Journal profile

Evaluation & the health professions

Publisher: Sage Publications
ISSN0163-2787 | 1552-3918 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.06
Citation rate 2.28 227 total citations
h5-index 18 h5 depth signal
Cited share 70.5% 74 of 105
Total citations 227 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.56 External metric anchor
Self-citation 0.4% 1 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 172
China 37
Canada 34
Turkey 32
United Kingdom 25

Citing Fields of Research

Patient Care 109
Psychiatry & Psychology 106
Health Education & Remote Healthcare 73
Psychiatry 52
Healthcare Policy 46

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 1,584 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 105 74 cited publications
Last 12 months 34 2.8 publications/month
Open access share 11.8% 4 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 172 citing publications
Leading citing field Patient Care 109 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 22 September 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1,spring 1978-
PubMed
v1n1,spring 1978-
Hospital literature index
v1n1,spring 1978-1994
Hospital and health administration index
1995

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Patient Care Psychiatry & Psychology Psychiatry Health Education & Remote Healthcare Healthcare Policy

Broad Categories

Health Services Research Patient Care Psychiatry & Psychology Musculoskeletal Disorders Medical Ethics Nutrition & Dietetics Psychiatry

MeSH Descriptors

Evaluation Studies as Topic Schools, Health Occupations

Latest Publications

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

01
Quyen M. Ngo, Jermaine D. Jones, Paulette Baukol et al.
There is a dearth of research that evaluates the generalizability of substance use disorder treatment outcomes. We assess one-month follow-up survey results and evaluate generalizability of outcomes for individuals randomly selected afte...
03
Shrikanth Muralidharan, Pawan Parashar, Tejaswi Sevekari
The CBAC is a simple, low-cost screening tool developed under India’s National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Stroke (NPCDCS) to identify individuals at risk of non-communicable dis...
06
Xufeng Wu, Jianjian Zhang, Yuqing Wang et al.
Prolonged mechanical ventilation can impair diaphragmatic function and hinder weaning. This study evaluated the effect of nurse-led graded diaphragmatic functional training in mechanically ventilated ICU patients. In this single-center r...
08
Çağla Nur Yetim, Saniye Aydoğan Arslan, Selma Demir
This study aimed to examine the relationship between dyspnea-related fear of movement and clinical variables in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The cross-sectional study included 59 patients with COPD. Percept...
10
Yulin Zeng, Ping Han
This 18-month longitudinal mixed-methods study employed an explanatory sequential design QUAN→qual examining 412 healthcare workers (nurses and physicians) from four tertiary hospitals in China to explore the bidirectional relationships ...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.