Journal profile

The patient

Publisher: Adis, Springer International
ISSN1178-1653 | 1178-1661 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.64
Citation rate 4.50 479 total citations
h5-index 26 h5 depth signal
Cited share 83.2% 94 of 113
Total citations 479 Citation footprint
Metric signal 3.56 External metric anchor
Self-citation 13.8% 66 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 310
United Kingdom 213
Australia 115
Canada 95
Netherlands 90

Citing Fields of Research

Medical Ethics 246
Patient Care 142
Health Education & Remote Healthcare 117
Palliative Care 88
Economics 83

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 1,001 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 113 94 cited publications
Last 12 months 68 5.7 publications/month
Open access share 67.6% 46 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 310 citing publications
Leading citing field Medical Ethics 246 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 16 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v4, 2011-
PubMed
v4, 2011-
PMC
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Medical Ethics Palliative Care Patient Care Health Education & Remote Healthcare Economics Hematology

Broad Categories

Health Services Health Services Research Medical Ethics Palliative Care Economics Patient Care Health Education & Remote Healthcare

MeSH Descriptors

Clinical Trials as Topic Outcome Assessment, Health Care Patient-Centered Care

Latest Publications

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

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Kristina Boye, Katelyn Cutts, Youna Zhao et al.
There is an unmet need for effective and well-tolerated oral formulations of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists for the management of type 2 diabetes. Orforglipron and oral semaglutide are two oral glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor...
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Lynn Malec, Manuel Carcao, Mary Mathias et al.
Background Until recently, most treatments for haemophilia A consisted of regular prophylaxis with factor VIII (FVIII) replacement therapy, which, to be effective, needed to be given multiple times per week. Efanesoctocog alfa is a once-...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Description based on first issue; title from cover.

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