Lancet Public Health

Article	Citations
Risk of COVID-19 among front-line health-care workers and the general community: a prospective cohort study	1388
The effect of control strategies to reduce social mixing on outcomes of the COVID-19 epidemic in Wuhan, China: a modelling study	1329
Estimation of the global prevalence of dementia in 2019 and forecasted prevalence in 2050: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019	1238
COVID-19 and the consequences of isolating the elderly	1011
Impact assessment of non-pharmaceutical interventions against coronavirus disease 2019 and influenza in Hong Kong: an observational study	898
COVID-19, school closures, and child poverty: a social crisis in the making	818
Effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 cases, deaths, and demand for hospital services in the UK: a modelling study	626
Prevalence, risk factors, and management of dementia and mild cognitive impairment in adults aged 60 years or older in China: a cross-sectional study	601
Impact of delays on effectiveness of contact tracing strategies for COVID-19: a modelling study	582
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in a representative working-age population in France: a survey experiment based on vaccine characteristics	538
Why inequality could spread COVID-19	528
COVID-19: health literacy is an underestimated problem	480
The effect of frailty on survival in patients with COVID-19 (COPE): a multicentre, European, observational cohort study	443
Alcohol use and misuse during the COVID-19 pandemic: a potential public health crisis?	399
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest during the COVID-19 pandemic in Paris, France: a population-based, observational study	362
The Italian health system and the COVID-19 challenge	360
The burden of neurological diseases in Europe: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017	302
Temporal trend and attributable risk factors of stroke burden in China, 1990–2019: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019	281
The resilience of the Spanish health system against the COVID-19 pandemic	275
Impact of school closures for COVID-19 on the US health-care workforce and net mortality: a modelling study	262
Changes in symptomatology, reinfection, and transmissibility associated with the SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7: an ecological study	244
The COVID-19 response must be disability inclusive	235
COVID-19 in New Zealand and the impact of the national response: a descriptive epidemiological study	215
Daily steps and all-cause mortality: a meta-analysis of 15 international cohorts	206
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on primary care-recorded mental illness and self-harm episodes in the UK: a population-based cohort study	204

Effects of different types of written vaccination information on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the UK (OCEANS-III): a single-blind, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial	183
Impact of COVID-19 mitigation measures on the incidence of preterm birth: a national quasi-experimental study	177
Primary stroke prevention worldwide: translating evidence into action	171
Hospital admissions for acute myocardial infarction before and after lockdown according to regional prevalence of COVID-19 and patient profile in France: a registry study	163
Effect of changing case definitions for COVID-19 on the epidemic curve and transmission parameters in mainland China: a modelling study	162
Diagnosis of physical and mental health conditions in primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study	160
COVID-19 deaths in Lombardy, Italy: data in context	153
COVID-19: a public health approach to manage domestic violence is needed	146
Effect of internationally imported cases on internal spread of COVID-19: a mathematical modelling study	146
COVID-19 pandemic and worldwide organ transplantation: a population-based study	145
Community prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in England from April to November, 2020: results from the ONS Coronavirus Infection Survey	139
Frailty index and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in Chinese adults: a prospective cohort study	137
Quarantine and testing strategies in contact tracing for SARS-CoV-2: a modelling study	135
Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and initiation among young people in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019	132
Policy stringency and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal analysis of data from 15 countries	122
The effect of mandatory COVID-19 certificates on vaccine uptake: synthetic-control modelling of six countries	122
Examining variation in the measurement of multimorbidity in research: a systematic review of 566 studies	118
The role of alcohol use and drinking patterns in socioeconomic inequalities in mortality: a systematic review	117
Prevalence and causes of vision loss in China from 1990 to 2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019	116
Prevalence and variability of current depressive disorder in 27 European countries: a population-based study	114
Health and financial costs of adverse childhood experiences in 28 European countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis	110
