Impact Factor
4.63
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
6.80
16,635 total citations
h5-index
94
h5 depth signal
Cited share
88.2%
2,250 of 2,552
Total citations
16,635
Citation footprint
Metric signal
7.21
External metric anchor
Self-citation
9.3%
1,545 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
China
1,695
United States
1,538
United Kingdom
797
Australia
631
Iran
614
Citing Fields of Research
Patient Care
6,559
Education & Pedagogy
3,547
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
2,505
Healthcare Policy
1,112
Psychiatry & Psychology
892
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
11,378
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
2,552
2,250 cited publications
Last 12 months
2,613
217.8 publications/month
Open access share
100.0%
2,613 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
China
1,695 citing publications
Leading citing field
Patient Care
6,559 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
20 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v1, 2001-
v1, 2001-
Active Coverage
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Patient Care
Education & Pedagogy
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
Dentistry & Oral Medicine
Broad Categories
Education
Patient Care
MeSH Descriptors
Education, Medical, Continuing
Education, Medical, Graduate
Education, Medical, Undergraduate
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
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DOI 10.1186/s12909-026-10641-9
Open DOI
The hospital as a third classroom: a qualitative descriptive-interpretive study of situated learning and the hidden curriculum among medical interns
Background: Much medical training occurs through everyday clinical work, where informal teaching and the hidden curriculum shape learning and professional identity. Social pedagogy offers a relational and ethical lens for these processes...
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DOI 10.1186/s12909-026-10519-w
Open DOI
Workload demands, surgical education and training among resident surgeons in Germany: a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study
Background: The medical system is experiencing increasing systemic workload pressures and a developing shortage of doctors, making the well-being of resident surgeons a critical factor for sustainable healthcare delivery. By highlighting...
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DOI 10.1186/s12909-026-10636-6
Open DOI
Symbolic ableism in health professions education: development and initial psychometric evaluation of the German symbolic ableism scale
Background: Ableist attitudes may undermine equity, quality, and safety of care and may also shape the inclusion of learners and professionals with disabilities. Brief, context-sensitive instruments for health professions education are l...
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DOI 10.1186/s12909-026-10651-7
Open DOI
Virtual reality-based disaster preparedness training for health professionals and first responders
Background: Virtual reality (VR) enables safe, repeatable rehearsal for rare, high-risk disasters, but evidence spans health professions, emergency response, disaster management, and educational technology. Objective: To synthesize how V...
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Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Title from BioMed Central archive volume screen (viewed on Feb. 15, 2002).
Articles are added consecutively to the current annual v.
System requirements: Internet connectivity and World Wide Web browser.
Mode of access: Internet.