Impact Factor
4.45
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
6.98
3,508 total citations
h5-index
65
h5 depth signal
Cited share
88.2%
486 of 551
Total citations
3,508
Citation footprint
Metric signal
7.66
External metric anchor
Self-citation
3.3%
116 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
584
China
420
United Kingdom
380
Australia
292
Canada
284
Citing Fields of Research
Healthcare Policy
1,909
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
471
Patient Care
286
Sociology
263
Psychiatry & Psychology
211
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
3,450
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
551
486 cited publications
Last 12 months
426
35.5 publications/month
Open access share
100.0%
426 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
584 citing publications
Leading citing field
Healthcare Policy
1,909 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
20 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v11n1, 2012-
v1n1, 2002-
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Healthcare Policy
Broad Categories
Health Services
Public Health
Healthcare Policy
MeSH Descriptors
Health Services Accessibility
Socioeconomic Factors.
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
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02
DOI 10.1186/s12939-026-03070-z
Open DOI
Gender-transformative action as a strategy for health system strengthening: a framework for advancing equity, accountability, and resilience
Gender inequity is embedded in the organisation, financing, leadership, and everyday practice of health systems. It shapes who receives care, who provides
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04
05
DOI 10.1186/s12939-026-03069-6
Open DOI
Differential provider responses to insurance-specific point values under China’s diagnosis-intervention packet payment reform: an interrupted time-series analysis
Background: China’s Diagnosis-Intervention Packet (DIP) payment reform assigns relative weights and insurance-specific point values within separate Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance (UEBMI) and Urban-Rural Resident Basic Medical Ins...
06
DOI 10.1186/s12939-026-03072-x
Open DOI
Equity of family planning at service delivery points in Uganda
07
DOI 10.1186/s12939-026-03064-x
Open DOI
Subnational regional dispersion in zero-dose vaccination: a multidimensional comparison across 339 country–year surveys
08
DOI 10.1186/s12939-026-03062-z
Open DOI
Symbolic food resistance and aging: food, identity, and inequality in vulnerable older populations
Background: Population aging is reshaping health and social care systems worldwide. While later-life nutrition is commonly framed through biomedical and prescriptive lenses, the affective, cultural, and symbolic dimensions of food remain...
09
DOI 10.1186/s12939-026-03055-y
Open DOI
Leading by example: a migrant health researcher’s journey from participation to epistemic justice and migrant-centred governance in public health research
Participatory and co-produced approaches are increasingly promoted in migrant health research to improve equity and ensure research reflects community priorities. Despite growing guidance on conducting research with migrants, migrants re...
10
DOI 10.1186/s12939-026-03049-w
Open DOI
Rethinking support for early motherhood: a multi-level ecological analysis of mothers’ experiences in Urban China
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Title from caption (publisher's Web site, viewed Sept. 23, 2002).
Latest issue consulted: 2:12 (29 Dec. 2003) (viewed Mar. 1, 2004).
Individually numbered articles added consecutively to the current annual v.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.