Impact Factor
3.71
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
3.62
992 total citations
h5-index
36
h5 depth signal
Cited share
82.4%
239 of 290
Total citations
992
Citation footprint
Metric signal
3.34
External metric anchor
Self-citation
3.1%
31 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
544
United Kingdom
278
Canada
137
Netherlands
119
Germany
113
Citing Fields of Research
Palliative Care
269
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
238
Patient Care
190
Medical Ethics
170
Musculoskeletal Disorders
156
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
1,206
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
290
239 cited publications
Last 12 months
265
22.1 publications/month
Open access share
100.0%
265 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
544 citing publications
Leading citing field
Palliative Care
269 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
14 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v7, 2023-
v1, 2017-
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Palliative Care
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
Patient Care
Medical Ethics
Psychiatry & Psychology
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
issuing body
International Society for Quality of Life Research
Broad Categories
Health Services
Palliative Care
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Patient Care
Medical Ethics
Psychiatry & Psychology
Allergies
MeSH Descriptors
Patient Reported Outcome Measures
Treatment Outcome
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1186/s41687-026-01232-9
Open DOI
Psychometric validation of the Amharic WHOQOL-BREF in Ethiopian adults with non-communicable diseases: a cross-sectional study
Background: The WHOQOL-BREF is a widely used instrument for assessing health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Although an Amharic version has previously been evaluated among Ethiopian patients with specific chronic conditions, evidence r...
02
DOI 10.1186/s41687-026-01228-5
Open DOI
Generating candidate items for a patient-reported outcome and experience measure for adults with peripheral intravenous catheters: a qualitative study
Background: Peripheral intravenous (IV) catheters are essential in modern healthcare, yet they are a common source of patient pain and distress, related to repeated failed insertion attempts, and subsequent device complications. Generic ...
03
DOI 10.1186/s41687-026-01226-7
Open DOI
Psychometric validation of Indonesian Truth-Telling Questionnaire (TTQ-70) in patients with cancer
Background: A culturally adapted Indonesian Truth-Telling Questionnaire is needed to assess patients’ preferences for cancer-related disclosure. This study aimed to translate and culturally adapt the 70-item Truth-Telling Questionnaire (...
04
DOI 10.1186/s41687-026-01203-0
Open DOI
Psychometric validation of the modified low luminance questionnaire in the X-linked retinitis pigmentosa patient population
Background: X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) is a rare inherited eye disease that has negative impacts on patients’ health-related quality of life and increased lifetime burden. The Low Luminance Questionnaire (LLQ) was modified to e...
05
06
DOI 10.1186/s41687-026-01219-6
Open DOI
Patient-reported outcomes in type 2 diabetes: distinct pathways from patient-centered care and continuity of care
Objective: Patient-centered care (PCC) and continuity of care (COC) are both promoted as quality indicators, yet it remains unclear whether these experiential and structural dimensions of care show different pathway patterns for patient-...
07
DOI 10.1186/s41687-026-01222-x
Open DOI
Psychometric validation of the German Cancer Worry Scale as a patient-reported outcome measure in individuals undergoing genetic testing for hereditary cancer risk
Background: Cancer worry is a key psychosocial outcome among individuals undergoing genetic testing for hereditary cancer risk, yet validated patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in the German-speaking context are limited. We aimed ...
08
DOI 10.1186/s41687-026-01212-z
Open DOI
Validity and responsiveness of Patient-reported outcomes Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events in the ovarian cancer cohort of the FICOG VIP study
Background: Use of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) is recommended by regulatory authorities for improving patient care. A multicenter Italian study tests the psychometric properties of the Patient-Reported Outcomes version of the Common...
09
DOI 10.1186/s41687-026-01227-6
Open DOI
Beyond performance: the role of illness perception and internal comparison standards in patient-reported physical function assessments
Background: Previous research has yielded inconsistent findings regarding the relationship between patient-reported physical function (PF) and physical performance. Patient-reported PF has been discussed to be more strongly associated wi...
10
DOI 10.1186/s41687-026-01048-7
Open DOI
Targeted literature review to understand the patient experience of essential thrombocythemia and evaluate existing clinical outcome assessment measures
Background: The use of Clinical Outcome Assessments (COA) instruments in blood cancers such as myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) is widely documented, however little is known about Essential Thrombocythemia (ET). A targeted literature r...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Articles published as they become available and compiled into annual volumes.
"ISOQOL, International Society for Quality of Life Research."