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 8 Top 10 Most Viewed Article Title	Page Views
1	Defining Powerhouse Fruits and Vegetables: A Nutrient Density Approach	16,211
2	An Easy Approach to Calculating Estimated Energy Requirements	14,163
3	Chronic Disease Prevalence in the US: Sociodemographic and Geographic Variations by Zip Code Tabulation Area	9,118
4	Psychosocial Correlates of Insomnia Among College Students	7,556
5	Timing of Postpartum Depressive Symptoms	6,894
6	Prevalence of Multiple Chronic Conditions Among US Adults, 2018	6,069
7	Health Care Industry Insights: Why the Use of Preventive Services Is Still Low	4,315
8	Effect of Inadequate Sleep on Frequent Mental Distress	3,967
9	Public Health 3.0: A Call to Action for Public Health to Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century	3,745
10	Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Adult Obesity in the United States: CDC’s Tracking to Inform State and Local Action	3,459

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 8 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	178
2	COVID-19 and Chronic Disease: The Impact Now and In the Future	2021	138
3	Cancer Incidence Projections In the United States Between 2015 and 2050	2021	77
4	Disparities In Meeting USPSTF Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines Among Women In the United States	2021	50
5	Screening and Referral Care Delivery Services and Unmet Health-Related Social Needs: A Systematic Review	2021	44
6	Accessibility of Telehealth Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Medicare Beneficiaries	2021	39
7	Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities In COVID-19 Among School-Aged Children: Are We Doing Enough?	2021	38
8	COVID-19 Severity and Mortality Among Chronic Liver Disease Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	2022	36
9	Needs and Preferences Among Food Pantry Clients	2021	36
10	Global Perspectives on Improving Chronic Disease Prevention and Management In Diverse Settings	2021	35

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 8 Top 10 Most Altmetric Attention Article Title	Altmetric Attention Score
1	Mapping the Overlap of Poverty Level and prevalence of Diagnosed Chronic Kidney Disease Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States	4
2	Stroke Mortality and Stroke Hospitalizations: Racial Differences and Similarities in the Geographic Patterns of High Burden Communities Among Older Adults	4
3	Factors Associated with Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake Among Young Children – United States, 2021	3
4	Use of Menthol-Flavored Tobacco Products Among US Middle and High School Students: National Youth Tobacco Survey, 2022	3
5	Modernizing CDC’s Practices and Culture for Better Data Sharing, Impact, and Transparency	2
6	Data for Decision Makers: Finding Policy, Systems, and Environmental Solutions for Public Health Problems	2
7	Preventing Chronic Disease Collection: From Data to Action: National, State, and Local Efforts to End Menthol and Other Flavored Commercial Tobacco Product Use	2
8	Weight Loss in Short-Term Interventions for Physical Activity and Nutrition Among Adults With Overweight or Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	2
9	Validation of Multi-State EHR-Based Network for Disease Surveillance (MENDS) Data and Implications for Improving Data Quality and Representativeness	1
10	Contextual Factors Relevant to Implementing Social Risk Factor Screening and Referrals in Cancer Survivorship: A Qualitative Study	1

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