Mental health and social interactions of older people with physical disabilities in England during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal cohort study	109
Cardiovascular risk factors in China: a nationwide population-based cohort study	109
The 2020 China report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change	109
Comparative cost-effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 testing strategies in the USA: a modelling study	104
The burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in the WHO European region in 2019: a cross-country systematic analysis	104
COVID-19: extending or relaxing distancing control measures	102
What is sexual wellbeing and why does it matter for public health?	101
Acute COVID-19 severity and mental health morbidity trajectories in patient populations of six nations: an observational study	96
Homelessness, unstable housing, and risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus acquisition among people who inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis	96
Risk factors for suicide in prisons: a systematic review and meta-analysis	95
COVID-19 mortality and deprivation: pandemic, syndemic, and endemic health inequalities	93
Rethinking the role of the school after COVID-19	92
Effectiveness of permanent supportive housing and income assistance interventions for homeless individuals in high-income countries: a systematic review	88
Seroprevalence and risk factors of exposure to COVID-19 in homeless people in Paris, France: a cross-sectional study	87
Projected prevalence and mortality associated with alcohol-related liver disease in the USA, 2019–40: a modelling study	87
Spotlight on child abuse and neglect response in the time of COVID-19	82
Socioeconomic position and the COVID-19 care cascade from testing to mortality in Switzerland: a population-based analysis	81
The relative and attributable risks of cardia and non-cardia gastric cancer associated with Helicobacter pylori infection in China: a case-cohort study	81
Factors associated with the spatial heterogeneity of the first wave of COVID-19 in France: a nationwide geo-epidemiological study	79
Will the COVID-19 pandemic threaten the SDGs?	77
Education and wealth inequalities in healthy ageing in eight harmonised cohorts in the ATHLOS consortium: a population-based study	76
Education: a neglected social determinant of health	70
Disparities in stage at diagnosis for five common cancers in China: a multicentre, hospital-based, observational study	70
Parental intent to initiate and complete the human papillomavirus vaccine series in the USA: a nationwide, cross-sectional survey	69
Digital public health and COVID-19	67
HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis: scaling up for impact now and in the future	67
Effect of lockdown on mental health in Australia: evidence from a natural experiment analysing a longitudinal probability sample survey	67
Community-based active case-finding interventions for tuberculosis: a systematic review	66
Mental health of migrants with pre-migration exposure to armed conflict: a systematic review and meta-analysis	66

Effectiveness evaluation of digital contact tracing for COVID-19 in New South Wales, Australia	66
How do income changes impact on mental health and wellbeing for working-age adults? A systematic review and meta-analysis	66
Work and worker health in the post-pandemic world: a public health perspective	65
Detecting COVID-19 infection hotspots in England using large-scale self-reported data from a mobile application: a prospective, observational study	65
Safeguarding people living in vulnerable conditions in the COVID-19 era through universal health coverage and social protection	60
Ethnic inequalities in health-related quality of life among older adults in England: secondary analysis of a national cross-sectional survey	59
Public health implications of multiple disaster exposures	59
The 2022 Europe report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: towards a climate resilient future	58
Impact of minimum unit pricing on alcohol purchases in Scotland and Wales: controlled interrupted time series analyses	58
Using the right words to address racial disparities in COVID-19	57
Local government funding and life expectancy in England: a longitudinal ecological study	57
A public health approach to gambling regulation: countering powerful influences	57
Effectiveness of contact tracing in the control of infectious diseases: a systematic review	56
Incidence and prevalence of tuberculosis in incarcerated populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis	55
Lessons from New Zealand's COVID-19 outbreak response	55
Menstrual health is a public health and human rights issue	55
Genomics-informed responses in the elimination of COVID-19 in Victoria, Australia: an observational, genomic epidemiological study	54
The effect of food taxes and subsidies on population health and health costs: a modelling study	53
Effects of adjusting public health, travel, and social measures during the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccination: a modelling study	53
Nowcasting and forecasting the care needs of the older population in China: analysis of data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS)	52
