Table 4.
Most influential journals in Health Promotion and Health Behavior
| R | Journal name | TC | TP | H | TC/TP | Year | Volume | IF | IF5 | T50 | T200 | T200* | GR | First year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Journal of Preventive Medicine | 115942 | 3947 | 133 | 29,37 | 1990 | 6 | 4,281 | 5,092 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1985 |
| 2 | Preventive Medicine | 111066 | 4186 | 122 | 26,53 | 1990 | 19 | 2,932 | 3,917 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1972 |
| 3 | Journal of Adolescent Health | 78449 | 3676 | 96 | 21,34 | 1990 | 11 | 2,748 | 3,753 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1980 |
| 4 | Patient Education and Counseling | 59813 | 3611 | 83 | 16,56 | 1990 | 15 | 2,598 | 3,158 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1978 |
| 5 | Medical Education | 50964 | 3253 | 79 | 15,67 | 1990 | 24 | 3,617 | 3,963 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1966 |
| 6 | Journal of Health and Social Behavior | 45820 | 728 | 107 | 62,94 | 1990 | 31 | 2,951 | 4,457 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 1960 |
| 7 | Supportive Care in Cancer | 39781 | 3384 | 62 | 11,76 | 1993 | 1 | 2,495 | 2,845 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1993 |
| 8 | AIDS Care-Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV | 39017 | 2795 | 66 | 13,96 | 1992 | 4 | 2,194 | 2,454 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 1989 |
| 9 | American Journal of Community Psychology | 33534 | 1259 | 84 | 26,64 | 1990 | 18 | 1,968 | 2,888 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 1973 |
| 10 | Tobacco Control | 32078 | 1641 | 74 | 19,55 | 1998 | 7 | 5,150 | 4,532 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 1992 |
| 11 | Health Education Research | 31136 | 1594 | 73 | 19,53 | 1991 | 6 | 1,944 | 2,508 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 1986 |
| 12 | Qualitative Health Research | 28115 | 1864 | 58 | 15,08 | 1995 | 5 | 1,441 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 1991 |
| 13 | Psychology & Health | 24761 | 1407 | 57 | 17,6 | 1992 | 7 | 2,255 | 2,107 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 1987 |
| 14 | Medical Teacher | 24402 | 3370 | 52 | 7,24 | 1990 | 12 | 2,045 | 2,170 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 1979 |
| 15 | Sociology of Health & Illness | 23121 | 1134 | 65 | 20,39 | 1990 | 12 | 2,014 | 2,62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 1979 |
| 16 | AIDS and Behavior | 22636 | 1863 | 55 | 12,15 | 2003 | 7 | 3,312 | 3,977 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 1997 |
| 17 | American Journal of Health Promotion | 21372 | 1072 | 63 | 19,94 | 1995 | 9 | 1,762 | 2,389 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 83 | 1986 |
| 18 | AIDS Education and Prevention | 20901 | 1123 | 57 | 18,61 | 1992 | 4 | 1,505 | 2,298 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 1989 |
| 19 | Journal of School Health | 20436 | 1887 | 56 | 10,83 | 1990 | 60 | 1,659 | 2,132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 1930 |
| 20 | AIDS Patient Care and STDs | 20210 | 1622 | 49 | 12,46 | 1996 | 10 | 3,576 | 3,255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 1987 |
Abbreviations: TC Total citations, TP Total papers, H Hirsch index, TC/TP Average citations per paper, IF Impact factor, IF5 5-year impact factor, T50 Number of papers among the 50 most cited of the category, T200 and T200* Number of papers among the 200 most cited in all fields of health between 1990–2014 and before 1990, GR Global ranking considering all the journals