Lancet Public Health

Papers
(The median citation count of Lancet Public Health is 5. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity, and protect health2808
Accuracy for key parameters in modelling study592
Reducing COVID-19 outbreaks in prisons through public health-centred policies397
Hearing health and dementia – Authors' reply340
Correction to Lancet Public Health 2024; 9: e326–38299
Correction to Lancet Public Health 2023; 8: e585–99226
Life expectancy and risk of death in 6791 communities in England from 2002 to 2019: high-resolution spatiotemporal analysis of civil registration data202
Correction to Lancet Public Health 2024; 9: e684–99202
Helicobacter pylori infection and risk of gastric cancer – Authors' reply190
Placing a housing lens on neighbourhood disadvantage, socioeconomic position and mortality187
Evaluation of a national smoke-free prisons policy using medication dispensing: an interrupted time-series analysis184
Reflections on the tobacco-free generation: methodological challenges and global implications184
Measles virus transmission patterns and public health responses during Operation Allies Welcome: a descriptive epidemiological study181
Impact of the “when the fun stops, stop” gambling message on online gambling behaviour: a randomised, online experimental study180
Area-level socioeconomic inequalities in mortality in China: a nationwide cohort study based on the ChinaHEART project157
Effect of a physical activity and behaviour maintenance programme on functional mobility decline in older adults: the REACT (Retirement in Action) randomised controlled trial151
Synthesising evidence of the effects of COVID-19 regulatory changes on methadone treatment for opioid use disorder: implications for policy149
Inequalities in cancer: a major public health concern142
Correction to Lancet Public Health 2025; 10: e189–202142
Health and cancer risks associated with low levels of alcohol consumption137
Disparities in stage at diagnosis for five common cancers in China: a multicentre, hospital-based, observational study134
Demographic, socioeconomic, and social barriers to use of mobility assistive products: a multistate analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing128
The arts in public health policy: progress and opportunities122
Healthy lifestyles are key to improving life expectancy in China121
Non-communicable disease mortality in young people with a history of contact with the youth justice system in Queensland, Australia: a retrospective, population-based cohort study115
Educational and social inequalities and cause-specific mortality in Mexico City: a prospective study110
Pregnancy, overweight, and obesity: time to invest in preventive strategies108
Effects of gender-transformative relationships and sexuality education to reduce adolescent pregnancy (the JACK trial): a cluster-randomised trial108
100–100–100: a new, ambitious treatment target to end the HIV and hepatitis C epidemics107
Updating estimated trends in dementia incidence: evidence of increases in England106
New insights on risks associated with early adulthood BMI call for more evidence and earlier action102
Considerations for maintaining functional mobility in older populations100
Housing interventions for women experiencing intimate partner violence: a systematic review98
Life expectancy and mortality among males and females with HIV in British Columbia in 1996–2020: a population-based cohort study95
Homeless shelter contacts and suicide risk: a critical window for intervention95
Beyond statistics: health inequities in rural and remote communities of Australia90
Cannabis use and public health: time for a comprehensive harm-to-others framework90
COP27 Climate Change Conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world87
Improving access to sexual and reproductive health care86
Life course epidemiology and public health86
Modelling the case for alcohol pricing policy in the USA86
Disability inclusivity: time to step up85
Premature mortality and socioeconomic inequalities in Mexico82
Managing COVID-19 importation risks in a heterogeneous world81
The path to Universal Health Coverage81
Effect of comprehensive smoke-free legislation on neonatal mortality and infant mortality across 106 middle-income countries: a synthetic control study78
Healthy workplaces for a healthy living77
Adolescent substance use patterns and subsequent risk of mental and behavioural disorders, substance use, and suicidal behaviour: a cohort study76
The 2022 China report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: leveraging climate actions for healthy ageing74
Association between influenza vaccination and risk of stroke in Alberta, Canada: a population-based study72
Cancer incidence and mortality in Australia from 2020 to 2044 and an exploratory analysis of the potential effect of treatment delays during the COVID-19 pandemic: a statistical modelling study71
The prevalence of gambling and problematic gambling: a systematic review and meta-analysis69
Compounded inequality: racial disparity and Down syndrome69
Outsourcing health-care services to the private sector and treatable mortality rates in England, 2013–20: an observational study of NHS privatisation68
Effects of workplace interventions on sedentary behaviour and physical activity: an umbrella review with meta-analyses and narrative synthesis68
Is multimorbidity a useful concept for public health?67
Correction to Lancet Public Health 2022; 7: e942–6567
Correction to Lancet Public Health 2022; 7: e718–2066
A last taboo in public health65
A missed opportunity to tackle health inequity in the USA?65
The health impact of Scotland's Baby Box Scheme: a natural experiment evaluation using national linked health data64
Prevalence of stroke in China: overestimated?64
The connection between homelessness and dementia64
Do age-standardised dementia incidence rates really increase in England and Wales?63
