Medicina | Highly Cited Papers in 2024–2025 and Hot Topic Special Issues in the “Epidemiology & Public Health” Section

We would like to share with you some highly cited papers from the “Epidemiology & Public Health” Section that were published in Medicina (ISSN: 1648-9144) in 2024 and 2025, which you are welcome to read. You can also find the journal’s latest publications via the following website: https://www.mdpi.com/search?journal=medicina&section=1110.

Additionally, some Special Issues in the “Epidemiology & Public Health” Section are currently open for submission. The following is a list of articles and Special Issues that we believe may be of interest to you:

1. “Enhancing Therapy Adherence: Impact on Clinical Outcomes, Healthcare Costs, and Patient Quality of Life”
by Urszula Religioni, Rocío Barrios-Rodríguez, Pilar Requena, Mariola Borowska and Janusz Ostrowski
Medicina 2025, 61(1), 153; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61010153
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/61/1/153

2. “The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Obesity Risk Prediction and Management: Approaches, Insights, and Recommendations”
by Lillian Huang, Ellen N. Huhulea, Elizabeth Abraham, Raphael Bienenstock, Esewi Aifuwa, Rahim Hirani, Atara Schulhof, Raj K. Tiwari and Mill Etienne
Medicina 2025, 61(2), 358; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61020358
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/61/2/358

3. “Quality of Life of Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome”
by Natalia Ligocka, Karolina Chmaj-Wierzchowska, Katarzyna Wszołek, Maciej Wilczak and Katarzyna Tomczyk
Medicina 2024, 60(2), 294; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60020294
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/60/2/294

4. “Cardiovascular Diseases in Public Health: Chromosomal Abnormalities in Congenital Heart Disease Causing Sudden Cardiac Death in Children”
by Cecilia Salzillo, Marco La Verde, Amalia Imparato, Rossella Molitierno, Stefano Lucà, Francesca Pagliuca and Andrea Marzullo
Medicina 2024, 60(12), 1976; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60121976
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/60/12/1976

5. “Microvascular Capillary and Precapillary Cardiovascular Disturbances Strongly Interact to Severely Affect Tissue Perfusion and Mitochondrial Function in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Evolving from the Post COVID-19 Syndrome”
by Klaus Josef Wirth and Matthias Löhn
Medicina 2024, 60(2), 194; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60020194
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/60/2/194

6. “Sex-Specific Sarcopenia Prevalence and Risk Factors in the Korean Population: A Cross-Sectional Epidemiological Study”
by Do-Youn Lee
Medicina 2024, 60(6), 899; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60060899
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/60/6/899

7. “Coping Strategies Among Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Emotional Responses, Challenges, and Adaptive Practices”
by Aida Puia, Sorina Rodica Pop, Bianca Olivia Cojan Manzat, Sebastian Pintea, Ion Cosmin Puia and Mihaela Fadgyas-Stanculete
Medicina 2025, 61(2), 311; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61020311
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/61/2/311

8. “Clinical and Epidemiological Aspects on Healthcare-Associated Infections with Acinetobacter spp. in a Neurosurgery Hospital in North-East Romania”
by Nicoleta Luchian, Iulia Olaru, Alina Pleșea-Condratovici, Mădălina Duceac (Covrig), Mirela Mătăsaru, Marius Gabriel Dabija, Eva Maria Elkan, Vlad Andrei Dabija, Lucian Eva and Letitia Doina Duceac
Medicina 2025, 61(6), 990; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61060990
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/61/6/990

9. “Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: A Narrative Review of Epidemiology and Public Health Implications”
by Patrick Pender, Mithila Zaheen, Quan M. Dang, Viet Dang, James Xu, Matthew Hollings, Sidney Lo, Kazuaki Negishi and Sarah Zaman
Medicina 2025, 61(4), 650; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61040650
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/61/4/650

10. “Trends in Myocardial Infarction Morbidity and Mortality from Ischemic Heart Disease in Middle-Aged Lithuanian Population from 2000 to 2023: Data from Population-Based Kaunas Ischemic Heart Disease Register”
by Ricardas Radisauskas, Lolita Sileikiene, Daina Kranciukaite-Butylkiniene, Sarunas Augustis, Erika Jasukaitiene, Dalia Luksiene, Abdonas Tamosiunas, Karolina Marcinkeviciene, Dalia Virviciute, Diana Zaliaduonyte et al.
Medicina 2025, 61(5), 910; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61050910
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/61/5/910

Special Issues:

“Antibiotic Resistance and Patient Safety: A Clinical Perspective”
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Monica Marilena Țânțu and Dr. Corneliu Ovidiu Vrancianu
Submission deadline: 1 August 2026

“Physical Activity and Exercise for Chronic Disease: Evidence Syntheses in Sport Science and Public Health”
Guest Editors: Dr. Silvia Varela and Dr. Daniel González-Devesa
Submission deadline: 20 September 2026

“New Insights into Evidence-Based Medicine and Public Health”
Guest Editors: Dr. Giedrė Smailytė and Dr. Donatas Austys
Submission deadline: 30 November 2026

“Application of Artificial Intelligence in Disease Diagnosis and Treatment”
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Ricardo Martinez-Murillo and Dr. Oscar Casanova Carvajal
Submission deadline: 25 September 2026