Table 4.
2012 and 5-year impact factor of journals abstracted for RE-AIM and SNA study
| Frequency | Percent | Impact factor of journal | 5-year impact factor | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Academy of emergency medicine | 1 | 0.7 | 1.757 | 2.425 | Moderate |
| 2 | Addictive behaviors | 1 | 0.7 | 2.021 | 2.578 | Moderate |
| 3 | AIDS care—psychological and social-medical aspects of AIDS/HIV | 1 | 0.7 | 1.834 | 2.147 | Moderate |
| 4 | American journal of health promotion | 2 | 1.4 | 1.754 | 2.458 | Moderate |
| 5 | American journal of managed care | 2 | 1.4 | 2.117 | 2.738 | Moderate |
| 6 | American journal of preventive medicine | 11 | 7.6 | 3.945 | 5.249 | High |
| 7 | American journal of public health | 4 | 2.8 | 3.930 | 4.826 | High |
| 8 | Annals of behavioral medicine | 6 | 4.2 | 3.169 | 4.877 | High |
| 9 | Annals of family medicine | 1 | 0.7 | 4.613 | 5.051 | High |
| 10 | Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism | 1 | 0.7 | 2.009 | 2.551 | Moderate |
| 11 | Arthritis care and research | 1 | 0.7 | 3.731 | 4.777 | High |
| 12 | Australasian journal on ageing | 1 | 0.7 | 0.940 | 1.103 | Moderate |
| 13 | BMC health services research | 1 | 0.7 | 1.773 | 2.272 | Moderate |
| 14 | BMC medical informatics and decision making | 1 | 0.7 | 1.603 | 2.185 | Moderate |
| 15 | BMC pediatrics | 1 | 0.7 | 1.982 | Moderate | |
| 16 | BMC public health | 7 | 4.9 | 2.076 | 2.623 | Moderate |
| 17 | BMJ open | 1 | 0.7 | 1.583 | 1.583 | Moderate |
| 18 | British journal of sports medicine | 4 | 2.8 | 3.668 | 3.985 | High |
| 19 | British medical journal | 1 | 0.7 | 17.215 | 15.880 | High |
| 20 | Cancer detection and prevention | 1 | 0.7 | 2.232 | 2.380 | Moderate |
| 21 | Chronic illness | 3 | 2.1 | 0.000 | Low | |
| 22 | Contemporary clinical trials | 2 | 1.4 | 1.597 | 1.938 | Moderate |
| 23 | Current respiratory medicine reviews | 1 | 0.7 | 0.000 | Low | |
| 24 | Diabetes care | 2 | 1.4 | 7.735 | 7.555 | High |
| 25 | Diabetes spectrum | 1 | 0.7 | 0.000 | Low | |
| 26 | Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews | 1 | 0.7 | 2.968 | 3.163 | High |
| 27 | Drug and alcohol dependence | 1 | 0.7 | 3.141 | 3.951 | High |
| 28 | Evaluation and the health professions | 1 | 0.7 | 1.482 | 1.832 | Moderate |
| 29 | Health education and behavior | 4 | 2.8 | 1.682 | 2.663 | Moderate |
| 30 | Health education journal | 1 | 0.7 | 0.929 | 1.291 | Moderate |
| 31 | Health education research | 2 | 1.4 | 1.615 | 2.442 | Moderate |
| 32 | Health promotion international | 5 | 3.5 | 1.377 | 2.125 | Moderate |
| 33 | Health promotion practice | 7 | 4.9 | 0.000 | Low | |
| 34 | Health psychology | 2 | 1.4 | 3.832 | 5.021 | High |
| 35 | Implementation science | 2 | 1.4 | 2.372 | 3.072 | High |
| 36 | Injury prevention | 2 | 1.4 | 1.755 | 2.016 | Moderate |
| 37 | International journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity | 2 | 1.4 | 3.577 | 4.471 | High |
