Preventive Medicine

Papers
(The TQCC of Preventive Medicine is 10. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
ArticleCitations
Clustering of behavioral economic biases in decision-making and risk for cigarette smoking and other substance use in women and men220
Birth defects among offspring of California firefighters, 2007–2019130
Firearm possession among emergency department youth and young adults: A latent class analysis115
Appraisal of Kenya's excisable goods management system using interrupted time series analysis: A case of cigarettes and cigars excise tax revenue108
Health behaviours associated with healthy body composition among Aboriginal adolescents in Australia in the ‘Next Generation: Youth Well-being study’106
Disease incidence and not case fatality drives the rural disadvantage in myocardial-infarction-related mortality in Germany90
Inequities in food security by sexual orientation in the United States68
Publisher’s note68
Editorial note Acknowledging our Reviewers62
Associations between state tobacco control measures and cigarette purchases by U.S. households, 2015–202159
OIP5-AS1 accelerates apoptosis of hippocampal neurons in cell models of epilepsy by modulating MiR-128-3p/BAX axis59
Effect of flavored E-cigarette bans in the United States: What does the evidence show?58
Physical activity trajectories, autonomic balance and cognitive function: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study52
Health inequalities: Is adolescent involvement in the legal system associated with reduced health care access and usage during adulthood?51
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
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 202249
Patterns of household gun ownership and firearm suicide among black men compared to white men49
Societal values and mask usage for COVID-19 control in the US48
A scoping review of whole-of-community interventions on six modifiable cancer prevention risk factors in youth: A systems typology45
Less than ideal cardiovascular health among adults is associated with experiencing adverse childhood events: BRFSS 201943
Perceived neighborhood factors, health behaviors, and related outcomes in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos43
Countering online marketing and user endorsements with enhanced cannabis warning labels: An online experiment among at-risk youth and young adults39
Response to commentary by Akhter et al. titled, “Beyond biomarkers: Underexplored considerations in SREC trials for people with HIV who smoke”39
Human papillomavirus-associated cancers, precancers, and genital warts in Denmark, 2000–2022 – Current burden of disease and population impact of multi-cohort HPV vaccination38
Firearm ownership, attitudes, and safe storage practices among a nationally representative sample of older U.S. adults age 50 to 8038
Food insecurity and substance use among young adults in the United States38
Issues surrounding incentives and penalties for COVID-19 vaccination: The Israeli experience38
Human papillomavirus vaccination uptake among 27-to-45-year-olds in the United States37
Telework and 24-hour movement behaviours among adults living in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic37
Associations between severe food insecurity and disordered eating behaviors from adolescence to young adulthood: Findings from a 10-year longitudinal study36
Longer-term use of electronic cigarettes when provided as a stop smoking aid: Systematic review with meta-analyses36
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.35
Long working hours and cardiovascular disease mortality: Prospective evidence from the United States35
Alcohol, Cannabis, and nicotine use during early pregnancy and infant hearing loss35
Social network characteristics and type 2 diabetes self-management among Black/African American men: A cross-sectional analysis of support quality and communication patterns35
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease measures in foreign-born Latino patients by country of birth compared with U.S.-born Latinos35
Stage at diagnosis and cancer-specific survival for stomach, lung, colorectal, and bladder cancers among Armenians in California35
Equity enhancing policies that increase access and affordability of cervical cancer screening in the United States: A Preventive Medicine Golden Jubilee Commentary34
Low rates of HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening: Challenges and opportunities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic34
Association between opioid overdose death rates and educational attainment – United States, 2010–201934
Sex-specific population attributable risk factors for cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in the general population: Findings from the China PEACE million persons project34
Urban design and cardio-metabolic risk factors34
The role of housing characteristics in racial and ethnic disparities in SARS-CoV-2 antibody seropositivity among New York City adults: A population representative study33
Beyond the waves: Unraveling pandemic outcomes with genomic insights and immunity analysis – Evidence from 14 countries32
Assessing the effect of COVID-19 stay-at -home orders on firearm injury in Maryland32
Changes in the body mass index and blood pressure association across time: Evidence from multiple cross-sectional and cohort studies32
Potential impact of time trend of whole grain intake on burden of major cancers in China32
Editorial Board32
A statewide population-based approach to examining Long COVID symptom prevalence and predictors in Michigan32
Use patterns of flavored non-cigarette tobacco products among US adults, 2010–201932