Health care universalism in Italy: a debunked myth62
Incorporating social environment data in infectious disease research60
Cancer risk and legalisation of access to cannabis in the USA: overview of the evidence59
Can slogans prevent gambling harm?58
Implementation efforts to support transition to HPV-based cervical cancer screening57
Artificial intelligence in public health: promises, challenges, and an agenda for policy makers and public health institutions57
The SARS-CoV-2 test scale-up in the USA: an analysis of the number of tests produced and used over time and their modelled impact on the COVID-19 pandemic56
Tackling health inequalities in Indigenous Peoples55
Risk factors underlying racial and ethnic disparities in tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment outcomes, 2011–19: a multiple mediation analysis of national surveillance data55
Life-years lost in people experiencing homelessness and other high-risk groups in Denmark: a population-based, register-based, cohort study54
Social health—the neglected third pillar54
Carceral epidemiology: mass incarceration and structural racism during the COVID-19 pandemic53
The burden of cirrhosis mortality by county, race, and ethnicity in the USA, 2000–19: a systematic analysis of health disparities53
Local government funding and life expectancy in England: a longitudinal ecological study52
Immunisation status of UK-bound refugees between January, 2018, and October, 2019: a retrospective, population-based cross-sectional study52
Accelerated partner therapy should be part of the suite of contact tracing options51
Health and inequity in Australia51
Correction to Lancet Public Health 2022; 7: e492–9351
One less dose of HPV vaccine to prevent cancer51
Cash transfers: addressing barriers for people living with disabilities51
Addressing equity gaps in fall-related injuries50
Educational and income inequalities across diseases in Denmark: a register-based cohort study50
Linking police and health data for research50
Mandatory salt targets: a key policy tool for global salt reduction efforts50
Association between childhood adversity and use of the health, social, and justice systems in Denmark (DANLIFE): a nationwide cohort study50
Adverse childhood experiences among children of parents who are refugees affected by trauma in Denmark: a register-based cohort study49
Extending a lifeline to people with HIV and opioid use disorder during the war in Ukraine49
Cost-effectiveness of a physical activity and behaviour maintenance programme on functional mobility decline in older adults: an economic evaluation of the REACT (Retirement in Action) trial49
An effective pandemic treaty requires accountability49
Medical conditions and the risk of subsequent major depressive disorder: a nationwide, register-based, retrospective cohort study48
Denormalising alcohol industry activities in schools47
Effectiveness of nationwide programmatic testing and treatment for latent tuberculosis infection in migrants in England: a retrospective, population-based cohort study47
Integrating prevention and treatment: rethinking China's health financing47
Projecting prevalence of frailty and dementia and the economic cost of care in Japan from 2016 to 2043: a microsimulation modelling study46
Tracking progress on health and climate change in Europe45
Mass incarceration as a driver of the tuberculosis epidemic in Latin America and projected effects of policy alternatives: a mathematical modelling study44
Tackling the crisis of the Italian National Health Fund43
Achieving malaria elimination in China43
Quantifying the effect of delaying the second COVID-19 vaccine dose in England: a mathematical modelling study43
Health benefits of leisure-time physical activity by socioeconomic status, lifestyle risk, and mental health: a multicohort study43
The HPV self-collection paradox: boosting cervical cancer screening, struggling with follow-up care42
Correction to Lancet Public Health 2024; 9: e432–4242
COVID-19 vaccine coverage and factors associated with vaccine uptake among 23 247 adults with a recent history of homelessness in Ontario, Canada: a population-based cohort study42
The health dividend of cash transfer programmes41
Anyone can drown. No one should.41
Exposure to work-related sexual violence and health41
Safer opioid supply and health outcomes41
China's public health system: time for improvement40
Investing in adolescent health and wellbeing39
Changes in incarceration and tuberculosis notifications from prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe and the Americas: a time-series analysis of national surveillance data39
The association between unpaid labour and mental health in working-age adults in Australia from 2002 to 2020: a longitudinal population-based cohort study39
Proactive surveillance for avian influenza H5N1 and other priority pathogens at mass gathering events38
The association of a disability-targeted cash transfer programme with disability status and health-care access: a quasi-experimental study using a nationwide cohort of 4·3 million Chinese adults livin38
Heavy prenatal alcohol exposure and overall morbidities: a Danish nationwide cohort study from 1996 to 201837
Investing in bereavement care as a public health priority37
The effect of social deprivation on the dynamic of SARS-CoV-2 infection in France: a population-based analysis36
Overdose mortality incidence and supervised consumption services in Toronto, Canada: an ecological study and spatial analysis36
Correction to Lancet Public Health 2023; 8: e329–3835
Economic costs of neurological and mental health care: implications for research and policy action35
The role of simulation modelling in public health policy evaluation35
Effect of extending PrEP initiation to primary care settings: a nationwide cohort study in France35
Linking police and health data for research – Authors' reply35
