Journal profile

The International journal of risk & safety in medicine

Publisher: SAGE Publications
ISSN0924-6479 | 1878-6847 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
2.48
Citation rate 1.24 86 total citations
h5-index 11 h5 depth signal
Cited share 60.0% 42 of 70
Total citations 86 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.18 External metric anchor
Self-citation 10.5% 9 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United Kingdom 51
India 34
Russia 30
United States 28
Italy 28

Citing Fields of Research

Medical Ethics 92
Patient Care 92
Pharmacology & Toxicology 60
Healthcare Policy 58
Psychiatry 41

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 1,355 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 70 42 cited publications
Last 12 months 68 5.7 publications/month
Open access share 10.3% 7 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United Kingdom 51 citing publications
Leading citing field Medical Ethics 92 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 17 September 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v23n1, 2011-
PubMed
v23n1, 2011-

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Medical Ethics Patient Care Pharmacology & Toxicology Allergies Healthcare Policy Psychiatry

Broad Categories

Jurisprudence Medicine Therapeutics Patient Care Medical Ethics Health Education & Remote Healthcare Cardiology Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents Mycobacterial Diseases

MeSH Descriptors

Decision Making Jurisprudence Quality Assurance, Health Care Risk Management Therapeutics

Latest Publications

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

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Raja Babu Ramawat, Omar Afroz, Siddharth Sarkar
Wearable health trackers are a type of health and fitness self-service technology that is becoming increasingly popular. Effective monitoring of health parameters offered through these devices helps in planning physical activity and weig...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Vol. 1 preceded by "pre-issue" dated May 1990.

Also issued online.