Impact Factor
4.08
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
4.96
2,365 total citations
h5-index
42
h5 depth signal
Cited share
87.5%
441 of 504
Total citations
2,365
Citation footprint
Metric signal
4.97
External metric anchor
Self-citation
8.0%
190 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United Kingdom
393
China
301
Germany
242
United States
203
Netherlands
183
Citing Fields of Research
Palliative Care
2,060
Oncology
230
Patient Care
141
Psychiatry & Psychology
94
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
91
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
2,601
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
504
441 cited publications
Last 12 months
462
38.5 publications/month
Open access share
100.0%
462 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United Kingdom
393 citing publications
Leading citing field
Palliative Care
2,060 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
20 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v14, 2015-
v1, 2002-
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Palliative Care
Broad Categories
Palliative Care
MeSH Descriptors
Hospice Care
Palliative Care
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
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DOI 10.1186/s12904-026-02384-7
Open DOI
Palliative care needs of heart failure patients: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies
02
03
DOI 10.1186/s12904-026-02392-7
Open DOI
Lived experience of parent-caregivers of children with medical complexity in Singapore: a qualitative study
04
05
DOI 10.1186/s12904-026-02382-9
Open DOI
Referral criteria for timely palliative care in metastatic cancer: a real-life cross-sectional study
06
DOI 10.1186/s12904-026-02389-2
Open DOI
Breaking bad news in palliative care settings: a qualitative study from Northern Ghana
07
DOI 10.1186/s12904-026-02375-8
Open DOI
Navigating emotional labor in palliative care: constructing a typology of nurse strategies
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DOI 10.1186/s12904-026-02383-8
Open DOI
Feasibility and acceptability of including advance care planning in a home-based palliative-care coordination meeting: a longitudinal ethnographic study of the experiences of older patients, their relatives and healthcare professionals
Background: Advance care planning provides a structured approach to conversations about values and preferences but is uncommon in clinical practice. We implemented advance care planning as routine at the initiation of an individually tai...
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DOI 10.1186/s12904-026-02345-0
Open DOI
Exploring routine palliative care delivery to inform tailored digitalization approaches - a qualitative interview study
Background: Digital technologies are increasingly being introduced into palliative care. However, little is known about the implementation of new technologies from the perspectives of healthcare professionals and informal caregivers. Thi...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Title from BioMedCentral archive screen (viewed Aug. 16, 2002).
Articles are added consecutively to the current annual volume.
Electronic journal (HTML, PDF)
Mode of access: Internet.