Public Health

Papers
(The median citation count of Public Health is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Editorial Board921
Breast cancer time to treatment in Martinique: predictive factors and effect on survival267
Hands across Care: Art and social practice in health and elder care contexts140
Evidence for changing intimate partner violence safety planning needs as a result of COVID-19: results from phase I of a rapid intervention105
COVID-19 border controls prevent a 2021 seasonal influenza epidemic in New Zealand99
Subjective experiences of participatory arts engagement of healthy older people and explorations of creative ageing89
Risk and protective behaviors for chronic non-communicable diseases among Brazilian adults77
Indirect impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence of non–COVID-19 infectious diseases: a region-wide, patient-based database study in Japan68
Prevalence and risk factors associated with undiagnosed hypertension among adults aged 15–49 years in India: insights from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5)68
Low education predicts large increase in COVID-19 mortality: the role of collective culture and individual literacy65
Lung cancer in Argentina: a modelling study of disease and economic burden61
Prevalence of quitting decision and the impact of increased cigarette prices on the smoking behaviours among the male garment workers in Bangladesh58
Split household and smoking behaviour of rural migrants in China57
Increased COVID-19 mortality among immigrants compared with US-born individuals: a cross-sectional analysis of 2020 mortality data56
Workplace violence among healthcare workers, a multicenter study in Italy54
Impact of particulate-matter air pollution on 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels: a mendelian randomisation study52
Care pathway of asylum seekers in the health care access points following inclusion in the PREMENTADA project: an observational study50
Impact of maternal body mass index (BMI) and the challenges of fetal echocardiography49
Alcohol-related cancer risk awareness and support for cancer warning labelling among adults in Estonia48
Quantifying the prevalence and determinants of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine hesitancy in US adults aged 60 or older47
Parental support in adolescence: A potential moderator of the relationship between racial discrimination and adult suicidality46
A systematic review of historic neighborhood redlining and contemporary health outcomes45
Do self-management supportive interventions reduce healthcare utilization for people with musculoskeletal pain conditions? – A systematic review45
Association between gestational cardiovascular health in the first trimester and pregnancy outcomes in the China birth cohort45
County-level association of COVID-19 mortality with 2020 United States presidential voting44
Behavioural change theories: a necessity for managing COVID-1944
A scoping review of the experience of implementing population testing for SARS-CoV-243
Living arrangements, activity participation and depression among older Chinese adults42
If you build it, will they come? Is test site availability a root cause of geographic disparities in COVID-19 testing?42
The practice of exclusive breastfeeding by region in Indonesia41
Association of sensory impairment with healthcare use and costs among middle-aged and older adults in China39
Influence of family structure on adolescent deviant behavior and depression: the mediation roles of parental monitoring and school connectedness38
Changes in cerebrovascular disease–related deaths and their location during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan36
The role of pandemic planning in the management of COVID-19 in England from an infection prevention and control perspective: results of a national survey36
Bystander interventions and clinical outcomes among adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims in South Korea over a decade: Sex-based disparities36
The projected economic burden of non-communicable diseases attributable to overweight in Brazil by 203035
The effect of parents' lifestyle on Schoolchildren's consumption of ultra-processed food33
Sex out of marriage and condom use among homeless youth in Iran32
Impact of regional medical self-sufficiency on mortality from cancer, stroke and myocardial infarction32
Patient and healthcare delays in critical and non-critical pulmonary tuberculosis incidence areas in Portugal: are there differences?31
Association between awareness of vulnerability and disaster preparedness in an infrastructure-resilient city: a population-based study31
Population well-being and the COVID-19 vaccination program in Chile: evidence from Google Trends30
Art engagement and psychological well-being among community-dwelling older adults in Japan: an observational cross-sectional study30
Trends and patterns of cause-specific hospitalizations in mainland Portugal between 2000 and 201630
The rocky road to freedom: number of countries transited during defection and risk of metabolic syndrome among North Korean Refugees in South Korea30
Re: Integration of local resilience forums in health systems of low- and lower-middle-income countries28
Trajectories of otitis media and association with health determinants among Indigenous children in Australia: the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children28
War in Ukraine and health worker density28
Assessing the asthma-related burden of disease in Latin American and Caribbean countries: a sociodemographic perspective28
Palliative care and pain relief in LMICs: a global public health and moral failing28
High prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies among unvaccinated children of Chandigarh, Northwest India, in a household-based paediatric serosurvey post–s28
Public health response to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) among poultry in Northeast of Ireland, November 2021 to January 202228
