Impact Factor
4.10
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
5.43
1,395 total citations
h5-index
46
h5 depth signal
Cited share
86.8%
231 of 266
Total citations
1,395
Citation footprint
Metric signal
6.48
External metric anchor
Self-citation
3.6%
50 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
205
United Kingdom
201
Germany
137
Netherlands
128
China
115
Citing Fields of Research
Medical Ethics
1,067
Patient Care
230
Palliative Care
224
Healthcare Policy
120
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
103
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
1,952
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
266
231 cited publications
Last 12 months
333
27.8 publications/month
Open access share
100.0%
333 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
205 citing publications
Leading citing field
Medical Ethics
1,067 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
16 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v1, 2000-
v1, 2000-
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Medical Ethics
Broad Categories
Ethics
Medical Ethics
Palliative Care
Patient Care
MeSH Descriptors
Ethics
Ethics, Clinical
Ethics, Medical
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
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DOI 10.1186/s12910-026-01620-2
Open DOI
Ethical analysis of the public’s perception towards human fetal and embryological collections
Lack of informed consent is the main ethical challenge in human fetal and embryological collections as it violates autonomy, disregards cultural sensitivit
02
DOI 10.1186/s12910-026-01636-8
Open DOI
End-of-Life Care for Anencephalic Infants: A Comparative Analysis from Islamic and Secular Perspectives
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DOI 10.1186/s12910-026-01631-z
Open DOI
Moving the goal post and using ethics as a rhetorical refuge doesn’t change the evidence: About the debate on the best care for minors with gender issues
In their recent article, Oosthoek et al. propose a paradigm shift in the evaluation and justification of gender-affirming medical treatment (GAMT) for mino
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DOI 10.1186/s12910-026-01640-y
Open DOI
Fetal right to life at the intersection of ethics, law, and health: a qualitative study of parents’ and health clinicians’ perspectives
Background: The right to life is recognized as a fundamental human right and a basis for the enjoyment of other rights. However, how this right applies to the fetus remains ethically and legally contested and has important implications f...
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DOI 10.1186/s12910-026-01637-7
Open DOI
Feeling safe: an empirical-ethical analysis of vulnerability in (es)ketamine treatment
Background: Treatments with acute consciousness-altering effects, such as (es)ketamine, place patients in a state of heightened vulnerability with reduced capacity for self-advocacy and self-regulation. Since feeling safe is a preconditi...
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DOI 10.1186/s12910-026-01623-z
Open DOI
Beyond ethical enthusiasm: community benefit-sharing, autonomy, and the case for precaution in genomic research
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.