Public health interventions against childhood obesity in China34
Screen no matter the risk?34
Universal health coverage in China part 2: addressing challenges and recommendations34
Influenza vaccination and stroke risk: additional factors should be considered34
Digital mental health: a potential opportunity to improve health equity in China33
Associations of long-term nitrogen dioxide exposure with a wide spectrum of diseases: a prospective cohort study of 0·5 million Chinese adults33
Estimated health benefits, costs, and cost-effectiveness of implementing WHO's sodium benchmarks for packaged foods in India: a modelling study33
Hepatitis A targeted vaccination in England: a system challenge32
Addressing public health and health system challenges in Greece: reform priorities in a changing landscape32
The ecosystem of health decision making: from fragmentation to synergy32
Harnessing the opportunity to achieve health equity in China31
Cities at the heart of the climate action and public health agenda31
Outbreaks of COVID-19 variants in US prisons: a mathematical modelling analysis of vaccination and reopening policies30
Thank you to The Lancet Public Health's reviewers in 202430
COVID-19 surveillance in England: lessons for the next pandemic30
Mental health and lower adolescent HPV vaccine coverage30
Family-wide effects of adverse childhood experiences30
Forecasting the effects of smoking prevalence scenarios on years of life lost and life expectancy from 2022 to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 202129
Comparing the effects of prescribed safer opioid supply and methadone in Ontario, Canada: a population-based matched cohort study29
Universal health coverage in the context of migration and displacement: a cosmopolitan perspective29
The adverse public health effects of non-medical cannabis legalisation in Canada and the USA29
Determinants of childhood obesity in China28
Effect of alcohol health warning labels on knowledge related to the ill effects of alcohol on cancer risk and their public perceptions in 14 European countries: an online survey experiment28
Public health approaches to gambling: a global review of legislative trends28
Emotional demands at work and risk of long-term sickness absence in 1·5 million employees in Denmark: a prospective cohort study on effect modifiers28
Do we need a European Health Union?27
Estimating the effects of preventive and weight-management interventions on the prevalence of childhood obesity in England: a modelling study27
Effects of urban to regional emissions on the air pollution health burden in Europe27
Australia's public health achievements and population health gains26
Correction to Lancet Public Health 2021; 6: e598–60726
Strengthening public health for a Healthy China26
Accelerated partner therapy contact tracing for people with chlamydia (LUSTRUM): a crossover cluster-randomised controlled trial26
Reflections on the tobacco-free generation: methodological challenges and global implications – Authors’ reply25
Changes in life expectancy and disease burden in Norway, 1990–2019: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 201925
Public health interventions to address digital determinants of children's health and wellbeing25
Promoting health beyond prison walls25
Potential population-level effectiveness of one-dose HPV vaccination in low-income and middle-income countries: a mathematical modelling analysis25
Abortion care in Alberta, Canada, from 2012 to 2023: a population-based, cross-sectional analysis of use and geographical access25
Sex differences in the risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based immunoreactivity surveys25
National, regional, and global statistics on alcohol consumption and associated burden of disease 2000–20: a modelling study and comparative risk assessment24
Evaluating US county health-care system performance and key associated factors (2014–19): a Triple Aim framework analysis24
Preventing suicide: a call to action24
The Sheffield model's influence in informing alcohol control policy24
Living a long life is a multi-step process23
Prevention and treatment of infectious diseases in migrants in Europe in the era of universal health coverage23
Forecasting the prevalence of dementia23
The need to promote sleep health in public health agendas across the globe23
Adverse childhood experiences and homelessness: advances and aspirations23
Community wealth building could address substance use disorders23
Cancer screening in China: a steep road from evidence to implementation23
The mental health needs of displaced people exposed to armed conflict22
Reducing the incidence and mortality from myocardial infarction22
For-profit health care might be damaging population health22
Health conditions among women in prisons: a systematic review22
Integrating health responses to family adversity and intimate partner violence is crucial22
Clinical impact, costs, and cost-effectiveness of hospital-based strategies for addressing the US opioid epidemic: a modelling study21
Socioeconomic position and the COVID-19 care cascade from testing to mortality in Switzerland: a population-based analysis21
Estimated effects of opioid agonist treatment in prison on all-cause mortality and overdose mortality in people released from prison in Norway: a prospective analysis of data from the Norwegian Prison21
Deaths involving COVID-19 by self-reported disability status during the first two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in England: a retrospective, population-based cohort study21
Health outcomes and psychosocial determinants in young carers: a systematic review21
Child poverty and children entering care in England, 2015–20: a longitudinal ecological study at the local area level20
Alcohol intake and cause-specific mortality: conventional and genetic evidence in a prospective cohort study of 512 000 adults in China20