Implementation and evaluation of the public health emergency response to the 2019 outbreak of e-cigarette and vaping product use–associated lung injury in Massachusetts,USA28
The impact of gambling advertising and marketing on online gambling behavior: an analysis based on Spanish data27
Investigation on knowledge level about rational use of antimicrobial drugs among pharmacists in medical institutions in Shanxi province, China27
Self-perceived body weight and weight status: analysis of concordance by age group and sex27
Estimating COVID-19 recovery time in a cohort of Italian healthcare workers who underwent surveillance swab testing27
Effects of probiotic/prebiotic/synbiotic supplementation on blood glucose profiles: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials27
Global prevalence of urinary tract infection in pregnant mothers: a systematic review and meta-analysis26
Structural and intermediary determinants in sexual health care access in migrant populations: a scoping review26
An evaluation of a pilot of daily testing of SARS-CoV-2 contacts in acute hospital and ambulance trusts in England26
Effect modification of the association between diurnal temperature range and hospitalisations for ischaemic stroke by temperature in Hefei, China26
Use of artificial intelligence to address health disparities in low- and middle-income countries: a thematic analysis of ethical issues25
Effectiveness of health literacy education on health literacy in early adolescence: A randomized controlled trial25
Global, regional, and national trends in osteoarthritis disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) from 1990 to 2019: a comprehensive analysis of the global burden of disease study25
The relationship between risk and prevention awareness of infectious diseases and health literacy among prisoners25
The association between migraine and dementia – a national register-based matched cohort study25
Key stakeholders’ perspectives of public health emergency preparedness in Palestine: A qualitative exploratory study25
Smokers who were seen by a doctor or other healthcare provider for any health concern in Brazil: what a missed opportunity to encourage smoking cessation!24
Retraction notice: Effect of educational interventions on health in childhood: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials [Public Health Volume 164, November 2018, Pages 134-147]24
An ecological study on the correlation between sanitary vulnerability and air pollution with COVID-19 pandemic burden: What lessons can we learn?24
Environmental characteristics and disparities in adult asthma in north central Texas urban counties24
Serious illness, dying and grieving as public health issues24
Model-informed evaluation of interventions to eliminate tuberculosis transmission in China23
Association between road traffic noise exposure and heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies23
In pursuit of the right tail for the COVID-19 incubation period23
The relationship between loneliness and healthy aging indicators in Brazil (ELSI-Brazil) and England (ELSA): sex differences22
Clinical outcomes following COVID-19 infection in ethnic minority groups in the UK: a systematic review and meta-analysis22
“I didn't know I have the capacity to be creative”: children's experiences of how creativity promoted their sense of well-being. A pilot randomised controlled study in school arts therapies22
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on vaccine hesitancy and sentiment changes: A survey of healthcare workers in 12 countries22
American Heart Association's new ‘Life's Essential 8’ score in association with cardiovascular disease: a national cross-sectional analysis22
Preterm birth and public health challenges: Incidence and risk factors22
Association between parental occupations, educational levels, and household income and children's psychological adjustment in Japan21
Exploring risk and protective factors for burnout in professionals working in death-related settings: A scoping review21
TikTok: a far-reaching opportunity for health professionals to address weight loss20
Estimated number and incidence of influenza-associated acute respiratory infection cases in winter 2021/22 in Wanzhou District, China20
Factors associated with poor adherence to medication in patients with diabetes and hypertension in Peru: findings from a pooled analysis of six years of population-based surveys20
Corrigendum to ‘Impact of COVID-19 on birth rate trends in the Italian Metropolitan Cities of Milan, Genoa and Turin’ [Public Health 198 (2021) 35–36]20
Impact of pandemics on primary care: changes in general practitioner antidepressant prescriptions and mental health referrals during lockdowns in England, UK19
Smoking and incidence of insomnia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies19
Equal waiting times for all? Empirical evidence for elective surgeries in the Austrian public healthcare system19
Assessing the performance of the integrated disease surveillance and response systems: a systematic review of global evidence19
Science communication in the media and human mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic: a time series and content analysis19
The mediating effect of psychosocial work factors in the prospective associations between organisational changes and self-rated health: Results from the national French working conditions survey18
Money for a vaccine? Pay incentives as a solution to increase vaccination rates during the COVID-19 pandemic18
The burden of rheumatoid arthritis in China from 1990 to 2019 and projections to 203018
Does health anxiety and vaccine concern predict self-reported adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination?–A Danish national cohort study18
Socioeconomic inequalities in cervical cancer mortality in Canada, 1990 and 2019: a trend analysis18
What is a population-level approach to prevention, and how could we apply it to dementia risk reduction?18
COVID-19 vaccine rollout: will it affect the rates of vaccine hesitancy in Africa?18
