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Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice

Public Health Agency of Canada
ISSN: 2368738X

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SCImago
Q2
WOS
Q2
Impact factor
2.2
SJR
0.879
CiteScore
4.1
Categories
Epidemiology
Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Areas
Medicine
Years of issue
2015-2023
journal names
Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada
HEALTH PROMOT CHRON
Publications
476
Citations
5 380
h-index
35
Publications
101
Citations
4 610
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
Public Health Agency of Canada
Public Health Agency of Canada (136 publications)
University of Toronto
University of Toronto (55 publications)
University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa (37 publications)
Public Health Agency of Canada
Public Health Agency of Canada (32 publications)
University of Toronto
University of Toronto (15 publications)
University of Waterloo
University of Waterloo (12 publications)
Top-3 countries
Canada (275 publications)
USA (7 publications)
Australia (5 publications)
Canada (80 publications)
USA (2 publications)
United Kingdom (2 publications)

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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
223 citations, 4.14%
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Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
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JMIR Formative Research
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JMIR Research Protocols
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Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine
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13 citations, 0.24%
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12 citations, 0.22%
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12 citations, 0.22%
Journal of Physical Activity and Health
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Addictive Behaviors
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SSM - Population Health
10 citations, 0.19%
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Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Journal of Multimorbidity and Comorbidity
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Pain
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Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology
9 citations, 0.17%
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
9 citations, 0.17%
International Journal of Obesity
9 citations, 0.17%
Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy
9 citations, 0.17%
Frontiers in Nutrition
9 citations, 0.17%
JAMA network open
9 citations, 0.17%
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9 citations, 0.17%
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JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
9 citations, 0.17%
Canadian Journal on Aging
8 citations, 0.15%
Nutrition Reviews
8 citations, 0.15%
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8 citations, 0.15%
Obesity Reviews
8 citations, 0.15%
BMC Pediatrics
8 citations, 0.15%
Canadian Journal of Addiction
8 citations, 0.15%
Canadian Geographer / Geographie Canadien
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Journal of Adolescent Health
8 citations, 0.15%
Current Psychology
8 citations, 0.15%
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences
8 citations, 0.15%
Frontiers in Endocrinology
8 citations, 0.15%
Journal of Psychiatric Research
8 citations, 0.15%
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8 citations, 0.15%
Journal of Nutrition
8 citations, 0.15%
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8 citations, 0.15%
Journal of Addiction Medicine
7 citations, 0.13%
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7 citations, 0.13%
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Journal of Pediatric Psychology
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Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
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7 citations, 0.13%
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7 citations, 0.13%
BMC Nutrition
7 citations, 0.13%
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6 citations, 0.11%
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Springer Nature
1075 citations, 19.98%
Elsevier
977 citations, 18.16%
MDPI
497 citations, 9.24%
Wiley
377 citations, 7.01%
Taylor & Francis
353 citations, 6.56%
Frontiers Media S.A.
251 citations, 4.67%
SAGE
234 citations, 4.35%
BMJ
167 citations, 3.1%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
144 citations, 2.68%
Oxford University Press
143 citations, 2.66%
Cambridge University Press
119 citations, 2.21%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
119 citations, 2.21%
JMIR Publications
117 citations, 2.17%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
51 citations, 0.95%
SciELO
35 citations, 0.65%
CMA Impact Inc.
