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 10 Top 10 Most Viewed Article Title	Page Views
1	Defining Powerhouse Fruits and Vegetables: A Nutrient Density Approach	188,180
2	An Easy Approach to Calculating Estimated Energy Requirements	168,241
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	89,639
5	Health Care Industry Insights: Why the Use of Preventive Services Is Still Low	72,973
6	Psychosocial Correlates of Insomnia Among College Students	67,495
7	Chronic Disease Prevalence in the US: Sociodemographic and Geographic Variations by Zip Code Tabulation Area	59,925
8	Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Adult Obesity in the United States: CDC’s Tracking to Inform State and Local Action	56,717
9	Effect of Inadequate Sleep on Frequent Mental Distress	51,203
10	Underlying Medical Conditions and Severe Illness Among 540,667 Adults Hospitalized With COVID-19, March 2020-March 2021	50,008

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 10 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	206
2	COVID-19 and Chronic Disease: The Impact Now and In the Future	2021	156
3	Cancer Incidence Projections In the United States Between 2015 and 2050	2021	91
4	Disparities In Meeting USPSTF Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines Among Women In the United States	2021	61
5	Screening and Referral Care Delivery Services and Unmet Health-Related Social Needs: A Systematic Review	2021	53
6	Global Perspectives on Improving Chronic Disease Prevention and Management in Diverse Settings	2021	46
7	Needs and Preferences Among Food Pantry Clients	2021	46
8	COVID-19 Severity and Mortality Among Chronic Liver Disease Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	2022	43
9	Accessibility of Telehealth Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Medicare Beneficiaries	2021	43
10	Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Among School-Aged Children: Are We Doing Enough?	2021	41

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 10 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	551
2	Prevalence and Geographic Patterns of Self-Reported Short Sleep Duration Among US Adults, 2020	404
3	Adults Who Have Never Been Screened for Colorectal Cancer, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2012 and 2020	381
4	Cancer Screening Prevalence and Associated Factors Among US Adults	316
5	Up-to-Date Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancer Screening Test Use in the United States, 2021	292
6	Short Sleep Duration: Children’s Mental, Behavioral, and Developmental Disorders and Demographic, Neighborhood, and Family Context in a Nationally Representative Sample, 2016-2019	278
7	Disaggregation of Breastfeeding initiation Rates by Race and Ethnicity – United States, 2020-2021	121
8	Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in US Adults With Vision Impairment	114
9	Cigarette Smoking Among US Adults With Selected Chronic Diseases Associated With Smoking, 2010-2019	95
10	Sleep Duration, Mental Health, and Increased Difficulty Doing Schoolwork Among High School Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic	87

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