Sex differences in acute health service contact after release from prison in Australia: a data linkage study17
The cost of climate disasters: an additional call for health emergency preparedness17
Extreme heat exposure in the first 1000 days: Implications for childhood stunting in Bangladesh17
Tobacco use and heavy episodic drinking among persons aged 18–69 years in Bolivia in 201917
Prevalence and determinants of non-communicable diseases and risk factors among adults in Lebanon: a multicentric cross-sectional study17
Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccination intentions and attitudes in France17
Patterns of exposure to smoked tobacco advertisements among youths in India and its association with smoked tobacco use: a Latent Class Analysis17
Impact of recurrent outbreaks of Ebola virus disease in Africa: a meta-analysis of case fatality rates17
COVID-19 survey burden for health care workers: literature review and audit17
Better accounting for long-term health effects in economic assessments: an illustration for air pollution in the Canton of Geneva17
Burden of lung cancer attributed to particulate matter pollution in China: an epidemiological study from 1990 to 201917
When public health and healthcare messaging collide: unintended consequences16
Influences on emergency department attendance among frail older people with deteriorating health: a multicentre prospective cohort study16
Global burden of gastric cancer in adolescents and young adults: estimates from GLOBOCAN 202016
COVID-19 vaccination roll-out and uptake among refugees and migrants in Greece: a retrospective analysis of national vaccination routine data16
A novel gun law strength index and influential state gun laws for firearm homicide in the United States, 1999–201816
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Childhood immunization appointment reminders and recalls: strengths, weaknesses and opportunities to increase vaccine coverage16
What is the impact of job precariousness on depression? Risk assessment and attributable fraction in Spain16
COVID-19: transferring learning from the pandemic response to non-communicable disease control16
Risk of hospitalisation or death in households with a case of COVID-19 in England: an analysis using the HOSTED data set16
Analysing features of home-based workout during COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review16
Are we suffering from the Peltzman effect? Risk perception among recovered and vaccinated people during the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel16
Chronic exposure to nitrate in drinking water and the risk of bladder cancer: a meta-analysis of epidemiological evidence16
Smoking-attributable mortality by sex in the 27 Brazilian federal units: 201915
Is the increment of diabetes mellitus in Brazil associated with the consumption of artificially sweetened beverages? A time trend analysis with 757,386 adults from 2006 to 202015
Patient-reported health outcomes of SARS-CoV-2–tested patients presenting to emergency departments: a propensity score–matched prospective cohort study15
Home participation, support and barriers among children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder before and during the COVID-19 pandemic15
Epidemiological landscape in Iran: A qualitative analysis of strengths, weaknesses, and growth potential15
Art psychotherapy and public health15
A longitudinal study of learning difficulties in adolescence and biomarkers of cardiometabolic risk in adulthood: A gendered pathways approach15
Hard to reach? Language matters when describing populations underserved by health and social care research15
Social and ideological determinants of COVID-19 vaccination status in Spain15
Community-based sharing of vaccine adverse event information for public trust: a case of Soma city in Fukushima, Japan15
Discretion in decision to receive COVID-19 vaccines and associated socio-economic inequalities in rates of uptake: a whole-of-population data linkage study from Australia15
Socio-economic determinants of COVID-19 in Mexico15
Interaction between nutrition-related parameters and sexual orientation on depression15
Association between physical activity energy expenditure and bone mineral density in U.S. adults: A cross-sectional analysis of NHANES 2011–201815
Treatment, clinical outcomes, and predictors of mortality among a national cohort of hospitalized patients with Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infection15
Healthy ageing – Investing now for the future15
Impact of various intensities and frequencies of non-occupational physical activity on the risk of dementia among physically independent older adults: the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study14
Japan's intensive health guidance program has limited effects on cardiovascular risk factors: a regression discontinuity analysis14
Changes in physical activity during the COVID-19 lockdown based on the sociodemographic profile of 5569 students and academic staff of Austrian universities14
Mass online training of health care workers during COVID-19: approach, impact, and outcomes for over 10,000 health care providers14
The COVID-19 pandemic and non-COVID-19 healthcare utilization in Mexico14
The political component of COVID-19 vaccine choice: Results from a conjoint experiment14
Divergences in sex ratio at birth in US Census Regions due to racial factors: chronic stress and female foeticide14
Prevalence and patterns of gender disparity in workplace violence among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis14
Identifying and mitigating the public health consequences of meta-ignorance about "Long COVID" risks14
Electronic health record reveals community-level cardiometabolic health benefits associated with 10 years of community-based participatory research14
Early arrivals: association of maternal obstetric factors with preterm births and their survival in India14