Factors predicting participation and potential yield of screening-detected disease among non-participants in a Swedish population-based atrial fibrillation screening study31
Association of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at home and risk of mortality among US never smokers by race/ethnicity, education, and income31
Dentists' knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of antibiotic prescribing: A systematic review30
The association between E-cigarette use and Kratom use among US adults30
Prospects for accelerated elimination of cervical cancer30
Persistent sex differences in diabetes management (1997–2022): 25 years of national evidence from the Swiss Health Survey29
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 Use29
Patterns of childhood adversity and health outcomes in early adolescence: Results from the Generation XXI cohort29
Public risk perception of air pollution in the general population of Italy and Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic: Environmental and socio-demographic drivers29
The COVID-19 pandemic and depression among medical students: Barriers and solutions29
CNN sensor based motion capture system application in basketball training and injury prevention29
Examining rural disparities in cigarette smoking among U.S. women by chronological age: 2002–202229
Examining US adolescent cigarette smoking prevalence by rurality and gender, 2002–201928
Sex differences in appeal, reward, and sensory experience of E-cigarette flavors among adults who smoke cigarettes28
Heart disease: The forgotten pandemic28
Racial, ethnic, and language differences in screening measures for statin therapy following a major guideline change27
Relationship between mandatory warning signs for cannabis use during pregnancy policies and birth outcomes in the Western United States27
Global disease burden attributed to high sugar-sweetened beverages in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 201927
Associations of changes in physical activity and diet with incident obesity and changes in adiposity: Longitudinal findings from the UK Biobank27
Variation in the receipt of human papilloma virus co-testing for cervical screening: Individual, provider, facility and healthcare system characteristics27
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
Health outcomes in Bulgaria: Simulated effects of obesogenic environmental changes in adulthood versus childhood26
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 sub26
State laws addressing teen dating violence in US high schools: A difference-in-differences study26
Association between long working hours and engagement in preventive healthcare services in Korean workers: Findings from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey26
Self-rated mental health among sexual health service clients during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, British Columbia, Canada26
Neighbourhood walkability and greenspace and their associations with health-related fitness in urban dwelling Canadian adults26
Athlete body fat rate monitoring and motion image simulation based on SDN data center network and sensors26
Disparities in utilization of preventive health services among Asian young adults in the United States26
Associations between behavior cognition–social influence and pregnancy planning behavior in China: An integrated individual-couple analysis26
Letter to the editor on the validity of the Mini Mental State Examination and future development of research25
Predictors of stool deoxyribonucleic acid test use in the United States: Implications for outreach to under-resourced populations25
Potential effects of nicotine content in cigarettes on use of other substances25
What makes people quit tobacco and succeed at it? An exploratory analysis of smoked and smokeless tobacco from India25
Changing eating to manage weight or shape: A cross-sectional and prospective study of the prevalence and correlates in a large Canadian adolescent cohort25
Commentary: Determinants of physical activity among African immigrants in the US and the consideration of the education-occupation mismatch25
Corrigendum to “Secondhand smoke and the risk of incident cardiovascular disease among never-smoking women” [Preventive Medicine 162 (2022) 107145]25
Understanding the age-related epithelial shifts at the uterine cervix and the area of risk for squamous cell cervical cancer25
Barriers to accessing and using preventive mental health services for psychosocially strained children and families in Germany: Perspectives of professionals from different sectors24
Walking more, not faster, is associated with bone health in China of community-dwelling older women:A cross-sectional study24
Hair follicle stem cell proliferation and differentiation are achieved by miR-1285-3P through targeted regulation of NOTCH pathway24
Examining current physical activity interventions in Black school-age children and parents: A systematic review24
Dollar stores as food retailers in the United States: A scoping review24
Women with obesity participate less in cervical cancer screening and are more likely to have unsatisfactory smears: Results from a nationwide Danish cohort study24
Socioecological factors associated with multiple nicotine product use among U.S. youth: Findings from the population assessment of tobacco and health (PATH) study 2013–201823
Post-diagnostic lifestyle and mortality of cancer survivors: Results from a prospective cohort study23
Association of lifestyle behaviors and oral health care needs: Mediating effects of inflammatory markers23
Exploring the associations between serious psychological distress and the quantity or frequency of tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis use among pregnant women in the United States23
