Department of Public Health and Epidemiology

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Shahin, B., Mahrouseh, N., Al-Afeer, N., Varga, O.: Assessing knowledge and attitudes toward childhood obesity among Syrian refugees in Al Za'atari refugee camp: a quantitative approach.
Front. Public Health. 14, 1-11, (article identifier: 1793282), 2026.

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Q1 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (2025)

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Varga, M., Bíró, K., Dombrádi, V., Kovács, N., Nagy, A. C., Bányai, G., Boruzs, K.: Assessment of attitudes towards antihypertensive medication among Hungarian patients with hypertension using the beliefs about medicines questionnaire: a validation and cross-sectional study.
BMC Public Health. 1, 1-32, 2026.

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Q1 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (2025)

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Chatterjee, A., Pál, L., Lovas, S., McKee, M., Diószegi, J., Kovács, N., Szűcs, S.: Assessment of health risks from exposure to indoor volatile organic compounds in European educational buildings.
Sci. Rep. 16, 1-10, (article identifier: 6554), 2026.

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Q1 Multidisciplinary (2025)

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Karu, Y. E., Mátyás, G., Vincze, F., Ádány, R., Bíró, É.: Association between COVID-related health literacy and vaccine acceptance: results of a nationwide cross-sectional study in Hungary.
BMC Public Health. 26, 1-13, (article identifier: 853), 2026.

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Q1 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (2025)

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Effah, E. S., Nai, A., Bárdos, H.: Associations of built environmental characteristics and physical activity in neighbourhoods of Accra, Ghana.
Health Place. 98, 1-9, (article identifier: 103645), 2026.

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D1 Geography, Planning and Development (2025)

D1 Health (social science) (2025)

Q1 Life-span and Life-course Studies (2025)

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D1 Sociology and Political Science (2025)

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Horváth, I., Miklós, Z., Tornyi, I., Markóczy, Z., Király, Z., Sándor, J., Kósa, K., Springó, Z., Kui, I. L., Hazházi, M., Bogos, K., Kerpel-Fronius, A.: A tüdőrák szűrés megerősítésének hazai eredményei a nemzetközi SOLACE projektben.
Med. Thorac. 79 (2), 72-73, 2026.

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Effah, E. S., Nai, A., Bárdos, H.: Built environmental characteristics, physical activity, diet, and nutritional status in Accra, Ghana: a cross-sectional study.
BMC Public Health. 26 (1), 1-13, (article identifier: 752), 2026.

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Gozüm, S., Nimri, O., Merzah, M., Vitorino, R.: Cancer Screening and Prevention in MENA and Mediterranean Populations: a Multi-Level Analysis of Barriers, Knowledge Gaps, and Interventions Across Indigenous and Diaspora Communities.
Diseases. 14 (1), 1-22, (article identifier: 10), 2026.

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Q1 Medicine (miscellaneous) (2025)

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Major, D., Fazekas-Pongor, V., Kovács, N., Pikó, P., Fekete, M., Ungvári, Z., Ádány, R.: Causes and extent of avoidable mortality across the european union: insights for advancing healthy aging.
GeroScience. [Epub ahead of print], 2026.

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Q1 Aging (2025)

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D1 Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2025)

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Miklós, Z., Barta, I., Springó, Z., Kósa, K., Sándor, J., Kui, I. L., Pataki, P., Tornyi, I., Bogos, K., Kerpel-Fronius, A., Horváth, I.: Célcsoport -specifikus bevonási módszerek hatékonysága a tüdőrákszűrésben: a SOLACE program magyarországi tanulságai.
Med. Thorac. 79 (2), 89-90, 2026.

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Israel, F. E. A., Vincze, F., Ádány, R., Bíró, É.: Challenges in patient-physician communication: the results of an Angolan cross-sectional study on communicative health literacy and its determinants.
BMJ Open 16, 1-11, (article identifier: 113674), 2026.

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Q1 Medicine (miscellaneous) (2025)

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Tornyi, I., Miklós, Z., Bogos, K., Kósa, K., Markóczy, Z., Kui, I. L., Sándor, J., Springó, Z., Kerpel-Fronius, A., Horváth, I.: COPD-s és nem COPD-s résztvevők összehasonlítása a SOLACE magyarországi szűrésében.
Med. Thorac. 79 (2), 102-103, 2026.

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Árokszállási, T., Nagy, A. C., Balogh, E., Nagy, E. B., Sik, M., Fülesdi, Z., Orbán-Kálmándi, R. A., Árokszállási, A., Juhász, P., Fekete, G., Rácz, L., Csépány, T., Csiba, L., Bagoly, Z., Oláh, L.: Elevated Blood Alcohol Concentration at Stroke Onset Predicts Poor Clinical Outcomes and Mortality After Intracerebral Hemorrhage: a Retrospective Cohort Study.
Neurol. Ther. 15 (1), 287-307, 2026.

