Top 25 Public Health Journals

Source: 2006 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 8.300 Epidemiology
Annual Review of Public Health 6.854 General Public Health
Environmental Health Perspectives 5.861 Environmental Health
American Journal of Epidemiology 5.241 Epidemiology
Genetic Epidemiology 5.226 Chronic Diseases & Conditions ; Epidemiology
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 5.029 Global Health ; General Public Health
International Journal of Epidemiology 4.517 Epidemiology
Epidemiology 4.339 Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention 4.289 Chronic Diseases & Conditions ; Epidemiology
Medical Care 3.745 Health Services Administration
American Journal of Public Health 3.698 General Public Health
Drug Safety 3.673 Health Services Administration ; Community Health ; Environmental Health
American Journal of Preventive Medicine 3.497 General Public Health
Cancer Causes & Control 2.920 Chronic Diseases & Conditions ; Epidemiology
Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health 2.805 Epidemiology ; Community Health ; General Public Health
Tobacco Control 2.797 Social and Behavioral Sciences
Social Science & Medicine (1982) 2.749 Social and Behavioral Sciences
Journal of Adolescent Health 2.710 Maternal & Child Health
Prevention Science 2.615 Epidemiology
Tropical Medicine & International Health 2.595 Global Health
Environmental Research 2.556 Environmental Health
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, The 2.546 Global Health
Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology 2.492 Environmental Health ; Epidemiology
Journal of Health and Social Behavior 2.476 Social and Behavioral Sciences
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2.440 Epidemiology


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