Journal profile

The Lancet. Digital health

Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
ISSN2589-7500 FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.75
Citation rate 19.72 5,466 total citations
h5-index 106 h5 depth signal
Cited share 84.9% 247 of 291
Total citations 5,466 Citation footprint
Metric signal 20.70 External metric anchor
Self-citation 0.5% 28 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 376
United Kingdom 282
Australia 106
China 93
Germany 93

Citing Fields of Research

AI & Machine Learning 253
Health Education & Remote Healthcare 214
Medical Ethics 177
Healthcare Policy 106
Cardiology 79

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 1,061 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 291 247 cited publications
Last 12 months 156 13.0 publications/month
Open access share 100.0% 156 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 376 citing publications
Leading citing field AI & Machine Learning 253 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 17 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, May 2019-
PubMed
v1n1, May 2019-

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

AI & Machine Learning Medical Ethics Cardiology Health Education & Remote Healthcare Breast Cancer Psychiatry

Broad Categories

Medical Informatics Public Health Cardiology Medical Ethics Virology Health Education & Remote Healthcare Respiratory Support Breast Cancer

MeSH Descriptors

Biomedical Technology Medical Informatics

Latest Publications

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