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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
Q1
WOS
Q2
Impact factor
2.4
SJR
1.129
CiteScore
4.9
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
6 011
h-index
36
Publications
101
Citations
5 234
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 (24 publications)
University of Toronto
University of Toronto (12 publications)
University of Waterloo
University of Waterloo (10 publications)
Top-3 countries
Canada (275 publications)
USA (7 publications)
Australia (5 publications)
Canada (59 publications)
United Kingdom (2 publications)
USA (1 publication)

Most cited in 5 years

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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
229 citations, 3.81%
BMC Public Health
153 citations, 2.55%
BMJ Open
117 citations, 1.95%
PLoS ONE
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Canadian Journal of Public Health
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Frontiers in Public Health
83 citations, 1.38%
International Journal of Drug Policy
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Nutrients
52 citations, 0.87%
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
48 citations, 0.8%
Scientific Reports
42 citations, 0.7%
Child Abuse and Neglect
36 citations, 0.6%
Frontiers in Psychology
35 citations, 0.58%
BMC Health Services Research
34 citations, 0.57%
Public Health Nutrition
32 citations, 0.53%
CMAJ Open
32 citations, 0.53%
Canadian Journal of Diabetes
31 citations, 0.52%
Preventive Medicine Reports
31 citations, 0.52%
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
30 citations, 0.5%
Frontiers in Psychiatry
27 citations, 0.45%
Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism
25 citations, 0.42%
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
24 citations, 0.4%
Journal of Affective Disorders
24 citations, 0.4%
Journal of Medical Internet Research
24 citations, 0.4%
Substance Abuse: Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
23 citations, 0.38%
Harm Reduction Journal
23 citations, 0.38%
Paediatrics and Child Health
23 citations, 0.38%
Preventive Medicine
22 citations, 0.37%
Drug and Alcohol Review
22 citations, 0.37%
BMC Psychiatry
21 citations, 0.35%
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20 citations, 0.33%
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19 citations, 0.32%
Sustainability
19 citations, 0.32%
Health and Place
19 citations, 0.32%
Environmental Research
17 citations, 0.28%
Social Science and Medicine
17 citations, 0.28%
Current Oncology
17 citations, 0.28%
Substance Use and Misuse
17 citations, 0.28%
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
17 citations, 0.28%
Health Promotion International
16 citations, 0.27%
Addiction
16 citations, 0.27%
Heliyon
16 citations, 0.27%
JMIR Formative Research
16 citations, 0.27%
JMIR Research Protocols
16 citations, 0.27%
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine
15 citations, 0.25%
BMC Geriatrics
15 citations, 0.25%
Addictive Behaviors
15 citations, 0.25%
Canadian Journal of Cardiology
15 citations, 0.25%
Cureus
15 citations, 0.25%
International Journal of Public Health
14 citations, 0.23%
JAMA network open
13 citations, 0.22%
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
13 citations, 0.22%
International Journal for Equity in Health
12 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Public Health
12 citations, 0.2%
Journal of American College Health
12 citations, 0.2%
Health and Social Care in the Community
12 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Physical Activity and Health
12 citations, 0.2%
Frontiers in Endocrinology
12 citations, 0.2%
Health Research Policy and Systems
12 citations, 0.2%
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
12 citations, 0.2%
Archives of Public Health
11 citations, 0.18%
Psychiatry Research
11 citations, 0.18%
Journal of Adolescent Health
11 citations, 0.18%
Medicine (United States)
11 citations, 0.18%
Cancers
11 citations, 0.18%
Journal of Clinical Medicine
11 citations, 0.18%
Frontiers in Pediatrics
10 citations, 0.17%
Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology
10 citations, 0.17%
Obesity Reviews
10 citations, 0.17%
SSM - Population Health
10 citations, 0.17%
Current Psychology
10 citations, 0.17%
Journal of Psychiatric Research
10 citations, 0.17%
F1000Research
10 citations, 0.17%
BMC Primary Care
10 citations, 0.17%
Journal of Multimorbidity and Comorbidity
10 citations, 0.17%
Journal of Military Veteran and Family Health
10 citations, 0.17%
Pain
9 citations, 0.15%
Journal of Addiction Medicine
9 citations, 0.15%
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
9 citations, 0.15%
International Journal of Obesity
9 citations, 0.15%
BMC Pediatrics
9 citations, 0.15%
Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy
9 citations, 0.15%
Frontiers in Nutrition
9 citations, 0.15%
Public Health
9 citations, 0.15%
Health Promotion Journal of Australia
9 citations, 0.15%
Journal of Nutrition
9 citations, 0.15%
PLOS Global Public Health
9 citations, 0.15%
Canadian Journal on Aging
8 citations, 0.13%
Nutrition Reviews
8 citations, 0.13%
Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz
8 citations, 0.13%
Canadian Journal of Addiction
8 citations, 0.13%
Canadian Geographer / Geographie Canadien
8 citations, 0.13%
Children and Youth Services Review
8 citations, 0.13%
Tobacco Control
8 citations, 0.13%
Appetite
8 citations, 0.13%
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences
8 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Transport and Health
8 citations, 0.13%
BMC Nutrition
8 citations, 0.13%
Sustainable Cities and Society
7 citations, 0.12%
Injury Epidemiology
7 citations, 0.12%
Sleep Health
7 citations, 0.12%
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Springer Nature
1242 citations, 20.66%
Elsevier
1108 citations, 18.43%
MDPI
540 citations, 8.98%
Wiley
413 citations, 6.87%
Taylor & Francis
398 citations, 6.62%
SAGE
279 citations, 4.64%
Frontiers Media S.A.
278 citations, 4.62%
BMJ
186 citations, 3.09%
Oxford University Press