33 citations, 0.61%
Canadian Science Publishing
29 citations, 0.54%
Human Kinetics
28 citations, 0.52%
Hindawi Limited
22 citations, 0.41%
Emerald
21 citations, 0.39%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
21 citations, 0.39%
Mary Ann Liebert
19 citations, 0.35%
American Medical Association (AMA)
19 citations, 0.35%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
14 citations, 0.26%
Walter de Gruyter
11 citations, 0.2%
AME Publishing Company
11 citations, 0.2%
F1000 Research
11 citations, 0.2%
Research Square Platform LLC
10 citations, 0.19%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
9 citations, 0.17%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
8 citations, 0.15%
American Society for Nutrition
8 citations, 0.15%
Eco-Vector LLC
7 citations, 0.13%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
6 citations, 0.11%
American Academy of Pediatrics
6 citations, 0.11%
IOP Publishing
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S. Karger AG
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Consortium Erudit
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IntechOpen
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IOS Press
5 citations, 0.09%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
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The American Academy of Sleep Medicine
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American Public Health Association
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Medknow
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Annual Reviews
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PeerJ
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The Endocrine Society
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4 citations, 0.07%
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4 citations, 0.07%
AOSIS
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Society of Forensic Toxicologists
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American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
3 citations, 0.06%
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3 citations, 0.06%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
3 citations, 0.06%
American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology
3 citations, 0.06%
Canadian Pharmacists Association
3 citations, 0.06%
Royal College of Psychiatrists
3 citations, 0.06%
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3 citations, 0.06%
European Society of Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS)
3 citations, 0.06%
IGI Global
3 citations, 0.06%
SLACK
3 citations, 0.06%
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3 citations, 0.06%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
2 citations, 0.04%
EDP Sciences
2 citations, 0.04%
American Society for Microbiology
2 citations, 0.04%
American Physiological Society
2 citations, 0.04%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
2 citations, 0.04%
American Speech Language Hearing Association
2 citations, 0.04%
World Health Organization
2 citations, 0.04%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
2 citations, 0.04%
Korean Society of Epidemiology
2 citations, 0.04%
Science Alert
2 citations, 0.04%
Akademiai Kiado
2 citations, 0.04%
CSIRO Publishing
2 citations, 0.04%
Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)
2 citations, 0.04%
American Psychiatric Association Publishing
2 citations, 0.04%
Hogrefe Publishing Group
2 citations, 0.04%
Environmental Health Perspectives
2 citations, 0.04%
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2 citations, 0.04%
SMW Supporting Association
2 citations, 0.04%
International Global Health Society
2 citations, 0.04%
The Journal of Rheumatology
2 citations, 0.04%
Brill
1 citation, 0.02%
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1 citation, 0.02%
AIP Publishing
1 citation, 0.02%
American Diabetes Association
1 citation, 0.02%
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
1 citation, 0.02%
Higher Education Press
1 citation, 0.02%
Impact Journals
1 citation, 0.02%
1 citation, 0.02%
Index Copernicus
1 citation, 0.02%
Health Affairs (Project Hope)
1 citation, 0.02%
British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery
1 citation, 0.02%
Oncology Nursing Society
1 citation, 0.02%
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1 citation, 0.02%
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1 citation, 0.02%
Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC)
1 citation, 0.02%
International Dose-Response Society
1 citation, 0.02%
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Public Health Agency of Canada
136 publications, 28.57%
University of Toronto
55 publications, 11.55%
University of Ottawa
37 publications, 7.77%
University of Waterloo
34 publications, 7.14%
McMaster University
21 publications, 4.41%
University of Calgary
20 publications, 4.2%
University of Alberta
20 publications, 4.2%
University of British Columbia
19 publications, 3.99%
University of Manitoba
19 publications, 3.99%
Queen's University at Kingston
17 publications, 3.57%
Université de Montréal
16 publications, 3.36%
Carleton University
13 publications, 2.73%
McGill University
11 publications, 2.31%
University of Victoria
11 publications, 2.31%
Dalhousie University
9 publications, 1.89%
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
8 publications, 1.68%
Western University
7 publications, 1.47%
Simon Fraser University
6 publications, 1.26%
Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
6 publications, 1.26%
