TABLE 2. Nutrition-Focused Papers With Action-Oriented Research Characteristics Published in 2012 in Nutrition and Public Health Journals
Journal NameTotal No. of Nutrition Papers in 2012No. (%) of Papers With 1 Action-Oriented Characteristica No. (%) of Papers per Action-Oriented Characteristicb
Topic(s) of studyProcesses/ InfluencesActorsMethodsApproach
Nutrition Journals
Ecology of Food and Nutrition194 (21.1)3 (75.0)4 (100.0)1 (25.0)2 (50.0)2 (50.0)
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior9013 (14.4)6 (46.2)11 (84.6)6 (46.2)3 (23.1)4 (30.8)
Maternal and Child Nutrition475 (10.6)5 (100.0)4 (80.0)5 (100.0)2 (40.0)3 (60.0)
Journal of Nutrition3087 (2.3)6 (85.7)5 (71.4)1 (14.3)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Public Health Nutrition25222 (8.7)15 (68.2)17 (77.3)9 (40.9)9 (40.9)7 (31.8)
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity461 (2.2)1 (100.0)1 (100.0)1 (100.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Subtotal76252 (6.8)36 (69.2)42 (80.8)23 (44.2)16 (30.8)16 (30.8)
Public Health Journals
American Journal of Public Health248 (33.3)8 (100.0)7 (87.5)3 (37.5)4 (50.0)0 (0.0)
Health Policy and Planning44 (100.0)4 (100.0)4 (100.0)2 (50.0)4 (100.0)3 (75.0)
Social Science & Medicine267 (26.9)7 (100.0)5 (71.4)3 (42.9)4 (57.1)3 (42.9)
Journal of School Health239 (39.1)9 (100.0)9 (100.0)4 (44.4)4 (44.4)2 (22.2)
Subtotal7728 (36.4)28 (100.0)25 (89.3)12 (42.9)16 (57.1)8 (28.9)
TOTAL83980 (9.5)64 (80.0)67 (83.8)35 (43.8)32 (40.0)24 (30.0)
  • a Percentages are of total nutrition papers per journal.

  • b Percentages are of total nutrition papers per journal with ≥1 action-oriented research characteristic.