Mortality risk from first shelter contact: rethinking exposure20
Three decades of population health changes in Japan, 1990–2021: a subnational analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 202120
Social determinants of health and premature death among adults in the USA from 1999 to 2018: a national cohort study20
Ending tuberculosis in China: health system challenges20
Medicaid expansion and variability in mortality in the USA: a national, observational cohort study19
Prevalence of dementia among people experiencing homelessness in Ontario, Canada: a population-based comparative analysis19
Cancer screening participation and outcomes among people with an intellectual disability in the Netherlands: a cross-sectional population-based study19
Burden of hepatitis B and C in Europe calls for political impetus to accelerate elimination efforts19
Access to abortion in Canada19
Correction to Lancet Public Health 2022; 7: e537–4819
Cost-effectiveness of population-based screening for diabetes and hypertension in India: an economic modelling study18
Socioeconomic inequalities in life expectancy in Australia, 2013–22: an ecological study of trends and contributions of causes of death18
COVID-19 and social inequalities: a complex and dynamic interaction18
E-cigarettes in people with substance use disorder18
68th Society for Social Medicine & Population Health Annual Scientific meeting18
State of health and inequalities among Italian regions from 2000 to 2021: a systematic analysis based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 202118
Climate disasters and mental health: directions for research, practice, and policy18
Clustering of adverse health and educational outcomes in adolescence following early childhood disadvantage: population-based retrospective UK cohort study17
Health impact and economic evaluation of the Expanded Program on Immunization in China from 1974 to 2024: a modelling study17
New-generation pneumococcal vaccines for children17
The effect of devolution on health: a generalised synthetic control analysis of Greater Manchester, England17
Acceptability and perceptions of personalised risk-based cancer screening among health-care professionals and the general public: a systematic review and meta-analysis17
Targeting alcohol use in high-risk population groups: a US microsimulation study of beverage-specific pricing policies16
Nowcasting and forecasting the care needs of the older population in China: analysis of data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS)16
Time trends in the epidemiology of food allergy in England: an observational analysis of Clinical Practice Research Datalink data16
Homelessness, psychiatric disorders, and risks of suicide and self-harm: a population-based cohort study16
Tackling the growing burden of nitrous oxide-induced public health harms16
Alcohol's health burden: secondhand harms matter16
Policies and interventions to reduce harmful gambling: an international Delphi consensus and implementation rating study16
Early adulthood BMI and cardiovascular disease: a prospective cohort study from the China Kadoorie Biobank16
Innovative methods needed to understand links between gambling and self-harm15
Hearing health and dementia15
Our environment, our health15
Hearing health and dementia15
Risks of using taxation as a public health measure to reduce gambling-related harms15
Forthcoming challenges for COVID-19 data collection15
Alcohol rehabilitation and cancer risk: a nationwide hospital cohort study in France15
Will dementia hamper healthy ageing?15
Incidence, process of care, and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in China: a prospective study of the BASIC-OHCA registry14
State care in childhood and adult mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies14
The 2022 Europe report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: towards a climate resilient future14
Behind elevated hospitalisation rates: addressing racism in the medical system14
Identification of factors associated with opioid-related and hepatitis C virus-related hospitalisations at the ZIP code area level in the USA: an ecological and modelling study14
COVID-19 pandemic and worldwide organ transplantation: a population-based study14
The Lancet Public Health Commission on gambling14
Acute COVID-19 severity and mental health morbidity trajectories in patient populations of six nations: an observational study14
Using administrative data to assess early-life policies14
The 2024 China report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: launching a new low-carbon, healthy journey14
COVID-19 pandemic: what's next for public health?14
Addressing health inequalities in gender diverse people14
Dementia incidence trend in England and Wales, 2002–19, and projection for dementia burden to 2040: analysis of data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing14
Initial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexual and reproductive health service use and unmet need in Britain: findings from a quasi-representative survey (Natsal-COVID)14
Closing the mortality gap for people with disabilities14
Challenges in screening and general health checks in China14
Correction to Lancet Public Health 2024; 9: e834–3513
Estimating antimicrobial resistance burden in Europe—what are the next steps?13
Reviving action on child health—now!13
Nitazenes represent a growing threat to public health in Europe13
Trends in alcohol-specific deaths in England, 2001–22: an observational study13
Correction to Lancet Public Health 2023; 8: e859–6713
Risk factors for workplace sexual harassment and violence among a national cohort of women in Iceland: a cross-sectional study12
The mental health and wellbeing impact of a Community Wealth Building programme in England: a difference-in-differences study12
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