159 citations, 2.65%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
155 citations, 2.58%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
137 citations, 2.28%
JMIR Publications
137 citations, 2.28%
Cambridge University Press
121 citations, 2.01%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
74 citations, 1.23%
SciELO
35 citations, 0.58%
CMA Impact Inc.
33 citations, 0.55%
Canadian Science Publishing
29 citations, 0.48%
Human Kinetics
28 citations, 0.47%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
28 citations, 0.47%
Emerald
25 citations, 0.42%
American Medical Association (AMA)
23 citations, 0.38%
Hindawi Limited
22 citations, 0.37%
Mary Ann Liebert
20 citations, 0.33%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
20 citations, 0.33%
F1000 Research
12 citations, 0.2%
Walter de Gruyter
11 citations, 0.18%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
11 citations, 0.18%
AME Publishing Company
11 citations, 0.18%
Research Square Platform LLC
10 citations, 0.17%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
9 citations, 0.15%
American Society for Nutrition
9 citations, 0.15%
Eco-Vector LLC
8 citations, 0.13%
IOP Publishing
7 citations, 0.12%
IntechOpen
7 citations, 0.12%
IOS Press
6 citations, 0.1%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
6 citations, 0.1%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
6 citations, 0.1%
American Academy of Pediatrics
6 citations, 0.1%
American Psychological Association (APA)
6 citations, 0.1%
S. Karger AG
6 citations, 0.1%
Consortium Erudit
6 citations, 0.1%
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine
5 citations, 0.08%
Dietitians of Canada
5 citations, 0.08%
American Public Health Association
5 citations, 0.08%
Annual Reviews
5 citations, 0.08%
Baishideng Publishing Group
5 citations, 0.08%
IGI Global
5 citations, 0.08%
Hogrefe Publishing Group
5 citations, 0.08%
PeerJ
4 citations, 0.07%
The Endocrine Society
4 citations, 0.07%
Mark Allen Group
4 citations, 0.07%
Media Sphere Publishing House
4 citations, 0.07%
AOSIS
4 citations, 0.07%
Society of Forensic Toxicologists
4 citations, 0.07%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
3 citations, 0.05%
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
3 citations, 0.05%
Spandidos Publications
3 citations, 0.05%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
3 citations, 0.05%
American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology
3 citations, 0.05%
Canadian Pharmacists Association
3 citations, 0.05%
Royal College of Psychiatrists
3 citations, 0.05%
Moffitt Cancer Center
3 citations, 0.05%
European Society of Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS)
3 citations, 0.05%
Medknow
3 citations, 0.05%
Brieflands
3 citations, 0.05%
SLACK
3 citations, 0.05%
Scientific Scholar
3 citations, 0.05%
IMR Press
2 citations, 0.03%
EDP Sciences
2 citations, 0.03%
American Society for Microbiology
2 citations, 0.03%
American Physiological Society
2 citations, 0.03%
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2 citations, 0.03%
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
2 citations, 0.03%
American Speech Language Hearing Association
2 citations, 0.03%
World Health Organization
2 citations, 0.03%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
2 citations, 0.03%
National Academy of Pediatric Science and Innovation
2 citations, 0.03%
Korean Society of Epidemiology
2 citations, 0.03%
Science Alert
2 citations, 0.03%
Akademiai Kiado
2 citations, 0.03%
CSIRO Publishing
2 citations, 0.03%
Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)
2 citations, 0.03%
Endocrinology Research Centre
2 citations, 0.03%
American Psychiatric Association Publishing
2 citations, 0.03%
Environmental Health Perspectives
2 citations, 0.03%
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
2 citations, 0.03%
Modestum Ltd
2 citations, 0.03%
SMW Supporting Association
2 citations, 0.03%
Apex Publishing
2 citations, 0.03%
International Global Health Society
2 citations, 0.03%
The Journal of Rheumatology
2 citations, 0.03%
Brill
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%
American Society for Clinical Investigation
1 citation, 0.02%
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Publishing organizations

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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%
National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
1 publication, 0.21%
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Publishing organizations in 5 years

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Public Health Agency of Canada
24 publications, 23.76%
University of Toronto
12 publications, 11.88%
University of Waterloo
10 publications, 9.9%
McMaster University
7 publications, 6.93%
University of Manitoba
6 publications, 5.94%
University of Ottawa
6 publications, 5.94%
Queen's University at Kingston
5 publications, 4.95%
University of Calgary
5 publications, 4.95%
Dalhousie University
4 publications, 3.96%
McGill University
4 publications, 3.96%
Brock University
4 publications, 3.96%
University of British Columbia
3 publications, 2.97%
University of Alberta
3 publications, 2.97%
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%
University of Victoria
2 publications, 1.98%
Western University
2 publications, 1.98%
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
2 publications, 1.98%
Carleton University
2 publications, 1.98%
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
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%
Simon Fraser University
1 publication, 0.99%
Wilfrid Laurier University
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%
University of Regina
1 publication, 0.99%
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
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%
National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
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, 59, 58.42%
Canada
59 publications, 58.42%
United Kingdom, 2, 1.98%
United Kingdom
2 publications, 1.98%
USA, 1, 0.99%
USA
1 publication, 0.99%
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