Health and cancer risks associated with low levels of alcohol consumption	51
Adverse childhood experiences and related outcomes among adults experiencing homelessness: a systematic review and meta-analysis	50
Occupational physical activity and longevity in working men and women in Norway: a prospective cohort study	50
COVID and the convergence of three crises in Europe	50
Sex differences and the role of education in cognitive ageing: analysis of two UK-based prospective cohort studies	49
Monitoring the proportion of the population infected by SARS-CoV-2 using age-stratified hospitalisation and serological data: a modelling study	49
Population-based estimates of healthy working life expectancy in England at age 50 years: analysis of data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing	49
The effect of social deprivation on the dynamic of SARS-CoV-2 infection in France: a population-based analysis	48
Can a virus undermine human rights?	47
Global, regional, and national trends in opioid analgesic consumption from 2015 to 2019: a longitudinal study	46
Life expectancy and risk of death in 6791 communities in England from 2002 to 2019: high-resolution spatiotemporal analysis of civil registration data	46
The prevalence of comorbid serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders in prison populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis	45
E-cigarette use among adults in China: findings from repeated cross-sectional surveys in 2015–16 and 2018–19	45
Building resilient societies after COVID-19: the case for investing in maternal, neonatal, and child health	45
Impact of bystander-focused public health interventions on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and survival: a cohort study	44
Impacts of COVID-19 on vulnerable children in temporary accommodation in the UK	44
COVID-19 in Spain: a predictable storm?	44
Economic sanctions and Iran's capacity to respond to COVID-19	44
Disability and COVID-19: who counts depends on who is counted	43
Social isolation and risk of heart disease and stroke: analysis of two large UK prospective studies	43
Death in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic	43
Healthy lifestyle and life expectancy at age 30 years in the Chinese population: an observational study	42
The 2021 China report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: seizing the window of opportunity	42
COVID-19 in Yemen: preparedness measures in a fragile state	42
Burden of falls among people aged 60 years and older in mainland China, 1990–2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019	42
Health-care spending attributable to modifiable risk factors in the USA: an economic attribution analysis	42
RETRACTED: Association between hearing aid use and all-cause and cause-specific dementia: an analysis of the UK Biobank cohort	42
Maintaining face mask use before and after achieving different COVID-19 vaccination coverage levels: a modelling study	42
Global estimates of expected and preventable cervical cancers among girls born between 2005 and 2014: a birth cohort analysis	40
Estimating naloxone need in the USA across fentanyl, heroin, and prescription opioid epidemics: a modelling study	40
Suicidality and gambling among young adults in Great Britain: results from a cross-sectional online survey	39
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 study	39
Association between county jail incarceration and cause-specific county mortality in the USA, 1987–2017: a retrospective, longitudinal study	39
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 study	39
Prevalence of parental mental illness and association with socioeconomic adversity among children in Sweden between 2006 and 2016: a population-based cohort study	38
Ending tuberculosis in China: health system challenges	38
COVID-19 and mass incarceration: a call for urgent action	38
A global public health convention for the 21st century	38
Neurodegenerative disease among male elite football (soccer) players in Sweden: a cohort study	37
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)	36
Cognitive and social activities and long-term dementia risk: the prospective UK Million Women Study	36
Effectiveness of workplace wellness programmes for dietary habits, overweight, and cardiometabolic health: a systematic review and meta-analysis	35
COVID-19 puts societies to the test	35
Adolescent transport and unintentional injuries: a systematic analysis using the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019	35
Cervical screening during the COVID-19 pandemic: optimising recovery strategies	34
Outbreaks of COVID-19 variants in US prisons: a mathematical modelling analysis of vaccination and reopening policies	34
Reinvigorating the public health response to dementia	33
Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of chewing tobacco use in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019	33
Modifications to residential neighbourhood characteristics and risk of 79 common health conditions: a prospective cohort study	33
Associations between pre-pregnancy psychosocial risk factors and infant outcomes: a population-based cohort study in England	32
Gender norms and the mental health of boys and young men	32
Prevalence of electronic nicotine delivery systems and electronic non-nicotine delivery systems in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis	32
