Journal profile

Health affairs

Publisher: Project Hope
ISSN0278-2715 | 2694-233X FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed
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Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.11
Citation rate 5.26 2,441 total citations
h5-index 68 h5 depth signal
Cited share 73.4% 348 of 474
Total citations 2,441 Citation footprint
Metric signal 5.08 External metric anchor
Self-citation 4.6% 112 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 2,791
United Kingdom 64
Canada 47
Australia 41
Georgia 41

Citing Fields of Research

Healthcare Policy 1,778
Patient Care 1,035
Health Education & Remote Healthcare 425
Medical Ethics 262
Palliative Care 179

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 11,844 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 474 348 cited publications
Last 12 months 211 17.6 publications/month
Open access share 0.5% 1 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 2,791 citing publications
Leading citing field Healthcare Policy 1,778 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 1 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, 1981-
PubMed
v1n1, 1981-
Hospital literature index
v1n1, 1981-1994
Hospital and health administration index
1995-1999
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Healthcare Policy Patient Care Substance Abuse Medical Ethics

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Project Hope

Broad Categories

Health Services Research Public Health Patient Care Healthcare Policy Medical Ethics Obstetrics/Gynecology Nutrition & Dietetics Virology

MeSH Descriptors

Delivery of Health Care Health Policy Public Health

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Has occasional supplements.

Also issued online.

Indexes: Vols. 5 (1987)-10 (1991). 1 v.; v. 10 (1992)-15 (1996). 1 v.; v. 16 (1997)-20 (2001). 1 v.

Complemented by (work): Health affairs scholar 2976-5390 (DLC) 2023228355 (OCoLC)1400081954 (DNLM)9918627882906676.

Vol. 1, no. 1 (WINTER 1981)19900918 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper that meets the full ANSI standard for Permanent Paper