Preventive Medicine

Papers
(The TQCC of Preventive Medicine is 9. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Response to commentary by Akhter et al. titled, “Beyond biomarkers: Underexplored considerations in SREC trials for people with HIV who smoke”211
Clustering of behavioral economic biases in decision-making and risk for cigarette smoking and other substance use in women and men147
Birth defects among offspring of California firefighters, 2007–2019130
Firearm possession among emergency department youth and young adults: A latent class analysis126
Human papillomavirus vaccination uptake among 27-to-45-year-olds in the United States108
Firearm ownership, attitudes, and safe storage practices among a nationally representative sample of older U.S. adults age 50 to 80106
Appraisal of Kenya's excisable goods management system using interrupted time series analysis: A case of cigarettes and cigars excise tax revenue104
Disease incidence and not case fatality drives the rural disadvantage in myocardial-infarction-related mortality in Germany89
Associations between severe food insecurity and disordered eating behaviors from adolescence to young adulthood: Findings from a 10-year longitudinal study82
Issues surrounding incentives and penalties for COVID-19 vaccination: The Israeli experience71
Inequities in food security by sexual orientation in the United States68
Human papillomavirus-associated cancers, precancers, and genital warts in Denmark, 2000–2022 – Current burden of disease and population impact of multi-cohort HPV vaccination66
Publisher’s note60
Editorial note Acknowledging our Reviewers58
Countering online marketing and user endorsements with enhanced cannabis warning labels: An online experiment among at-risk youth and young adults55
Health behaviours associated with healthy body composition among Aboriginal adolescents in Australia in the ‘Next Generation: Youth Well-being study’53
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 S50
Associations between state tobacco control measures and cigarette purchases by U.S. households, 2015–202149
OIP5-AS1 accelerates apoptosis of hippocampal neurons in cell models of epilepsy by modulating MiR-128-3p/BAX axis49
Telework and 24-hour movement behaviours among adults living in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic48
Physical activity trajectories, autonomic balance and cognitive function: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study46
Health inequalities: Is adolescent involvement in the legal system associated with reduced health care access and usage during adulthood?46
Food insecurity and substance use among young adults in the United States45
Effect of flavored E-cigarette bans in the United States: What does the evidence show?45
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 202242
Less than ideal cardiovascular health among adults is associated with experiencing adverse childhood events: BRFSS 201941
Patterns of household gun ownership and firearm suicide among black men compared to white men40
Perceived neighborhood factors, health behaviors, and related outcomes in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos39
Societal values and mask usage for COVID-19 control in the US38
A scoping review of whole-of-community interventions on six modifiable cancer prevention risk factors in youth: A systems typology38
Longer-term use of electronic cigarettes when provided as a stop smoking aid: Systematic review with meta-analyses37
Stage at diagnosis and cancer-specific survival for stomach, lung, colorectal, and bladder cancers among Armenians in California37
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.37
Long working hours and cardiovascular disease mortality: Prospective evidence from the United States36
Social network characteristics and type 2 diabetes self-management among Black/African American men: A cross-sectional analysis of support quality and communication patterns36
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease measures in foreign-born Latino patients by country of birth compared with U.S.-born Latinos35
Heart disease: The forgotten pandemic35
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 Use35
The role of housing characteristics in racial and ethnic disparities in SARS-CoV-2 antibody seropositivity among New York City adults: A population representative study34
A statewide population-based approach to examining Long COVID symptom prevalence and predictors in Michigan34
Beyond the waves: Unraveling pandemic outcomes with genomic insights and immunity analysis – Evidence from 14 countries34
Low rates of HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening: Challenges and opportunities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic34
The COVID-19 pandemic and depression among medical students: Barriers and solutions34
Changes in the body mass index and blood pressure association across time: Evidence from multiple cross-sectional and cohort studies34
Equity enhancing policies that increase access and affordability of cervical cancer screening in the United States: A Preventive Medicine Golden Jubilee Commentary34
Sex-specific population attributable risk factors for cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in the general population: Findings from the China PEACE million persons project33
Editorial Board33
Potential impact of time trend of whole grain intake on burden of major cancers in China33
Assessing the effect of COVID-19 stay-at -home orders on firearm injury in Maryland32
Relationship between mandatory warning signs for cannabis use during pregnancy policies and birth outcomes in the Western United States32
Use patterns of flavored non-cigarette tobacco products among US adults, 2010–201932
