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Table 6 Top ten active journals in publishing the health- and infection-related literature (1980–2019)

From: Bibliometric analysis of peer-reviewed literature on climate change and human health with an emphasis on infectious diseases

Health-related literature (N = 4247)

Ranka

Journal

Frequency

%

C/D

Country

Journal Rank

 1st

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

184

4.3

11.4

Switzerland

Q2

 2nd

Environmental Health Perspectives

102

2.4

78.3

United States

Q1

 3rd

Lancet

78

1.8

42.6

United Kingdom

Q1

 4th

BMJ Clinical Research Ed

66

1.6

2.2

United Kingdom

 5th

Climatic Change

57

1.3

31.4

Netherlands

Q1

 6th

Parasites and Vectors

56

1.3

24.9

United Kingdom

Q1

 7th

Plos One

51

1.2

25.2

United States

Q1

 8th

Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases

46

1.1

34.7

United States

Q1

 9th

American Journal of Public Health

44

1.0

50.3

United States

Q1

 10th

Global Health Action

40

0.9

25.5

United Kingdom

Q1

Infection-related literature (1207)

 1st

Parasites And Vectors

56

4.6

23.8

United Kingdom

Q1

 2nd

Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases

47

3.9

32.3

United States

Q1

 3rd

Malaria Journal

40

3.3

27

United Kingdom

Q1

 4th

Epidemiology and Infection

33

2.7

23.3

United Kingdom

Q2

 5th

Plos One

32

2.7

30.2

United States

Q1

 6th

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

21

1.7

15.4

Switzerland

Q2

 7th

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

20

1.7

50.6

United States

Q1

 7th

Environmental Health Perspectives

20

1.7

100.5

United States

Q1

 9th

Emerging Infectious Diseases

16

1.3

53.9

United States

Q1

 9th

Science of the Total Environment

16

1.3

28.1

Netherlands

Q1

  1. aIn ranking, two equally active journals were given similar ranks and one position in the rank was skipped. C/D = number of citations per document. Q = Quartile
  2. Infection-related literature: documents on climate change and infectious diseases. Health-related literature: documents on climate change and health