Tackling gambling harm to bingo players at a time of commercial, regulatory and technological change – towards a public health approach14
The association between health literacy and unmet medical needs by gender14
Timing and chronicity of child maltreatment in Germany: results from a representative sample14
Global associations between the use of basic drinking water and sanitation services with diarrhoeal disease incidence in 200 countries and territories from 2000 to 201914
How well does the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation identify income and employment deprived individuals across the urban-rural spectrum and between local authorities?14
Gender-dependent effect of physical activity on the risk of incident multimorbidity during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from the PAMPA cohort, Brazil13
Introduction of hospital quality measures may lead to a temporary decrease in patient outcomes13
Factors associated with advanced-stage diagnosis of cervical cancer in Estonia: a population-based study13
Putting the voices and insights of migrants and diverse ethnic groups at the centre of our response to COVID-1913
Trends in different contraception methods among women attending the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre from 2011 to 202013
The association between periodontitis and hepatitis virus infection: a cross-sectional study utilizing data from the NHANES database (2003–2018)13
Increase in suicide rates in the elderly population of the state of São Paulo, Brazil: Could Alzheimer's disease be a risk factor?13
Efforts made, challenges faced, and recommendations provided by stakeholders involved in mpox prevention and control in China: a qualitative study13
Mortality due to cervical and breast cancer in health regions of Brazil: impact of public policies on cancer care13
Behavioural determinants of COVID-19 vaccination acceptance among healthcare workers: a rapid review13
Alcohol-related emergency department presentations and hospital admissions around the time of minimum unit pricing in Ireland13
Precarious employment and associations with socio-demographic characteristics and self-reported health in Wales, UK13
Impact of mediterranean diet promotion on environmental sustainability: a longitudinal analysis13
Health inequalities: responding to the challenge12
COVID or not COVID: attributing and reporting cause of death in a community cohort12
COVID-19 pandemic in prisons in Spain: characteristics of cases and implemented control measures, March 2020–June 202212
Can behavioural nudges promote reduced-salt dish orders on meal delivery apps?12
Active and receptive arts participation and their association with mortality among adults in the United States: a longitudinal cohort study12
Individual and area-level socioeconomic status, Life's Simple 7, and comorbid cardiovascular disease and cancer: a prospective analysis of the UK Biobank cohort12
Early childhood vaccination coverage and timeliness by macro-area of origin in children born to foreign women residing in Italy12
National long COVID impact and risk factors12
Maximising the potential of Chinese birth cohort studies: a systematic review of mother–baby cohorts in mainland China12
Expanding arts therapies provision: a pilot project in Older Adult Mental Health Services, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board12
Bowel movement frequency, stool consistency, and risk of disabling dementia: a population-based cohort study in Japan12
Costs and healthcare utilisation due to respiratory syncytial virus disease in paediatric patients in Italy: a systematic review12
Association between cognitive social capital and all-cause mortality in Great East Japan Earthquake survivors: a prospective cohort study12
Comparing the quality of care in physician networks to usual care for elderly patients in three German regions: a quasi-experimental cohort study12
Effect of COVID-19 infection on pregnant women in plateau regions12
The Skagit County choir COVID-19 outbreak – have we got it wrong?12
Lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic in selected countries to inform strengthening of public health systems: a qualitative study12
Disease prevalence and working ability among socio-medically assessed unemployed people in Germany between 2016 and 2021: A secondary data analysis of the Federal Employment Agency12
Association between specific types of physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic and the risk of subjective memory decline: findings from the PAMPA Cohort12
Playing for understanding: The impact of interactive gaming on young adults’ sexual health education12
A systematic review of interventions to promote human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in Africa11
Determinants of pneumococcal vaccination among older adults: A scoping review11
Global, regional, and national burden of bladder cancer, 1990–2019: an age-period-cohort analysis based on the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study11
Impact of policy response on health protection and economic recovery in OECD and BRIICS countries during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic11
Estimating the effect of socio-economic factors on infant mortality rates in Latin America between 2000 and 2019: a panel data analysis11
Water, sanitation, and hygiene vulnerability in child stunting in developing countries: a systematic review with meta-analysis11
To give or not to give? Pandemic vaccine donation policy11
The burden of COVID-19 in Latin American and Caribbean countries: an analysis based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 202111
Coping strategies during legally enforced quarantine and their association to psychological distress level: a cross-sectional study11
A nomogram to predict long COVID risk based on pre- and post-infection factors: Results from a cross-sectional study in South China11
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Prevalence of tobacco use among healthcare workers in Italy: A systematic review and meta-analysis11
