Impact Factor
3.04
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
3.07
172 total citations
h5-index
17
h5 depth signal
Cited share
58.3%
35 of 60
Total citations
172
Citation footprint
Metric signal
2.71
External metric anchor
Self-citation
0.6%
1 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
185
Canada
30
Australia
17
United Kingdom
10
Netherlands
6
Citing Fields of Research
Patient Care
153
Healthcare Policy
137
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
49
Sociology
21
Palliative Care
21
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
972
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
60
35 cited publications
Last 12 months
36
3.0 publications/month
Open access share
25.0%
9 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
185 citing publications
Leading citing field
Patient Care
153 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
16 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v6n1, Feb. 2005-
v6n1, Feb. 2005-
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Healthcare Policy
Patient Care
Broad Categories
Nursing
Public Health
Patient Care
MeSH Descriptors
Health Policy
Nursing
Politics
Public Policy
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1177/15271544261486398
Open DOI
Evaluating Nursing Career Development Programs: A Scoping Review
Background: Evidence-based nursing career development programs can support workforce planning, retention, and recruitment by harmonizing career guidance, capability development, and progression. Despite their recognized value, utilizatio...
02
DOI 10.1177/15271544261497289
Open DOI
Low Pay, High Risk: The Nursing Pay Gap in Italy as a Systemic Health Policy Vulnerability
Background: The nursing workforce is a key determinant of health system resilience, quality, and sustainability. In Italy, nurses receive significantly lower salaries compared to the OECD average, and the country has one of the lowest nu...
03
DOI 10.1177/15271544261473221
Open DOI
The Association Between Actual Nursing Care Hours and In-Hospital Mortality in Japanese Acute Care Hospitals: Evaluating a Practical Safety Threshold
The specific quantitative relationship between the calculated mean total nursing hours per patient-day (derived from National Health Insurance Form 9) and in-hospital mortality in Japanese acute-care settings remains largely unexamined. ...
04
05
DOI 10.1177/15271544261473872
Open DOI
Nurse Leaders’ Participation in Policy Development in Africa: A Rapid Review
Introduction: Active involvement of nurse leaders in policy advancement is considered crucial, particularly in Africa, where nurses constitute most of the health workforce. This review was conducted to determine factors that influence Af...
06
DOI 10.1177/15271544261473882
Open DOI
Medicaid Expansion After the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Analysis of Community Mental Health Care Impacts in New Hampshire
Forty-one states in the United States that adopted Medicaid expansion through the Affordable Care Act reached historically low rates of uninsured that have endured through 2025. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) signed into law on 4...
07
DOI 10.1177/15271544261460865
Open DOI
The Midwife Problem: An Interpretive Analysis of State Requirements for Written Practice Agreements
Background: U.S. state licensing restrictions requiring written practice agreements for certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) lack evidence of improved patient safety and instead contribute to maternity care workforce shortages. The objective ...
08
DOI 10.1177/15271544261463201
Open DOI
Policy Frameworks for Nursing Practice in Community-Based Palliative Care: A Four-Country Comparative Documentary Analysis.
Nurses are central to palliative care, yet their community contributions remain undervalued. This study aimed to clarify how political and professional documents conceptualize nursing autonomy in community palliative care. Using the READ...
09
DOI 10.1177/15271544261461407
Open DOI
Get out the Vote
10
DOI 10.1177/15271544261463203
Open DOI
Fuel2Flourish: Nurses as Trusted Voices Promoting Latino Child Well-Being Across Nine U.S. States
Fuel2Flourish is a nurse-led initiative designed to center the voices of nurses, who are active leaders within the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN), as trusted messengers and role models in advancing the nutritional and emo...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Title from cover.
Also issued online.