Journal profile

The Lancet. Global health

Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
ISSN2214-109X FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.78
Citation rate 12.26 8,620 total citations
h5-index 116 h5 depth signal
Cited share 76.2% 599 of 786
Total citations 8,620 Citation footprint
Metric signal 12.05 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.0% 87 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 1,579
United Kingdom 1,155
Switzerland 471
South Africa 446
Australia 434

Citing Fields of Research

Healthcare Policy 1,415
Medical Ethics 307
Obstetrics/Gynecology 285
Virology 278
Health Education & Remote Healthcare 251

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 4,882 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 786 599 cited publications
Last 12 months 338 28.2 publications/month
Open access share 99.4% 336 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 1,579 citing publications
Leading citing field Healthcare Policy 1,415 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 16 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, July 2013-
PubMed
v1n1, July 2013- ; selected citations only before this date

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Healthcare Policy Mycobacterial Diseases HIV Parasitology Studies Obstetrics/Gynecology Oncology

Broad Categories

Public Health Healthcare Policy Mycobacterial Diseases HIV Parasitology Studies Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents Virology

MeSH Descriptors

Global Health Internationality Public Health

Latest Publications

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