Stressors in health care and their association to symptoms experienced by gender diverse people11
Prevalence and determinants of low birth weight in Ethiopia: A multilevel meta-analysis and systematic review11
Exploring under-five mortality disparities: a comparative analysis of rural and urban areas in Punjab-Pakistan, using Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey data11
Occupational Health Literacy Scale development and validation in Italy: a pilot study11
Hepar-C: A cross-sectional study investigating general population knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding hepatitis C screening in the Latium Region, Italy, October 2022 to May 202311
The association between place of birth and physical fitness among Latino youth: Findings from New York City public school students, 2006–201911
Estimated number of symptomatic Lyme borreliosis cases in Germany in 2021 after adjusting for under-ascertainment11
Exploring the quality of urban green spaces and their association with health: An epidemiological study on obesity using Street View technology11
The implementation of a hepatitis C testing service in community pharmacies: I-COPTIC consensus statement11
Vaccination for COVID-19: benchmarks in public health and virus transmission11
Effects of climate change on the occurrence and distribution of Western equine encephalitis virus in South America11
Timeliness and obsolescence of herd immunity threshold estimates in the COVID-19 pandemic11
Convolutional LSTM–LSTM model for predicting the daily number of influenza patients in South Korea using satellite images10
Effect of vaccination on SARS-CoV-2 reinfection risk: a case–control study in the Republic of Cyprus10
Protective effect of optimal vegetable intake on blood pressure levels in children10
The effect of short-term exposure to air pollution on the admission of ischemic stroke and its interaction with meteorological factors10
Effectiveness of a preschool emotional education programme administered over 3 grades: a cluster randomised controlled trial10
We are not prepared for the next pandemic: why learning from the COVID-19 pandemic is vital10
Parental enablers and barriers for using rapid antigen tests for symptomatic or close contact children: a national survey of Australian parents10
Landscapes, cultures and technologies of loneliness: A call for participatory research with young adults10
Re: Role of confounding factors attributing to the changes in physical activity of students and academic staff of Austrian universities during the COVID-19 lockdown10
Trends and age-period-cohort analysis of upper aerodigestive tract and stomach cancer mortality in Lithuania, 1987–201610
Association between triglyceride glucose-body mass index and depression among US adults: A cross-sectional study10
Socio-economic inequality and healthcare costs over the life course – A dynamic microsimulation approach10
False-negative real-time polymerase chain reaction tests in COVID-19 patients: an epidemiological analysis of 302 patients10
Conspiracy mentality and health-related behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multiwave survey in Italy10
Undocumented immigrants suffering from inequality of vaccination access in Japan: measuring the institutional barriers and exploring the associated factors10
Spatial–temporal trends in leprosy burden and its associations with socioeconomic and physical geographic factors: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 201910
Nursing factors associated with length of stay and readmission rate of the elderly residents from nursing home based on LTCfocus database10
Achievements and challenges in the health of Mexican women, 1990 and 2019: ecological analysis based on the global burden of disease data10
Distinguishing independent and shared effects of material/structural conditions and psychosocial resources on educational inequalities in self-rated health: results from structural equation modelling10
Measuring and increasing rates of self-isolation in the context of COVID-19: a systematic review with narrative synthesis10
Deaths of despair-associated mortality rates globally: a 2000–2019 sex-specific disparities analysis10
Development of a critical appraisal tool for models predicting the impact of ‘test, trace, and protect’ programmes on COVID-19 transmission10
Spatiotemporal variations in body mass index among Han adolescents aged 18 years across 27 provinces of China, 1985–2019: Results from eight successive national cross-sectional surveys10
The role of local radio in promoting creative engagement for healthy ageing10
The global state of disease surveillance and delivering the Pandemic Accord10
Association between screen time and accelerometer-measured 24-h movement behaviors in a sample of Brazilian adolescents9
Understanding the impact of an intergenerational arts and health project: a study into the psychological well-being of participants, carers and artists9
Evaluation of the allocation efficiency of medical and health resources in China's rural three-tier healthcare system9
Non-standard employment and COVID-19 testing in South Korean workers9
The association of body mass index and odds of type 2 diabetes mellitus varies by race/ethnicity9
Future life expectancy with disability among elderly Chinese individuals: a forecast based on trends in stroke and dementia9
Temporal trends in sleep pattern among Chinese adults between 2010 and 2018: findings from five consecutive nationally representative surveys9
Internet use habits and influenza vaccine uptake among US adults: results from seven years (2012–2018) of the National Health Interview Survey9
Estimation of the population at high risk of developing lung cancer in Chile using simplified eligibility criteria9
The relationship of social contacts with prisoners' mental health: a systematic review9
Older adults and social prescribing experience, outcomes, and processes: a meta-aggregation systematic review9
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