Impact Factor
3.20
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
3.26
173 total citations
h5-index
17
h5 depth signal
Cited share
81.1%
43 of 53
Total citations
173
Citation footprint
Metric signal
2.06
External metric anchor
Self-citation
6.4%
11 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
Australia
153
United Kingdom
34
United States
23
Canada
21
Denmark
8
Citing Fields of Research
Sociology
101
Healthcare Policy
72
Psychiatry & Psychology
59
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
33
Patient Care
27
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
794
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
53
43 cited publications
Last 12 months
20
2.9 publications/month
Open access share
60.0%
12 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
Australia
153 citing publications
Leading citing field
Sociology
101 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
4 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v29n1, 2020-
v29n1, 2020- ; selected citations only before this date
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Palliative Care
Sociology
Healthcare Policy
Nutrition & Dietetics
Patient Care
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
Contributor
Australian Sociological Association. Health Section
Broad Categories
Public Health
Social Sciences
Palliative Care
Psychiatry & Psychology
Healthcare Policy
Psychiatry
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Substance Abuse
Sociology
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1080/14461242.2026.2738544
Open DOI
Relational care as emotional resistance: medicalisation, childbirth, and breastfeeding practices
The current industrialisation of maternity care has replaced relational and emotional forms of support with technical and more violent obstetric interventions. This often leads to a physical (e.g. ...
02
DOI 10.1080/14461242.2026.2719679
Open DOI
Fostering a culture of inclusive LGBTQIA+ research practice: reflections on a community of practice in higher education
An enduring contribution made by sociologists studying health and social inequities has been to critically question and capaciously reimagine the social categories and standards which are used to d...
03
DOI 10.1080/14461242.2026.2719677
Open DOI
Being patient: close encounters in cancer world
Na’ama, Louise, and Siobhan were initially motivated to write Being Patient: Close Encounters in Cancer World because of their experiences in what they refer to throughout the book as Cancer World ...
04
05
DOI 10.1080/14461242.2026.2718149
Open DOI
The cost of safety during China’s COVID-19 management: state of exception and political auto-immunity
China’s management of the COVID-19 pandemic serves as a critical case for analysing the politicisation of global health crises. While lockdowns, surveillance, and emergency interventions were imple...
06
DOI 10.1080/14461242.2026.2700183
Open DOI
Caring infrastructures for sexual health and the implications of antibiotic-resistant STIs.
Infrastructures fundamentally shape sexual health, but their gaps and failings often only come into view during moments of crisis. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a looming microbiological and global societal crisis, and one that is po...
07
DOI 10.1080/14461242.2026.2700192
Open DOI
Choice versus safety: a qualitative exploration of the complexities of respectful maternity care in Singapore.
Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) emphasises dignity, autonomy, and compassion as universal rights, yet its practical enactment within highly medicalised, standardised, and multicultural systems remains complex. This study aimed to explore...
08
DOI 10.1080/14461242.2026.2670273
Open DOI
Mapping menstrual stigma through emotions: a reflexive analysis of systematic reviews as cultural artifacts
Menstruation is not only a biological process but also an emotional and sociocultural phenomenon. Understanding it requires attention to lived experiences and to the scholarly narratives that represent them. This paper adopts a reflexive...
09
DOI 10.1080/14461242.2026.2670289
Open DOI
Strategising LGBTQ health
Over the last decade, LGBTQ health has emerged as a distinct subcategory within Australian public health systems, evidenced by the development of LGBTQ health strategies by most state and territory governments. These strategies have aris...
10
DOI 10.1080/14461242.2026.2655622
Open DOI
Indigiqueer health and well-being in so-called Australia: an anticolonial approach
This commentary uses an anticolonial lens to critically evaluate the extant body of evidence on Indigenous LGBTQIASB+ peoples' health and wellbeing in so-called Australia. Scholarship in this field is relatively new; however, it has grow...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Description based on: Vol. 11, 1/2 (2002).
Also issued online.