Alcohol, Cannabis, and nicotine use during early pregnancy and infant hearing loss31
Prospects for accelerated elimination of cervical cancer31
Association of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at home and risk of mortality among US never smokers by race/ethnicity, education, and income31
Factors predicting participation and potential yield of screening-detected disease among non-participants in a Swedish population-based atrial fibrillation screening study31
Dentists' knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of antibiotic prescribing: A systematic review31
The association between E-cigarette use and Kratom use among US adults31
A candidate biological network formed by genes from genomic and hypothesis-free scans of suicide31
Associations of changes in physical activity and diet with incident obesity and changes in adiposity: Longitudinal findings from the UK Biobank30
Examining US adolescent cigarette smoking prevalence by rurality and gender, 2002–201930
Sex differences in appeal, reward, and sensory experience of E-cigarette flavors among adults who smoke cigarettes30
CNN sensor based motion capture system application in basketball training and injury prevention30
Examining rural disparities in cigarette smoking among U.S. women by chronological age: 2002–202230
Persistent sex differences in diabetes management (1997–2022): 25 years of national evidence from the Swiss Health Survey29
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)29
Variation in the receipt of human papilloma virus co-testing for cervical screening: Individual, provider, facility and healthcare system characteristics29
Patterns of childhood adversity and health outcomes in early adolescence: Results from the Generation XXI cohort28
Cumulative vulnerabilities as a potential moderator of response to reduced nicotine content cigarettes28
Racial, ethnic, and language differences in screening measures for statin therapy following a major guideline change28
Urban design and cardio-metabolic risk factors28
Neighbourhood walkability and greenspace and their associations with health-related fitness in urban dwelling Canadian adults27
Associations between behavior cognition–social influence and pregnancy planning behavior in China: An integrated individual-couple analysis27
Association between opioid overdose death rates and educational attainment – United States, 2010–201927
A systematic review of effective strategies for chronic disease management in humanitarian settings; opportunities and challenges27
Global disease burden attributed to high sugar-sweetened beverages in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 201927
Changes in the food environment surrounding schools in four New Jersey school districts between school years 2012–13 and 2019–2027
Public risk perception of air pollution in the general population of Italy and Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic: Environmental and socio-demographic drivers27
International trends in screen-based behaviours from 2012 to 201926
Real-time monitoring for sport and mental health prevention of college student based on wireless sensor network26
Barriers to accessing and using preventive mental health services for psychosocially strained children and families in Germany: Perspectives of professionals from different sectors26
How combinations of state firearm laws link to low firearm suicide and homicide rates: A configurational analysis26
Nudges used to promote physical activity and to reduce sedentary behaviour in the workplace: Results of a scoping review25
Athlete body fat rate monitoring and motion image simulation based on SDN data center network and sensors25
Health outcomes in Bulgaria: Simulated effects of obesogenic environmental changes in adulthood versus childhood25
Walking more, not faster, is associated with bone health in China of community-dwelling older women:A cross-sectional study25
The association between Life's Essential 8 and all-cause, cancer and non-cancer mortality in US Cancer Survivors: A retrospective cohort study of NHANES25
Disparities in utilization of preventive health services among Asian young adults in the United States25
State laws addressing teen dating violence in US high schools: A difference-in-differences study25
Potential effects of nicotine content in cigarettes on use of other substances25
Is the association between social jetlag and BMI mediated by lifestyle? A cross-sectional survey study in the Dutch general population25
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 sub25
Where you live matters: Township neighborhood factors important to resilience among south African children from birth to 5 years of age25
Letter to the editor on the validity of the Mini Mental State Examination and future development of research25
Association between long working hours and engagement in preventive healthcare services in Korean workers: Findings from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey25
Self-rated mental health among sexual health service clients during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, British Columbia, Canada25
What makes people quit tobacco and succeed at it? An exploratory analysis of smoked and smokeless tobacco from India24
Commentary: Determinants of physical activity among African immigrants in the US and the consideration of the education-occupation mismatch24
Prediction models for children/adolescents with obesity/overweight: A systematic review and meta-analysis24
Family structure and living arrangements as indicators of social isolation, and prostate cancer risk24
Understanding the age-related epithelial shifts at the uterine cervix and the area of risk for squamous cell cervical cancer23