Psychosocial impact of COVID-19 among adults in the southeastern United States23
Dietary patterns, genetic risk, and incidence of obesity: Application of reduced rank regression in 11,735 adults from the UK Biobank study23
Where you live matters: Township neighborhood factors important to resilience among south African children from birth to 5 years of age22
The association between Life's Essential 8 and all-cause, cancer and non-cancer mortality in US Cancer Survivors: A retrospective cohort study of NHANES22
Real-time monitoring for sport and mental health prevention of college student based on wireless sensor network22
Changes in the food environment surrounding schools in four New Jersey school districts between school years 2012–13 and 2019–2022
Is the association between social jetlag and BMI mediated by lifestyle? A cross-sectional survey study in the Dutch general population22
Prediction models for children/adolescents with obesity/overweight: A systematic review and meta-analysis22
Family structure and living arrangements as indicators of social isolation, and prostate cancer risk22
International trends in screen-based behaviours from 2012 to 201922
How may we effectively motivate people to reduce the consumption of meat? Results of a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials22
The role of pay-for-performance in reducing healthcare disparities: A narrative literature review21
How combinations of state firearm laws link to low firearm suicide and homicide rates: A configurational analysis21
The effect of gestational diabetes mellitus on postnatal mother-infant bonding: Findings from the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project Birth and Three-Generation Cohort Study21
Nudges used to promote physical activity and to reduce sedentary behaviour in the workplace: Results of a scoping review21
Asynchronous online training increased knowledge, confidence, and intent to screen and treat substance use disorders among primary care clinicians practicing in Texas20
A population-based survey of self-reported delays in breast, cervical, colorectal and lung cancer screening20
Editorial Board20
Generative artificial intelligence in scientific publishing: Expectations for authors and reviewers at Preventive Medicine and Preventive Medicine Reports20
Reprint of: Sex differences in appeal, reward, and sensory experience of E-cigarette flavors among adults who smoke cigarettes20
Editorial Board20
A multivariable model of barriers to COVID-19 vaccination: Using cross sectional data from a nationally distributed survey in the United States20
Health guidance intervention mitigates the escalation of predicted comprehensive cardiovascular disease risk: Interrupted time series design20
A systematic review of effective strategies for chronic disease management in humanitarian settings; opportunities and challenges20
Patterns and drivers of disparities in pediatric asthma outcomes among Medicaid-enrolled children living in subsidized housing in NYC20
Evaluating the effectiveness of mailout smoking cessation support: A systematic review and meta-analysis20
Rural-urban differences in meeting of physical activity recommendations by sun exposure and protection behaviors in the United States20
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) – A challenging manifestation of atherosclerosis20
Allostatic load and risk of invasive breast cancer among postmenopausal women in the U.S.19
Ongoing incentives' 36-month effect on physical activity in a Japanese insurance-based health-promotion program19
A produce prescription program for patients with low incomes in North Carolina resulted in increased produce purchases19
The Great East Japan Earthquake and suicide: The long-term consequences and underlying mechanisms19
Reasons for contacting a crisis line and the initiation of emergency dispatches19
Mental health and economic stressors associated with high-risk drinking and increased alcohol consumption early in the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States19
Pre-pandemic social isolation as a predictor of the adverse impact of the pandemic on self-rated health: A longitudinal COVID-19 study in Japan19
Application of mobile sensors based on deep neural networks in sports psychological detection and prevention19
Optimism and risk of mortality among African-Americans: The Jackson heart study19
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
How long does it take to scale-up obesity prevention interventions?18
Association of children's electronic media use with physical activity, cognitive function, and stress18
Increased nicotine vaping due to the COVID-19 pandemic among US young adults: Associations with nicotine dependence, vaping frequency, and reasons for use18
Age at menarche and metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: Evidence from a large population-based epidemiological study in Southwest China18
Editorial Board18
Colorectal cancer screening in a safety-net health system: The intersectional impact of race, ethnicity, language, and mental health18
Classes of lifetime adversities among emerging adult women by race/ethnicity and their associations with weight status in the United States18
Editorial Board18
Effectiveness of filtering or decontaminating air to reduce or prevent respiratory infections: A systematic review17
Financial incentives for physical activity in adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis update17
Birth weight, adult weight, and cardiovascular biomarkers: Evidence from the Cardiovascular Young Finns Study17
