Journal profile

BMJ global health

Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
ISSN2059-7908 FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
4.20
Citation rate 5.02 5,237 total citations
h5-index 96 h5 depth signal
Cited share 67.0% 780 of 1,164
Total citations 5,237 Citation footprint
Metric signal 4.82 External metric anchor
Self-citation 2.8% 146 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 1,956
United Kingdom 1,633
Switzerland 783
South Africa 529
Australia 519

Citing Fields of Research

Healthcare Policy 2,499
Health Education & Remote Healthcare 642
Tropical Diseases 450
Medical Ethics 436
Obstetrics/Gynecology 348

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 4,769 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 1,164 780 cited publications
Last 12 months 556 46.3 publications/month
Open access share 99.8% 555 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 1,956 citing publications
Leading citing field Healthcare Policy 2,499 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 20 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v5n1, Jan. 2020-
PubMed
v1n1, Apr. 2016-
PMC
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Healthcare Policy

Broad Categories

Epidemiology Public Health Healthcare Policy Virology Medical Ethics Tropical Diseases HIV Mycobacterial Diseases

MeSH Descriptors

Global Health Healthcare Disparities

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

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Ryan J McAuley, Tuyet T Nguyen, Bryn M Carroll et al.
Vietnam faces a dual challenge in physician workforce development: an insufficient supply of doctors relative to population need and a postgraduate training landscape where advancement is time-based, supervision is variable and no nation...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Some issues have supplements.