Impact Factor
2.81
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
1.85
162 total citations
h5-index
15
h5 depth signal
Cited share
63.0%
58 of 92
Total citations
162
Citation footprint
Metric signal
1.73
External metric anchor
Self-citation
6.2%
10 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
269
Canada
29
United Kingdom
27
Australia
15
Spain
10
Citing Fields of Research
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
229
Patient Care
89
Communication Studies
85
Psychiatry & Psychology
76
Healthcare Policy
56
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
712
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
92
58 cited publications
Last 12 months
41
3.4 publications/month
Open access share
9.8%
4 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
269 citing publications
Leading citing field
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
229 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
12 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v14n1, 2021-
v14n1, 2021- ; selected citations only before this date
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
Patient Care
Healthcare Policy
Communication Studies
Psychiatry & Psychology
Broad Categories
Public Health
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
Healthcare Policy
Patient Care
Environmental Sciences
Virology
Communication Studies
MeSH Descriptors
Communication
Delivery of Health Care
Health Promotion
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
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DOI 10.1080/17538068.2026.2737052
Open DOI
Using medical improvisation to explore the role of everyday objects in patient-clinician communication
02
DOI 10.1080/17538068.2026.2728445
Open DOI
Lessons from the storm: evaluating the effectiveness of a post-tornado tetanus awareness campaign in Nebraska
03
DOI 10.1080/17538068.2026.2721240
Open DOI
Mass media campaigns and organ donation: a systematic review
Given the disparity between supply and demand, there is a critical need to increase the number of people willing to donate organs during life and posthumously. Globally in 2022, there were around 1...
04
DOI 10.1080/17538068.2026.2712051
Open DOI
Age under-representation in sensationalist breast cancer media: relationship to biased risk estimates and elevated concern
05
DOI 10.1080/17538068.2026.2732312
Open DOI
Institutional communication and mentoring as structural anti-Racism in health institutions: a critical matriarchal approach
06
DOI 10.1080/17538068.2026.2701622
Open DOI
Emotional contagion, empathy, and clinical decision-making: a preliminary exploration among internal medicine physicians
Defined broadly, empathy refers to both the sharing of emotions between individuals and the adopting of another’s point of view [1] and is widely regarded as a key element of high-quality clinical ...
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DOI 10.1080/17538068.2026.2712006
Open DOI
Constructing reassurance and alignment: a discursive study of nurse-patient communication in transplant preparation
Effective patient education is foundational to chronic illness care, particularly for complex interventions like autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) in multiple myeloma. As treatment comple...
09
DOI 10.1080/17538068.2026.2711194
Open DOI
Communication evaluation and information behaviors of implant patients: insights from a German patient survey
The implantation of artificial hip or knee implants, dental implants, or cochlear implants are among the most common surgical procedures in many industrialized countries. In Germany, over 400,000 h...
10
DOI 10.1080/17538068.2026.2686541
Open DOI
Perceived discrimination, medical mistrust, and identity gaps in black maternal healthcare communication
The current study sought to understand the role of identity in explaining the relationship between perceived discrimination, medical mistrust and maternal healthcare communication satisfaction. Black individuals (N = 160) who had recentl...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
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