Public Health

Papers
(The TQCC of Public Health is 6. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Editorial Board118
Care pathway of asylum seekers in the health care access points following inclusion in the PREMENTADA project: an observational study101
Alcohol-related cancer risk awareness and support for cancer warning labelling among adults in Estonia82
Lung cancer in Argentina: a modelling study of disease and economic burden72
Prevalence of quitting decision and the impact of increased cigarette prices on the smoking behaviours among the male garment workers in Bangladesh72
If you build it, will they come? Is test site availability a root cause of geographic disparities in COVID-19 testing?67
Changes in cerebrovascular disease–related deaths and their location during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan66
Breast cancer time to treatment in Martinique: predictive factors and effect on survival66
Mental healthcare experiences of Ukrainian displaced people in the Netherlands: Their perspectives and as observed by professionals64
Parental support in adolescence: A potential moderator of the relationship between racial discrimination and adult suicidality57
The practice of exclusive breastfeeding by region in Indonesia55
Split household and smoking behaviour of rural migrants in China54
Is England's 10 year health plan fit for the future?53
Do self-management supportive interventions reduce healthcare utilization for people with musculoskeletal pain conditions? – A systematic review50
Impact of maternal body mass index (BMI) and the challenges of fetal echocardiography50
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)50
The role of pandemic planning in the management of COVID-19 in England from an infection prevention and control perspective: results of a national survey45
Association between gestational cardiovascular health in the first trimester and pregnancy outcomes in the China birth cohort44
Influence of family structure on adolescent deviant behavior and depression: the mediation roles of parental monitoring and school connectedness44
Sexuality and respiratory outcomes in the UK: disparities, development and mediators in multiple longitudinal studies44
From material hardship to harsh parenting: Testing the Family Stress Model in dyadic family context43
Increased COVID-19 mortality among immigrants compared with US-born individuals: a cross-sectional analysis of 2020 mortality data41
Living arrangements, activity participation and depression among older Chinese adults39
Indirect impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence of non–COVID-19 infectious diseases: a region-wide, patient-based database study in Japan35
Workplace violence among healthcare workers, a multicenter study in Italy34
Telemedicine as a healthcare delivery model for crisis response during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal34
Low education predicts large increase in COVID-19 mortality: the role of collective culture and individual literacy34
Association of sensory impairment with healthcare use and costs among middle-aged and older adults in China34
Bystander interventions and clinical outcomes among adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims in South Korea over a decade: Sex-based disparities33
What makes physicians implement climate change and heat adaptation measures in outpatient practices? A mixed-methods study33
Quantifying the prevalence and determinants of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine hesitancy in US adults aged 60 or older33
Impact of particulate-matter air pollution on 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels: a mendelian randomisation study33
Scalability of mHealth-based school health education for salt reduction: A synthesis of trial and real-world data32
Association between metabolic multimorbidity and the risk of cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, and mortality: longitudinal evidence from CHARLS (2011–2020)32
Changes in the nationwide number of emergency department visits following the junior physicians’ walkout in South Korea: An interrupted time-series analysis31
A systematic review of historic neighborhood redlining and contemporary health outcomes31
Impact of regional medical self-sufficiency on mortality from cancer, stroke and myocardial infarction31
Key stakeholders’ perspectives of public health emergency preparedness in Palestine: A qualitative exploratory study30
An ecological study on the correlation between sanitary vulnerability and air pollution with COVID-19 pandemic burden: What lessons can we learn?30
‘Family Matters’: A multilevel analysis of household-level clustering of overweight and obesity among adults in India30
The rocky road to freedom: number of countries transited during defection and risk of metabolic syndrome among North Korean Refugees in South Korea29
Environmental characteristics and disparities in adult asthma in north central Texas urban counties29
Re: Integration of local resilience forums in health systems of low- and lower-middle-income countries29
Model-informed evaluation of interventions to eliminate tuberculosis transmission in China29
Trends and patterns of cause-specific hospitalizations in mainland Portugal between 2000 and 201629
Palliative care and pain relief in LMICs: a global public health and moral failing28
The relationship between loneliness and healthy aging indicators in Brazil (ELSI-Brazil) and England (ELSA): sex differences28
Public health response to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) among poultry in Northeast of Ireland, November 2021 to January 202228
The relationship between risk and prevention awareness of infectious diseases and health literacy among prisoners28
