Journal profile

Health and quality of life outcomes

Publisher: BioMed Central
ISSN1477-7525 FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.98
Citation rate 5.01 1,143 total citations
h5-index 50 h5 depth signal
Cited share 82.1% 202 of 246
Total citations 1,143 Citation footprint
Metric signal 4.81 External metric anchor
Self-citation 3.7% 42 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 468
United States 330
United Kingdom 326
Australia 186
Germany 168

Citing Fields of Research

Palliative Care 470
Psychiatry & Psychology 334
Medical Ethics 300
Health Education & Remote Healthcare 264
Musculoskeletal Disorders 235

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 3,902 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 246 202 cited publications
Last 12 months 211 17.6 publications/month
Open access share 100.0% 211 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 468 citing publications
Leading citing field Palliative Care 470 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 20 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, Jan. 2003-
PubMed
v1n1, 2003-
PMC
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Palliative Care Medical Ethics Psychiatry & Psychology Health Education & Remote Healthcare Healthcare Policy Oncology

Broad Categories

Public Health Medical Ethics Palliative Care Musculoskeletal Disorders Psychiatry & Psychology Nutrition & Dietetics

MeSH Descriptors

Outcome Assessment, Health Care Quality of Life

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Source code title: HQLO.

Title from publisher's PDF article caption (viewed Sept. 10, 2003).

Latest issue consulted: 1:42 (10 Sept. 2003) (viewed Sept. 10, 2003).

Articles added on an individual basis as accepted.

Individual articles are numbered with volume and article number, e.g., 1:1.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.