Changing eating to manage weight or shape: A cross-sectional and prospective study of the prevalence and correlates in a large Canadian adolescent cohort23
Corrigendum to “Secondhand smoke and the risk of incident cardiovascular disease among never-smoking women” [Preventive Medicine 162 (2022) 107145]23
Dollar stores as food retailers in the United States: A scoping review23
Predictors of stool deoxyribonucleic acid test use in the United States: Implications for outreach to under-resourced populations23
Hair follicle stem cell proliferation and differentiation are achieved by miR-1285-3P through targeted regulation of NOTCH pathway23
Association of lifestyle behaviors and oral health care needs: Mediating effects of inflammatory markers23
The effect of gestational diabetes mellitus on postnatal mother-infant bonding: Findings from the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project Birth and Three-Generation Cohort Study23
Use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) among U.S. women of reproductive age: Prevalence, reported reasons for use, and toxin exposure23
Examining current physical activity interventions in Black school-age children and parents: A systematic review23
Women with obesity participate less in cervical cancer screening and are more likely to have unsatisfactory smears: Results from a nationwide Danish cohort study22
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
Generative artificial intelligence in scientific publishing: Expectations for authors at Preventive Medicine and Preventive Medicine Reports22
Dietary patterns, genetic risk, and incidence of obesity: Application of reduced rank regression in 11,735 adults from the UK Biobank study22
Socioecological factors associated with multiple nicotine product use among U.S. youth: Findings from the population assessment of tobacco and health (PATH) study 2013–201822
The role of pay-for-performance in reducing healthcare disparities: A narrative literature review22
Psychosocial impact of COVID-19 among adults in the southeastern United States21
How may we effectively motivate people to reduce the consumption of meat? Results of a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials21
Post-diagnostic lifestyle and mortality of cancer survivors: Results from a prospective cohort study21
Health guidance intervention mitigates the escalation of predicted comprehensive cardiovascular disease risk: Interrupted time series design21
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) – A challenging manifestation of atherosclerosis21
Reprint of: Sex differences in appeal, reward, and sensory experience of E-cigarette flavors among adults who smoke cigarettes21
How long does it take to scale-up obesity prevention interventions?20
Editorial Board20
Editorial Board20
Optimism and risk of mortality among African-Americans: The Jackson heart study20
Evaluating the effectiveness of mailout smoking cessation support: A systematic review and meta-analysis20
Patterns and drivers of disparities in pediatric asthma outcomes among Medicaid-enrolled children living in subsidized housing in NYC20
Association of children's electronic media use with physical activity, cognitive function, and stress20
Editorial Board20
Mental health and economic stressors associated with high-risk drinking and increased alcohol consumption early in the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States20
Asynchronous online training increased knowledge, confidence, and intent to screen and treat substance use disorders among primary care clinicians practicing in Texas20
Ongoing incentives' 36-month effect on physical activity in a Japanese insurance-based health-promotion program20
Socioecological approach for identifying the determinants of objectively measured physical activity: A prospective study of the UK Biobank20
Birth weight, adult weight, and cardiovascular biomarkers: Evidence from the Cardiovascular Young Finns Study20
Age at menarche and metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: Evidence from a large population-based epidemiological study in Southwest China19
Application of mobile sensors based on deep neural networks in sports psychological detection and prevention19
Financial incentives for physical activity in adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis update19
A population-based survey of self-reported delays in breast, cervical, colorectal and lung cancer screening18
Editorial Board18
The Great East Japan Earthquake and suicide: The long-term consequences and underlying mechanisms18
Reasons for contacting a crisis line and the initiation of emergency dispatches18
Ultra-processed food consumption and exposure to acrylamide in a nationally representative sample of the US population aged 6 years and older18
A multivariable model of barriers to COVID-19 vaccination: Using cross sectional data from a nationally distributed survey in the United States18
Sedentary behavior and the combination of physical activity associated with dementia, functional disability, and mortality: A cohort study of 90,471 older adults in Japan18
Pre-pandemic social isolation as a predictor of the adverse impact of the pandemic on self-rated health: A longitudinal COVID-19 study in Japan18
Classes of lifetime adversities among emerging adult women by race/ethnicity and their associations with weight status in the United States18
Rural-urban differences in meeting of physical activity recommendations by sun exposure and protection behaviors in the United States18
The Colorado National Collaborative: A public health approach to suicide prevention18
Allostatic load and risk of invasive breast cancer among postmenopausal women in the U.S.18
Effectiveness of filtering or decontaminating air to reduce or prevent respiratory infections: A systematic review18