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
Association between road traffic noise exposure and heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies27
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!27
Population well-being and the COVID-19 vaccination program in Chile: evidence from Google Trends27
How does the credibility of vaccine information compare across traditional search engines and AI-based conversational agents?26
The projected economic burden of non-communicable diseases attributable to overweight in Brazil by 203026
Art engagement and psychological well-being among community-dwelling older adults in Japan: an observational cross-sectional study26
Assessing the asthma-related burden of disease in Latin American and Caribbean countries: a sociodemographic perspective26
Trajectories of otitis media and association with health determinants among Indigenous children in Australia: the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children26
Investigation on knowledge level about rational use of antimicrobial drugs among pharmacists in medical institutions in Shanxi province, China26
Emotional Literacy: The Missing Link in health literacy for underserved populations public health, special issue on health literacy25
Effectiveness of health literacy education on health literacy in early adolescence: A randomized controlled trial25
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,USA25
Stakeholder analysis to strengthen Public Health Emergency Management: A Delphi study from Ethiopia25
Association between awareness of vulnerability and disaster preparedness in an infrastructure-resilient city: a population-based study25
Self-perceived body weight and weight status: analysis of concordance by age group and sex25
Establishing the ‘Science of Co-creation’ for public health24
Community-based health promotion interventions to reduce risk factors of non-communicable diseases among adolescent and young adults in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-a24
Public health at multi-day youth-focused mass gathering events: a scoping review of the evidence24
An evaluation of a pilot of daily testing of SARS-CoV-2 contacts in acute hospital and ambulance trusts in England23
American Heart Association's new ‘Life's Essential 8’ score in association with cardiovascular disease: a national cross-sectional analysis23
Effects of probiotic/prebiotic/synbiotic supplementation on blood glucose profiles: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials23
Clinical outcomes following COVID-19 infection in ethnic minority groups in the UK: a systematic review and meta-analysis23
Faith-based organisations and religious affiliation and their interactions with financial risk protection in health in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review23
Preterm birth and public health challenges: Incidence and risk factors22
Exploring risk and protective factors for burnout in professionals working in death-related settings: A scoping review22
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on vaccine hesitancy and sentiment changes: A survey of healthcare workers in 12 countries22
Structural and intermediary determinants in sexual health care access in migrant populations: a scoping review22
The impact of gambling advertising and marketing on online gambling behavior: an analysis based on Spanish data22
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 study21
War in Ukraine and health worker density21
Global prevalence of urinary tract infection in pregnant mothers: a systematic review and meta-analysis21
The association between migraine and dementia – a national register-based matched cohort study21
The effect of parents' lifestyle on Schoolchildren's consumption of ultra-processed food21
Use of artificial intelligence to address health disparities in low- and middle-income countries: a thematic analysis of ethical issues21
Socioeconomic inequalities in cervical cancer mortality in Canada, 1990 and 2019: a trend analysis20
Better accounting for long-term health effects in economic assessments: an illustration for air pollution in the Canton of Geneva20
Does health anxiety and vaccine concern predict self-reported adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination?–A Danish national cohort study20
Social and ideological determinants of COVID-19 vaccination status in Spain20
Association between parental occupations, educational levels, and household income and children's psychological adjustment in Japan20
Investigating the contextual drivers and factors impacting child growth failure in mining communities: A Structural Equation Modeling approach20
Editorial Board20
Impact of pandemics on primary care: changes in general practitioner antidepressant prescriptions and mental health referrals during lockdowns in England, UK20
Extreme heat exposure in the first 1000 days: Implications for childhood stunting in Bangladesh20
Chronic exposure to nitrate in drinking water and the risk of bladder cancer: a meta-analysis of epidemiological evidence20
Tobacco use and heavy episodic drinking among persons aged 18–69 years in Bolivia in 201920
Interconnectedness of exposure to community violence, maternal emotional dysfunction, and child emotional distress in Nigeria: A consideration for promoting family cohesion20
Analysing features of home-based workout during COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review20
TikTok: a far-reaching opportunity for health professionals to address weight loss19
Teachers’ experiences in co-creating an implementation plan for a public health intervention: a Health CASCADE study19
Editorial Board19
