Journal profile

Journal of global health

Publisher: International Society of Global Health
ISSN2047-2978 | 2047-2986 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
4.43
Citation rate 7.05 4,032 total citations
h5-index 63 h5 depth signal
Cited share 86.2% 563 of 653
Total citations 4,032 Citation footprint
Metric signal 6.48 External metric anchor
Self-citation 2.6% 104 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 830
China 720
United Kingdom 550
Australia 182
Switzerland 179

Citing Fields of Research

Healthcare Policy 1,094
Health Education & Remote Healthcare 414
Virology 329
Obstetrics/Gynecology 309
Nutrition & Dietetics 207

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 2,932 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 653 563 cited publications
Last 12 months 426 35.5 publications/month
Open access share 75.8% 323 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 830 citing publications
Leading citing field Healthcare Policy 1,094 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 9 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v5n1, June 2015-
PubMed
v1, 2011-
PMC
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Healthcare Policy Obstetrics/Gynecology Nutrition & Dietetics Virology Health Education & Remote Healthcare Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Edinburgh University Global Health Society
Contributor
International Society of Global Health

Broad Categories

Health Services Public Health Healthcare Policy Virology Medical Ethics Obstetrics/Gynecology Nutrition & Dietetics

MeSH Descriptors

Global Health

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Print issues ceased with 2018.

Also issued online.