Impact Factor
1.60
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
0.45
20 total citations
h5-index
5
h5 depth signal
Cited share
27.7%
13 of 47
Total citations
20
Citation footprint
Metric signal
0.18
External metric anchor
Self-citation
0.0%
0 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
South Korea
163
China
10
Japan
2
United Kingdom
2
Singapore
1
Citing Fields of Research
History & Philosophy Of Science
89
History Of Medicine
80
Asian Studies
62
Medieval & Early Modern History
44
Modern History
42
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
264
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
47
13 cited publications
Last 12 months
26
8.7 publications/month
Open access share
100.0%
26 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
South Korea
163 citing publications
Leading citing field
History & Philosophy Of Science
89 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
1 August 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v1n1, 1992-
v1n1, 1992-
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
History & Philosophy Of Science
Asian Studies
Medieval & Early Modern History
History Of Medicine
Contemporary History
Modern History
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
Contributor
Taehan Ŭi Sahakhoe
Broad Categories
History of Medicine
History & Philosophy Of Science
Asian Studies
Contemporary History
Musculoskeletal Disorders
MeSH Descriptors
Education, Medical
History of Medicine
Korea
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.13081/kjmh.2026.35.871
Open DOI
Aelius Aristides in the Context of Asclepian Healing Records
This study traces the typological and historical evolution of Asclepian healing narratives by conducting a comparative analysis of three pivotal texts: the 4th-century BCE public healing inscriptions (Iamata) from the Asclepian sanctuary...
02
DOI 10.13081/kjmh.2026.35.811
Open DOI
The Publication and Dissemination of Books on Cowpox Vaccination and Changes in the Perception of Vaccination in Early 19th Century China - Focusing on Xiyang Zhongdou Lun (Western Vaccination Theory) and Yindulue (A Brief Treatise on Vaccination) -
In 1805, Alexander Pearson administered the cowpox vaccine, which had been transported to Macau, to the Chinese people, marking the beginning of the first cowpox vaccinations in China. Under the patronage of Zheng Chongqian, Pearson publ...
03
DOI 10.13081/kjmh.2026.35.771
Open DOI
The Publication of Yuyaoyuanfang (御藥院方) and Transformations of Yuan Official Medicine
The Mongol conquest of Eurasia in the thirteenth century facilitated the movement of people, materials, and knowledge across vast regions. Medicine was no exception. In response to the practical demands of military campaigns and imperial...
04
DOI 10.13081/kjmh.2026.35.731
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Unavoidable Adverse Reactions: A Medical-Historical Study of the Demise of Five-Stone Powder(Wushisan, 五石散) in Tang–Song China
Wushisan(Five-Stone Powder, 五石散) was one of the most widely consumed mineral-based medicines from the Six Dynasties through the Tang period. Modern scholarship, however, has often portrayed it primarily as a symbol of aristocratic dec...
05
DOI 10.13081/kjmh.2026.35.689
Open DOI
Treatment of Diseases in the Civil Society of the Han Empire
The separation of medicine and shamanism, which began during the Spring and Autumn Period, led to the emergence of “excellent physicians (醫)” who were distinct from shamans, a trend that continued from the Warring States Period through ...
06
DOI 10.13081/kjmh.2026.35.635
Open DOI
Rural Medicine and the Farmers’ “Right to Health” in 1980s South Korea: The Rural Health Insurance and the Health Insurance Reform Movement
The history of Korean health security is usually told as a compressed achievement, from workplace insurance in 1977 to universal coverage in 1989 and unified National Health Insurance in 2000. Departing from that framework, this article ...
07
DOI 10.13081/kjmh.2026.35.575
Open DOI
Erased Alternatives, Locked-in Path: The Contestation of Medical Workforce Supply Policy in Authoritarian South Korea, 1961–1988
This article traces how physician supply policy was formulated and implemented during Korea’s authoritarian era (1961–1988), spanning the military regime of Park Chung-hee and the New Military regime of Chun Doo-hwan. It examines several...
08
DOI 10.13081/kjmh.2026.35.539
Open DOI
The Gradual Establishment and Historical Implications of Hospital Ship Mobile Medical Services along Korea’s Western and Southern Coasts in the 1960s–1970s
The term muui (doctorless) refers to a state of absolute deprivation of medical care. In modern Korean history, chronic shortages and regional disparities of medical resources resulted in the widespread existence of muuichon (doctorless ...
09
DOI 10.13081/kjmh.2026.35.503
Open DOI
The Formation and Reconfiguration of an Informal Medical Workforce: Hansen’s Disease Patients Trained at the Sorokdo Medical Training School and Korea’s Leprosy Healthcare System, 1950s–1980s
This article examines the Sorokdo Medical Training School (Noksan Medical Training School) and the lives of its graduates, focusing on their role in Korea’s Hansen’s disease healthcare system between the late 1940s and the 1980s. Existin...
10
DOI 10.13081/kjmh.2026.35.469
Open DOI
The Professional Project of the Korean Pharmaceutical Association and the Pluralistic Character of South Korea’s Healthcare System, 1950s–1970s
This article examines the historical process through which pharmacists, organized through the Korean Pharmaceutical Association, sought to establish their professional status and social roles within South Korea’s changing healthcare syst...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Description based on: Che 2-kwŏn che 1-ho (1993-yŏn); title from cover.
Also issued online.
Articles in Korean; summaries and table of contents in English.