Journal profile

Preventive medicine

Publisher: Academic Press
ISSN0091-7435 | 1096-0260 | 0091-7435 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
3.95
Citation rate 3.89 2,223 total citations
h5-index 59 h5 depth signal
Cited share 80.9% 501 of 619
Total citations 2,223 Citation footprint
Metric signal 3.43 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.0% 22 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 2,032
Canada 339
United Kingdom 282
Australia 261
China 246

Citing Fields of Research

Nutrition & Dietetics 855
Nicotine Addiction Treatment 542
Healthcare Policy 391
Psychiatry & Psychology 359
Oncology 329

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 10,819 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 619 501 cited publications
Last 12 months 153 12.8 publications/month
Open access share 39.2% 60 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 2,032 citing publications
Leading citing field Nutrition & Dietetics 855 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 20 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1,Mar. 1972-
PubMed
v1n1,Mar. 1972-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Nicotine Addiction Treatment Nutrition & Dietetics Oncology Substance Abuse Healthcare Policy Diabetes

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
American Health Foundation

Broad Categories

Public Health Nutrition & Dietetics Nicotine Addiction Treatment Substance Abuse Oncology Healthcare Policy Virology

MeSH Descriptors

Preventive Medicine

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.

Official journal of the American Health Foundation.

Vol. 19, no. 1 (JAN 1990)19901002 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper