Impact Factor
2.77
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
2.02
87 total citations
h5-index
17
h5 depth signal
Cited share
58.1%
25 of 43
Total citations
87
Citation footprint
Metric signal
2.60
External metric anchor
Self-citation
17.2%
15 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
207
Canada
21
United Kingdom
13
Netherlands
13
Sweden
11
Citing Fields of Research
Medical Ethics
211
Patient Care
60
Palliative Care
46
Philosophy
38
Psychiatry & Psychology
21
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
1,362
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
43
25 cited publications
Last 12 months
58
5.3 publications/month
Open access share
46.6%
27 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
207 citing publications
Leading citing field
Medical Ethics
211 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
15 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v1n1, 1989-
v1n1, 1989-
v1n1, 1989-1994
1995-1999
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Medical Ethics
Broad Categories
Ethics
Hospitals
Jurisprudence
Medical Ethics
MeSH Descriptors
Ethics
Ethics, Institutional
Hospitals
Professional Staff Committees
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1007/s10730-026-09619-3
Open DOI
Bioethical Deliberation in Gestational Diabetes Management: Integrating Diego Gracia’s Model into Clinical Ethics Consultation and Institutional Policy
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) sits at the intersection of maternal bodily integrity, fetal risk mitigation, and healthcare equity, and rigid guideline enforcement can trigger bedside conflicts and institutional friction. This artic...
02
DOI 10.1007/s10730-026-09618-4
Open DOI
Who Diagnoses Irreversible Dying? The Irreversible Dying Transition and Medical Responsibility Before Death
03
DOI 10.1007/s10730-026-09617-5
Open DOI
Complete Ectogenesis, Parental Love, and Human Flourishing: A Confucian Critique
Complete ectogenesis (CE), if technologically realized, would portend a radical decoupling of fetal development from the female body, thereby dismantling the biological and cultural nexus between gestation and kinship. This paper argues ...
04
DOI 10.1007/s10730-026-09616-6
Open DOI
The Family Veto in Presumed-Consent Organ Donation: Procedural Standing Without Substantive Override
Most jurisdictions that have adopted presumed consent for deceased organ donation have simultaneously retained a family veto: where relatives object, retrieval does not proceed, even where the deceased registered a decision to donate. Th...
05
DOI 10.1007/s10730-026-09614-8
Open DOI
Professional Socialization and Competency-Based Role Development in Clinical Ethics
This essay argues that the professional formation of clinical ethicists should be neither reduced to technical competency nor equated with possession of authoritative moral answers. In conditions of reasonable moral pluralism, the distin...
06
DOI 10.1007/s10730-026-09615-7
Open DOI
Changing “Hats”: Benefits, Challenges, and Best Practice Proposals for Dual-Role Clinical Ethicists
Clinical ethics consultation has become increasingly professionalized, yet many ethics consultants continue to maintain active clinical practice as physicians, nurses, or social workers. Despite the prevalence of these dual-role clinical...
07
DOI 10.1007/s10730-026-09613-9
Open DOI
Patient Participation in Moral Case Deliberation: Evaluating the Dynamics of Shared Reflection in a Mental Healthcare Setting in Türkiye
Clinical ethics support services (CESS) have traditionally centered on healthcare professionals (HCPs), leaving the patient participation (PP) as a subject of controversy. This paper evaluates the practical and dialogical dynamics of a p...
08
DOI 10.1007/s10730-026-09611-x
Open DOI
Ketamine-Induced Dissociation as an Ethical Signal, Not a Side Effect: Context as the Determinant of Clinical Duties Under Beneficence and Non-maleficence
Ketamine has emerged as an important intervention in contemporary psychiatry, yet its acute dissociative effects remain ethically under-theorized. Clinical approaches often frame dissociation as either a liability to minimize or a therap...
09
DOI 10.1007/s10730-026-09609-5
Open DOI
Characteristics and Timing of Dual Pediatric Palliative Care and Ethics Consultations
Patients with serious illness hospitalized in the pediatric setting can receive support from Pediatric Palliative Care (PPC) and Ethics Consultation (EC). However, empirical data on dual PPC-EC involvement in pediatrics is limited. There...
10
DOI 10.1007/s10730-026-09612-w
Open DOI
The Quota-Allocation Formula: A Thought Experiment Integrating Wealth-Based Prioritisation into Organ Allocation
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Title from cover.
Place of publication varies.
Also issued online.