Impact Factor
3.38
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
2.58
627 total citations
h5-index
31
h5 depth signal
Cited share
73.4%
188 of 256
Total citations
627
Citation footprint
Metric signal
2.40
External metric anchor
Self-citation
4.3%
27 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
1,446
Canada
24
United Kingdom
12
Australia
9
Mexico
5
Citing Fields of Research
Healthcare Policy
511
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
318
HIV
143
Virology
132
Substance Abuse
122
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
4,904
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
256
188 cited publications
Last 12 months
186
15.5 publications/month
Open access share
8.1%
15 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
1,446 citing publications
Leading citing field
Healthcare Policy
511 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
11 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v89n4, Jul./Aug. 1974-
v89n4, Jul./Aug. 1974-
Active Coverage
Active Coverage
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Healthcare Policy
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
Substance Abuse
Homelessness & Human Trafficking
Nicotine Addiction Treatment
HIV
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
Contributor
United States. Health Resources Administration
Contributor
United States. Public Health Service
Contributor
Association of Schools of Public Health
Broad Categories
Public Health
Virology
Healthcare Policy
Substance Abuse
Homelessness & Human Trafficking
Psychiatry & Psychology
HIV
Hepatitis
MeSH Descriptors
Public Health
United States
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1177/00333549261460009
Open DOI
Detecting Nonreportable Disease Trends Using Electronic Health Records: Human Parvovirus B19 in Minnesota, January 2019 Through September 2024
Objectives: In 2024, an increase in human parvovirus B19 (B19) infections among pregnant patients resulting in severe fetal complications highlighted the lack of routine surveillance methods for nonreportable infections. We examined the ...
02
DOI 10.1177/00333549261488379
Open DOI
Area-Level Disparities in Pneumococcal Vaccination Among Publicly Insured US Adults: 2016-2019
Objectives: Understanding pneumococcal vaccine uptake across county-level social vulnerability is important for identifying geographic disparities and informing strategies to increase vaccine uptake and reduce the incidence of pneumococc...
03
04
DOI 10.1177/00333549261477721
Open DOI
Association of SARS-CoV-2 Positivity in Travelers and Community Prevalence: Serial Cross-Sectional Data From the Traveler-based Genomic Surveillance Program
Objectives: As SARS-CoV-2 testing has declined, estimating disease prevalence has become challenging. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Traveler-based Genomic Surveillance (TGS) program collects voluntary samples from arri...
05
DOI 10.1177/00333549261480983
Open DOI
Future Leaders in Infections and Global Health Threats: Lessons Learned From a Federal Government Public Health Leadership Training Program, 2019-2026
Federal public health agencies face complex challenges that require leaders capable of making strategic decisions, directing emergency response, and advancing crucial health services. Public health leadership skills can be cultivated thr...
06
DOI 10.1177/00333549261480977
Open DOI
Policy Versus Lived Reality: Recreation Time and Physical Activity in Arizona Jails
Objective: Recreation time provides important opportunities for physical activity, time outdoors, and stress reduction during incarceration, yet little is known about how recreation time policies are documented and implemented in US jail...
07
DOI 10.1177/00333549261477063
Open DOI
Opioid Overdose Risk and Recovery Barriers: A Mixed Methods Study of Perspectives From a Community
Objectives: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, opioid-related deaths in the United States have increased steadily during the past 20 years, contributing to a major public health emergency. In Nebraska’s most pop...
08
DOI 10.1177/00333549261482085
Open DOI
A Message From the Editor
09
DOI 10.1177/00333549261477722
Open DOI
Smoking, Nicotine Dependence, and Suicide Risk: A Dose–Response Analysis Using the Heavy Smoking Index
Objectives: Although smoking is a risk factor for suicide, the role of nicotine dependence is unclear. We evaluated whether the Heavy Smoking Index (HSI) could serve as a brief screening tool to identify Korean adults at elevated risk of...
10
DOI 10.1177/00333549261477654
Open DOI
Quality Assessment of Public Health Datasets and Their Alignment With the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) Data Elements
Objectives: Numerous nonclinical health factors such as housing and access to services shape public health outcomes and are essential for understanding and addressing population needs. National initiatives, including the United States Co...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Some issues have additional cover title: Public health.
Called also: PHR.
Place of publication varies.
Description based on: Vol. 94, no. 6 (Nov.-Dec. 1979); title from cover.
Supplements acccompany some issues.
Also issued online.
Vols. for 19 -May-June 1982 issued by: the Health Resources Administration; July-Aug. 1982- issued by: the Public Health Service, <2005-> issued by: Association of Schools of Public Health.
v.89, no.4 (1974)-Will not microfilm 2005228
Vol. 110, no. 1 (JAN-FEB 1995)19950522 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper