Bibliometric Analysis
Journal Bibliometric Report (2021)
The Journal Bibliometric Report is based on all publications in Medline/Pubmed that were cited by Medline/Pubmed publications in 2021.
Journals for Health Services Research
For each journal, the table below lists the year of the most recent citable publication (Last Year); the total number of times citable publications were cited in 2021 (Total Cites); the average number of times citable publications from 2019 and 2020 were cited by publications in 2021 (Impact Factor); the average number of times citable publications from 2016 through 2020 were cited by publications in 2021 (5-Year Impact); the average number of times citable publications from 2021 were cited by publications in 2021 (Immediacy Index); the number of citable publications in 2021 (Articles); and the median age in years of citable publications that were cited by publications in 2021 (Cited Half-Life). Citable publications are those whose Medline/Pubmed type is "Journal Article", which in general includes things like original research, meta-analysis, and reviews, but does not include editorials or letters. The data in the table below includes self-citations.
| Rank | Journal | Last Year | Total Cites | Impact Factor | 5-Year Impact | Immediacy Index | Articles | CitedHalfLife | JournalDetails |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adv Health Econ Health Serv Res | 2017 | 38 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 12 | Details |
| 2 | Best Pract Benchmarking Healthc | 1997 | 4 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 24 | Details |
| 3 | BMC Health Serv Res | 2026 | 19291 | 1.896 | 2.281 | 0.417 | 1330 | 5 | Details |
| 4 | BMJ Lead | 2026 | 14 | 0.727 | 0.667 | 0.146 | 41 | 1 | Details |
| 5 | BMJ Open Qual | 2026 | 527 | 0.952 | 0.930 | 0.143 | 238 | 2 | Details |
| 6 | BMJ Qual Saf | 2026 | 4154 | 2.413 | 3.201 | 0.524 | 82 | 6 | Details |
| 7 | Calif Law Rev | 2024 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 27 | Details |
| 8 | Clin Perform Qual Health Care | 2000 | 16 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 23 | Details |
| 9 | Clin Pract Guidel Quick Ref Guide Clin | 1996 | 5 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 26 | Details |
| 10 | Clin Privil White Pap | 2019 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 9 | Details |
| 11 | Cochrane Database Syst Rev | 2026 | 44958 | 5.920 | 5.957 | 1.968 | 531 | 6 | Details |
| 12 | Consens Statement | 1992 | 5 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 30 | Details |
| 13 | Consum Rep | 2017 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 9 | Details |
| 14 | Cornell Law Rev | 2018 | 4 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 7 | Details |
| 15 | Eval Health Prof | 2026 | 832 | 1.060 | 1.237 | 0.625 | 40 | 10 | Details |
| 16 | Eval Program Plann | 2026 | 929 | 0.517 | 0.666 | 0.121 | 91 | 7 | Details |
| 17 | Eval Rev | 2026 | 255 | 0.200 | 0.467 | 0.000 | 17 | 14 | Details |
| 18 | Evid Based Nurs | 2026 | 261 | 0.100 | 0.124 | 0.018 | 56 | 7 | Details |
| 19 | Evid Policy | 2026 | 12 | 0.000 | 0.200 | 0.500 | 2 | 12 | Details |
| 20 | Evid Rep Technol Assess (Full Rep) | 2016 | 300 | 0.000 | 2.667 | 0.000 | 0 | 11 | Details |
| 21 | Evid Rep Technol Assess (Summ) | 2005 | 163 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 17 | Details |
| 22 | Fordham Law Rev | 2018 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.077 | 0.000 | 0 | 13 | Details |
| 23 | Front Health Policy Res | 2004 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 17 | Details |
| 24 | Georgetown Law J | 2014 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 7 | Details |
| 25 | Glob Health Res Policy | 2026 | 629 | 4.644 | 3.282 | 1.289 | 45 | 1 | Details |
| 26 | Global Health | 2026 | 3250 | 7.421 | 4.624 | 2.488 | 121 | 2 | Details |
| 27 | Hastings Cent Rep | 2026 | 907 | 1.227 | 0.724 | 0.409 | 88 | 6 | Details |
| 28 | Health Aff (Millwood) | 2026 | 12322 | 4.594 | 3.772 | 1.071 | 211 | 6 | Details |
| 29 | Health Commun | 2026 | 2744 | 1.278 | 1.264 | 0.372 | 253 | 5 | Details |
| 30 | Health Devices | 2013 | 8 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 22 | Details |
| 31 | Health Expect | 2026 | 3660 | 2.351 | 2.719 | 1.486 | 220 | 5 | Details |
| 32 | Health Policy | 2026 | 4937 | 1.557 | 1.802 | 0.569 | 167 | 9 | Details |
