Preventive Medicine

Papers
(The median citation count of Preventive Medicine is 4. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Firearm possession among emergency department youth and young adults: A latent class analysis95
Inequities in food security by sexual orientation in the United States61
Publisher’s note59
Editorial note Acknowledging our Reviewers52
Clustering of behavioral economic biases in decision-making and risk for cigarette smoking and other substance use in women and men46
Health behaviours associated with healthy body composition among Aboriginal adolescents in Australia in the ‘Next Generation: Youth Well-being study’44
Patterns of household gun ownership and firearm suicide among black men compared to white men44
Response to commentary by Akhter et al. titled, “Beyond biomarkers: Underexplored considerations in SREC trials for people with HIV who smoke”43
OIP5-AS1 accelerates apoptosis of hippocampal neurons in cell models of epilepsy by modulating MiR-128-3p/BAX axis43
Appraisal of Kenya's excisable goods management system using interrupted time series analysis: A case of cigarettes and cigars excise tax revenue42
Associations between state tobacco control measures and cigarette purchases by U.S. households, 2015–202142
Telework and 24-hour movement behaviours among adults living in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic42
Longer-term use of electronic cigarettes when provided as a stop smoking aid: Systematic review with meta-analyses41
Less than ideal cardiovascular health among adults is associated with experiencing adverse childhood events: BRFSS 201941
Effect of flavored E-cigarette bans in the United States: What does the evidence show?40
Sex differences in tobacco use, attempts to quit smoking, and cessation among dual users of cigarettes and e-cigarettes: Longitudinal findings from the US Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health S39
Food insecurity and substance use among young adults in the United States39
Perceived neighborhood factors, health behaviors, and related outcomes in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos39
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected the delivery of preventive healthcare? An interrupted time series analysis of adults in English primary care from 2018 to 202239
Disease incidence and not case fatality drives the rural disadvantage in myocardial-infarction-related mortality in Germany39
Human papillomavirus vaccination uptake among 27-to-45-year-olds in the United States36
Countering online marketing and user endorsements with enhanced cannabis warning labels: An online experiment among at-risk youth and young adults36
Health inequalities: Is adolescent involvement in the legal system associated with reduced health care access and usage during adulthood?36
Human papillomavirus-associated cancers, precancers, and genital warts in Denmark, 2000–2022 – Current burden of disease and population impact of multi-cohort HPV vaccination36
Quantifying and visualising heterogeneity in cumulative adverse childhood experiences scores: A national survey of US children35
Physical activity trajectories, autonomic balance and cognitive function: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study35
Birth defects among offspring of California firefighters, 2007–201934
Potential impact of time trend of whole grain intake on burden of major cancers in China34
Stage at diagnosis and cancer-specific survival for stomach, lung, colorectal, and bladder cancers among Armenians in California34
Global disease burden attributed to high sugar-sweetened beverages in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 201933
Equity enhancing policies that increase access and affordability of cervical cancer screening in the United States: A Preventive Medicine Golden Jubilee Commentary33
Sex-specific population attributable risk factors for cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in the general population: Findings from the China PEACE million persons project33
Alcohol, Cannabis, and nicotine use during early pregnancy and infant hearing loss33
Urban design and cardio-metabolic risk factors32
Beyond the waves: Unraveling pandemic outcomes with genomic insights and immunity analysis – Evidence from 14 countries31
Editorial Board30
Assessing the effect of COVID-19 stay-at -home orders on firearm injury in Maryland29
Social network characteristics and type 2 diabetes self-management among Black/African American men: A cross-sectional analysis of support quality and communication patterns29
The association between E-cigarette use and Kratom use among US adults29
Association of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at home and risk of mortality among US never smokers by race/ethnicity, education, and income29
The COVID-19 pandemic and depression among medical students: Barriers and solutions28
Persistent sex differences in diabetes management (1997–2022): 25 years of national evidence from the Swiss Health Survey28
Relationship between mandatory warning signs for cannabis use during pregnancy policies and birth outcomes in the Western United States28
Editorial Board28
