Table 5

National and foreign journals most cited in papers published in national journals of Public Health and Epidemiology, SciELO database, 1999–2007

Journal
Num. of citations
% citations granted

Revista de Saúde Pública
5600
30.0
Cadernos de Saúde Pública
4453
23.9
Lancet
1396
7.5
American Journal of Epidemiology
1119
6.0
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
1056
5.7
British Medical Journal
975
5.2
American Journal of Public Health
689
3.7
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
586
3.1
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
521
2.8
Japanese Journal of Medical Science-Social Medicine
484
2.6
JAMA
451
2.4
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical
392
2.1
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
369
2.0
Boletin de la Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana
298
1.6
Ciencia & Saúde Coletiva
273
1.5

TOTAL
18662
100.0

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