Impact Factor
3.25
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
3.67
118 total citations
h5-index
17
h5 depth signal
Cited share
78.8%
26 of 33
Total citations
118
Citation footprint
Metric signal
3.62
External metric anchor
Self-citation
1.7%
2 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
50
Germany
21
United Kingdom
19
China
16
Iran
14
Citing Fields of Research
Medical Ethics
89
Philosophy
49
Patient Care
43
Psychiatry & Psychology
24
History & Philosophy Of Science
21
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
388
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
33
26 cited publications
Last 12 months
49
4.1 publications/month
Open access share
100.0%
49 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
50 citing publications
Leading citing field
Medical Ethics
89 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
6 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v1n1, 2006-
v1n1, 2006-
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Patient Care
Medical Ethics
Literary Theory
Psychiatry & Psychology
Philosophy
Palliative Care
Broad Categories
Ethics
Medical Ethics
Patient Care
Philosophy
Palliative Care
Psychiatry
Healthcare Policy
MeSH Descriptors
Ethics, Medical
Humanities
Philosophy, Medical
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1186/s13010-026-00228-z
Open DOI
Is context considered in health inequity research and why? An examination of current trends in Ethiopia
Background: Health equity research requires a comprehensive understanding of the historical, social, and political factors that contribute to health disparities. Ethiopia is a nation with a long political and economic history and a diver...
02
DOI 10.1186/s13010-026-00232-3
Open DOI
Beyond correlation and causation: epistemic caution, anomalous findings, and COVID-19 vaccine safety
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed science’s adaptive strengths and epistemic limits. In fact, in the pandemic, mRNA vaccines are attributed to have saved millions of lives. The maxim “correlation does not imply causation” is an essential saf...
03
DOI 10.1186/s13010-026-00235-0
Open DOI
Algorithmic gaslighting in healthcare: mechanisms, harms, and epistemic injustice in context
04
05
DOI 10.1186/s13010-026-00236-z
Open DOI
Standardising embodied diagnostic knowledge: pulse diagnosis terminology in WHO Chinese medicine standards
06
DOI 10.1186/s13010-026-00234-1
Open DOI
Can health justice be measured? A normative reconstruction of health equity indicators
Background: Health systems commonly evaluate justice using quantitative health equity indicators such as healthcare coverage, financial protection, population health outcomes, and measures of the social determinants of health. These indi...
07
DOI 10.1186/s13010-026-00231-4
Open DOI
The foundational role of autonomy for brain-computer interfaces
Invasive brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) pose a challenge for describing human-system interactions because they involve a depth of engagement that is difficult to disentangle. This is particularly problematic when clear authorship of de...
08
DOI 10.1186/s13010-026-00230-5
Open DOI
The relationship between swamps and malaria: a review of the studies titled The Sanitary and Social Geography of Turkey
09
10
DOI 10.1186/s13010-026-00227-0
Open DOI
Reconceptualizing the ethics of diagnosis: a Foucauldian framework
Background: Traditional approaches in medical ethics have primarily focused on the consequences of diagnoses, emphasizing their impact on patients’ lives, treatment options, and social perception. While this perspective remains indispens...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Title from publisher PDF caption (publisher's Web site, viewed Apr. 10, 2006).
Latest issue consulted: 1:4 (3 Apr. 2006) (viewed Apr. 10, 2006).
Articles added on an individual basis as accepted.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.