Factors predicting participation and potential yield of screening-detected disease among non-participants in a Swedish population-based atrial fibrillation screening study27
Group leisure activities are associated with a lower risk of dementia than individual leisure activities: A 6-year longitudinal study from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES)27
Sex differences in appeal, reward, and sensory experience of E-cigarette flavors among adults who smoke cigarettes27
Examining rural disparities in cigarette smoking among U.S. women by chronological age: 2002–202227
Examining US adolescent cigarette smoking prevalence by rurality and gender, 2002–201926
Public risk perception of air pollution in the general population of Italy and Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic: Environmental and socio-demographic drivers26
The role of housing characteristics in racial and ethnic disparities in SARS-CoV-2 antibody seropositivity among New York City adults: A population representative study26
Use patterns of flavored non-cigarette tobacco products among US adults, 2010–201926
CNN sensor based motion capture system application in basketball training and injury prevention25
Associations of changes in physical activity and diet with incident obesity and changes in adiposity: Longitudinal findings from the UK Biobank25
Sociodemographic predictors of missed and delayed health care among older Australians during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from the 45 and up COVID Insights study.25
Adverse birth outcomes in alcohol-exposed pregnancies with or without tobacco and cannabis25
Low rates of HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening: Challenges and opportunities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic24
Longitudinal investigation of the association between alcohol use and subsequent e-cigarette use among young adults in the United States24
Long working hours and cardiovascular disease mortality: Prospective evidence from the United States24
Patterns of childhood adversity and health outcomes in early adolescence: Results from the Generation XXI cohort24
A statewide population-based approach to examining Long COVID symptom prevalence and predictors in Michigan23
Racial, ethnic, and language differences in screening measures for statin therapy following a major guideline change23
Factors associated with breast cancer screening services use among women in the United States: An application of the Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Services Use22
Association between long working hours and engagement in preventive healthcare services in Korean workers: Findings from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey22
State laws addressing teen dating violence in US high schools: A difference-in-differences study22
Dentists' knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of antibiotic prescribing: A systematic review22
Hair follicle stem cell proliferation and differentiation are achieved by miR-1285-3P through targeted regulation of NOTCH pathway22
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease measures in foreign-born Latino patients by country of birth compared with U.S.-born Latinos22
Associations between behavior cognition–social influence and pregnancy planning behavior in China: An integrated individual-couple analysis22
Exploring the associations between serious psychological distress and the quantity or frequency of tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis use among pregnant women in the United States22
Potential effects of nicotine content in cigarettes on use of other substances21
Athlete body fat rate monitoring and motion image simulation based on SDN data center network and sensors21
Letter to the editor on the validity of the Mini Mental State Examination and future development of research21
Neighborhood socioeconomic status and the effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening outreach with mailed fecal immunochemical tests within a safety net healthcare system in San Francisco, CA: A sub21
Understanding the age-related epithelial shifts at the uterine cervix and the area of risk for squamous cell cervical cancer21
Health outcomes in Bulgaria: Simulated effects of obesogenic environmental changes in adulthood versus childhood21
Predictors of stool deoxyribonucleic acid test use in the United States: Implications for outreach to under-resourced populations20
Changing eating to manage weight or shape: A cross-sectional and prospective study of the prevalence and correlates in a large Canadian adolescent cohort20
Stagnating declines in cardiovascular disease mortality in the United States expanded the black-white life expectancy gap20
Dietary patterns, genetic risk, and incidence of obesity: Application of reduced rank regression in 11,735 adults from the UK Biobank study20
Walking more, not faster, is associated with bone health in China of community-dwelling older women:A cross-sectional study19
Changes in the food environment surrounding schools in four New Jersey school districts between school years 2012–13 and 2019–2019
What makes people quit tobacco and succeed at it? An exploratory analysis of smoked and smokeless tobacco from India19