Effects of media stories of hope and recovery on suicidal ideation and help-seeking attitudes and intentions: systematic review and meta-analysis	32
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 study	31
Tracking progress on health and climate change in Europe	31
Hazardous alcohol use and alcohol-related harm in rural and remote communities: a scoping review	31
Projecting prevalence of frailty and dementia and the economic cost of care in Japan from 2016 to 2043: a microsimulation modelling study	31
Tobacco smoking and risks of more than 470 diseases in China: a prospective cohort study	31
Drowning prevention: turning the tide on a leading killer	30
Synthesising evidence of the effects of COVID-19 regulatory changes on methadone treatment for opioid use disorder: implications for policy	30

Associations between a smoke-free homes intervention and childhood admissions to hospital in Scotland: an interrupted time-series analysis of whole-population data	30
The mental health of transgender and gender non-conforming people in China: a systematic review	30
From Health in All Policies to Health for All Policies	29
Hospitalisation patterns among children exposed to childhood adversity: a population-based cohort study of half a million children	29
Social determinants of health and premature death among adults in the USA from 1999 to 2018: a national cohort study	29
Pitfalls of judgment during the COVID-19 pandemic	29
Adolescent mental health in China requires more attention	29
Understanding longevity in Hong Kong: a comparative study with long-living, high-income countries	29
The French response to COVID-19: intrinsic difficulties at the interface of science, public health, and policy	28
Understanding the effects of COVID-19 on health care and systems	28
COVID-19: home poisoning throughout the containment period	28
The 2022 China report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: leveraging climate actions for healthy ageing	28
Periods of altered risk for non-fatal drug overdose: a self-controlled case series	28
COVID-19 and immigration detention in the USA: time to act	28
Causes of death among people who used illicit opioids in England, 2001–18: a matched cohort study	28
Understanding the determinants of acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines: a challenge in a fast-moving situation	27
Immune evasion means we need a new COVID-19 social contract	27
Real-world effectiveness of pre-exposure prophylaxis in men at high risk of HIV infection in France: a nested case-control study	27
Effect of a physical activity and behaviour maintenance programme on functional mobility decline in older adults: the REACT (Retirement in Action) randomised controlled trial	27
Monitoring differences between the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 variant and other lineages	27
The ecosystem of health decision making: from fragmentation to synergy	27
Clinical impact, costs, and cost-effectiveness of hospital-based strategies for addressing the US opioid epidemic: a modelling study	26
National and subnational trends in cancer burden in China, 2005–20: an analysis of national mortality surveillance data	26
Outsourcing health-care services to the private sector and treatable mortality rates in England, 2013–20: an observational study of NHS privatisation	26
Tackling cervical cancer in Europe amidst the COVID-19 pandemic	25
COVID-19 mortality and excess mortality among working-age residents in California, USA, by occupational sector: a longitudinal cohort analysis of mortality surveillance data	25
Including disability in all health equity efforts: an urgent call to action	25
Understanding the alcohol-harm paradox: what next?	24
Carceral epidemiology: mass incarceration and structural racism during the COVID-19 pandemic	24
Socioeconomic position and use of hospital-based care towards the end of life: a mediation analysis using the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing	24
Forecasting the prevalence of dementia	24
Intergenerational transmission of child maltreatment in South Australia, 1986–2017: a retrospective cohort study	24
Gender differences in the association between unpaid labour and mental health in employed adults: a systematic review	23
Addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: is official communication the key?	23
Changes in COVID-19-related mortality across key demographic and clinical subgroups in England from 2020 to 2022: a retrospective cohort study using the OpenSAFELY platform	23
The Lancet Public Health Commission on gambling	23
Can digital contact tracing make up for lost time?	23
Targeted smoking cessation for dual users of combustible and electronic cigarettes: a randomised controlled trial	23
Taking responsibility for front-line health-care workers	22
COVID-19—break the cycle of inequality	22
Association between socioeconomic status and health behaviour change before and after non-communicable disease diagnoses: a multicohort study	22
The need to promote sleep health in public health agendas across the globe	22
Improving diversity in research and trial participation: the challenges of language	22
Relative contribution of trends in myocardial infarction event rates and case fatality to declines in mortality: an international comparative study of 1·95 million events in 80·4 million people in fou	22
