Journal profile

Public health

Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN0033-3506 | 0038-3506 | 1476-5616 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.08
Citation rate 4.63 3,427 total citations
h5-index 55 h5 depth signal
Cited share 80.6% 667 of 828
Total citations 3,427 Citation footprint
Metric signal 3.98 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.3% 43 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United Kingdom 800
United States 738
China 599
Australia 322
Canada 192

Citing Fields of Research

Healthcare Policy 1,125
Health Education & Remote Healthcare 551
Nutrition & Dietetics 484
Psychiatry & Psychology 426
Virology 374

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 25,689 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 828 667 cited publications
Last 12 months 448 37.3 publications/month
Open access share 46.2% 207 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United Kingdom 800 citing publications
Leading citing field Healthcare Policy 1,125 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 18 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v79n6,Sept. 1965-
PubMed
v79n6,Sept. 1965-
OLDMEDLINE
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Healthcare Policy Health Education & Remote Healthcare Nutrition & Dietetics Psychiatry & Psychology Nicotine Addiction Treatment Psychiatry

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Society of Community Medicine (Great Britain)
Contributor
Society of Medical Officers of Health (Great Britain)
Contributor
Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene (Great Britain)
Contributor
Society of Medical Officers of Health (Great Britain)
Contributor
Royal Institute of Public Health (Great Britain)

Broad Categories

Public Health Virology Healthcare Policy Nutrition & Dietetics Nicotine Addiction Treatment Psychiatry & Psychology Environmental Sciences

MeSH Descriptors

Public Health

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

"The journal of the Society of Community Medicine."

"Journal of the Royal Institute of Public Health," <2003->

Issues for <Jan. 2001-> published by Nature Publishing Group on behalf of the Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene and the Society of Public Health.

Place of publication varies.

v.1 (1888-1889), c.1 is very brittle, contains advertisements.

v.1 (1888-1889), c.2 does not contain advertisements.

Also issued online.

Microfilm. v. 1 (1888)-70 (1957). 24 microfilm reels : negative ; 35 mm.

Issued 19 -19 by the Society under its earlier name: Society of Medical Officers of Health.

Vol. 94, no. 5 (SEP 1980)19920831 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper that meets the full ANSI standard for Permanent Paper