Psychosocial impact of COVID-19 among adults in the southeastern United States19
The effect of gestational diabetes mellitus on postnatal mother-infant bonding: Findings from the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project Birth and Three-Generation Cohort Study19
Commentary: Determinants of physical activity among African immigrants in the US and the consideration of the education-occupation mismatch18
The association between Life's Essential 8 and all-cause, cancer and non-cancer mortality in US Cancer Survivors: A retrospective cohort study of NHANES18
A systematic review of effective strategies for chronic disease management in humanitarian settings; opportunities and challenges18
Socioecological factors associated with multiple nicotine product use among U.S. youth: Findings from the population assessment of tobacco and health (PATH) study 2013–201818
Corrigendum to “Secondhand smoke and the risk of incident cardiovascular disease among never-smoking women” [Preventive Medicine 162 (2022) 107145]18
Prediction models for children/adolescents with obesity/overweight: A systematic review and meta-analysis18
Barriers to accessing and using preventive mental health services for psychosocially strained children and families in Germany: Perspectives of professionals from different sectors18
The role of pay-for-performance in reducing healthcare disparities: A narrative literature review18
How may we effectively motivate people to reduce the consumption of meat? Results of a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials18
Real-time monitoring for sport and mental health prevention of college student based on wireless sensor network18
Association of lifestyle behaviors and oral health care needs: Mediating effects of inflammatory markers18
How combinations of state firearm laws link to low firearm suicide and homicide rates: A configurational analysis17
Disparities in utilization of preventive health services among Asian young adults in the United States17
Is the association between social jetlag and BMI mediated by lifestyle? A cross-sectional survey study in the Dutch general population17
Reprint of: Sex differences in appeal, reward, and sensory experience of E-cigarette flavors among adults who smoke cigarettes17
Neighbourhood walkability and greenspace and their associations with health-related fitness in urban dwelling Canadian adults17
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) – A challenging manifestation of atherosclerosis17
Family structure and living arrangements as indicators of social isolation, and prostate cancer risk17
Women with obesity participate less in cervical cancer screening and are more likely to have unsatisfactory smears: Results from a nationwide Danish cohort study17
Editorial Board17
Generative artificial intelligence in scientific publishing: Expectations for authors and reviewers at Preventive Medicine and Preventive Medicine Reports17
Dollar stores as food retailers in the United States: A scoping review17
Post-diagnostic lifestyle and mortality of cancer survivors: Results from a prospective cohort study17
A multivariable model of barriers to COVID-19 vaccination: Using cross sectional data from a nationally distributed survey in the United States17
Editorial Board16
Application of mobile sensors based on deep neural networks in sports psychological detection and prevention16
Age at menarche and metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: Evidence from a large population-based epidemiological study in Southwest China16
Patterns and drivers of disparities in pediatric asthma outcomes among Medicaid-enrolled children living in subsidized housing in NYC16
Editorial Board16
Association of children's electronic media use with physical activity, cognitive function, and stress16
Pre-pandemic social isolation as a predictor of the adverse impact of the pandemic on self-rated health: A longitudinal COVID-19 study in Japan16
Editorial Board16
Asynchronous online training increased knowledge, confidence, and intent to screen and treat substance use disorders among primary care clinicians practicing in Texas16
A produce prescription program for patients with low incomes in North Carolina resulted in increased produce purchases16
Colorectal cancer screening in a safety-net health system: The intersectional impact of race, ethnicity, language, and mental health16
Rural-urban differences in meeting of physical activity recommendations by sun exposure and protection behaviors in the United States16
Reasons for contacting a crisis line and the initiation of emergency dispatches16
Effectiveness of filtering or decontaminating air to reduce or prevent respiratory infections: A systematic review16
Allostatic load and risk of invasive breast cancer among postmenopausal women in the U.S.16
Ongoing incentives' 36-month effect on physical activity in a Japanese insurance-based health-promotion program16
Public responses to risk communication during the 2025 Chikungunya outbreak in China: Implications for future epidemic preparedness16
Evaluating the effectiveness of mailout smoking cessation support: A systematic review and meta-analysis15
