Journal profile

Journal of health economics

Publisher: Elsevier North Holland
ISSN0167-6296 | 1879-1646 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.77
Citation rate 4.64 700 total citations
h5-index 42 h5 depth signal
Cited share 79.9% 127 of 159
Total citations 700 Citation footprint
Metric signal 3.22 External metric anchor
Self-citation 4.7% 33 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 486
United Kingdom 138
Germany 82
Netherlands 59
Australia 49

Citing Fields of Research

Economics 404
Healthcare Policy 393
Patient Care 255
Medical Ethics 74
Psychiatry & Psychology 73

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 3,049 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 159 127 cited publications
Last 12 months 82 6.8 publications/month
Open access share 51.2% 42 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 486 citing publications
Leading citing field Economics 404 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 17 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1, 1982-
PubMed
v1, 1982-
Hospital literature index
v1, 1982-1994
Hospital and health administration index
1995-1999

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Economics Healthcare Policy Patient Care Nicotine Addiction Treatment Reproductive Health Psychiatry

Broad Categories

Health Services Hospitals Patient Care Medical Ethics Healthcare Policy Economics Nicotine Addiction Treatment Anthropology

MeSH Descriptors

Delivery of Health Care Economics, Hospital

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Also issued online.