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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Al Ashkar, H., Kovács, N., Nagy, K., Ádány, R., Pikó, P.: Associations Between FTO (Fat Mass- and Obesity-Associated) Gene Allelic Load and Heart Rate Responses to Submaximal Exercise in Humans: a Cross-Sectional Study.
Biology. 15 (18), 1-23, (article identifier: 1607), 2026.

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Q1 Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) (2025)

Q2 Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) (2025)

Q2 Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous) (2025)

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Al Ashkar, H., Kovács, N., Veres-Balajti, I., Seres, I., Paragh, G., Ádány, R., Pikó, P.: Associations Between High-Density Lipoprotein Subfraction Profiles and Heart Rate Response Following Submaximal Exercise.
Biology. 15 (13), 1-18, (article identifier: 1051), 2026.

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Q1 Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) (2025)

Q2 Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) (2025)

Q2 Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous) (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)

Q1 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (2025)

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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Q1 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (2025)

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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)

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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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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Sherif, M., Nemmar, A., Ali, B., Makame, K. R., Nagy, K., Ádám, B.: Comparative cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of commercial glyphosate-based herbicide formulations and co-formulants in human leukocyte and hepatocyte cell lines.
Front. Toxicol. 8, 126-129, 2026.

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D1 Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous) (2025)

Q1 Toxicology (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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Ulambayar, B., Shehab, B., Sárváry, A., Nagy, A. C.: Dietary Determinants of Mental Well-Being Among Cardiometabolic High-Risk Adults in Hungary.
Nutrients. 18 (13), 1-15, (article identifier: 2086), 2026.

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D1 Food Science (2025)

Q1 Nutrition and Dietetics (2025)

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Pikó, P., Kovács, N., Pál, L., Szűcs, S., Seres, I., Paragh, G., Ádány, R.: Dose-dependent association of smoking exposure with HDL subfraction cholesterol content.
Sci Rep. 16 (1), 1-12, (article identifier: 23871), 2026.

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Q1 Multidisciplinary (2025)

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Adamu, N. L., Merzah, M., Iminza, D., Tano, K. F., Abaate, T. J., Thapa, P.: Effectiveness of Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support on Glycemic Control and Diabetes-Related Outcomes in Africa: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
AJPM Focus. 5 (4), 1-14, (article identifier: 100416), 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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Makame, K. R., Sherif, M., Thong, L. V. H., Ádám, B., Nagy, K.: Formulation Matters: Differential Genotoxic and Cytotoxic Effects of Lambda-Cyhalothrin Pesticide Formulations on Human Hepatocellular Cells.
J. Xenobiotics. 16 (3), 1-17, (article identifier: 98), 2026.

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Q2 Pollution (2025)

Q2 Pharmacology (2025)

Q1 Toxicology (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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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 Health Policy (2025)

Q2 Oncology (2025)

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Nagy, A. C., Kovács, N., Bata, R., Ghanem, A. S., Ulambayar, B., Móré, M.: Machine learning-based prediction of diabetes prognosis in a Hungarian clinical database.
Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics. 28 (Suppl_3), 138S, 2026.

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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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