Impact Factor
2.69
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
1.78
97 total citations
h5-index
14
h5 depth signal
Cited share
61.8%
34 of 55
Total citations
97
Citation footprint
Metric signal
1.53
External metric anchor
Self-citation
2.1%
2 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
Italy
76
United States
56
United Kingdom
33
France
16
Germany
14
Citing Fields of Research
Patient Care
180
Healthcare Policy
120
Management Sciences
103
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
54
Sociology
17
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
1,126
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
55
34 cited publications
Last 12 months
27
2.5 publications/month
Open access share
11.1%
3 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
Italy
76 citing publications
Leading citing field
Patient Care
180 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
8 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v1n1, Mar. 1988-
v1n1, Mar. 1988-
v1n1,Mar. 1988-1994
1995-1999
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Patient Care
Management Sciences
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
Healthcare Policy
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
Contributor
Association of University Programs in Health Administration
Contributor
University of Birmingham. Health Services Management Centre
Contributor
International Consortium of Educational Programs in Health Administration Education
Contributor
European Health Management Association
Broad Categories
Health Services
Health Services Research
Patient Care
MeSH Descriptors
Health Services Administration
Research
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1177/09514848261490128
Open DOI
Hospital-wide interventions to reduce emergency department overcrowding: Data-driven strategies and clinical governance at an Italian teaching hospital
Background: Emergency Department (ED) overcrowding is a global systemic challenge driven by an imbalance between healthcare demand and resource availability. This study evaluates a multifaceted, organization-wide intervention at an Itali...
02
DOI 10.1177/09514848261490126
Open DOI
Employee satisfaction and patient experience with home-visit nursing facilities: A facility-level analysis
Employee satisfaction (ES) may influence patient experience, but facility-level evidence remains limited. This study examined the association between facility-level ES and Net Promoter Score (NPS)-based patient experience in home healthc...
03
DOI 10.1177/09514848261486148
Open DOI
Chief operating officers: Exploring a new managerial role in healthcare
Background: The rise of Chief Operating Officers (COO) in healthcare is filled with the expectation to improve demand and capacity management practices from a system perspective. Given the absence of empirical studies on the role of COOs...
04
DOI 10.1177/09514848261469984
Open DOI
Door-to-door strategies - A study of healthcare strategies for managing patients, from home to the emergency department during the pandemic
Background: This study aimed investigate and document organizational strategies in prehospital care when dealing with the challenge of assessing patients with suspected COVID-19 when transporting and triaging patients for hospital admiss...
05
DOI 10.1177/09514848261461237
Open DOI
Sustainability accounting and reporting adoption across Italian public healthcare system: What role of the institutional pressures?
Background: This paper aims to understand whether and how the Italian healthcare context has embraced sustainability accounting and reporting practices. Specifically, it investigates if the sector has developed institutional pressures th...
06
DOI 10.1177/09514848261466768
Open DOI
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07
DOI 10.1177/09514848261461241
Open DOI
Enhancing job satisfaction and reducing burnout among healthcare workers: The mediating role of psychological capital before and after a targeted training intervention
This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a Psychological Capital (PsyCap) training program in enhancing job satisfaction and reducing burnout among healthcare professionals. A pretest–posttest design was employed to evaluate cha...
08
DOI 10.1177/09514848261461230
Open DOI
Global trends and emerging themes in digital human resource management in healthcare: A bibliometric analysis
This study aims to systematically examine global research on digital human resource management (HRM) in healthcare using bibliometric analysis of 61 documents published between 1988 and 2024. This number reflects the emerging and highly ...
09
DOI 10.1177/09514848261451438
Open DOI
Enhancing collaboration and communication within nursing teams: Insights from nurses to inform health service management
Background: Quality healthcare depends on coordinated collaboration among professionals from different disciplines. In nursing teams, interpersonal relationships, mutual trust, communication, and teamwork are essential for ensuring safe ...
10
DOI 10.1177/09514848261441137
Open DOI
Why “health in all policies” matters: Insights from the EHMA 2025 conference
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Title from cover.
Also issued online.
Issued by: Association of University Programs in Health Administration, <-1999>, and: International Consortium of Educational Programs in Health Administration Education, <Nov. 1990->; European Health Management Association, <2014- >