Impact Factor
1.42
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
0.11
19 total citations
h5-index
6
h5 depth signal
Cited share
7.3%
13 of 177
Total citations
19
Citation footprint
Metric signal
0.21
External metric anchor
Self-citation
0.0%
0 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
15
Kenya
1
United Kingdom
1
Citing Fields of Research
Medical Ethics
203
Patient Care
118
Palliative Care
107
Psychiatry & Psychology
94
Healthcare Policy
89
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
1,319
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
177
13 cited publications
Last 12 months
60
7.5 publications/month
Open access share
0.0%
0 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
15 citing publications
Leading citing field
Medical Ethics
203 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
1 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v1n1, Spring 2011-
v1n1, Spring 2011-
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Medical Ethics
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Patient Care
Palliative Care
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
issuing body
Foundation for Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics
Broad Categories
Ethics
Medical Ethics
Palliative Care
Translational Research
Patient Care
Oncology
Musculoskeletal Disorders
MeSH Descriptors
Bioethical Issues
Patient Rights
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1353/nib.2026.a1003489
Open DOI
When Healing Becomes Burial: Navigating the Ethical Abyss of Methadone Treatment in Iran
The patient provided written consent for the publication of his de-identified information and participated in extended discussions to ensure accurate representation of his experience. I am profoundly grateful for his trust and his willin...
02
DOI 10.1353/nib.2026.a1002759
Open DOI
Neither the Day nor the Hour
There is a general expectation in US critical care medicine that withdrawal of life-sustaining interventions should be performed with the consent of the patient if the patient has decision-making capacity or, more commonly, with the cons...
03
DOI 10.1353/nib.2026.a1002303
Open DOI
From Disorientation to Generativity: A Narrative Approach to Navigating Uncertainty in Medical Education
Uncertainty is an enduring condition of clinical practice. Yet its relationship to professional identity formation remains insufficiently theorized in medical education. This Narrative Education Report describes a longitudinal curricular...
04
DOI 10.1353/nib.2026.a1001416
Open DOI
The Time of Trust: A Mother, a Daughter, and the Treatment that Awaits
Maria’s case, involving a progressive neurological condition, shows how clinical urgency, parental meaning-making, and clinical deterioration can become ethically entangled in palliative care. After a femur fracture, prolonged immobiliza...
05
DOI 10.1353/nib.2026.a1000993
Open DOI
Emerging Ethical Issues in Biomedical Research in the Context of Climate Change: A Reflection Based on a Costa Rican Experience
Climate change-driven natural disasters are becoming more frequent and difficult to predict. In November 2024, while conducting biomedical research in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica, our team encountered unexpected flooding that d...
06
DOI 10.1353/nib.2026.a999395
Open DOI
When Emotions Run High: Navigating a Complex Scenario
Navigating conflicting duties of care in clinical settings presents significant ethical challenges, particularly when emotions run high and principles such as autonomy and beneficence are at odds with each other. The case of Mr. Smith un...
07
DOI 10.1353/nib.2026.a997241
Open DOI
“We Know a Lot, but We Don’t Know All”: The Views, Beliefs, and Experiences of Muslim Healthcare Professionals in Belgium Regarding Prenatal Diagnosis and Termination of Pregnancy
This study aims to elicit the views and beliefs of Muslim healthcare professionals (MHPs) in Belgium regarding prenatal diagnosis (PND) and termination of pregnancy (TOP) and to examine the sources on which they rely to form those views....
08
DOI 10.1353/nib.2026.a994283
Open DOI
When Results Are Not Enough: A Narrative Case Study of Barriers to Informed Decision Making in Prenatal Testing
Dr. Kilbride reports no conflicts of interest with this work. Dr. Gross was a primary coauthor on the 2026 ACOG Committee Opinion on Ethics of Genetic Testing and is a shareholder and director of De-Bi, Co., a company providing software ...
09
DOI 10.1353/nib.2026.a990989
Open DOI
Socializing Pathogen Genomics: Using Animated Video Storytelling in Qualitative Bioethics Research about Scaling Up Sequencing for Tuberculosis in Botswana
Visual storytelling can be a powerful tool for exploring ethical issues raised by novel technologies. This paper describes the development, use of, and participants’ responses to, an animated video series for a qualitative study on the v...
10
DOI 10.1353/nib.2026.a987828
Open DOI
Applying the Best Interests Standard in Pediatric Palliative Care: A Case Study
The core ethical principles of autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice are not new topics of discussion in pediatric and adult medicine. However, these principles become far more complex in pediatrics, where parental authorit...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
A journal of qualitative research.
Also issued online.
Published for the Foundation for Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics by the Johns Hopkins University Press.