
- Longitudinal and Life Course Studies ca. 1.1
- Salud Colectiva ca. 1.1
- Anales del Sistema Sanitario de Navarra ca. 1.1
241 Anthropology & Medicine ca. 1
- Childrens Health Care ca. 1
- Social Work in Public Health ca. 1
- Medycyna Pracy ca. 1
245 Indian Journal of Public Health ca. 0.9
- Central European Journal of Public Health ca. 0.9
- Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health ca. 0.9
- Malawi Medical Journal ca. 0.9
249 Journal of Correctional Health Care ca. 0.8
- Radiation Protection Dosimetry ca. 0.8
- Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance ca. 0.8
252 Journal of Mens Health ca. 0.7
253 Saude e Sociedade ca. 0.6
- Tropical Doctor ca. 0.6
255 Sante Publique ca. 0.4
- Archives des Maladies Professionnelles et de l'Environnement ca. 0.4
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