Impact Factor
3.25
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
2.45
538 total citations
h5-index
31
h5 depth signal
Cited share
58.6%
133 of 227
Total citations
538
Citation footprint
Metric signal
2.93
External metric anchor
Self-citation
3.0%
16 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
336
Australia
255
United Kingdom
221
China
202
Canada
100
Citing Fields of Research
Patient Care
1,089
Healthcare Policy
652
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
427
Medical Ethics
284
Clinical Laboratory Science
105
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
4,539
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
227
133 cited publications
Last 12 months
198
18.0 publications/month
Open access share
36.9%
73 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
336 citing publications
Leading citing field
Patient Care
1,089 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
19 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v6n1,Mar. 1994-
v6n1,Mar. 1994-
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Patient Care
Healthcare Policy
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
Palliative Care
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
Contributor
International Society for Quality in Health Care
Broad Categories
Health Services
Health Services Research
Patient Care
MeSH Descriptors
Delivery of Health Care
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1093/intqhc/mzag168
Open DOI
Rethinking Surgical Governance Through Structured Prospective Challenge
02
DOI 10.1093/intqhc/mzag172
Open DOI
Feeling safe is not the same as being safe: a question of construct validity
03
DOI 10.1093/intqhc/mzag170
Open DOI
Pharmaceutical company payments to medical school deans and university hospital directors in Japan: a nationwide cross-sectional study
Background: Financial relationships between pharmaceutical companies and the leaders of academic medical institutions may generate institutional conflicts of interest, yet payments to medical school deans and university hospital director...
04
DOI 10.1093/intqhc/mzag165
Open DOI
Challenges and opportunities with adapting international health care quality indicators to local contexts: A descriptive case study
Background: International quality of care indicators provide a common framework for interoperability among different health care systems. We aimed to demonstrate the challenges and opportunities with adapting such quality indicators thro...
05
DOI 10.1093/intqhc/mzag166
Open DOI
Understanding Workplace Violence in Healthcare: Insights from an Eight-Year Case Study in a Swiss Hospital Network
Background: Workplace violence against healthcare workers is a growing concern worldwide, with consequences for staff well-being, care quality, and patient safety. However, longitudinal evidence from hospital networks remains limited, an...
06
DOI 10.1093/intqhc/mzag167
Open DOI
When Teamwork Is Not Enough: How Organizational Learning and Continuous Improvement Strengthen the Teamwork–Handoff Relationship in Hospitals
Background: Hospital handoffs, including shift changes and transfers across units, are vulnerable points in care delivery where communication failures may lead to information loss and preventable adverse events. Although teamwork is a we...
07
DOI 10.1093/intqhc/mzag164
Open DOI
Waiting for elective orthopaedic surgery: A qualitative scoping review of the patient experience
Background: Public health waiting lists for elective or planned orthopaedic surgery are increasing to the point where demand far exceeds our ability to treat. This is largely due to ageing populations, rising obesity and the continued im...
08
DOI 10.1093/intqhc/mzag163
Open DOI
Healthcare Workflow Interventions to Reduce Delays in Urological Care: A Systematic Review
Background: Delays in urological care can increase symptom burden, defer diagnosis and treatment, and reduce the efficiency of outpatient and surgical pathways. This review evaluated organisational interventions intended to improve patie...
09
DOI 10.1093/intqhc/mzag162
Open DOI
Preparing HSCT and CAR‑T Therapy Programmes for JACIE Inspection: A Structured Methodological Approach to Implementing a Quality Management System
Background: Certification by the Joint Assurance Committee of the International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy and the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (JACIE) is a key mechanism for strengthening quality, safety, a...
10
DOI 10.1093/intqhc/mzag157
Open DOI
Quality frameworks in intensive care units: a scoping review of accreditation, certification, and standards-based pathways to safer care
Background: Accreditation, certification, recognition, and standards-based quality frameworks are widely implemented across hospitals and intensive care units (ICUs) to promote safety, standardization, and professional excellence. Howeve...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Title from cover.
Some issues with individual title.
Also issued online.