Overview of Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) publications ordered by amount of citations received
| STROBE publication (journals) | No of citations | Impact factor* | Language | Date of publication |
| The Lancet | 110 | 30.8 | English | October 2007 |
| Ann Intern Med | 99 | 16.2 | English | October 2007 |
| Ann Intern Med (E&E)† | 97 | 16.2 | English | October 2007 |
| BMJ | 69 | 13.7 | English | October 2007 |
| Plos Med (E&E)† | 62 | 13.1 | English | October 2007 |
| J Clin Epidemiol | 51 | 3.0 | English | October 2008 |
| Plos Med | 43 | 13.1 | English | October 2007 |
| Epidemiology (E&E)† | 42 | 5.5 | English | November 2007 |
| Epidemiology | 21 | 5.5 | English | November 2007 |
| Prev Med | 15 | 3.2 | English | October 2007 |
| Bull World Health Organ | 14 | 5.3 | English | November 2007 |
| Gaceta Sanitaria | 7 | 1.2 | Spanish | March 2008 |
| Internist | 4 | 0.3 | German | June 2008 |
| Gaceta Sanitaria (E&E)† | 3 | 1.2 | Spanish | March 2009 |
| Rev Esp Salud Publica | 3 | – | Spanish | May 2008 |
| Notfall & Rettungsmedizin | 0 | 0.6 | German | May 2008 |
* Impact factors retrieved from 2009 Journal Citation Report Science Edition.
† Publication of the explanation and elaboration (E&E) document that accompanied the STROBE recommendations.