Impact Factor
3.21
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
2.33
602 total citations
h5-index
31
h5 depth signal
Cited share
59.3%
160 of 270
Total citations
602
Citation footprint
Metric signal
2.09
External metric anchor
Self-citation
5.0%
30 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United Kingdom
738
United States
203
Australia
134
Canada
105
Denmark
66
Citing Fields of Research
Sociology
567
Psychiatry & Psychology
289
Healthcare Policy
271
Patient Care
173
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
144
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
4,821
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
270
160 cited publications
Last 12 months
178
14.8 publications/month
Open access share
50.0%
89 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United Kingdom
738 citing publications
Leading citing field
Sociology
567 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
20 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v1n1,June 1979-v11n4,Dec. 1989; v25n1, Jan. 2003-
v1n1,June 1979-v11n4,Dec 1989; v25n1, Jan. 2003-
v1n1, June 1979-v11n4, Dec.1989
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Sociology
Healthcare Policy
Psychiatry & Psychology
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
Palliative Care
Patient Care
Broad Categories
Social Sciences
Healthcare Policy
Anthropology
Palliative Care
Psychiatry
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Medical Ethics
Patient Care
MeSH Descriptors
Sociology, Medical
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
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DOI 10.1111/1467-9566.70278
Open DOI
Urban Infrastructures of Care: Buses as Resources for Recovery and Mental Wellbeing
Although transport infrastructures are increasingly recognised as determinants of urban wellbeing, their role in trajectories of becoming well and becoming ill has received little empirical and theoretical attention, particularly in seri...
02
DOI 10.1111/1467-9566.70284
Open DOI
What Counts as ‘Real’ in Healthcare Interaction? Examining Human/Technology Hybrid Simulation Interactions in Communication Skills Training
Simulated interaction is a common healthcare training tool and is increasingly technologically mediated. Although the need for clinical realism or authenticity of simulated interactions is commonly understood, less attention has been pai...
03
DOI 10.1111/1467-9566.70265
Open DOI
Masculine Attitudes and Vasectomy Uptake in the United States
Vasectomy has potential to disrupt normative gendered expectations around contraception that place an unequal burden of pregnancy prevention on women and their bodies. Despite this, and evidence linking masculine ideals with men's health...
04
DOI 10.1111/1467-9566.70279
Open DOI
Inside the ‘Black Box’ of Pharmaceuticalisation: NICE, the Permissive Principle and the Case of Anticoagulants
Sociological interest in pharmaceuticalisation continues to grow, especially regarding the expansion of pharmaceutical use in society. This article presents the first major empirical study focusing on the directionality of pharmaceutical...
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DOI 10.1111/1467-9566.70268
Open DOI
Belonging for Women, LGBTQ+ and Black and Ethnically Minoritised People With Learning Disabilities: Findings From a Qualitative, Co‐Produced Study in England
Belonging is a key aspect of human experience. This qualitative study examined where diverse people with learning disabilities feel belonging, what shapes belonging and how it affects their health. Focus groups were held with people with...
07
DOI 10.1111/1467-9566.70274
Open DOI
Exploring Vocabularies of Motive to Optimise Patient Engagement for Drug Development
Patient engagement in the drug development life cycle is becoming normalised, and the return on investment is being quantified. We sought to understand what motivates biotechnology organisations to undertake patient engagement throughout...
08
DOI 10.1111/1467-9566.70283
Open DOI
Rethinking Postmigration HIV Vulnerability Through Migrant Networks and Whiteness: Race‐Conscious Conversations With Newly Arrived Asian‐Born Gay Migrants in Australia
Migrants do not only acquire HIV in their home countries; a significant proportion acquire HIV postmigration. Newly arrived Asian‐born gay migrants in Australia have been identified as having low HIV risk but still being vulnerable to HI...
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DOI 10.1111/1467-9566.70282
Open DOI
Health Research: Social and Behavioral Theories and Methods. By Y.Tingzhong, Beijing: People’s Medical Publishing House, 2025. 238 pp. CNY 85.00 (paperback). ISBN: 978‐7‐117‐38529‐9
Health Research: Social and Behavioral Theories and Methods (2025), authored by Academician Tingzhong Yang, reconceptualises health behavior theory for the digital‐intelligent era. Moving beyond conventional individual‐level explanations...
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DOI 10.1111/1467-9566.70280
Open DOI
Negotiating Care Over Time: A Systematic Review of Alzheimer's Disease Caregiving Through a Life Course Approach
The global ageing of the population has significantly increased the demand for long‐term informal care, particularly in the context of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Although research on caregiver burden and coping strategies is extensive, li...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
"A journal of medical sociology."
Description based on: Vol. 3, no. 2 (July 1981); title from cover.
Latest issue consulted: Vol. 25, no. 1 (Jan. 2003).
Also issued online.