Socioecological approach for identifying the determinants of objectively measured physical activity: A prospective study of the UK Biobank17
Recovery incentives program: California's contingency management benefit17
Editorial Board17
Application of image super-resolution recognition and artificial intelligence system in repairing students' psychological education problems16
Ultra-processed food consumption and exposure to acrylamide in a nationally representative sample of the US population aged 6 years and older16
A qualitative framing analysis of how firearm manufacturers and related bodies communicate to the public on gun-related harms and solutions16
A healthier retail food environment around the home is associated with longer duration of weight-loss maintenance among successful weight-loss maintainers16
Associations of abuse and neglect with young adult health in a population-based longitudinal cohort: Findings from Project EAT16
Did mental and emotional health of SNAP families' children improve during the COVID-19 pandemic?16
Elevated lipid accumulation product trajectory patterns are associated with increasing incident risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in China16
Adolescent leisure-time physical activity types and cardiometabolic health in mid-adulthood: Findings from an Australian cohort16
Patients with diabetes in regions with population decline and likelihood of receiving diabetes management education and screenings for related complications in Korea16
Development and validation of a lifestyle risk index to screen for metabolic syndrome and its components in two multi-ethnic cohorts16
Non-communicable disease burden among middle-aged and older adults living with HIV in the Western Pacific region: A systematic review and meta-analysis16
Assault-related injuries reported to police and treated by healthcare providers in the United States16
Genetic risk, adherence to healthy lifestyle behaviors, and risk of cholelithiasis: A population-based cohort study16
Excess deaths in the United States during the first year of COVID-1916
Can internet use reduce the incidence of cognitive impairment? Analysis of the EpiFloripa Aging Cohort Study (2009–2019)16
Childhood food insecurity, mental distress in young adulthood and the supplemental nutrition assistance program16
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 sample16
Data analysis of physical recovery and injury prevention in sports teaching based on wearable devices16
Rural-urban differences in the symptoms, side effects, and physical activity of cancer survivors in the United States15
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-protection15
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 study15
HCV testing: Order and completion rates among baby boomers obtaining care from seven health systems in Florida, 2015–201715
Latent transition of social participation and its effects on depression among older adults in China: A National Longitudinal Study15
Association of accelerometer-derived “weekend warrior” moderate to vigorous physical activity, chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury15
Associations of parental physical activity trajectories with offspring's physical activity patterns from childhood to middle adulthood: The Young Finns Study15
Predicting cognitive function among Chinese community-dwelling older adults: A supervised machine learning approach15
Beyond biomarkers: Underexplored considerations in standardized research electronic cigarette trials for people with HIV who smoke15
Editorial Board15
US shelter in place policies and child abuse Google search volume during the COVID-19 pandemic15
Electronic cigarettes and pregnancy: A social media content analysis15
Cumulative life-course victimization and inflammation in a U.S. national sample: Comparing intersections based on sexual orientation, gender, race/ethnicity, and education15
Physical activity among adolescents from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds: Findings from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children15
Does artistic activity help kids avoid obesity? Emergent considerations in the ecology of childhood BMI15
Low human papillomavirus vaccine uptake among women engaged in HIV care in Ontario, Canada15
Application of composite antibacterial nanoparticle non-woven fabric in sterilization of hospital infection14
Physical activity and post-COVID symptoms: Findings from the EPICOVID 2.0 survey in Brazil14
The longitudinal relationships between the built and natural environment, air pollution, noise and dementia: results from two UK-based cohort studies14
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
Corrigendum to “The impact of computer use on myopia development in childhood: The Generation R study” [Preventive Medicine, Volume 132, 2020, 105988]14
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
Editorial Board14
Influence of parental nativity and perceived neighborhood environment on physical activity and screen time of United States youth14
The effectiveness of internet-based group behavioural interventions on lifestyle modifications: A systematic review14
Sleep duration, its change, and risk of dementia among Japanese: The Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study14
Digital health strategies for sudden infant death syndrome prevention: A scoping review14
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 202214
Financial support in addressing barriers for low-income mammography screening14
School-level self-reported versus objective measurements of body mass index in public high school students14