| 38 | International journal of medical informatics | 1 | 0.7 | 2.061 | 2.700 | Moderate |
| 39 | Joint commission journal on quality and patient safety | 1 | 0.7 | 0.000 | Low | |
| 40 | Journal of community health | 1 | 0.7 | 1.293 | 1.491 | Moderate |
| 41 | Journal of evaluation in clinical practice | 1 | 0.7 | 1.508 | 1.642 | Moderate |
| 42 | Journal of family practice | 1 | 0.7 | 0.669 | 0.909 | Low |
| 43 | Journal of general internal medicine | 2 | 1.4 | 3.278 | 3.599 | High |
| 44 | Journal of health care for the poor and underserved | 1 | 0.7 | 1.491 | 1.526 | Moderate |
| 45 | Journal of health communication | 1 | 0.7 | 2.079 | 2.037 | Moderate |
| 46 | Journal of medical internet research | 2 | 1.4 | 3.768 | 4.728 | High |
| 47 | Journal of occupational and environmental medicine | 1 | 0.7 | 1.845 | 2.239 | Moderate |
| 48 | Journal of physical activity and health | 1 | 0.7 | 1.950 | Moderate | |
| 49 | Journal of psychology in Chinese societies | 1 | 0.7 | 0.000 | Low | |
| 50 | Journal of public health dentistry | 1 | 0.7 | 1.209 | 1.581 | Moderate |
| 51 | Journal of safety research | 1 | 0.7 | 1.379 | 1.970 | Moderate |
| 52 | Journal of school health | 1 | 0.7 | 1.495 | 2.014 | Moderate |
| 53 | Journal of sport and exercise psychology | 1 | 0.7 | 2.452 | 3.690 | High |
| 54 | Medical care | 2 | 1.4 | 3.227 | High | |
| 55 | Nicotine and tobacco research | 2 | 1.4 | 2.477 | 3.134 | High |
| 56 | Nutrition review | 1 | 0.7 | 4.597 | 4.702 | High |
| 57 | Obesity facts | 1 | 0.7 | 1.583 | 2.042 | Moderate |
| 58 | Obesity review | 1 | 0.7 | 6.870 | 7.021 | High |
| 59 | Patient education and counseling | 6 | 4.2 | 2.372 | 2.933 | Moderate |
| 60 | Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety | 1 | 0.7 | 2.897 | 2.911 | Moderate |
| 61 | Pharmacotherapy | 1 | 0.7 | 2.311 | 2.348 | Moderate |
| 62 | Preventing chronic disease | 4 | 2.8 | 1.585 | Moderate | |
| 63 | Preventive medicine | 2 | 1.4 | 3.496 | 4.257 | High |
| 64 | Public health nursing | 1 | 0.7 | 0.78 | 1.065 | Moderate |
| 65 | Public health nutrition | 1 | 0.7 | 2.25 | 2.753 | Moderate |
| 66 | Quality and safety in health care | 1 | 0.7 | 2.16 | 3.139 | High |
| 67 | Scandinavian journal of caring sciences | 1 | 0.7 | 0.89 | 1.34 | Moderate |
| 68 | The diabetes educator | 3 | 2.1 | 1.936 | 2.649 | Moderate |
| 69 | The gerontologist | 1 | 0.7 | 2.283 | 3.106 | High |
| 70 | The Permanente journal | 1 | 0.7 | 0.000 | Low | |
| 71 | Topics in geriatric rehabilitation | 1 | 0.7 | 0.227 | Low | |
| 72 | Translational behavioral medicine | 7 | 4.9 | 0.000 | Low | |
| Total/average | 144 | 100 | 2.312 | 3.165 | ||
Note: Impact factors were classified as low, 0–0.999; moderate, 1.0–2.999; high, 3.0 and above. Note: Impact factors were obtained from 2012 Journal Citation Reports Science Edition—ISI Web of Science