Impact Factor
4.47
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
5.64
44,827 total citations
h5-index
130
h5 depth signal
Cited share
85.7%
7,507 of 8,764
Total citations
44,827
Citation footprint
Metric signal
5.43
External metric anchor
Self-citation
5.0%
2,219 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
China
13,199
United States
4,387
United Kingdom
1,305
Australia
945
Italy
921
Citing Fields of Research
Healthcare Policy
6,512
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
4,945
Psychiatry & Psychology
4,141
Nutrition & Dietetics
3,132
Patient Care
2,389
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
31,442
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
8,764
7,507 cited publications
Last 12 months
7,498
624.8 publications/month
Open access share
100.0%
7,498 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
China
13,199 citing publications
Leading citing field
Healthcare Policy
6,512 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
19 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v8, 2020-
v1, 2013-
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Healthcare Policy
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
Psychiatry & Psychology
Nutrition & Dietetics
Patient Care
Psychiatry
Broad Categories
Public Health
Virology
Healthcare Policy
Nutrition & Dietetics
Patient Care
Palliative Care
Psychiatry & Psychology
MeSH Descriptors
Public Health
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1913192
Open DOI
Incidence and characteristics of foot and ankle injuries among pilgrims during Hajj
Background: The Hajj pilgrimage represents one of the largest recurrent mass gatherings globally, posing unique injury-related public health challenges. Foot and ankle injuries are particularly common due to prolonged walking, crowd dens...
02
DOI 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1943244
Open DOI
Inequity in palliative care and bereavement support: an umbrella review of the evidence
Introduction: Inequitable, unfair or unjust service provision pervades palliative and bereavement care globally within and across countries. There is growing research into the needs of population groups known to experience inequity. This...
03
DOI 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1907926
Open DOI
Tuberculosis transmission and community outreach screening in an informal urban settlement in a low-incidence European setting
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) in low-incidence European settings disproportionately affects structurally vulnerable populations, including individuals living in informal housing. In late 2023, a TB cluster was identified among residents ...
04
DOI 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1974886
Open DOI
Modernising public health surveillance in an EHDS-enabled Europe: building a coordinated European public health intelligence ecosystem
Background: Public health surveillance in Europe is facing increasingly complex cross-border threats. Although digital health investments and EU-level initiatives have expanded the amount of health data available for surveillance purpose...
05
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DOI 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1972605
Open DOI
Outcome measures in long COVID clinical trials: a review
Background: Long COVID is a multisystem disease that affects approximately 10% of people after a SARS-CoV-2 infection. In the absence of curative treatment, high-quality clinical treatment trials are urgently needed for long COVID. There...
07
DOI 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1929195
Open DOI
Actions, recommendations, and public policy solutions for the management of dermatological diseases in Latin America: a systematic review
Introduction: Dermatological diseases impose a substantial health burden and contribute to health inequalities across Latin America. However, data regarding regional public policies has not been systematically synthesized, limiting the i...
08
DOI 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1885067
Open DOI
Evaluating the associations of learning environment with student engagement and learning gains among undergraduate students at a medical university in western China
Introduction: As quality improvement in medical education increasingly focuses on the learning processes that students actually experience, it is important to clarify which learning-environment domains are most closely associated with st...
09
DOI 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1940730
Open DOI
Driving the quality of care in publicly financed health insurance: a close look at the accreditation-based incentive policy of AB-PMJAY in India
The quality of healthcare delivery, in terms of clinical service standardization and patient satisfaction, remains a persistent challenge for low and middle-income countries (LMIC), including India. Since the launch of the Ayushman Bhara...
10
DOI 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1925598
Open DOI
Political polarization and public health in Germany
In contrast to the outpatient and inpatient healthcare faces Germany’s public health service (Öffentlicher Gesundheitsdienst, ÖGD/PHS) financial and structural disadvantages. We unravel that challenges associated with political polarizat...