Impact Factor
3.88
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
4.02
1,857 total citations
h5-index
39
h5 depth signal
Cited share
81.4%
420 of 516
Total citations
1,857
Citation footprint
Metric signal
4.04
External metric anchor
Self-citation
1.8%
34 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
Switzerland
290
United States
276
China
273
United Kingdom
156
Germany
151
Citing Fields of Research
Healthcare Policy
644
Psychiatry & Psychology
354
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
325
Nutrition & Dietetics
232
Psychiatry
194
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
7,102
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
516
420 cited publications
Last 12 months
180
15.0 publications/month
Open access share
100.0%
180 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
Switzerland
290 citing publications
Leading citing field
Healthcare Policy
644 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
21 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v52n1, Feb. 2007-
v52n1, Feb. 2007-
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Healthcare Policy
Psychiatry & Psychology
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
Nutrition & Dietetics
Psychiatry
Patient Care
Broad Categories
Public Health
Healthcare Policy
Nutrition & Dietetics
Virology
Patient Care
Environmental Sciences
Psychiatry & Psychology
MeSH Descriptors
Preventive Medicine
Public Health
Social Medicine
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.3389/ijph.2026.1610065
Open DOI
Body dissatisfaction among French and German sports science students – a cross-country comparison
Objectives: This cross-country study examines body (dis)satisfaction in relation to motives for using fitness-related social media among sports science students in Germany and France. Methods: A total of 523 German (mean age 21.22) and 6...
02
DOI 10.3389/ijph.2026.1609598
Open DOI
Male initiation in contraceptive negotiation among Boda-Boda riders in Kampala, Uganda
Objectives: This study examined male initiation of contraceptive negotiations, related factors, and associations with method agreement and use frequency among Boda-Boda riders motorcycle taxi operators in Uganda. Methods: A cross-section...
03
DOI 10.3389/ijph.2026.1609804
Open DOI
Feasibility and proof-of-concept of a cervical cancer prevention edutainment webisode for African American women in Houston, Texas
Objectives: African American women in Harris County, Texas, have a cervical cancer mortality rate higher than other racial/ethnic minorities. Educational interventions designed to increase women’s participation in cervical cancer screeni...
04
DOI 10.3389/ijph.2026.1610116
Open DOI
Joint trajectories of online and offline social activity, cognitive decline, and frailty progression among middle-aged and older adults in China
Objectives: To identify joint trajectories of online and offline social activity and examine their associations with cognitive decline and frailty progression among middle-aged and older adults in China. Methods: Data from 14,340 adults ...
05
DOI 10.3389/ijph.2026.1610023
Open DOI
Do job demands and resources generalize across academic career stages? Implications for burnout and work engagement
Objectives: The Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) framework is widely used to explain burnout and work engagement, but its applicability across academic career stages remains unclear. This study examined whether the JD-R framework generalizes...
06
DOI 10.3389/ijph.2026.1610302
Open DOI
Access before literacy: reframing conversational AI in health self-management for low-resource contexts
Qama's [1] editorial on health self-management with conversational artificial intelligence (AI) makes a compelling case that the usefulness of tools such as ChatGPT for chronic condition management depends on prompt literacy: a user's ab...
07
DOI 10.3389/ijph.2026.1610058
Open DOI
Professionals’ perspectives on barriers to improving psychosocial care for adolescents with emotional and behavioural problems – a concept mapping case study
Objectives: Rates of emotional and behavioural problems (EBP) in adolescence are high and rising, increasing pressure on psychosocial care systems. Professionals working in these systems have excellent insights in the measures needed. Of...
08
DOI 10.3389/ijph.2026.1609545
Open DOI
Postpartum needs and experiences of young and first-time mothers in northwestern Tanzania
Objective: To explore postpartum needs and lived experiences of young and first-time mothers in northwestern Tanzania. Methods: This descriptive, phenomenological, qualitative study was conducted between April and July 2022. Participants...
09
DOI 10.3389/ijph.2026.1609839
Open DOI
Nutritional services in primary healthcare in the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina: strengthening prevention through multidisciplinary approaches
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the provision of nutritional services in primary healthcare facilities (PHCs) in the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a focus on differences between departments, namely Family Medici...
10
DOI 10.3389/ijph.2026.1608766
Open DOI
Evaluating indoor residual spraying in Côte d’Ivoire: the role of routine malaria data quality
Objectives: Indoor residual spraying (IRS) was introduced in Côte d’Ivoire in 2020. We seek to identify potential factors that could compromise the quality of routine malaria incidence and determine how impact quantification of IRS on ma...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Description based on first issue; title from cover.
Also issued online.
Articles mainly in English with some in French and German.