Impact Factor
4.32
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
7.68
1,302 total citations
h5-index
45
h5 depth signal
Cited share
92.7%
166 of 179
Total citations
1,302
Citation footprint
Metric signal
8.33
External metric anchor
Self-citation
1.8%
23 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
216
United Kingdom
171
Australia
116
Canada
95
China
84
Citing Fields of Research
Healthcare Policy
696
Patient Care
501
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
286
Management Sciences
86
Psychiatry & Psychology
68
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
1,567
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
179
166 cited publications
Last 12 months
82
6.8 publications/month
Open access share
100.0%
82 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
216 citing publications
Leading citing field
Healthcare Policy
696 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
17 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v11n1, 2003-
v1n1,2003-
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Healthcare Policy
Patient Care
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
Contributor
World Health Organization
Broad Categories
Health Services
Health Services Research
Patient Care
Healthcare Policy
MeSH Descriptors
Health Personnel
Health Workforce
Personnel Management
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1186/s12960-026-01104-9
Open DOI
A systematic review of global interventions for sustainable strategies to reduce healthcare worker burnout and turnover in underserved areas of the United States
Background: Healthcare worker burnout and turnover are pressing global concerns, exacerbated by systemic inequities, workforce shortages, and occupational stress. A range of interventions—including community-driven, hospital-based, and p...
02
03
DOI 10.1186/s12960-026-01096-6
Open DOI
Demographic transitions and the slow realignment of medical specialization: a 25-year analysis of physician distribution across OECD and partner economies (2000–2024)
Background: Demographic transformation has redefined the global demand for medical specialties, yet evidence on how physician distributions adapt remains limited. This study examined temporal and demographic determinants of specialty com...
04
05
DOI 10.1186/s12960-026-01098-4
Open DOI
Beyond pay: how facility quality and career incentives shape rural health worker preferences in Ghana
06
DOI 10.1186/s12960-026-01101-y
Open DOI
Addressing the global health workforce crisis: from numerical shortages to skills quality
07
08
DOI 10.1186/s12960-026-01097-5
Open DOI
Building a One Health mobile laboratory workforce: strengthening public health preparedness across Europe and Africa
The emergence and re-emergence of infectious diseases remain a major public health threat in Europe. The Horizon Europe-funded MOBILISE project addresses this challenge by establishing a One Health Mobile Laboratory capable of handling r...
09
10
DOI 10.1186/s12960-026-01099-3
Open DOI
Physician workforce imbalances in Japan: how structural incentives shape hospital-based acute-care capacity
Japan's physician workforce problem in hospital-based high-intensity care is better understood as an interaction between distribution and retention than as a simple question of national physician headcount. This Comment examines three pa...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Description based on 1:2 (14 Apr. 2003); title from About the journal p. (viewed Aug. 5, 2003).
Latest issue consulted: 1:6 (31 July 2003).
Articles added consecutively to current annual v.
Mode of access: Internet.
Published in collaboration with the World Health Organization.