Impact Factor
4.39
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
4.97
7,519 total citations
h5-index
88
h5 depth signal
Cited share
85.7%
1,375 of 1,604
Total citations
7,519
Citation footprint
Metric signal
4.83
External metric anchor
Self-citation
5.2%
392 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
3,194
United Kingdom
1,603
Canada
718
Australia
639
China
574
Citing Fields of Research
Healthcare Policy
2,532
Psychiatry & Psychology
2,030
Sociology
1,962
Patient Care
810
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
750
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
23,491
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
1,604
1,375 cited publications
Last 12 months
1,055
87.9 publications/month
Open access share
58.5%
617 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
3,194 citing publications
Leading citing field
Healthcare Policy
2,532 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
16 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v16n1, 1982-
v16n1, 1982-
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Healthcare Policy
Psychiatry & Psychology
Sociology
Patient Care
Psychiatry
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
Broad Categories
Health Services
Social Sciences
Healthcare Policy
Psychiatry & Psychology
Anthropology
Patient Care
Palliative Care
Medical Ethics
MeSH Descriptors
Social Medicine
Sociology
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
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DOI 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119957
Open DOI
Public preferences and willingness to pay for a net zero National Health Service: a discrete choice experiment in England and Scotland
03
04
DOI 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119956
Open DOI
Dutch policymakers’ views on what justifies involving children in health state valuation: A Q-methodology study
05
DOI 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119942
Open DOI
Health citizenship, universalism, and unequal care: Brazil and Mozambique in comparative historical perspective
06
DOI 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119933
Open DOI
Speaking Up, Stepping Back: Expertise, Authority and the Social Negotiation of Overdiagnosis
07
DOI 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119943
Open DOI
Adhering to the Brief: Global Health Images as Repeated Icons
08
DOI 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119931
Open DOI
The mediating effect of loneliness in the relationship between disability and health-related quality of life
09
DOI 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119900
Open DOI
“I Get Anxious About Looking Anxious”: A Qualitative Study of Anxiety, Depression, and Workplace Productivity Among Professional Workers
10
DOI 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119929
Open DOI
From Anticipation to Reaction: Disability and the organisation of Emergency Department care.
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Title from cover.
Also available online.
Sister journal to: SSM - population health.
Formed by the union of: Social science & medicine. Part A, Medical sociology; Social science & medicine. Part B, Medical anthropology; Social science & medicine. Part C, Medical economics; Social science & medicine. Part D, Medical geography; Social science & medicine. Part E, Medical psychology; Social science & medicine. Part F, Medical & social ethics.
Complemented by (work) : SSM - population health 2352-8273 (DLC) 2016243297 (OCoLC)950693535 (DNLM)101678841.
Vol. 29, no. 7 (1989)19920909 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper that meets the full ANSI standard for Permanent Paper