The mental and physical health of young carers: a systematic review	21
Identifying counties at risk of high overdose mortality burden during the emerging fentanyl epidemic in the USA: a predictive statistical modelling study	21
Extending a lifeline to people with HIV and opioid use disorder during the war in Ukraine	21
COVID-19 pandemic: an opportunity for tobacco use cessation	21
Impact of the “when the fun stops, stop” gambling message on online gambling behaviour: a randomised, online experimental study	21
Interventions to reduce the public health burden of gambling-related harms: a mapping review	21
Homelessness and police-recorded crime victimisation: a nationwide, register-based cohort study	21
Unemployment and child health during COVID-19 in the USA	21
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer incidence and mortality	20
COVID-19: from a PHEIC to a public mental health crisis?	20
COVID-19: long-term effects on the community response to cardiac arrest?	20
Childhood obesity beyond COVID-19	20
Strengthening public health at the community-level in China	19
Opioid overdose crisis: time for a radical rethink	19
Access to palliative care: the primacy of public health partnerships and community participation	19
Use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among men who have sex with men in England: data from the AURAH2 prospective study	19
Unlocking UK COVID-19 policy	18
Population preferences for inclusive COVID-19 policy responses	18
Organising community primary care in the age of COVID-19: challenges in disadvantaged areas	18
Prevention and treatment of infectious diseases in migrants in Europe in the era of universal health coverage	18
Projections of future life expectancy in China up to 2035: a modelling study	17
Effect of smoke-free policies in outdoor areas and private places on children's tobacco smoke exposure and respiratory health: a systematic review and meta-analysis	17
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a health systems intervention for latent tuberculosis infection management (ACT4): a cluster-randomised trial	17
Association of social isolation and loneliness with risk of incident hospital-treated infections: an analysis of data from the UK Biobank and Finnish Health and Social Support studies	17
Effectiveness of nationwide programmatic testing and treatment for latent tuberculosis infection in migrants in England: a retrospective, population-based cohort study	17
The cost-effectiveness profile of sex-neutral HPV immunisation in European tender-based settings: a model-based assessment	17
Tackling stigma in self-harm and suicide in the young	17
Coronial autopsies identify the indirect effects of COVID-19	17
Multiple morbidity across the lifespan in people with Down syndrome or intellectual disabilities: a population-based cohort study using electronic health records	17
Policies and interventions to reduce harmful gambling: an international Delphi consensus and implementation rating study	17
The contribution of unstable housing to HIV and hepatitis C virus transmission among people who inject drugs globally, regionally, and at country level: a modelling study	17
Association of neighbourhood disadvantage and individual socioeconomic position with all-cause mortality: a longitudinal multicohort analysis	16
Universal health coverage in China: a serial national cross-sectional study of surveys from 2003 to 2018	16
COVID-19 and homelessness: when crises intersect	16
Premature mortality in people affected by co-occurring homelessness, justice involvement, opioid dependence, and psychosis: a retrospective cohort study using linked administrative data	16
Digital first during the COVID-19 pandemic: does ethnicity matter?	16
Digital health care in China and access for older people	16
Migrant health is public health: a call for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines	16
Association between influenza vaccination and risk of stroke in Alberta, Canada: a population-based study	16
Medications and risk of motor vehicle collision responsibility in British Columbia, Canada: a population-based case-control study	16
The need for detailed COVID-19 data in Spain	15
Geographical and socioeconomic disparities in opioid access in Mexico, 2015–19: a retrospective analysis of surveillance data	15
Cost-effectiveness of population-based screening for diabetes and hypertension in India: an economic modelling study	15
Housing interventions for women experiencing intimate partner violence: a systematic review	15
Achieving malaria elimination in China	15
Effectiveness assessment of non-pharmaceutical interventions: lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic	15
Global, regional, and national estimates of tuberculosis incidence and case detection among incarcerated individuals from 2000 to 2019: a systematic analysis	14
Developing an effective and sustainable national immunisation programme in China: issues and challenges	14
Changes in life expectancy and disease burden in Norway, 1990–2019: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019	14
The vulnerability of young homeless people	14
Evaluation of the COVID-19 response in Spain: principles and requirements	14