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Q1 Neurology (2025)

Q1 Neurology (clinical) (2025)

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Pikó, P., Diószegi, J., Kovács, N., Ádány, R.: Folate Status Shaped by Taste Receptor Genetics and Sociobehavioral Modulation: evidence from a Hungarian Cohort.
Nutrients. 18 (4), 1-21, (article identifier: 562), 2026.

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D1 Food Science (2025)

Q1 Nutrition and Dietetics (2025)

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Simon, A., Bárdos, H.: Home gardening and fruit and vegetable intake in rural settlements in Northeast Hungary.
Sci Rep. 16 (1), 1-10, (article identifier: 7903), 2026.

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Q1 Multidisciplinary (2025)

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Varga, O., Ferrante, G., Vokó, Z., Széles, G., Heijnsdijk, E. A. M., Ivanuš, U., Senore, C., Csanádi, M.: Improving EU cancer screening policies: a framework for identifying barriers of screening programs with monitoring data.
Journal of Cancer Policy. 48, 1-5, (article identifier: 100755), 2026.

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Q2 Oncology (2025)

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Andrade, C. A. S., Mahrouseh, N., Kovács, N., Cuschieri, S., Chen-Xu, J., Varga, O.: National and subnational analysis of self-reported diabetes mellitus and health inequalities in Europe.
Sci Rep. [Epub ahead of print], 2026.

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Vincze, F., Csányi, T., Kaj, M., Kälbli, K., Nagy-Pénzes, G., Pinczés, T., Cselkó, A., Sándor, J.: Physical fitness changes among school-aged children during the COVID-19 lockdown evaluated within the Hungarian National Student Fitness Test cohort.
Sci Rep. 16 (1), 1-12, (article identifier: 254), 2026.

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Muhlis, A. N. A., Mahrouseh, N., Andrade, C. A. S., Chen-Xu, J., Eikemo, T. A., Balaj, M., Economou, M., Mechili, E. A., Unim, B., Baravelli, C. M., Badache, A., Spijker, J., Gabrani, J., Vieira, R. J., Lassen, B., Haneef, R., Tecirli, G., Cuschieri, S., Rojas-Rueda, D., Hoven, H., Chamouni, G., Tarek, G. L., Varga, O.: Potential impact of increasing physical activity on NCD mortality in the EU: pathways to SDG 3.4.1 by 2030.
BMJ Glob. Health. 11 (5), 1-13, (article identifier: 022998), 2026.

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D1 Health Policy (2025)

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Shehab, B., Nagy, A. C., Sárváry, A.: Quality of Life, Treatment Satisfaction, and Perceived Stress Among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Attending Clinics in Conflict-Affected Syria: a Cross-Sectional Study.
J. Clin. Med. 15 (3), 1-15, (article identifier: 1285), 2026.

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Q2 Medicine (miscellaneous) (2025)

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Simon, A., Bárdos, H.: The effect of home gardening on vegetable and fruit consumption: a pre-post intervention study in Northeast Hungary.
J Health Popul Nutr. 45 (1), 1-8, (article identifier: 67), 2026.

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Q1 Food Science (2025)

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Q2 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (2025)

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Andrade, C. A. S., Mahrouseh, N., von der Lippe, E., Baravelli, C. M., Eikemo, T. A., Spijker, J., Varga, O.: Trends and inequalities in age-standardized prevalence rate of edentulism among members of European Union between 1990 and 2021.
BMC Oral Health. 26 (1), 1-13, (article identifier: 49), 2026.

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Q1 Dentistry (miscellaneous) (2025)

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Kovács, N., Pikó, P., Major, D., Fazekas-Pongor, V., Ungvári, Z., Ádány, R.: Unequal healthy ageing trajectories across Europe: socioeconomic development and age-related disease burden in the European Union and South-Eastern European countries.
GeroScience. [Epub ahead of print], 2026.

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Q1 Aging (2025)

Q1 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (2025)

D1 Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2025)

D1 Geriatrics and Gerontology (2025)

D1 Veterinary (miscellaneous) (2025)

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Mátyás, G., Vincze, F., Ádány, R., Bíró, É.: Vaccination Literacy and Its Determinants in Hungary: results of a Cross-Sectional Survey.
J. Prim. Care Community Health. 17, 1-10, (article identifier: 21501319251409914), 2026.

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D1 Community and Home Care (2025)

Q1 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (2025)

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Jargalsaikhan, U., Kasabji, F., Vincze, F., Pálinkás, A., Kőrösi, L., Sándor, J.: A Composite Indicator for Primary Diabetes Care: cross-Sectional Study in Hungary.
Healthcare. 13 (5), 1-17, (article identifier: 480), 2025.

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Q2 Health Informatics

Q2 Health Information Management

Q2 Health Policy

Q1 Leadership and Management

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