Journal profile

The Lancet. Planetary health

Publisher: Elsevier B.V
ISSN2542-5196 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 14.82 4,721 total citations
h5-index 101 h5 depth signal
Cited share 84.0% 279 of 332
Total citations 4,721 Citation footprint
Metric signal 14.10 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.8% 87 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 505
United Kingdom 414
Australia 234
Canada 159
China 132

Citing Fields of Research

Climate Change 531
Environmental Sciences 449
Healthcare Policy 251
Sustainability Studies 223
Agricultural Policy 127

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 1,615 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 332 279 cited publications
Last 12 months 190 15.8 publications/month
Open access share 99.5% 189 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 505 citing publications
Leading citing field Climate Change 531 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 17 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v2n1, Jan. 2018-
PubMed
v2n1, Jan. 2018-

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Climate Change Environmental Sciences Agricultural Policy Healthcare Policy Sustainability Studies

Broad Categories

Environmental Health Environmental Sciences

MeSH Descriptors

Environmental Health Global Health

Latest Publications

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