Top 25 Public Health Journals

Source: 2011 Journal Citation Reports (JCR) Science and Social Science Editions, Institute for Scientific Information,
Subject Category: Public, Environmental and Occupational Health


Journal NameImpact Factor1Public Health Knowledge Domain
Epidemiologic Reviews 7.583 Epidemiology
Environmental Health Perspectives 7.036 Environmental Health
International Journal of Epidemiology 6.414 Epidemiology
Epidemiology 5.566 Epidemiology
Annual Review of Public Health 5.451 General Public Health
American Journal of Epidemiology 5.216 Epidemiology
Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part B: Critical Reviews 4.725 Environmental Health
European Journal of Epidemiology 4.713 Epidemiology
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 4.641 Global Health ; General Public Health
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 4.271 Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention 4.123 Chronic Diseases & Conditions ; Epidemiology
American Journal of Preventive Medicine 4.044 General Public Health
American Journal of Public Health 3.926 General Public Health
International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health 3.809 Environmental Health
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 3.669 Communicable Diseases ; Epidemiology
Drug Safety 3.634 Health Services Administration ; Community Health ; Environmental Health
Genetic Epidemiology 3.441 Chronic Diseases & Conditions ; Epidemiology
Medical Care 3.411 Health Services Administration
Environmental Research 3.398 Environmental Health
Journal of Adolescent Health 3.334 Maternal & Child Health
Health Reports 3.264
Preventive Medicine 3.216 General Public Health
Annals of Epidemiology 3.215 Epidemiology
Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health 3.192 Epidemiology ; Community Health ; General Public Health
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health 3.122 Environmental Health ; Occupational Health


1Impact Factor=measure of the frequency with which the "average article" in a journal has been cited in a particular year.