Lancet Public Health

Papers
(The TQCC of Lancet Public Health is 22. 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
Investigating associations between long-term poverty exposure and premature mortality: evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 prospective cohort126
Pregnancy, overweight, and obesity: time to invest in preventive strategies126
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
Do age-standardised dementia incidence rates really increase in England and Wales?69
Paralysis in public health and policy: when evidence becomes an alibi69
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
Bacterial sexually transmitted infections in incarcerated populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis65
Life-years lost in people experiencing homelessness and other high-risk groups in Denmark: a population-based, register-based, cohort study65
Risk factors underlying racial and ethnic disparities in tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment outcomes, 2011–19: a multiple mediation analysis of national surveillance data63
Health care universalism in Italy: a debunked myth63
Artificial intelligence in public health: promises, challenges, and an agenda for policy makers and public health institutions63
Effect of the online Rethink My Drink alcohol intervention on alcohol use and cognition in older adults in Australia: a randomised controlled trial62
Cancer risk and legalisation of access to cannabis in the USA: overview of the evidence60
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 pandemic59
The health impact of Scotland's Baby Box Scheme: a natural experiment evaluation using national linked health data58
Prevalence of stroke in China: overestimated?57
Cash transfers: addressing barriers for people living with disabilities56
Correction to Lancet Public Health 2022; 7: e492–9355
Integrating prevention and treatment: rethinking China's health financing53
An effective pandemic treaty requires accountability53
Accelerated partner therapy should be part of the suite of contact tracing options52
Health and inequity in Australia51
Tackling the crisis of the Italian National Health Fund50
Linking police and health data for research50
Mass incarceration as a driver of the tuberculosis epidemic in Latin America and projected effects of policy alternatives: a mathematical modelling study48
Quantifying the effect of delaying the second COVID-19 vaccine dose in England: a mathematical modelling study48
Addressing equity gaps in fall-related injuries46
Association between childhood adversity and use of the health, social, and justice systems in Denmark (DANLIFE): a nationwide cohort study46
Adverse childhood experiences among children of parents who are refugees affected by trauma in Denmark: a register-based cohort study46
Mandatory salt targets: a key policy tool for global salt reduction efforts45
One less dose of HPV vaccine to prevent cancer45
Denormalising alcohol industry activities in schools44
Essential standards for perinatal care of women and children living in prison44
Extending a lifeline to people with HIV and opioid use disorder during the war in Ukraine43
Educational and income inequalities across diseases in Denmark: a register-based cohort study43
Health benefits of leisure-time physical activity by socioeconomic status, lifestyle risk, and mental health: a multicohort study43
Medical conditions and the risk of subsequent major depressive disorder: a nationwide, register-based, retrospective cohort study42
Exposure to work-related sexual violence and health41
Anyone can drown. No one should.41
Projecting prevalence of frailty and dementia and the economic cost of care in Japan from 2016 to 2043: a microsimulation modelling study41
Safer opioid supply and health outcomes41
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 data40
Investing in adolescent health and wellbeing40
Reflections on daily steps and health outcomes40
Correction to Lancet Public Health 2024; 9: e432–4239
The health dividend of cash transfer programmes39
Public health responses following identification of poliovirus in wastewater39
Heavy prenatal alcohol exposure and overall morbidities: a Danish nationwide cohort study from 1996 to 201839
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 livin39
Proactive surveillance for avian influenza H5N1 and other priority pathogens at mass gathering events39
The HPV self-collection paradox: boosting cervical cancer screening, struggling with follow-up care39
Cervical cancer screening beyond traditional barriers39
Investing in bereavement care as a public health priority39
Overdose mortality incidence and supervised consumption services in Toronto, Canada: an ecological study and spatial analysis38
The association between unpaid labour and mental health in working-age adults in Australia from 2002 to 2020: a longitudinal population-based cohort study38
The association of child removal by child protective services and mortality among First Nations and non-First Nations mothers in Canada: a retrospective cohort study36
Linking police and health data for research – Authors' reply36
