Impact Factor
3.20
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
2.26
573 total citations
h5-index
31
h5 depth signal
Cited share
59.8%
155 of 259
Total citations
573
Citation footprint
Metric signal
2.26
External metric anchor
Self-citation
4.2%
24 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
316
United Kingdom
214
Australia
107
Canada
89
Germany
83
Citing Fields of Research
Medical Ethics
626
Philosophy
431
Palliative Care
118
Psychiatry & Psychology
93
Human Reproduction
93
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
3,007
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
259
155 cited publications
Last 12 months
160
13.3 publications/month
Open access share
48.8%
78 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
316 citing publications
Leading citing field
Medical Ethics
626 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
17 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v1n1, Jan. 1987-
v1n1, Jan. 1987-
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Medical Ethics
Philosophy
Palliative Care
Broad Categories
Ethics
Medical Ethics
Philosophy
Human Reproduction
Healthcare Policy
Musculoskeletal Disorders
MeSH Descriptors
Bioethics
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1111/bioe.70202
Open DOI
Why Social Egg Freezing for Single Women Should Not Be Prohibited: A Confucian Perspective
Beginning with a recent high‐profile case in mainland China, this paper argues that the current prohibition on social egg freezing for single women cannot be justified from a Confucian ethical perspective. We first explain why Confucian ...
02
DOI 10.1111/bioe.70203
Open DOI
From Imminence to Institutional Incidence: Rethinking Fetal Status Beyond Metaphysical Classification
This response examines Joel Cox's proposal to reconceptualise fetal moral status as “imminent personhood.” While welcoming Cox's effort to move beyond static potential/actual personhood binaries, it argues that the concept of imminence r...
03
DOI 10.1111/bioe.70196
Open DOI
Issue Information
04
DOI 10.1111/bioe.70192
Open DOI
Critical Perspectives on Democratic Deliberation in Health and Science Policy
05
DOI 10.1111/bioe.70191
Open DOI
The Scaleup Costs, Size, and Statistics Challenge to Democratic Deliberation on Health Policy
Current fashion supports aligning health policy with the recommendations of deliberative forums, or mini‐publics. These forums' participants are selected randomly from the general public (sometimes with overrepresentation of direct stake...
06
DOI 10.1111/bioe.70197
Open DOI
Response to “Beneficial Bloodsucking”: The Moral Peril of Instrumentalizing Disease
07
DOI 10.1111/bioe.70201
Open DOI
Codifying the Short Code
08
DOI 10.1111/bioe.70200
Open DOI
Losing Control: Why Absence of Controlling Influences Should be Replaced by Absence of Alienating Influences as a Criterion for Autonomous Action in Bioethics
According to Faden and Beauchamp's influential model, an action is autonomous when it is done intentionally with understanding and in the absence of controlling influences. Recent debates concerning nudges have shown, however, that this ...
09
DOI 10.1111/bioe.70199
Open DOI
Tiredness and the Capacity to Decide: The Example of Maternity Care
Tiredness is taken seriously in healthcare where clinicians are concerned since good decisions require the ability to think clearly. The impact of patient tiredness is neglected. This is surprising, as there are healthcare contexts, like...
10
DOI 10.1111/bioe.70198
Open DOI
On the Immunity of Hospitals in Gaza: A Response to Lucas
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Title from cover.
Also issued online.