Lancet Public Health

Papers
(The H4-Index of Lancet Public Health is 66. 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
Area-level socioeconomic inequalities in mortality in China: a nationwide cohort study based on the ChinaHEART project461
Placing a housing lens on neighbourhood disadvantage, socioeconomic position and mortality306
Reflections on the tobacco-free generation: methodological challenges and global implications291
Demographic, socioeconomic, and social barriers to use of mobility assistive products: a multistate analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing283
Correction to Lancet Public Health 2023; 8: e585–99253
Correction to Lancet Public Health 2024; 9: e326–38243
Correction to Lancet Public Health 2024; 9: e684–99239
Correction to Lancet Public Health 2025; 10: e189–202219
Inequalities in cancer: a major public health concern214
The arts in public health policy: progress and opportunities209
The interaction between income and mental health conditions for subsequent physical health conditions: a nationwide Danish cohort study from 2000 to 2021207
Health and cancer risks associated with low levels of alcohol consumption190
The effect of healthy lifestyles and social determinants on independent life expectancy and sex differences in China: evidence from a 13-year cohort study176
Measles virus transmission patterns and public health responses during Operation Allies Welcome: a descriptive epidemiological study175
Hearing health and dementia – Authors' reply171
Accuracy for key parameters in modelling study157
How lifestyle, social determinants of health, and sex shape life expectancy in China156
Synthesising evidence of the effects of COVID-19 regulatory changes on methadone treatment for opioid use disorder: implications for policy151
Impact of the “when the fun stops, stop” gambling message on online gambling behaviour: a randomised, online experimental study149
COP27 Climate Change Conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world143
Cannabis use and public health: time for a comprehensive harm-to-others framework142
Beyond statistics: health inequities in rural and remote communities of Australia139
Homeless shelter contacts and suicide risk: a critical window for intervention129
Pregnancy, overweight, and obesity: time to invest in preventive strategies126
Investigating associations between long-term poverty exposure and premature mortality: evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 prospective cohort126
The natural history of DSM-5 alcohol-use disorder from late adolescence to middle adulthood in Australia: a prospective cohort study124
Modelling the case for alcohol pricing policy in the USA118
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 study113
Effects of gender-transformative relationships and sexuality education to reduce adolescent pregnancy (the JACK trial): a cluster-randomised trial113
New insights on risks associated with early adulthood BMI call for more evidence and earlier action110
Life expectancy and mortality among males and females with HIV in British Columbia in 1996–2020: a population-based cohort study108
Life course epidemiology and public health107
Healthy lifestyles are key to improving life expectancy in China99
Updating estimated trends in dementia incidence: evidence of increases in England99
Effects of workplace interventions on sedentary behaviour and physical activity: an umbrella review with meta-analyses and narrative synthesis98
Educational and social inequalities and cause-specific mortality in Mexico City: a prospective study98
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 study98
Disability inclusivity: time to step up98
The 2022 China report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: leveraging climate actions for healthy ageing95
The path to Universal Health Coverage95
Healthy workplaces for a healthy living94
A public health perspective on assisted dying and its different modalities89
Social protection for tuberculosis—how can we make it universal?85
Premature mortality and socioeconomic inequalities in Mexico85
Correction to Lancet Public Health 2026; 11: e156–6385
Effect of comprehensive smoke-free legislation on neonatal mortality and infant mortality across 106 middle-income countries: a synthetic control study85
Outsourcing health-care services to the private sector and treatable mortality rates in England, 2013–20: an observational study of NHS privatisation82
Is multimorbidity a useful concept for public health?81
Adolescent substance use patterns and subsequent risk of mental and behavioural disorders, substance use, and suicidal behaviour: a cohort study80
Association between influenza vaccination and risk of stroke in Alberta, Canada: a population-based study78
The prevalence of gambling and problematic gambling: a systematic review and meta-analysis77
Compounded inequality: racial disparity and Down syndrome77
Tackling health inequalities in Indigenous Peoples76
The connection between homelessness and dementia74
A missed opportunity to tackle health inequity in the USA?74
Incorporating social environment data in infectious disease research73
Immunisation status of UK-bound refugees between January, 2018, and October, 2019: a retrospective, population-based cross-sectional study71
Implementation efforts to support transition to HPV-based cervical cancer screening70
Paralysis in public health and policy: when evidence becomes an alibi69
Do age-standardised dementia incidence rates really increase in England and Wales?69
A last taboo in public health68
Correction to Lancet Public Health 2022; 7: e718–2067
Can slogans prevent gambling harm?67
Correction to Lancet Public Health 2022; 7: e942–6566
Towards faster, better, and cheaper cervical cancer screening66
Social health—the neglected third pillar66
The burden of cirrhosis mortality by county, race, and ethnicity in the USA, 2000–19: a systematic analysis of health disparities66
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