Colorectal cancer screening in a safety-net health system: The intersectional impact of race, ethnicity, language, and mental health17
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-protection17
Patients with diabetes in regions with population decline and likelihood of receiving diabetes management education and screenings for related complications in Korea17
Increased nicotine vaping due to the COVID-19 pandemic among US young adults: Associations with nicotine dependence, vaping frequency, and reasons for use17
Excess deaths in the United States during the first year of COVID-1917
Can internet use reduce the incidence of cognitive impairment? Analysis of the EpiFloripa Aging Cohort Study (2009–2019)17
Childhood food insecurity, mental distress in young adulthood and the supplemental nutrition assistance program17
Recovery incentives program: California's contingency management benefit17
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 sample17
A qualitative framing analysis of how firearm manufacturers and related bodies communicate to the public on gun-related harms and solutions17
Did mental and emotional health of SNAP families' children improve during the COVID-19 pandemic?17
A produce prescription program for patients with low incomes in North Carolina resulted in increased produce purchases17
Non-communicable disease burden among middle-aged and older adults living with HIV in the Western Pacific region: A systematic review and meta-analysis16
Associations of abuse and neglect with young adult health in a population-based longitudinal cohort: Findings from Project EAT16
A healthier retail food environment around the home is associated with longer duration of weight-loss maintenance among successful weight-loss maintainers16
Genetic risk, adherence to healthy lifestyle behaviors, and risk of cholelithiasis: A population-based cohort study16
Editorial Board16
Application of image super-resolution recognition and artificial intelligence system in repairing students' psychological education problems16
Assault-related injuries reported to police and treated by healthcare providers in the United States16
Elevated lipid accumulation product trajectory patterns are associated with increasing incident risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in China16
Low human papillomavirus vaccine uptake among women engaged in HIV care in Ontario, Canada16
Does artistic activity help kids avoid obesity? Emergent considerations in the ecology of childhood BMI16
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 study16
Data analysis of physical recovery and injury prevention in sports teaching based on wearable devices16
Development and validation of a lifestyle risk index to screen for metabolic syndrome and its components in two multi-ethnic cohorts16
HCV testing: Order and completion rates among baby boomers obtaining care from seven health systems in Florida, 2015–201716
Associations of parental physical activity trajectories with offspring's physical activity patterns from childhood to middle adulthood: The Young Finns Study16
Influence of parental nativity and perceived neighborhood environment on physical activity and screen time of United States youth15
Editorial Board15
Latent transition of social participation and its effects on depression among older adults in China: A National Longitudinal Study15
Physical activity among adolescents from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds: Findings from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children15
US shelter in place policies and child abuse Google search volume during the COVID-19 pandemic15
Modelling cost-effective strategies for minimising socioeconomic inequalities in colorectal cancer screening outcomes in England15
The effectiveness of internet-based group behavioural interventions on lifestyle modifications: A systematic review15
Impact of perceived neighborhood social cohesion on vaccination intentions in the post-pandemic era15
Corrigendum to “The impact of computer use on myopia development in childhood: The Generation R study” [Preventive Medicine, Volume 132, 2020, 105988]15
The longitudinal relationships between the built and natural environment, air pollution, noise and dementia: results from two UK-based cohort studies15
Predicting cognitive function among Chinese community-dwelling older adults: A supervised machine learning approach15
Evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer screening in a central Canadian province15
Electronic cigarettes and pregnancy: A social media content analysis15
Self-perception of health and physical activity among adults before and amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: United States, 2019–202015
Application of composite antibacterial nanoparticle non-woven fabric in sterilization of hospital infection15
Cumulative life-course victimization and inflammation in a U.S. national sample: Comparing intersections based on sexual orientation, gender, race/ethnicity, and education15
Beyond biomarkers: Underexplored considerations in standardized research electronic cigarette trials for people with HIV who smoke15
Association of accelerometer-derived “weekend warrior” moderate to vigorous physical activity, chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury15
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 Project15
Rural-urban differences in the symptoms, side effects, and physical activity of cancer survivors in the United States15
Sleep duration, its change, and risk of dementia among Japanese: The Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study15
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School-level self-reported versus objective measurements of body mass index in public high school students14
