PCD Article Metrics

Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is committed to excellence in scholarly publishing and collects a variety of metrics that show trends in chronic disease prevention research and practice and help to inform PCD’s future direction. PCD annually reports its rank among public health journals through its impact factor and in Google Scholar and Scopus. In addition, PCD collects metrics on scholarly citations, webpage views and downloads, media attention, and social media visibility and engagement. These metrics, which are regularly updated on our website, provide us with the most accurate and complete picture of the journal’s impact and reach with our readers, scholars and practitioners in the field, the news media, and the general public.

The “Most Viewed” metric indicates the number of times a PCD article has been viewed during a certain period. This metric is the sum of web page views and views of the downloadable PDF version of the article.

The “Most Viewed” metric indicates the number of times a PCD article has been viewed over a certain time period. This metric is the sum of “page views” which are web page views, and “PDF downloads” which are views of the PDF version.
#	Quarter 9 Top 10 Most Viewed Article Title	Page Views
1	Defining Powerhouse Fruits and Vegetables: A Nutrient Density Approach	174,733
2	An Easy Approach to Calculating Estimated Energy Requirements	169,080
3	Underlying Medical Conditions and Severe Illness Among 540,667 Adults Hospitalized With COVID-19, March 2020-March 2021	103,262
4	Prevalence of Multiple Chronic Conditions Among US Adults, 2018	89,933
5	Health Care Industry Insights: Why the Use of Preventive Services Is Still Low	69,250
6	Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Adult Obesity in the United States: CDC’s Tracking to Inform State and Local Action	61,079
7	Psychosocial Correlates of Insomnia Among College Students	57,743
8	Public Health 3.0: A Call to Action for Public Health to Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century	51,209
9	Effect of Inadequate Sleep on Frequent Mental Distress	46,572
10	Metabolic Syndrome Prevalence by Race/Ethnicity and Sex in the United States, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-2012	27,279

The “Most Cited” metric is the number of citations a PCD article has in the bibliographic database Scopus.

The “Most Cited” metric is the number of citations a PCD article has in the bibliographic database Scopus
#	Quarter 9 Top Most Cited Article Title	Publication Year	Top Most Cited Score
1	Underlying Medical Conditions and Severe Illness Among 540,667 Adults Hospitalized With COVID-19, March 2020-March 2021	2021	187
2	COVID-19 and Chronic Disease: The Impact Now and In the Future	2021	150
3	Cancer Incidence Projections In the United States Between 2015 and 2050	2021	87
4	Disparities In Meeting USPSTF Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines Among Women In the United States	2021	56
5	Screening and Referral Care Delivery Services and Unmet Health-Related Social Needs: A Systematic Review	2021	51
6	COVID-19 Severity and Mortality Among Chronic Liver Disease Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	2022	43
7	Accessibility of Telehealth Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Medicare Beneficiaries	2021	42
8	Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Among School-Aged Children: Are We Doing Enough?	2022	41
9	Global Perspectives on Improving Chronic Disease Prevention and Management in Diverse Settings	2021	39
10	Needs and Preferences Among Food Pantry Clients	2021	38

The “Most Altmetric Attention” metric is the number of citations a PCD article has in the bibliographic database Scopus.

The “Most Attention” metric is the number of citations a *PCD* article has in the bibliographic database
#	Quarter 9 Top 10 Most Altmetric Attention Article Title	Altmetric Attention Score
1	Support for Policies to Prohibit Sale of Menthol Cigarettes and All Tobacco Products Among Adults, 2021	535
2	Adults Who Have Never Been Screened for Colorectal Cancer, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2012 and 2020	366
3	Cancer Screening Prevalence and Associated Factors Among US Adults	316
4	Disaggregation of Breastfeeding initiation Rates by Race and Ethnicity – United States, 2020-2021	121
5	Sleep Disorder Symptoms Among Adults in 8 States and the District of Columbia, 2017	102
6	Cigarette Smoking Among US Adults With Selected Chronic Diseases Associated With Smoking, 2010-2019	96
7	Sleep Duration, Mental Health, and Increased Difficulty Doing Schoolwork Among High School Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic	89
8	Sleep Deprivation, Sleep Disorders, and Chronic Disease	68
9	Global Responses to Prevent, Manage, and Control Cardiovascular Diseases	56
10	Health Care Access and Use Among Adults With and Without Vision Impairment: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2018	54

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