Prolonged screening interval due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its association with tumor characteristics and treatment; a register-based study from BreastScreen Norway14
Editorial Board14
Evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer screening in a central Canadian province14
Self-perception of health and physical activity among adults before and amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: United States, 2019–202014
Modelling cost-effective strategies for minimising socioeconomic inequalities in colorectal cancer screening outcomes in England14
Psychosocial aspects of coping that predict post-traumatic stress disorder for African American survivors of homicide victims14
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
Application of a new nano-TiO2 composite antibacterial agent in nursing management of operating room: Based on real-time information push assistant system14
Corrigendum to “Support staff distribution in K–12 US schools that experience shootings: A matched analysis” [Preventive Medicine, Volume 196, 2025 Jul;108296]14
Impact of perceived neighborhood social cohesion on vaccination intentions in the post-pandemic era13
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
Missed routine pediatric care and vaccinations in US children during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic13
A narrative review of global and national physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines development processes - The GUidelines Standards (GUS) project13
Participation in organized sport and disruptive behavior in childhood: A prospective, population-based study13
Notifying university students' emergency contacts in mental health emergencies: Multi-year analysis of student consent policy preferences13
A longitudinal analysis of the effect of maternal region-of-birth on transitions in children's bodyweight status from early childhood to late adolescence in Australia: A population-based cohort study13
A comparison of high-grade cervical abnormality risks in women living with and without human immunodeficiency virus undergoing routine cervical-cancer screening13
Editorial Board13
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 trial13
Effectiveness of suicide postvention service models and guidelines 2014–2024: A scoping review13
Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial of very low nicotine cigarettes: Outcomes across social and demographic groups13
The role of sleep duration in suicide risk among sexual and gender minority adolescents13
Psychosocial factors at work from the job strain model and preventable mortality in France: The STRESSJEM prospective study13
Perceptions of the safety of vaccines and vaccine associated knowledge levels in Europe: A 2019 cross-sectional study in 28 countries13
Effectiveness and feasibility of three types of parent reminders to increase adolescent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination13
Mediation analysis of the associations between neighbourhood walkability and greenness, accelerometer-measured physical activity, and health-related fitness in urban dwelling Canadians13
Rethinking “recidivism” in firearm injury research and prevention13
The 3-year effects of a personality-targeted prevention program on general and specific dimensions of psychopathology13
STRIDES - STudying Risk to Improve DisparitiES in Cervical Cancer in Mississippi – Design and baseline results of a Statewide Cohort Study13
Individual and dual trajectories of insomnia symptoms and body mass index before and after retirement and their associations with changes in subjective cognitive functioning13
Down but not defeated: Clinicians can harness the power of policy for LGBTQ+ rights13
Loneliness and regular sports participation among people of Turkish and Moroccan origin and native Dutch people in the Netherlands. A longitudinal study12
Associations of physical frailty with incidence and mortality of overall and site-specific cancers: A prospective cohort study from UK biobank12
Editorial Board12
Decreases in smoking and vaping during COVID-19 stay-at-home orders among a cohort of young adults in the United States12
Re: Impact of the “e-cigarette era” on cigarette smoking among youth: A population-level study12
Prevalence of lifestyle-related behavioral information in claims data in the U.S.12
Assessing transnational spillover effects of Mexico's front-of-package nutritional labeling system among Mexican Americans in the US12
Dietary quality modifies the association between multimorbidity and change in mobility limitations among older Americans12
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
Tobacco quitlines: Opportunities for innovation to increase reach and effectiveness12
Limits of prenatal care coordination for improving birth outcomes among Medicaid participants12
US state laws relevant to incentives for health behavior: A qualitative analysis12
What rate of Iranian women perform Pap smear test? Results from a meta-analysis12
A systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating the effectiveness of minimally supervised home and community exercise interventions in improving physical activity, body adiposity and quality of life 12
Editorial Board12
E-cigarette use and respiratory illnesses among U.S. adults: An analysis of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study12
Changes in infectivity, severity and vaccine effectiveness against delta COVID-19 variant ten months into the vaccination program: The Israeli case12
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 12
Association between neighborhood availability of physical activity facilities and cognitive performance in older adults12
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