Best open-access 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
   BMC Medicine

   6.1 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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3. 3
   International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

   5.5 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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4. 4
   Infectious Diseases of Poverty

   5.1 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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   Nutrients

   4.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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   Nutrition Journal

   4.2 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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   Obesity Facts

   4.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Karger Publishers

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8. 8
   Medical Education Online

   4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis

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9. 9
   Food & Nutrition Research

   3.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Swedish Nutrition Foundation

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10. 10
    BMC Medical Education

    3.8 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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11. 11
    Clinical and Translational Science

    3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley

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12. 12
    Frontiers in Nutrition

    3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers Media

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13. 13
    Annals of Global Health

    3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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14. 14
    Malaria Journal

    3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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15. 15
    BMC Medical Ethics

    3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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16. 16
    Parasites & Vectors

    3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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17. 17
    BMC Palliative Care

    3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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18. 18
    PLoS neglected tropical diseases

    3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Public Library of Science

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19. 19
    Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

    2.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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20. 20
    Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease

    2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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21. 21
    International Journal of Health Geographics

    2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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22. 22
    Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology

    2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Informa

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23. 23
    Public Health Nutrition

    2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University Press

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24. 24
    Preventive Medicine Reports

    2.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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25. 25
    Epidemiology and Health

    1.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Korean Society of Epidemiology

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26. 26
    Journal of Epidemiology

    1.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Japan Epidemiological Association

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    Animal Reproduction

    1.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA)

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28. 28
    Journal of Reproduction and Development

    1.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Japanese Society of Animal Reproduction

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29. 29
    Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - B

    0.9 cites/paper · Q1 · American Institute of Mathematical Sciences

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30. 30
    Journal of Clinical and Translational Science

    0.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University Press

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31. 31
    Current Developments in Nutrition

    0.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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32. 32
    BMC Nutrition

    2.4 cites/paper · Q2 · BioMed Central

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33. 33
    Tropical Medicine and Health

    2.4 cites/paper · Q2 · BioMed Central

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34. 34
    Advances in Medical Education and Practice

    1.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Dove Medical Press

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35. 35
    Nutrition Research and Practice

    1.6 cites/paper · Q2

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36. 36
    Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

    1.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde

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37. 37
    Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications

    1.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BV

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38. 38
    Clinical Medicine

    1.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Royal College of Physicians

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39. 39
    Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

    1.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine

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40. 40
    MedEdPORTAL

    1.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Association of American Medical Colleges

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