Impact Factor
2.95
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
2.55
191 total citations
h5-index
19
h5 depth signal
Cited share
59.2%
45 of 76
Total citations
191
Citation footprint
Metric signal
1.53
External metric anchor
Self-citation
3.1%
6 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United Kingdom
178
United States
82
Australia
66
Canada
53
Netherlands
21
Citing Fields of Research
Healthcare Policy
156
Patient Care
98
Political Science & International Relations
94
Medical Ethics
88
Scientometrics & Research Ethics
81
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
832
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
76
45 cited publications
Last 12 months
47
4.3 publications/month
Open access share
17.0%
8 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United Kingdom
178 citing publications
Leading citing field
Healthcare Policy
156 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
19 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v20n1, Feb. 2024-
v20n1, Feb. 2024- ; selected citations only before this date
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Political Science & International Relations
Healthcare Policy
Education & Pedagogy
Scientometrics & Research Ethics
Patient Care
Sociology
Broad Categories
Health Services Research
Public Health
Political Science & International Relations
Medical Ethics
Healthcare Policy
Climate Change
Scientometrics & Research Ethics
MeSH Descriptors
Evidence-Based Practice
Public Policy
Research Design
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1332/17442648y2026d000000113
Open DOI
Attitudes of health economists to policy engagement activities: a Q methodology study
Background: Health economists are key actors in analysing and advising on healthcare policy decisions. Policy engagement is increasingly emphasised in health research, yet little is known about how health economists perceive their role i...
02
DOI 10.1332/17442648y2026d000000112
Open DOI
The uses of (mis)information in education policy: introduction to the special issue
This special issue of Evidence & Policy focuses on growing concerns around misinformation, disinformation and research misuse in education policy. This introduction to the issue shows how education policy is a unique and particularly vul...
03
04
DOI 10.1332/17442648y2026d000000110
Open DOI
Making space for research: lessons from a research–practice partnership in adult social care
Background: Research–practice partnerships (RPPs) are increasingly recognised for their potential to build research capacity in adult social care (ASC), yet the mechanisms enabling or constraining their impact remain under-explored. This...
05
DOI 10.1332/17442648y2026d000000107
Open DOI
How can critical actors be incentivised to take a systems approach to pursue preventative public health?
Introduction: In this article we explore how critical actors can be incentivised to take a systems approach to pursue preventative public health. More specifically, we focus on the link between urban environments and their effect on non-...
06
DOI 10.1332/17442648y2026d000000108
Open DOI
Capturing the classroom: disinformation as discursive reconstruction of education in Orbán’s Hungary
Introduction: Debates on educational disinformation typically target false content in curricula or online. This study reconceptualizes the phenomenon as the discursive reconstruction of education’s purpose, the strategic redefinition of ...
07
DOI 10.1332/17442648y2026d000000106
Open DOI
How we embraced methodological and ethical challenges in our community–academic partnered research about equity in organizational leadership
08
DOI 10.1332/17442648y2026d000000109
Open DOI
Developing and implementing a large-scale summit to improve health services delivery for rural, remote and Indigenous populations
Inequities persist in health services delivery for rural, remote and Indigenous populations internationally. These populations require attention to improve health outcomes for individuals, communities, providers and the health system. St...
09
DOI 10.1332/17442648y2026d000000105
Open DOI
Strengthening international evidence-informed policy making: lessons from the Global South
Introduction: Evidence-informed policy making (EIP) has generated substantial scholarship, but its contribution to the practicalities of policy making in international organisations is limited by the focus on a discreet and generally loc...
10
DOI 10.1332/17442648y2026d000000104
Open DOI
Evidence-based policy making in Japan (2016–23): institutional setting, administrative interpretation and barriers to implementation
Introduction: This article examines how evidence-based policy making (EBPM) has been institutionally situated and interpreted within Japan’s central administrative system, and what this reveals about barriers to its implementation. Metho...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Refereed/Peer-reviewed.
Articles published as they become available and compiled into volumes.
Also issued in print.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.