Individual and dual trajectories of insomnia symptoms and body mass index before and after retirement and their associations with changes in subjective cognitive functioning14
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 outbreak14
Effectiveness of financial incentives and message framing to improve clinic visits of people with moderate-high cardiovascular risk in a vulnerable population in Argentina: A cluster randomized trial14
Corrigendum to “Support staff distribution in K–12 US schools that experience shootings: A matched analysis” [Preventive Medicine, Volume 196, 2025 Jul;108296]14
Prolonged screening interval due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its association with tumor characteristics and treatment; a register-based study from BreastScreen Norway14
The association of adolescents' smoking with the physical activity levels of their friends14
Global prevalence and content of information about alcohol use as a cancer risk factor on Twitter14
Down but not defeated: Clinicians can harness the power of policy for LGBTQ+ rights14
Financial support in addressing barriers for low-income mammography screening14
Effectiveness of suicide postvention service models and guidelines 2014–2024: A scoping review14
Application of a new nano-TiO2 composite antibacterial agent in nursing management of operating room: Based on real-time information push assistant system14
Challenges of addressing opioid use disorder in rural settings: A state perspective14
A comparison of high-grade cervical abnormality risks in women living with and without human immunodeficiency virus undergoing routine cervical-cancer screening14
The role of sleep duration in suicide risk among sexual and gender minority adolescents13
Limits of prenatal care coordination for improving birth outcomes among Medicaid participants13
A narrative review of global and national physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines development processes - The GUidelines Standards (GUS) project13
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 intake13
Editorial Board13
Decreases in smoking and vaping during COVID-19 stay-at-home orders among a cohort of young adults in the United States13
Digital health strategies for sudden infant death syndrome prevention: A scoping review13
Mediation analysis of the associations between neighbourhood walkability and greenness, accelerometer-measured physical activity, and health-related fitness in urban dwelling Canadians13
Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial of very low nicotine cigarettes: Outcomes across social and demographic groups13
The 3-year effects of a personality-targeted prevention program on general and specific dimensions of psychopathology13
Psychosocial factors at work from the job strain model and preventable mortality in France: The STRESSJEM prospective study13
Association of occupational physical activity and disability pension in 756,159 Spanish workers: A prospective cohort study with 13 years follow-up13
Effectiveness of alcohol warning labels for at-risk groups and the general public: A policy-informing randomized experiment in Chile13
Tobacco and cannabis use as moderators of the association between physical activity and alcohol use across the adult lifespan in the United States: NHANES, 2005–201613
Implementing the national suicide prevention strategy: Time for action to flatten the curve13
Missed routine pediatric care and vaccinations in US children during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic13
Challenges and opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic: Treating patients for substance use disorders during the perinatal period13
Perceptions of the safety of vaccines and vaccine associated knowledge levels in Europe: A 2019 cross-sectional study in 28 countries13
Federal legal and regulatory aspects of contingency management incentives13
Tobacco quitlines: Opportunities for innovation to increase reach and effectiveness13
Rethinking “recidivism” in firearm injury research and prevention13
Effectiveness and feasibility of three types of parent reminders to increase adolescent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination13
Participation in organized sport and disruptive behavior in childhood: A prospective, population-based study13
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 202213
Notifying university students' emergency contacts in mental health emergencies: Multi-year analysis of student consent policy preferences13
STRIDES - STudying Risk to Improve DisparitiES in Cervical Cancer in Mississippi – Design and baseline results of a Statewide Cohort Study13
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Internet of things sports information collection and sports action simulation based on cloud computing data platform12
Assessing transnational spillover effects of Mexico's front-of-package nutritional labeling system among Mexican Americans in the US12
Reprint of “Using multiple imputation by super learning to assign intent to nonfatal firearm injuries”12
Post-pandemic policy imperatives to stem violence against women in China12
Prevalence of lifestyle-related behavioral information in claims data in the U.S.12
Dietary quality modifies the association between multimorbidity and change in mobility limitations among older Americans12
Associations of physical frailty with incidence and mortality of overall and site-specific cancers: A prospective cohort study from UK biobank12
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US state laws relevant to incentives for health behavior: A qualitative analysis12
E-cigarette use and respiratory illnesses among U.S. adults: An analysis of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study12
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