Patterns of exposure to smoked tobacco advertisements among youths in India and its association with smoked tobacco use: a Latent Class Analysis19
Development of a preventive clinical practice framework for transition to retirement: A Delphi consensus of French physicians19
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]19
Money for a vaccine? Pay incentives as a solution to increase vaccination rates during the COVID-19 pandemic19
Global burden of gastric cancer in adolescents and young adults: estimates from GLOBOCAN 202019
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 202019
A novel gun law strength index and influential state gun laws for firearm homicide in the United States, 1999–201819
Association between physical activity energy expenditure and bone mineral density in U.S. adults: A cross-sectional analysis of NHANES 2011–201818
Socio-economic determinants of COVID-19 in Mexico18
When public health and healthcare messaging collide: unintended consequences18
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
Hard to reach? Language matters when describing populations underserved by health and social care research18
The cost of climate disasters: an additional call for health emergency preparedness18
Age heterogeneity in the association between malnutrition and early childhood development among children aged 0–5 years in a Chinese plateau area18
Assessing the performance of the integrated disease surveillance and response systems: a systematic review of global evidence18
Risk of hospitalisation or death in households with a case of COVID-19 in England: an analysis using the HOSTED data set18
COVID-19 survey burden for health care workers: literature review and audit17
Science communication in the media and human mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic: a time series and content analysis17
Equal waiting times for all? Empirical evidence for elective surgeries in the Austrian public healthcare system17
Sex differences in acute health service contact after release from prison in Australia: a data linkage study17
Estimated number and incidence of influenza-associated acute respiratory infection cases in winter 2021/22 in Wanzhou District, China17
What is the impact of job precariousness on depression? Risk assessment and attributable fraction in Spain17
Educational interventions for the adoption of healthy lifestyles and improvement of health literacy: a systematic review17
Smoking-attributable mortality by sex in the 27 Brazilian federal units: 201917
Interaction between nutrition-related parameters and sexual orientation on depression17
Healthy ageing – Investing now for the future17
Burden of lung cancer attributed to particulate matter pollution in China: an epidemiological study from 1990 to 201917
What is a population-level approach to prevention, and how could we apply it to dementia risk reduction?17
Effect of cold spells and heatwaves on daily new cases of COVID-19 in the Western Pacific Region: A time series analysis17
Crime and chance: Understanding the relationship between neighbourhood crime and gambling17
COVID-19 vaccination roll-out and uptake among refugees and migrants in Greece: a retrospective analysis of national vaccination routine data16
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 Australia16
Electronic health record reveals community-level cardiometabolic health benefits associated with 10 years of community-based participatory research16
Early arrivals: association of maternal obstetric factors with preterm births and their survival in India16
Prevalence and determinants of non-communicable diseases and risk factors among adults in Lebanon: a multicentric cross-sectional study16
The burden of rheumatoid arthritis in China from 1990 to 2019 and projections to 203016
Mortality due to cervical and breast cancer in health regions of Brazil: impact of public policies on cancer care16
Factors associated with advanced-stage diagnosis of cervical cancer in Estonia: a population-based study16
Patient-reported health outcomes of SARS-CoV-2–tested patients presenting to emergency departments: a propensity score–matched prospective cohort study16
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 surveys16
A longitudinal study of learning difficulties in adolescence and biomarkers of cardiometabolic risk in adulthood: A gendered pathways approach16
Trends in different contraception methods among women attending the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre from 2011 to 202016
Are we suffering from the Peltzman effect? Risk perception among recovered and vaccinated people during the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel16
Timing and chronicity of child maltreatment in Germany: results from a representative sample15
The political component of COVID-19 vaccine choice: Results from a conjoint experiment15
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 Agency15
Behavioural determinants of COVID-19 vaccination acceptance among healthcare workers: a rapid review15
Divergences in sex ratio at birth in US Census Regions due to racial factors: chronic stress and female foeticide15
Epidemiological landscape in Iran: A qualitative analysis of strengths, weaknesses, and growth potential15
Precarious employment and associations with socio-demographic characteristics and self-reported health in Wales, UK15
Playing for understanding: The impact of interactive gaming on young adults’ sexual health education15
Treatment, clinical outcomes, and predictors of mortality among a national cohort of hospitalized patients with Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infection15
Community-based sharing of vaccine adverse event information for public trust: a case of Soma city in Fukushima, Japan15
