European Journal of Public Health

Top Research Topics at European Journal of Public Health?

European Journal of Public Health focuses largely on the fields of Environmental health, Public health, Demography, Family medicine and Gerontology. While Public health is the focus of European Journal of Public Health, it also provided insights into the studies of Economic growth, Health care and Public relations. The study on Demography presented in European Journal of Public Health intersects with subjects under the field of Socioeconomic status.

The journal connects research in Family medicine with the related topic of Nursing. The journal centers on topics in Health promotion, with a focus on International health.

• Environmental health (14.42%)
• Public health (12.24%)
• Demography (9.92%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Health literacy in Europe: comparative results of the European health literacy survey (HLS-EU) (738 citations)
• Bullying and symptoms among school-aged children: international comparative cross sectional study in 28 countries (539 citations)
• Ensuring rigour in qualitative research (408 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at European Journal of Public Health:

The most cited publications are organized to address concerns in the fields of Demography, Public health, Gerontology, Environmental health and Health care. While work presented in the journal articles provide substantial information on Demography, it also covers topics in Logistic regression, Cross-sectional study, Injury prevention, Socioeconomic status and Pediatrics. The studies on Public health discussed at the published papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Psychiatry and Epidemiology.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Internal medicine
• Disease
• Law

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Demography, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Environmental health, Public health and Pandemic. The studies in Demography featured incorporate elements of Body mass index, Odds ratio, Logistic regression, Confidence interval and Socioeconomic status. The in-depth study on Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) also explores topics in the intersecting field of 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak.

The study on 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak presented in European Journal of Public Health intersects with the topics under Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Comparison of physical activity levels in Spanish adults with chronic conditions before and during COVID-19 quarantine. (26 citations)
• EXCESS MORTALITY FROM COVID-19. WEEKLY EXCESS DEATH RATES BY AGE AND SEX FOR SWEDEN AND ITS MOST AFFECTED REGION. (21 citations)
• Demographic and public health characteristics explain large part of variability in COVID-19 mortality across countries. (12 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in European Journal of Public Health (based on the number of publications) are:

• Walter Ricciardi (193 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 19 less than at the previous edition,
• Martin McKee (183 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• Nicola Nante (143 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 13 less than at the previous edition,
• Gabriele Messina (97 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 14 less than at the previous edition,
• Ossi Rahkonen (91 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in European Journal of Public Health (based on the number of publications) are:

• Karolinska Institutet (470 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 27 less than at the previous edition,
• University of London (323 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 37 less than at the previous edition,
• National Institutes of Health (310 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 20 less than at the previous edition,
• Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (247 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 55 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Copenhagen (232 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 32 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 17.71% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.58% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 17.13% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.38% of all publications and 44.91% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

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