Journal profile

Health technology assessment : HTA

Publisher: NIHR Journals Library
ISSN1366-5278 | 2046-4924 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.69
Citation rate 4.03 479 total citations
h5-index 30 h5 depth signal
Cited share 89.4% 110 of 123
Total citations 479 Citation footprint
Metric signal 3.88 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.9% 9 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United Kingdom 819
Australia 91
United States 43
Canada 42
Ireland 25

Citing Fields of Research

Musculoskeletal Disorders 83
Psychiatry 78
Obstetrics/Gynecology 75
Medical Ethics 58
Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents 46

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 1,795 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 123 110 cited publications
Last 12 months 92 8.4 publications/month
Open access share 94.6% 87 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United Kingdom 819 citing publications
Leading citing field Musculoskeletal Disorders 83 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 1 August 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, 1997-
PubMed
v1n1, 1997-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Reproductive Health Psychiatry Musculoskeletal Disorders Nutrition & Dietetics Anesthetic & Pain Medicine Health Education & Remote Healthcare Obstetrics/Gynecology

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
NHS R & D HTA Programme (Great Britain)
Contributor
National Co-ordinating Centre for HTA (Great Britain)
Contributor
NIHR Coordinating Centre for Health Technology Assessment (Great Britain)
Contributor
NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme (Great Britain)
Contributor
NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre (Great Britain)

Broad Categories

Health Services Research Technology Musculoskeletal Disorders Obstetrics/Gynecology Medical Ethics Nutrition & Dietetics Urology Reproductive Health Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents

MeSH Descriptors

Technology Assessment, Biomedical

Latest Publications

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

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Peter Hutchinson, Harry Mee, Hadie Adams et al.
Reproduced with permission from Hutchinson et al . Decompressive craniectomy versus craniotomy for acute subdural hematoma. New Engl J Med 2023; 388 :2219–29. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa2214172. © 2023 Massachusetts Medical Society. B...
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Catalina Lopez Manzano, Ayman Sadek, Chris Cooper et al.
Background: Multiple sclerosis is an immune-mediated inflammatory disease, causing long-term disability in young adults. Most cases begin as relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis. Some people have a form of relapsing–remitting multiple ...
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Lucinda Archer, Samuel D Relton, Ashley Akbari et al.
Background: Our aim was to develop and evaluate the electronic frailty index+, a prognostic tool, including four integrated prognostic-decision models, to stratify older people into subgroups for targeting key interventions. Methods: Des...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title on Bookshelf site: NIHR health technology assessment programme monographs.

Title from cover.

Each issue has a distinctive title.

Print issues ceased with vol. 16 (2012).

Also issued online.

Issued by: National Co-Ordinating Centre for HTA, 1997-<2006>; NIHR Coordinating Centre for Health Technology Assessment, <2007>-Mar. 2009; NETSCC (NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre (Great Britain), Apr. 2009-

Vol. 1, no. 1 (1997)19980130 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper that meets the full ANSI standard for Permanent Paper