Gender-dependent effect of physical activity on the risk of incident multimorbidity during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from the PAMPA cohort, Brazil15
Identifying and mitigating the public health consequences of meta-ignorance about "Long COVID" risks15
COVID-19 pandemic in prisons in Spain: characteristics of cases and implemented control measures, March 2020–June 202214
The increasing association of pulmonary embolism with cancer deaths: A seven-year, US-based, nationwide analysis14
Mass online training of health care workers during COVID-19: approach, impact, and outcomes for over 10,000 health care providers14
A comparative analysis of integrated comprehensive care models: Lessons Canada can learn from East Africa14
Tackling gambling harm to bingo players at a time of commercial, regulatory and technological change – towards a public health approach14
Japan's intensive health guidance program has limited effects on cardiovascular risk factors: a regression discontinuity analysis14
Long-term comparative effectiveness of BNT162b2 vaccine on SARS-CoV-2 infection in adolescents: A register-based real-world study from Denmark14
Secondhand exposure to cigarettes smoke and e-cigarettes aerosols on sidewalks: pattern, public attitudes, and support for tobacco bans14
Early initiation of breastfeeding in anglophone and francophone West African countries: Systematic review and meta-analysis of associated factors14
Efforts made, challenges faced, and recommendations provided by stakeholders involved in mpox prevention and control in China: a qualitative study14
Can behavioural nudges promote reduced-salt dish orders on meal delivery apps?14
The COVID-19 pandemic and non-COVID-19 healthcare utilization in Mexico13
Effect of e-Health exercise interventions on physical activity and number of steps in healthy older people: A network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials13
The association between health literacy and unmet medical needs by gender13
Changes in physical activity during the COVID-19 lockdown based on the sociodemographic profile of 5569 students and academic staff of Austrian universities13
Association of chemsex and risk of chlamydia, gonorrhoea, and syphilis infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis13
Exploring the relationship between women's health autonomy and mental health in Senegal13
Impact of mediterranean diet promotion on environmental sustainability: a longitudinal analysis13
Lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic in selected countries to inform strengthening of public health systems: a qualitative study13
Global associations between the use of basic drinking water and sanitation services with diarrhoeal disease incidence in 200 countries and territories from 2000 to 201913
Bowel movement frequency, stool consistency, and risk of disabling dementia: a population-based cohort study in Japan13
Alcohol-related emergency department presentations and hospital admissions around the time of minimum unit pricing in Ireland13
How well does the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation identify income and employment deprived individuals across the urban-rural spectrum and between local authorities?12
Costs and healthcare utilisation due to respiratory syncytial virus disease in paediatric patients in Italy: a systematic review12
The association between periodontitis and hepatitis virus infection: a cross-sectional study utilizing data from the NHANES database (2003–2018)12
Development of a machine learning model to predict the probability of health checkup participation in Japan12
Impact of policy response on health protection and economic recovery in OECD and BRIICS countries during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic12
Comparing the quality of care in physician networks to usual care for elderly patients in three German regions: a quasi-experimental cohort study12
Increase in suicide rates in the elderly population of the state of São Paulo, Brazil: Could Alzheimer's disease be a risk factor?12
The implementation of a hepatitis C testing service in community pharmacies: I-COPTIC consensus statement12
Timeliness and obsolescence of herd immunity threshold estimates in the COVID-19 pandemic12
Estimating the effect of socio-economic factors on infant mortality rates in Latin America between 2000 and 2019: a panel data analysis12
Risk of colorectal cancer and participation in fecal immunochemical test-based screening12
Health and economic burden of COVID-19 in Malaysia between January 2020 and December 202212
Prevalence and patterns of gender disparity in workplace violence among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis12
To give or not to give? Pandemic vaccine donation policy12
National long COVID impact and risk factors12
A systematic review of interventions to promote human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in Africa12
Effects of climate change on the occurrence and distribution of Western equine encephalitis virus in South America11
Determinants of pneumococcal vaccination among older adults: A scoping review11
Implementing a free continuing education webinar series: a case study of the Partners in Contraceptive Choice and Knowledge (PICCK) program11
Estimated number of symptomatic Lyme borreliosis cases in Germany in 2021 after adjusting for under-ascertainment11
A nomogram to predict long COVID risk based on pre- and post-infection factors: Results from a cross-sectional study in South China11
Occupational Health Literacy Scale development and validation in Italy: a pilot study11
Health inequalities: responding to the challenge11
Prevalence of tobacco use among healthcare workers in Italy: A systematic review and meta-analysis11
