Journal profile

Patient education and counseling

Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN0738-3991 | 1873-5134 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.56
Citation rate 2.53 2,523 total citations
h5-index 58 h5 depth signal
Cited share 54.1% 564 of 1,043
Total citations 2,523 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.65 External metric anchor
Self-citation 4.3% 109 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 1,457
Netherlands 426
Australia 412
United Kingdom 336
Canada 264

Citing Fields of Research

Health Education & Remote Healthcare 1,831
Patient Care 1,672
Palliative Care 697
Psychiatry & Psychology 395
Oncology 370

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 10,936 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 1,043 564 cited publications
Last 12 months 428 35.7 publications/month
Open access share 50.5% 216 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 1,457 citing publications
Leading citing field Health Education & Remote Healthcare 1,831 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 18 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v15n1,Feb. 1990-
PubMed
v5n1,Feb. 1990-
Hospital literature index
v5n1, 1983-v14n3, Dec. 1989.
International nursing index
v15n1,Feb. 1990-v39n1, Jan. 2000

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Health Education & Remote Healthcare Patient Care Palliative Care Oncology

Broad Categories

Nursing Patient Care Health Education & Remote Healthcare Palliative Care Medical Ethics Psychiatry & Psychology

MeSH Descriptors

Counseling Patient Education as Topic

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Place of publication varies.

Also available online.