McGill University Health Centre
5 publications, 1.05%
Brock University
5 publications, 1.05%
University of Lethbridge
5 publications, 1.05%
University of Regina
5 publications, 1.05%
Université Laval
4 publications, 0.84%
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
4 publications, 0.84%
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
4 publications, 0.84%
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
3 publications, 0.63%
University of Saskatchewan
3 publications, 0.63%
University of Guelph
3 publications, 0.63%
University of Prince Edward Island
3 publications, 0.63%
Kingston General Hospital
3 publications, 0.63%
Montreal Children's Hospital
3 publications, 0.63%
University College London
2 publications, 0.42%
Shantou University Medical College
2 publications, 0.42%
University of Adelaide
2 publications, 0.42%
St. Francis Xavier University
2 publications, 0.42%
York University
2 publications, 0.42%
Wilfrid Laurier University
2 publications, 0.42%
Toronto Western Hospital
2 publications, 0.42%
University of Northern British Columbia
2 publications, 0.42%
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
2 publications, 0.42%
Memorial University of Newfoundland
2 publications, 0.42%
University of Cambridge
1 publication, 0.21%
King's College London
1 publication, 0.21%
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
1 publication, 0.21%
Deakin University
1 publication, 0.21%
University of Newcastle Australia
1 publication, 0.21%
Victoria University (Australia)
1 publication, 0.21%
Boston University
1 publication, 0.21%
Harvard University
1 publication, 0.21%
University of South Florida
1 publication, 0.21%
Swansea University
1 publication, 0.21%
Toronto Metropolitan University
1 publication, 0.21%
Saint Mary's University
1 publication, 0.21%
Laurentian University
1 publication, 0.21%
Lakehead University
1 publication, 0.21%
University of Kentucky
1 publication, 0.21%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1 publication, 0.21%
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
1 publication, 0.21%
Hospital for Sick Children
1 publication, 0.21%
North York General Hospital
1 publication, 0.21%
Alberta Children's Hospital
1 publication, 0.21%
Institut national de la recherche scientifique
1 publication, 0.21%
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec
1 publication, 0.21%
Université du Québec à Montréal
1 publication, 0.21%
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
1 publication, 0.21%
Université du Québec à Rimouski
1 publication, 0.21%
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
1 publication, 0.21%
University of New Brunswick
1 publication, 0.21%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1 publication, 0.21%
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Publishing organizations in 5 years

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Public Health Agency of Canada
32 publications, 31.68%
University of Toronto
15 publications, 14.85%
University of Waterloo
12 publications, 11.88%
University of Ottawa
10 publications, 9.9%
McMaster University
7 publications, 6.93%
McGill University
6 publications, 5.94%
University of British Columbia
6 publications, 5.94%
Queen's University at Kingston
6 publications, 5.94%
University of Victoria
6 publications, 5.94%
University of Calgary
6 publications, 5.94%
University of Manitoba
6 publications, 5.94%
Dalhousie University
4 publications, 3.96%
Brock University
4 publications, 3.96%
University of Alberta
4 publications, 3.96%
Carleton University
4 publications, 3.96%
University of Prince Edward Island
3 publications, 2.97%
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
3 publications, 2.97%
Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
3 publications, 2.97%
Université de Montréal
3 publications, 2.97%
Simon Fraser University
2 publications, 1.98%
Western University
2 publications, 1.98%
Wilfrid Laurier University
2 publications, 1.98%
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
2 publications, 1.98%
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
2 publications, 1.98%
University of Regina
2 publications, 1.98%
University College London
1 publication, 0.99%
King's College London
1 publication, 0.99%
Boston University
1 publication, 0.99%
St. Francis Xavier University
1 publication, 0.99%
McGill University Health Centre
1 publication, 0.99%
Université Laval
1 publication, 0.99%
University of Kentucky
1 publication, 0.99%
University of Northern British Columbia
1 publication, 0.99%
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
1 publication, 0.99%
Montreal Children's Hospital
1 publication, 0.99%
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
1 publication, 0.99%
Memorial University of Newfoundland
1 publication, 0.99%
University of New Brunswick
1 publication, 0.99%
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Canada, 275, 57.77%
Canada
275 publications, 57.77%
USA, 7, 1.47%
USA
7 publications, 1.47%
Australia, 5, 1.05%
Australia
5 publications, 1.05%
United Kingdom, 5, 1.05%
United Kingdom
5 publications, 1.05%
China, 2, 0.42%
China
2 publications, 0.42%
Italy, 1, 0.21%
Italy
1 publication, 0.21%
Norway, 1, 0.21%
Norway
1 publication, 0.21%
Switzerland, 1, 0.21%
Switzerland
1 publication, 0.21%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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Canada, 80, 79.21%
Canada
80 publications, 79.21%
USA, 2, 1.98%
USA
2 publications, 1.98%
United Kingdom, 2, 1.98%
United Kingdom
2 publications, 1.98%
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