How long does it take to scale-up obesity prevention interventions?15
Adolescent leisure-time physical activity types and cardiometabolic health in mid-adulthood: Findings from an Australian cohort15
Sedentary behavior and the combination of physical activity associated with dementia, functional disability, and mortality: A cohort study of 90,471 older adults in Japan15
Patients with diabetes in regions with population decline and likelihood of receiving diabetes management education and screenings for related complications in Korea15
Effectiveness of interventions for increasing lung cancer screening uptake: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials15
A population-based survey of self-reported delays in breast, cervical, colorectal and lung cancer screening15
Increased nicotine vaping due to the COVID-19 pandemic among US young adults: Associations with nicotine dependence, vaping frequency, and reasons for use15
Ultra-processed food consumption and exposure to acrylamide in a nationally representative sample of the US population aged 6 years and older15
Childhood food insecurity, mental distress in young adulthood and the supplemental nutrition assistance program15
Health guidance intervention mitigates the escalation of predicted comprehensive cardiovascular disease risk: Interrupted time series design15
Recovery incentives program: California's contingency management benefit15
Financial incentives for physical activity in adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis update15
Excess deaths in the United States during the first year of COVID-1915
Self-perception of health and physical activity among adults before and amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: United States, 2019–202014
Physical activity and post-COVID symptoms: Findings from the EPICOVID 2.0 survey in Brazil14
Application of image super-resolution recognition and artificial intelligence system in repairing students' psychological education problems14
A qualitative framing analysis of how firearm manufacturers and related bodies communicate to the public on gun-related harms and solutions14
Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of HPV vaccination for adolescent girls in Japan: A comparison of 2-valent, 4-valent, and 9-valent HPV vaccines with consideration of cross-protection14
Clearing the air: Heightened perception of harm from secondhand cannabis smoke exposure is associated with no in-home cannabis smoking in a 21-country convenience sample14
Associations of abuse and neglect with young adult health in a population-based longitudinal cohort: Findings from Project EAT14
Association of accelerometer-derived “weekend warrior” moderate to vigorous physical activity, chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury14
Does artistic activity help kids avoid obesity? Emergent considerations in the ecology of childhood BMI14
Life's Essential 8 and risk of incident heart failure in community population without cardiovascular disease: Results of the sub-cohort of China PEACE Million Persons Project14
Cumulative life-course victimization and inflammation in a U.S. national sample: Comparing intersections based on sexual orientation, gender, race/ethnicity, and education14
Latent transition of social participation and its effects on depression among older adults in China: A National Longitudinal Study14
Associations of parental physical activity trajectories with offspring's physical activity patterns from childhood to middle adulthood: The Young Finns Study14
Beyond biomarkers: Underexplored considerations in standardized research electronic cigarette trials for people with HIV who smoke14
Physical activity among adolescents from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds: Findings from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children14
Development and validation of a lifestyle risk index to screen for metabolic syndrome and its components in two multi-ethnic cohorts14
Assault-related injuries reported to police and treated by healthcare providers in the United States14
Non-communicable disease burden among middle-aged and older adults living with HIV in the Western Pacific region: A systematic review and meta-analysis14
Genetic risk, adherence to healthy lifestyle behaviors, and risk of cholelithiasis: A population-based cohort study14
Elevated lipid accumulation product trajectory patterns are associated with increasing incident risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in China14
US shelter in place policies and child abuse Google search volume during the COVID-19 pandemic14
A healthier retail food environment around the home is associated with longer duration of weight-loss maintenance among successful weight-loss maintainers14
Participation in community gathering places and loss of independence among older adults with and without mild disability in Habikino City, Japan: A four-year longitudinal study14
Did mental and emotional health of SNAP families' children improve during the COVID-19 pandemic?14
Electronic cigarettes and pregnancy: A social media content analysis14
Modelling cost-effective strategies for minimising socioeconomic inequalities in colorectal cancer screening outcomes in England13
