Impact Factor
2.66
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
1.88
167 total citations
h5-index
17
h5 depth signal
Cited share
38.2%
34 of 89
Total citations
167
Citation footprint
Metric signal
1.91
External metric anchor
Self-citation
0.0%
0 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United Kingdom
316
Australia
54
United States
34
Ireland
20
New Zealand
13
Citing Fields of Research
Medical Ethics
282
Law & Legal Studies
240
Philosophy
64
Healthcare Policy
64
Reproductive Health
43
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
1,194
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
89
34 cited publications
Last 12 months
41
10.3 publications/month
Open access share
39.0%
16 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United Kingdom
316 citing publications
Leading citing field
Medical Ethics
282 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
5 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v14n1, spring 2006-
v14n1, spring 2006-
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Medical Ethics
Law & Legal Studies
Healthcare Policy
Palliative Care
Patient Care
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
Contributor
King's College London. Centre of Medical Law and Ethics
Broad Categories
Jurisprudence
Law & Legal Studies
Medical Ethics
Palliative Care
Human Reproduction
Reproductive Health
MeSH Descriptors
Jurisprudence
Legislation, Medical
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1093/medlaw/fwag040
Open DOI
Making room for family involvement in medical decision-making
European-level legal norms place the competent adult patient at the centre of medical decision-making through free and informed consent, bodily integrity and self-determination, yet clinical decisions are often formed with the involvemen...
02
DOI 10.1093/medlaw/fwag033
Open DOI
Compulsory feeding, capacity, and the limits of the Court of Protection: Re Patricia
03
DOI 10.1093/medlaw/fwag035
Open DOI
The legal paradox of uterus transplantation in transgender women: reproductive innovation and regulatory limits after For Women Scotland
Uterus transplantation (UTx) is a novel reproductive technology that intersects organ transplantation and assisted reproduction. Although births following UTx are a clinical reality, the procedure raises legal questions not anticipated b...
04
05
DOI 10.1093/medlaw/fwag034
Open DOI
Historicising the prohibition of vulval cutting in the UK: how race and medicine shaped the criminalization of female genital mutilation
This article is a historical analysis of the law governing vulval cutting in the UK, with a particular focus on the shifting role and perception of the medical profession in this context. It shows how criminalization is not neutral or in...
06
DOI 10.1093/medlaw/fwag030
Open DOI
Abortion law in the Crown Dependencies: liberalisation in the UK’s small, independent neighbours
There has been significant exploration of UK abortion law variation in recent years. However, this comparative research has not extended to the neighbouring Crown Dependencies. The Isle of Man, Guernsey, and Jersey operate in unusual con...
07
08
DOI 10.1093/medlaw/fwag029
Open DOI
Welfare paternalism and the paradox of protection: towards a rights-based framework to mediate the deprivation of liberty of children
This article examines the acute ambiguity in the law governing the deprivation of liberty of children in England and Wales, where protective interventions often rely on judicial direction and on unclear statutory safeguards. It is argued...
09
DOI 10.1093/medlaw/fwag032
Open DOI
Townsend v Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust and the myth of the clinical carve out
10
DOI 10.1093/medlaw/fwag027
Open DOI
Autonomy undermined: how NHS institutional culture fails pregnant patients
Maternity care in the UK continues to confront profound and systemic failings, despite decades of legal and ethical commitments to patient-centred care. This article demonstrates that these failings are not simply operational or episodic...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
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