Highest-impact journals for Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

1. 1
   PLoS Medicine

   7.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Public Library of Science

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2. 2
   Advances in Nutrition

   6.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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3. 3
   BMC Medicine

   6.1 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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4. 4
   Palliative Medicine

   5.6 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE Publishing

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5. 5
   International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

   5.5 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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6. 6
   Obesity Reviews

   5.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley

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7. 7
   Infectious Diseases of Poverty

   5.1 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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8. 8
   Nutrients

   4.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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9. 9
   European Journal of Epidemiology

   4.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media

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10. 10
    Nutrition Journal

    4.2 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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11. 11
    Obesity Facts

    4.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Karger Publishers

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12. 12
    Medical Education Online

    4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis

    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
13. 13
    Food & Nutrition Research

    3.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Swedish Nutrition Foundation

    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
14. 14
    BMC Medical Education

    3.8 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
15. 15
    Clinical and Translational Science

    3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley

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16. 16
    The Ocular Surface

    3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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17. 17
    Frontiers in Nutrition

    3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers Media

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18. 18
    Annals of Global Health

    3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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19. 19
    Malaria Journal

    3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
20. 20
    BMC Medical Ethics

    3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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21. 21
    Parasites & Vectors

    3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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22. 22
    Medical Teacher

    3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis

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23. 23
    BMC Palliative Care

    3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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24. 24
    Accountability in Research

    3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis

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25. 25
    Journal of Travel Medicine

    3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University Press

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26. 26
    PLoS neglected tropical diseases

    3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Public Library of Science

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27. 27
    European Journal of Nutrition

    3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media

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28. 28
    Appetite

    3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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29. 29
    Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

    2.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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30. 30
    Trends in Parasitology

    2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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31. 31
    Preventive Medicine

    2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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32. 32
    European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

    2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Nature

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33. 33
    Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease

    2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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34. 34
    Nursing Ethics

    2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE Publishing

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35. 35
    Archives of Women s Mental Health

    2.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media

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36. 36
    Nutrition Bulletin

    2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley

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37. 37
    Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

    2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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38. 38
    Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

    2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE Publishing

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39. 39
    International Journal of Health Geographics

    2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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40. 40
    American Journal of Preventive Medicine

    2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.