Predicting cognitive function among Chinese community-dwelling older adults: A supervised machine learning approach13
Data analysis of physical recovery and injury prevention in sports teaching based on wearable devices13
Sleep duration, its change, and risk of dementia among Japanese: The Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study13
The association of adolescents' smoking with the physical activity levels of their friends13
Global prevalence and content of information about alcohol use as a cancer risk factor on Twitter13
Rethinking “recidivism” in firearm injury research and prevention13
Influence of parental nativity and perceived neighborhood environment on physical activity and screen time of United States youth13
The effectiveness of internet-based group behavioural interventions on lifestyle modifications: A systematic review13
Eviction risk and mental health outcomes among the US adults during and after the COVID-19 pandemic13
Editorial Board13
Psychosocial aspects of coping that predict post-traumatic stress disorder for African American survivors of homicide victims13
Impact of perceived neighborhood social cohesion on vaccination intentions in the post-pandemic era13
Editorial Board13
Low human papillomavirus vaccine uptake among women engaged in HIV care in Ontario, Canada13
Rural-urban differences in the symptoms, side effects, and physical activity of cancer survivors in the United States13
The longitudinal relationships between the built and natural environment, air pollution, noise and dementia: results from two UK-based cohort studies13
School-level self-reported versus objective measurements of body mass index in public high school students13
Political stringency, infection rates, and higher education students' adherence to government measures in the Nordic countries and the UK during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak13
Perceptions of the safety of vaccines and vaccine associated knowledge levels in Europe: A 2019 cross-sectional study in 28 countries13
Limits of prenatal care coordination for improving birth outcomes among Medicaid participants12
Corrigendum to “Support staff distribution in K–12 US schools that experience shootings: A matched analysis” [Preventive Medicine, Volume 196, 2025 Jul;108296]12
Application of a new nano-TiO2 composite antibacterial agent in nursing management of operating room: Based on real-time information push assistant system12
Corrigendum to “The impact of computer use on myopia development in childhood: The Generation R study” [Preventive Medicine, Volume 132, 2020, 105988]12
Notifying university students' emergency contacts in mental health emergencies: Multi-year analysis of student consent policy preferences12
Mediation analysis of the associations between neighbourhood walkability and greenness, accelerometer-measured physical activity, and health-related fitness in urban dwelling Canadians12
Recovery of measles-containing and HPV vaccine ordering post-COVID-19 pandemic: Trends by public vs. private funding source, urbanicity, and state – United States, January 2018 – December 202212
Tobacco quitlines: Opportunities for innovation to increase reach and effectiveness12
The role of sleep duration in suicide risk among sexual and gender minority adolescents12
The 3-year effects of a personality-targeted prevention program on general and specific dimensions of psychopathology12
Federal legal and regulatory aspects of contingency management incentives12
Down but not defeated: Clinicians can harness the power of policy for LGBTQ+ rights12
Association of occupational physical activity and disability pension in 756,159 Spanish workers: A prospective cohort study with 13 years follow-up12
Effectiveness of alcohol warning labels for at-risk groups and the general public: A policy-informing randomized experiment in Chile12
Missed routine pediatric care and vaccinations in US children during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic12
Cumulative supplemental nutrition assistance program participation and memory aging among US older adults, 1996–201812
Digital health strategies for sudden infant death syndrome prevention: A scoping review12
Effectiveness and feasibility of three types of parent reminders to increase adolescent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination12
Individual and dual trajectories of insomnia symptoms and body mass index before and after retirement and their associations with changes in subjective cognitive functioning12
A comparison of high-grade cervical abnormality risks in women living with and without human immunodeficiency virus undergoing routine cervical-cancer screening12
Application of composite antibacterial nanoparticle non-woven fabric in sterilization of hospital infection12
Prolonged screening interval due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its association with tumor characteristics and treatment; a register-based study from BreastScreen Norway12
Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial of very low nicotine cigarettes: Outcomes across social and demographic groups12
