| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | The Transtheoretical Model of Health Behavior Change | American Journal of Health Promotion | 1997 | 5,523 |
| 2 | Editorial | American Journal of Health Promotion | 1997 | 2,864 |
| 3 | The Theory of Planned Behavior: A Review of its Applications to Health-Related Behaviors | American Journal of Health Promotion | 1996 | 2,342 |
| 4 | Translating Social Ecological Theory into Guidelines for Community Health Promotion | American Journal of Health Promotion | 1996 | 1,991 |
| 5 | Relationship between Urban Sprawl and Physical Activity, Obesity, and Morbidity | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2003 | 1,022 |
| 6 | Healthy Nutrition Environments: Concepts and Measures | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2005 | 888 |
| 7 | Powerlessness, Empowerment, and Health: Implications for Health Promotion Programs | American Journal of Health Promotion | 1992 | 838 |
| 8 | Health Promoting Effects of Friends and Family on Health Outcomes in Older Adults | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2000 | 521 |
| 9 | Ecological Foundations of Health Promotion | American Journal of Health Promotion | 1996 | 452 |
| 10 | A Comprehensive Review of Health Benefits of Qigong and Tai Chi | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2010 | 428 |
| 11 | Unsafe to Play? Neighborhood Disorder and Lack of Safety Predict Reduced Physical Activity among Urban Children and Adolescents | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2004 | 424 |
| 12 | Using the Stages of Change Model to Increase the Adoption of Physical Activity among Community Participants | American Journal of Health Promotion | 1992 | 399 |
| 13 | Financial Impact of Health Promotion Programs: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2001 | 390 |
| 14 | How Do Children's Eating Patterns and Food Choices Change over Time? Results from a Cohort Study | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2000 | 377 |
| 15 | Environmental Correlates of Physical Activity in a Sample of Belgian Adults | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2003 | 348 |
| 16 | Stress Management in Work Settings: A Critical Review of the Health Effects | American Journal of Health Promotion | 1996 | 347 |
| 17 | Reliability and Validity of a Single-Item Measure of Job Satisfaction | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2005 | 346 |
| 18 | The Conceptualization and Measurement of Perceived Wellness: Integrating Balance across and within Dimensions | American Journal of Health Promotion | 1997 | 309 |
| 19 | The Social Ecology of Health Promotion: Implications for Research and Practice | American Journal of Health Promotion | 1996 | 306 |
| 20 | Goal Setting as a Strategy for Dietary and Physical Activity Behavior Change: A Review of the Literature | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2004 | 279 |
| 21 | Evaluation of Motivationally Tailored vs. Standard Self-Help Physical Activity Interventions at the Workplace | American Journal of Health Promotion | 1998 | 269 |
| 22 | Walking and Bicycling: An Evaluation of Environmental Audit Instruments | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2003 | 269 |
| 23 | The Urban Built Environment and Obesity in New York City: A Multilevel Analysis | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2007 | 269 |
| 24 | Vigorous Physical Activity, Mental Health, Perceived Stress, and Socializing among College Students | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2013 | 269 |
| 25 | A Site-Specific Literature Review of Policy and Environmental Interventions That Promote Physical Activity and Nutrition for Cardiovascular Health: What Works? | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2005 | 266 |
| 26 | What Makes a Good Staging Algorithm: Examples from Regular Exercise | American Journal of Health Promotion | 1997 | 260 |
| 27 | Work-Family Spillover and Health during Midlife: Is Managing Conflict Everything? | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2000 | 257 |
| 28 | Fruit and Vegetable Intake in the United States: The Baseline Survey of the Five a Day for Better Health Program | American Journal of Health Promotion | 1995 | 253 |
| 29 | The Relationship between Obesity and the Prevalence of Fast Food Restaurants: State-Level Analysis | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2004 | 253 |
| 30 | Health Coaching to Improve Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors: An Integrative Review | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2010 | 244 |
| 31 | Neighborhood Environment, Access to Places for Activity, and Leisure-Time Physical Activity in a Diverse North Carolina Population | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2003 | 242 |
| 32 | Putting Stress into Words: The Impact of Writing on Physiological, Absentee, and Self-Reported Emotional Well-Being Measures | American Journal of Health Promotion | 1992 | 239 |
| 33 | Environmental and Lifestyle Factors Associated with Overweight and Obesity in Perth, Australia | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2003 | 235 |
| 34 | Student Hunger on Campus: Food Insecurity Among College Students and Implications for Academic Institutions | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2018 | 233 |
| 35 | Assessment of the Integration of the Ecological Approach in Health Promotion Programs | American Journal of Health Promotion | 1996 | 232 |
| 36 | Neighborhood Retail Food Environment and Fruit and Vegetable Intake in a Multiethnic Urban Population | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2009 | 224 |
| 37 | Urban Form Relationships with Walk Trip Frequency and Distance among Youth | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2007 | 223 |
| 38 | How Do Perceptions of Local Neighborhood Relate to Adolescents' Walking and Cycling? | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2005 | 222 |
| 39 | Concepts Guiding the Study of the Impact of the Built Environment on Physical Activity for Older Adults: A Review of the Literature | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2004 | 217 |
| 40 | The Costs of Obesity among Full-Time Employees | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2005 | 215 |
| 41 | The Art of Health Promotion | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2005 | 210 |
| 42 | Green Neighborhoods, Food Retail and Childhood Overweight: Differences by Population Density | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2007 | 204 |
| 43 | Preventing Adolescent Drug Abuse and High School Dropout through an Intensive School-Based Social Network Development Program | American Journal of Health Promotion | 1994 | 203 |
| 44 | Evaluation of a Wellness-Based Mindfulness Stress Reduction Intervention: A Controlled Trial | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2001 | 203 |
| 45 | Measuring the Diffusion of Innovative Health Promotion Programs | American Journal of Health Promotion | 1992 | 199 |
| 46 | Happiness and Life Satisfaction Prospectively Predict Self-Rated Health, Physical Health, and the Presence of Limiting, Long-Term Health Conditions | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2008 | 197 |
| 47 | A Review and Analysis of the Clinical- and Cost-Effectiveness Studies of Comprehensive Health Promotion and Disease Management Programs at the Worksite: 1998–2000 Update | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2001 | 195 |
| 48 | The Relationship between Convenience of Destinations and Walking Levels in Older Women | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2003 | 195 |
| 49 | Obesity and the Built Environment: Does the Density of Neighborhood Fast-Food Outlets Matter? | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2009 | 192 |
| 50 | A Review of Health-Related Outcomes of Multi-Component Worksite Health Promotion Programs | American Journal of Health Promotion | 1997 | 187 |
