Impact Factor
3.53
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
4.85
343 total citations
h5-index
23
h5 depth signal
Cited share
71.2%
52 of 73
Total citations
343
Citation footprint
Metric signal
4.32
External metric anchor
Self-citation
0.9%
3 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
137
United Kingdom
40
Australia
37
Canada
34
China
33
Citing Fields of Research
Patient Care
137
Healthcare Policy
135
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
114
Diabetes
27
Psychiatry
23
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
572
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
73
52 cited publications
Last 12 months
56
6.2 publications/month
Open access share
100.0%
56 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
137 citing publications
Leading citing field
Patient Care
137 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
1 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v8n1, 2020-
v7n1, 2019- ; Selected citations only before this date
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Patient Care
Broad Categories
Primary Health Care
Public Health
Patient Care
Healthcare Policy
Virology
Nutrition & Dietetics
Oncology
Diabetes
MeSH Descriptors
Community Health Services
Family Practice
General Practice
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1136/fmch-2026-004039
Open DOI
Primary care determinants for timely diagnosis of dementia
Objective: To identify actions of primary care physicians (PCPs) that influence referral to specialist assessment for dementia from the perspective of people with symptoms of dementia and/or their significant others. Design: A descriptiv...
02
DOI 10.1136/fmch-2026-003925
Open DOI
Ultra-processed food consumption and risk of multiple chronic diseases among 8,819,894 adults from 51 prospective cohorts: a dose-response meta-analysis
Objective: The consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) has increased globally. This study comprehensively investigated the impact of consuming UPFs on the risk of major chronic diseases in adults. Setting: A systematic search identif...
03
DOI 10.1136/fmch-2026-004068
Open DOI
Stroke incidence trends and the role of chronic disease management in a universal health coverage system: a retrospective observational study in Macao, 2019–2024
Objective: To analyse the temporal trend of stroke incidence from 2019 to 2024 in Macao and evaluate its relationship with hypertension (HTN) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) management within a universal health coverage (UHC) system....
04
DOI 10.1136/fmch-2026-003963
Open DOI
Impact of adverse childhood experiences, positive childhood experiences and adult protective and risk factors on health in a statewide representative sample
Objective: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), positive childhood experiences (PCEs) and adult protective and risk factors have each been associated with health outcomes but have rarely been examined together. We examined associations ...
05
DOI 10.1136/fmch-2026-004247
Open DOI
Residency taught me medicine: practice taught me everything else
10 years ago, I completed residency training believing I was finally prepared for independent practice.
06
DOI 10.1136/fmch-2026-004076
Open DOI
Analysis of the OPTIMUM (Optimising care of Patients via Telemedicine In Monitoring and aUgmenting their control of diabetes Mellitus) tele-monitoring system in primary care as perceived by healthcare professionals using the CFIR framework
Objective: Telemedicine has been increasingly adopted post-COVID-19 to optimise chronic disease management, improving patient outcomes. The multi-component OPTIMUM (Optimising care of Patients via Telemedicine In Monitoring and aUgmentin...
07
DOI 10.1136/fmch-2026-004118
Open DOI
Association of radioactive iodine treatment with survivorship symptoms and primary care utilisation in women of reproductive age with thyroid cancer: a retrospective cohort study
Objectives: Radioactive iodine (RAI) is commonly administered after thyroid cancer surgery and is generally considered low risk. Its use in women of reproductive age, however, is increasingly debated. Most research has focused on cancer ...
08
DOI 10.1136/fmch-2026-003958
Open DOI
Continuity as infrastructure: protecting patient outcomes, equity and the rural primary care workforce
Continuity of care has long defined the identity and clinical effectiveness of family medicine and primary care. Longitudinal relationships allow clinicians to understand patients in context and translate that knowledge into better preve...
09
DOI 10.1136/fmch-2026-003981
Open DOI
Pilot of a novel patient-led intervention for postdischarge from hospital management of older patients’ care in general practice
Objective: General Practice Management After Transition Events (GP-MATE) is a codesigned patient-held tool to structure a dedicated postdischarge appointment for older patients. This pilot in routine general practice evaluated its feasib...
10
DOI 10.1136/fmch-2026-004088
Open DOI
Integrating genomic medicine into primary care: a precision health model from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Objective: To describe the design, structure and first-year operational data of the Precision Medicine Clinic (PMC) at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSHRC), a primary-care-embedded genomic medicine service launched ...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Articles published as they become available and compiled into quarterly issues.
Also issued in print.