Effectiveness of suicide postvention service models and guidelines 2014–2024: A scoping review12
Induced abortion rates among women vaccinated against human papillomavirus: Registry-based follow-up of a community-randomized trial12
Higher frequency of fish intake and healthy lifestyle behaviors may be associated with a lower platelet count in Japan: Implication for the anti-atherosclerotic effect of fish intake12
Association of emergency allotment discontinuation with household food insufficiency in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants: A quasi-experimental study11
Post-pandemic policy imperatives to stem violence against women in China11
A narrative review of global and national physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines development processes - The GUidelines Standards (GUS) project11
Income support policies and firearm violence prevention: A scoping review11
Education messages and strategies to inform the public, potential screening candidates and healthcare providers about lung cancer screening: A systematic review11
Editorial Board11
Loneliness and regular sports participation among people of Turkish and Moroccan origin and native Dutch people in the Netherlands. A longitudinal study11
What rate of Iranian women perform Pap smear test? Results from a meta-analysis11
Corrigendum to “Perceived neighborhood factors, health behaviors, and related outcomes in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos” [Preventive Medicine 2022 Nov;164:107267. Epub 2022 Sep 11
Exploring the mediating role of Charlson comorbidity index in the association between body mass index and depression in U.S. adults: NHANES 2007–202011
US state laws relevant to incentives for health behavior: A qualitative analysis11
Editorial Board11
Patterns and mediators of racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among young adults11
Internet of things sports information collection and sports action simulation based on cloud computing data platform11
Re: Impact of the “e-cigarette era” on cigarette smoking among youth: A population-level study11
Reprint of “Using multiple imputation by super learning to assign intent to nonfatal firearm injuries”11
Psychological violence in dating relationships among adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prevention programs11
Traumatic brain injury and long-term associations with work, divorce and academic achievement11
E-cigarette use and respiratory illnesses among U.S. adults: An analysis of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study11
Association of initial opioid prescription duration and an opioid refill by pain diagnosis: Evidence from outpatient settings in ten US health systems10
Age-varying associations between attempts to change weight and suicidal ideation among adolescents in the United States10
Privately manufactured firearms, newly purchased firearms, and the rise of urban gun violence10
Circ_ATAD3B inhibits cell proliferation of breast cancer via mediating the miR-570-3p/MX2 axis10
Longitudinal association of change in physical activity and cognitive performance in midlife women: Study of women's health across the nation10
The nature and impact of patient and public involvement in cancer prevention, screening and early detection research: A systematic review10
Perceptions about doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (Doxy-PEP) as an STI-prevention strategy among gay and bisexual men (GBM) in the United States: Results from a qualitative study10
23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine and the risk of renal progression in older patients with chronic kidney disease10
Latent class analysis identifies a promising combination of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education interventions for improving student cardiorespiratory fitness10
Sedentary behavior and neck pain in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis10
Association of life's essential 8 with all-cause and cause-specific mortality among US cancer survivors: Results from NHANES10
Joint association of biological aging and lifestyle with risks of cancer incidence and mortality: A cohort study in the UK Biobank10
Improving adolescent tobacco surveillance: Prevalence and correlates of aberrant responding in the National Youth Tobacco Survey10
Combined effects of smoking and hormonal contraceptives in the occurrence of inflammatory bowel disease – A weighted Cox analysis in a nested case-control study in Quebec, Canada10
Sport training damage prevention based on hybrid image retrieval scheme10
Clinically meaningful phenotypes among SARS-CoV-2 reinfections: Informing prevention strategies for future pandemics10
Visual disabilities and depression/anxiety among adolescents: A nationwide cohort study10
Effects of family history of alcohol problems on alcohol consumption: Stronger for medically underserved men10
The first nicotine product tried is associated with current multiple nicotine product use and nicotine dependence among a nationally representative sample of U.S. youths10
Gun violence in K-12 schools in the United States: Moving towards a preventive (versus reactive) framework10
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