Impact Factor
2.54
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
1.36
124 total citations
h5-index
18
h5 depth signal
Cited share
48.9%
45 of 92
Total citations
124
Citation footprint
Metric signal
0.82
External metric anchor
Self-citation
1.6%
2 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United Kingdom
139
United States
63
China
23
Australia
22
Canada
22
Citing Fields of Research
Information & Library Science
212
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
198
Medical Ethics
68
Scientometrics & Research Ethics
44
Patient Care
36
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
1,287
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
92
45 cited publications
Last 12 months
6
3.0 publications/month
Open access share
16.7%
1 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United Kingdom
139 citing publications
Leading citing field
Information & Library Science
212 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
25 March 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v18n1, Mar. 2001-
v18n1, Mar. 2001-
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Information & Library Science
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
Contributor
Library Association. Health Libraries Group
Contributor
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (Great Britain). Health Libraries Group
Broad Categories
Health Services
Medical Informatics
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
Information & Library Science
Medical Ethics
MeSH Descriptors
Libraries, Medical
Medical Informatics
United Kingdom
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1111/hir.70010
Open DOI
Issue Information
02
DOI 10.1111/hir.70008
Open DOI
Bibliometric analysis of health information research from 2016 to 2020 confirms interest in how the Internet is used
Background: Health care is of great importance to individuals and those funding health care. The academic community is interested in how health care can be delivered and the role of health information. Objectives‐: This study uses biblio...
03
DOI 10.1111/hir.70005
Open DOI
Judy Palmer 1941–2025
04
DOI 10.1111/hir.70007
Open DOI
Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives for health and medical library workers: A scoping review
Background: Health disparities remain as a systemic challenge. With the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement and scant evidence of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives for workers in health science libraries, this s...
05
DOI 10.1111/hir.12542
Open DOI
Issue Information
06
DOI 10.1111/hir.70009
Open DOI
The Health Information and Libraries Journal , 1984–2025
This editorial explains the history of the Health Information and Libraries Journal from 1984 to 2025. Since its first issue, the Health Information and Libraries Journal has published over 1400 manuscripts, from reviews and original art...
07
DOI 10.1111/hir.70003
Open DOI
Training and facilitating the use of reminiscence resources in a health promotion library context
Health promotion libraries provide borrowable resources to support a wide range of health topics; resources are designed to be accessible and improve the impact of key health messages. Reminiscence resources aim to facilitate engagement ...
08
DOI 10.1111/hir.12578
Open DOI
How parents of children with musculoskeletal disorder use short videos for seeking health information and support: A qualitative study
Background: Short videos are a way that parents get health information. It is unclear how people seek health information in short videos on musculoskeletal conditions in children. Objective: To investigate the health information needs of...
09
DOI 10.1111/hir.12541
Open DOI
Issue Information
10
DOI 10.1111/hir.70004
Open DOI
Actioning actionable knowledge: What do we mean by knowledge mobilisation?
Managing and applying evidence from research and learning from experience to better effect are part of the solution to the challenges faced by healthcare systems. Health library and information professionals often struggle to convey what...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Title from cover.
Has separately paged section called: LA Health Libraries Group newsletter, (began Mar. 2001), also separatly published; CILIP Health Libraries Group newsletter, <Mar. 2004->, also separately published.
Also issued online.
Official journal of the Health Libraries Group of the Library Association, Mar. 2001- ; of the Health Libraries Group of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, <Mar. 2004->