National roll-out of social prescribing in England's primary care system: a longitudinal observational study using Clinical Practice Research Datalink data36
Hepatitis A targeted vaccination in England: a system challenge36
Cirrhosis incidence across socioeconomic and demographic groups in Sweden: a register-based cohort study36
Digital mental health: a potential opportunity to improve health equity in China35
The role of simulation modelling in public health policy evaluation35
Public health interventions against childhood obesity in China35
Influenza vaccination and stroke risk: additional factors should be considered35
Addressing public health and health system challenges in Greece: reform priorities in a changing landscape34
Correction to Lancet Public Health 2023; 8: e329–3833
Estimated health benefits, costs, and cost-effectiveness of implementing WHO's sodium benchmarks for packaged foods in India: a modelling study33
Screen no matter the risk?33
Unsecured debt in early adulthood and premature mortality in adults in the USA: a longitudinal analysis of prospective national cohort data32
Cities at the heart of the climate action and public health agenda32
Associations of long-term nitrogen dioxide exposure with a wide spectrum of diseases: a prospective cohort study of 0·5 million Chinese adults31
Determinants of childhood obesity in China31
The potential of online alcohol interventions for older adults31
Economic costs of neurological and mental health care: implications for research and policy action31
Effect of extending PrEP initiation to primary care settings: a nationwide cohort study in France31
Universal health coverage in China part 2: addressing challenges and recommendations31
COVID-19 surveillance in England: lessons for the next pandemic31
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 202130
Public health approaches to gambling: a global review of legislative trends30
Thank you to The Lancet Public Health's reviewers in 202430
The adverse public health effects of non-medical cannabis legalisation in Canada and the USA30
Comparing the effects of prescribed safer opioid supply and methadone in Ontario, Canada: a population-based matched cohort study30
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 experiment30
Mental health and lower adolescent HPV vaccine coverage30
Reflections on daily steps and health outcomes – Authors' reply29
Universal health coverage in the context of migration and displacement: a cosmopolitan perspective29
Family-wide effects of adverse childhood experiences29
Estimating the effects of preventive and weight-management interventions on the prevalence of childhood obesity in England: a modelling study29
Cocaine use in Europe: the need for cross-sectoral collaboration between security, justice, health, and social systems29
Housing at the intersection of health and climate change28
Effects of urban to regional emissions on the air pollution health burden in Europe28
The Sheffield model's influence in informing alcohol control policy28
Do we need a European Health Union?27
Correction to Lancet Public Health 2021; 6: e598–60727
Abortion care in Alberta, Canada, from 2012 to 2023: a population-based, cross-sectional analysis of use and geographical access27
Australia's public health achievements and population health gains27
Reflections on the tobacco-free generation: methodological challenges and global implications – Authors’ reply26
Accelerated partner therapy contact tracing for people with chlamydia (LUSTRUM): a crossover cluster-randomised controlled trial26
Promoting health beyond prison walls26
Sex differences in the risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based immunoreactivity surveys26
National, regional, and global statistics on alcohol consumption and associated burden of disease 2000–20: a modelling study and comparative risk assessment25
Preventing suicide: a call to action25
Public health interventions to address digital determinants of children's health and wellbeing25
Prevention and treatment of infectious diseases in migrants in Europe in the era of universal health coverage24
Evaluating US county health-care system performance and key associated factors (2014–19): a Triple Aim framework analysis24
Changes in life expectancy and disease burden in Norway, 1990–2019: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 201924
Variation in reporting of heatstroke mortality: evidence from a multi-country study24
Potential population-level effectiveness of one-dose HPV vaccination in low-income and middle-income countries: a mathematical modelling analysis23
Mortality risk from first shelter contact: rethinking exposure23
Cancer screening in China: a steep road from evidence to implementation23
Community wealth building could address substance use disorders23
The need to promote sleep health in public health agendas across the globe23
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 Prison22
Integrating health responses to family adversity and intimate partner violence is crucial22
For-profit health care might be damaging population health22
Men's mental health: we need systems, not symbols22
Health outcomes and psychosocial determinants in young carers: a systematic review22
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