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JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
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JMIR Public Health and Surveillance

2369-2960

Published by: JMIR Publications

https://publichealth.jmir.org/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 36 100 140 27
Medicine 551 171 222 33

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 430
Documents by Best Scientists*: 454
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 11
SCIMAGO H-index: 64
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.289
Impact Factor: 3.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at JMIR public health and surveillance?

Public health, Social media, Demography, Health care and Pandemic are among the topics commonly tackled in the journal. The main emphasis of JMIR public health and surveillance is the subject of Public health, focusing on Public health surveillance. The work on Social media tackled in it brings together disciplines like Advertising, Infodemiology and Internet privacy.

It links adjacent topics like Infodemiology with Infoveillance. It explores topics in Demography which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Odds ratio, Men who have sex with men, Epidemiology, Incidence (epidemiology) and Cross-sectional study. Discussions in it are anchored in the subject of Odds ratio and the similar topic of Logistic regression.

JMIR public health and surveillance is concerned with the study of Men who have sex with men and Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in general. The studies on Health care discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Family medicine and Medical emergency. The studies in Pandemic featured incorporate elements of Outbreak and China.

  • Public health (38.34%)
  • Social media (19.88%)
  • Demography (17.16%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Global Telemedicine Implementation and Integration Within Health Systems to Fight the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Call to Action. (394 citations)
  • Tracking Social Media Discourse About the COVID-19 Pandemic: Development of a Public Coronavirus Twitter Data Set. (257 citations)
  • Knowledge and Perceptions of COVID-19 Among Health Care Workers: Cross-Sectional Study. (175 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at JMIR public health and surveillance:

The published papers focus on Public health, Social media, Pandemic, Health care and Demography. The journal publications facilitate discussions on Public health that incorporate concepts from other fields like Disease, Outbreak and Public relations. While the most cited papers focused on Health care, they were also able to explore topics like Preparedness and Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

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

  • Law
  • Statistics
  • Internal medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

JMIR public health and surveillance was organized to reinforce research efforts on Public health, Demography, Social media, Pandemic and Environmental health. The research on Public health tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Cross-sectional study, Health care and Public relations. Aside from discussions in Health care, it also deals with the subject of Family medicine which intersects with Psychological intervention disciplines.

Topics in Demography explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Odds ratio, Logistic regression, Epidemiology, Outbreak and Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). While work presented in JMIR public health and surveillance provided substantial information on Social media, it also covered topics in Sentiment analysis, Misinformation, Infoveillance and Infodemiology. In JMIR public health and surveillance, Medical emergency, Socioeconomics, China and Vaccination are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Pandemic research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Drivers of Acceptance of COVID-19 Proximity Tracing Apps in Switzerland: Panel Survey Analysis. (26 citations)
  • Methods for Social Media Monitoring Related to Vaccination: Systematic Scoping Review (12 citations)
  • Telehealth Demand Trends During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Top 50 Most Affected Countries: Infodemiological Evaluation. (11 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.

The top authors publishing in JMIR public health and surveillance (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Yousef Khader (41 papers) published 21 papers at the last edition, 14 more than at the previous edition,
  • Patrick S. Sullivan (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Faris Lami (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Rob Stephenson (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • James R Hargreaves (10 papers) absent at the last 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in JMIR public health and surveillance (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (38 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Johns Hopkins University (34 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Jordan University of Science and Technology (33 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
  • Emory University (26 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, San Francisco (19 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 13.03% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 22.71% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.04% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.94% of all publications and 48.31% 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.

Career Prospects in Public Health and Substance Abuse Counseling

In addition to giving readers insights in research focus areas, it might be beneficial to understand career prospects within the key disciplines covered in the journal. It is crucial to highlight that professional opportunities in public health are highly diverse and often intersect with other related disciplines. Particularly, substance abuse counseling, a field related to both health-care and public health, is increasingly gaining relevance due to the acute challenges related to societal drug abuse.

Becoming a substance abuse counselor combines psychological expertise with a thorough understanding of addiction patterns. In order to practice professionally, specific certifications are generally necessary. For instance, in Arkansas, you can consult the requirements and steps necessary to become a certified substance abuse counselor by visiting this Substance abuse counselor certification Arkansas page.

Furthermore, from a research perspective, the intersection between public health, social media, and demography offer several potential avenues of research and professional work. For those who are academically inclined, the JMIR public health and surveillance journal can be an excellent platform to publish your research and gain visibility in the field.

Therefore, while contributing to or benefiting from the research published in JMIR public health and surveillance journal, don't forget to explore the immense career opportunities these fields of studies offer and always update your knowledge and professional skills to remain relevant in the labor market.

Top Publications

  • Tracking Social Media Discourse About the COVID-19 Pandemic: Development of a Public Coronavirus Twitter Data Set.

    Emily Chen;Kristina Lerman;Emilio Ferrara

    (2020)
    978 Citations
  • Dentists’ Awareness, Perception, and Attitude Regarding COVID-19 and Infection Control: Cross-Sectional Study Among Jordanian Dentists

    Yousef Khader;Mohannad Al Nsour;Ola Barakat Al-Batayneh;Rami Saadeh

    (2020)
    532 Citations
  • Global Sentiments Surrounding the COVID-19 Pandemic on Twitter: Analysis of Twitter Trends.

    May Oo Lwin;Jiahui Lu;Anita Sheldenkar;Peter Johannes Schulz

    (2020)
    416 Citations
  • COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy on Social Media: Building a Public Twitter Dataset of Anti-vaccine Content, Vaccine Misinformation and Conspiracies.

    Goran Muric;Yusong Wu;Emilio Ferrara

    (2021)
    305 Citations
  • Prediction of the COVID-19 Pandemic for the Top 15 Affected Countries: Advanced Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) Model.

    Ram Kumar Singh;Meenu Rani;Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula;Ranjit Sah

    (2020)
    231 Citations
  • Population-Level Interest and Telehealth Capacity of US Hospitals in Response to COVID-19: Cross-Sectional Analysis of Google Search and National Hospital Survey Data.

    Young-Rock Hong;John Lawrence;Dunc Williams;Arch Mainous

    (2020)
    226 Citations
  • Data Mining and Content Analysis of the Chinese Social Media Platform Weibo During the Early COVID-19 Outbreak: Retrospective Observational Infoveillance Study.

    Jiawei Li;Qing Xu;Raphael Cuomo;Vidya Purushothaman

    (2020)
    203 Citations
  • Trends and Predictors of COVID-19 Information Sources and Their Relationship With Knowledge and Beliefs Related to the Pandemic: Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study.

    Shahmir H Ali;Joshua Foreman;Joshua Foreman;Yesim Tozan;Ariadna Capasso

    (2020)
    201 Citations
  • Preventive Behaviors Conveyed on YouTube to Mitigate Transmission of COVID-19: Cross-Sectional Study.

    Corey H Basch;Grace C Hillyer;Zoe C Meleo-Erwin;Christie Jaime

    (2020)
    188 Citations
  • The Three Steps Needed to End the COVID-19 Pandemic: Bold Public Health Leadership, Rapid Innovations, and Courageous Political Will.

    Jodie Lynn Guest;Carlos Del Rio;Travis Sanchez

    (2020)
    170 Citations

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