Tobacco Prevention & Cessation

Top Research Topics at Tobacco Prevention and Cessation?

The journal covers a variety of subjects, including Environmental health, Smoking cessation, Tobacco control, Family medicine and Demography. Environmental health research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Smoke and Tobacco use. The journal holds forums on Smoking cessation that merges themes from other disciplines such as Psychological intervention and Internal medicine.

It focuses on Tobacco control research which is adjacent to topics in Economic growth. Family medicine research discussed connects with the study of Intervention (counseling).

• Environmental health (26.36%)
• Smoking cessation (24.62%)
• Tobacco control (16.56%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• A picture is worth a thousand words: Electronic cigarette content on Instagram and Pinterest. (25 citations)
• Effectiveness of Mobile Apps for Smoking Cessation: Α Review (24 citations)
• Acute effects of short term use of e-cigarettes on airways physiology and respiratory symptoms in smokers with and without airways obstructive diseases and in healthy non smokers (20 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Tobacco Prevention and Cessation:

The most cited articles are organized to reinforce research efforts on Advertising, Electronic cigarette, Smoking cessation, Environmental health and Nicotine. The most cited publications hold forums on Smoking cessation that merge themes from other disciplines such as Audit, Response rate (survey), Order (business), Recreational use and Product (business). The published articles address concerns in Environmental health which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Tobacco control, Smoking prevalence, Public health, Longitudinal study and Logistic regression.

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

• Law
• Internal medicine
• China

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal explores disciplines such as Smoking cessation, Tobacco control, Environmental health, Demography and Family medicine. The journal facilitates discussions on Smoking cessation that incorporate concepts from other fields like Meta-analysis, Randomized controlled trial, Abstinence and Nicotine. While the journal focused on Tobacco control, it was also able to explore topics like Cancer, Tobacco industry, Product (business) and Chess endgame.

Environmental health works presented in Tobacco Prevention and Cessation have a specific focus on Secondhand smoke. The Demography works featured in it incorporate elements from Observational study, Odds, Multinomial logistic regression, Public health and Waterpipe Tobacco. The studies in Family medicine featured incorporate elements of Intervention (counseling), Healthcare settings, Cross-sectional study and Smokeless tobacco.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Heated tobacco product use among US adolescents in 2019: The new tobacco risk. (2 citations)
• Evaluation of spin in the abstracts of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of treatments and interventions for smoking cessation. (1 citations)
• Risk of smoking relapse with the use of electronic cigarettes: A systematic review with meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. (1 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 Tobacco Prevention and Cessation (based on the number of publications) are:

• Constantine I. Vardavas (41 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• Esteve Fernández (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Panagiotis Behrakis (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Charis Girvalaki (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Antigona Trofor (20 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Tobacco Prevention and Cessation (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of Louisville (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Imperial College London (10 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Southern California (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Maastricht University (8 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Crete (7 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 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, 20.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.38% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.69% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.38% of all publications and 61.54% 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.

The Role of Psychology in Smokers' Cessation

An important aspect that is not in-depth discussed in this article is the critical role psychology plays in smoking cessation. Various studies have established a close linkage between psychological intervention and effective tobacco control. Cognitive-behavioral therapies, for instance, are widely recognized as effective treatments for smoking addiction. Moreover, educational institutions are deeply involved in conducting research and providing knowledge to understand the psychological impacts of tobacco and how to prevent its usage. For those who are interested in diving more into the role of psychology in preventing tobacco use, taking a deeper look into universities with strong psychology programs is a fair place to start. To give an example for our Wisconsin readers, you might want to consider some of the good colleges for psychology in Wisconsin. These institutions offer leading education and research opportunities in the field, frequently focusing on subjects like smoking cessation and tobacco control which are of substantial importance for public health. In conclusion, understanding the relevance of psychology in tobacco prevention and cessation is key in advancing research in this area. Additionally, encouraging the younger generation to get involved in this field of study will contribute immensely to tobacco control, thus improving general public health.