The association between place of birth and physical fitness among Latino youth: Findings from New York City public school students, 2006–201911
Association between triglyceride glucose-body mass index and depression among US adults: A cross-sectional study11
Stressors in health care and their association to symptoms experienced by gender diverse people11
Behavioral change intervention to promote healthy diet and physical activity in overweight/obese adults with diabetes in primary health care: Results from a cluster randomized control trial11
Trends and spatial clustering of hospitalizations due to primary health care sensitive conditions in children under five years in Brazil, 2008–202211
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
Editorial Board11
Coping strategies during legally enforced quarantine and their association to psychological distress level: a cross-sectional study11
The Skagit County choir COVID-19 outbreak – have we got it wrong?11
Maximising the potential of Chinese birth cohort studies: a systematic review of mother–baby cohorts in mainland China11
Effect of COVID-19 infection on pregnant women in plateau regions11
Deaths of despair-associated mortality rates globally: a 2000–2019 sex-specific disparities analysis11
Water, sanitation, and hygiene vulnerability in child stunting in developing countries: a systematic review with meta-analysis11
Individual and area-level socioeconomic status, Life's Simple 7, and comorbid cardiovascular disease and cancer: a prospective analysis of the UK Biobank cohort11
Prevalence and determinants of low birth weight in Ethiopia: A multilevel meta-analysis and systematic review11
Editorial Board11
COVID or not COVID: attributing and reporting cause of death in a community cohort11
Association between cognitive social capital and all-cause mortality in Great East Japan Earthquake survivors: a prospective cohort study11
The burden of COVID-19 in Latin American and Caribbean countries: an analysis based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 202111
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and COVID-19 downgrade on non-COVID-19 respiratory diseases in Japan11
Exploring under-five mortality disparities: a comparative analysis of rural and urban areas in Punjab-Pakistan, using Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey data11
Whole-school interventions promoting student commitment to school to prevent substance use and violence: a systematic review10
Measuring and increasing rates of self-isolation in the context of COVID-19: a systematic review with narrative synthesis10
Respiratory virus infections in decedents in a large, urban medical examiner's office10
Risk factors for severe disease in pediatric respiratory syncytial virus infections10
A comparative analysis of Africa's regional demographic and epidemiological transitions: Policy implications for public health10
Global, regional, and national burden of bladder cancer, 1990–2019: an age-period-cohort analysis based on the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study10
Achievements and challenges in the health of Mexican women, 1990 and 2019: ecological analysis based on the global burden of disease data10
Parental enablers and barriers for using rapid antigen tests for symptomatic or close contact children: a national survey of Australian parents10
Socio-economic inequality and healthcare costs over the life course – A dynamic microsimulation approach10
Associations between socioeconomic status and rates of blood pressure changes among Chinese older adults: a longitudinal community-based cohort study10
Smoking patterns among individuals with hypertension in Iran: findings from the nationwide STEPS survey 202110
Conspiracy mentality and health-related behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multiwave survey in Italy10
The effect of short-term exposure to air pollution on the admission of ischemic stroke and its interaction with meteorological factors10
Exploring the quality of urban green spaces and their association with health: An epidemiological study on obesity using Street View technology10
Nursing factors associated with length of stay and readmission rate of the elderly residents from nursing home based on LTCfocus database10
Effectiveness of a preschool emotional education programme administered over 3 grades: a cluster randomised controlled trial10
The global state of disease surveillance and delivering the Pandemic Accord10
Trends in fatal poisoning among medical users of analgesics in France from 2013 to 2022: an analysis of the DTA register10
Effect of vaccination on SARS-CoV-2 reinfection risk: a case–control study in the Republic of Cyprus10
Age-dependent changes in the risk of weight gain in Chinese adults: results from the Kailuan cohort study10
Landscapes, cultures and technologies of loneliness: A call for participatory research with young adults10
Convolutional LSTM–LSTM model for predicting the daily number of influenza patients in South Korea using satellite images10
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
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
Undocumented immigrants suffering from inequality of vaccination access in Japan: measuring the institutional barriers and exploring the associated factors10
Factors influencing herpes zoster vaccination among older people in China: results from a discrete choice experiment9
Predicting dyslipidemia in Chinese elderly adults using dietary behaviours and machine learning algorithms9
Spatial–temporal trends in leprosy burden and its associations with socioeconomic and physical geographic factors: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 20199
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