| 33 | Health Policy Plan | 2026 | 4880 | 2.190 | 2.789 | 0.734 | 169 | 7 | Details |
| 34 | Health Res Policy Syst | 2026 | 2097 | 2.170 | 2.435 | 1.301 | 133 | 4 | Details |
| 35 | Health Serv Manage Res | 2026 | 223 | 0.451 | 0.685 | 0.080 | 25 | 9 | Details |
| 36 | Health Serv Res | 2026 | 5752 | 2.019 | 2.035 | 1.650 | 157 | 10 | Details |
| 37 | Health Soc Care Deliv Res | 2026 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | -2 | Details |
| 38 | Health Syst Reform | 2026 | 413 | 2.507 | 2.018 | 0.036 | 28 | 3 | Details |
| 39 | Health Technol Assess | 2026 | 3756 | 2.317 | 2.724 | 0.442 | 77 | 8 | Details |
| 40 | Healthc Benchmarks | 2002 | 6 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 20 | Details |
| 41 | Hospitals | 1993 | 32 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 46 | Details |
| 42 | Hum Resour Health | 2026 | 2641 | 3.026 | 3.087 | 0.500 | 128 | 5 | Details |
| 43 | Implement Sci | 2026 | 11163 | 5.942 | 6.365 | 1.021 | 96 | 6 | Details |
| 44 | Int J Health Care Qual Assur | 2026 | 475 | 0.455 | 0.501 | 0.000 | 6 | 7 | Details |
| 45 | Int J Health Care Qual Assur Inc Leadersh Health Serv | 2006 | 87 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 17 | Details |
| 46 | Int J Health Plann Manage | 2026 | 1307 | 1.416 | 1.284 | 0.408 | 218 | 3 | Details |
| 47 | Int J Health Serv | 2022 | 976 | 1.000 | 0.988 | 0.875 | 48 | 9 | Details |
| 48 | Int J Qual Health Care | 2026 | 4579 | 1.215 | 1.468 | 0.758 | 215 | 14 | Details |
| 49 | Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being | 2026 | 699 | 1.061 | 1.108 | 0.182 | 110 | 5 | Details |
| 50 | Int J Technol Assess Health Care | 2026 | 1418 | 0.989 | 0.956 | 0.271 | 70 | 9 | Details |
| 51 | Isr J Health Policy Res | 2026 | 610 | 1.038 | 1.027 | 2.742 | 62 | 2 | Details |
| 52 | Issue Brief (Commonw Fund) | 2019 | 219 | 1.600 | 0.931 | 0.000 | 0 | 6 | Details |
| 53 | Issue Brief (Grantmakers Health) | 2013 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 9 | Details |
| 54 | Issue Brief (Public Policy Inst (Am Assoc Retired Pers)) | 2007 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 14 | Details |
| 55 | Issue Brief Cent Medicare Educ | 2005 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 18 | Details |
| 56 | Issue Brief Cent Stud Health Syst Change | 2012 | 8 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 12 | Details |
| 57 | Issue Brief George Wash Univ Natl Health Policy Forum | 2015 | 5 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 14 | Details |
| 58 | Issue Brief Health Policy Track Serv | 2018 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 16 | Details |
| 59 | Issues Emerg Health Technol | 2009 | 4 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 16 | Details |
| 60 | J Behav Health Serv Res | 2026 | 762 | 0.845 | 1.201 | 0.564 | 55 | 6 | Details |
| 61 | J Clin Outcomes Manag | 2019 | 32 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 8 | Details |
| 62 | J Comp Eff Res | 2026 | 664 | 1.036 | 0.991 | 0.194 | 129 | 3 | Details |
| 63 | J Eval Clin Pract | 2026 | 2958 | 1.181 | 1.194 | 0.637 | 113 | 8 | Details |
| 64 | J Extra Corpor Technol | 2026 | 362 | 0.403 | 0.655 | 0.353 | 34 | 7 | Details |
| 65 | J Health Educ | 1996 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 27 | Details |
| 66 | J Health Polit Policy Law | 2026 | 551 | 1.529 | 1.184 | 1.614 | 44 | 5 | Details |
| 67 | J Health Serv Res Policy | 2026 | 1330 | 1.271 | 1.174 | 0.190 | 21 | 13 | Details |
| 68 | J Healthc Qual | 2026 | 346 | 0.467 | 0.556 | 0.232 | 56 | 6 | Details |
| 69 | J Healthc Qual Res | 2026 | 45 | 0.405 | 0.308 | 0.082 | 61 | 1 | Details |
| 70 | J Med Eng Technol | 2026 | 565 | 0.722 | 0.743 | 0.185 | 65 | 8 | Details |
| 71 | J Nepal Health Res Counc | 2026 | 476 | 0.650 | 0.681 | 0.103 | 174 | 3 | Details |
| 72 | J Qual Clin Pract | 2001 | 17 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 21 | Details |
| 73 | J Soc Health Syst | 1998 | 5 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 24 | Details |
| 74 | JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep | 2019 | 813 | 0.840 | 0.871 | 0.000 | 0 | 4 | Details |
| 75 | JBI Evid Synth | 2026 | 260 | 1.311 | 1.311 | 0.104 | 230 | 1 | Details |
| 76 | JMIR Form Res | 2026 | 770 | 1.835 | 1.824 | 0.400 | 438 | 1 | Details |
| 77 | JMIR Hum Factors | 2026 | 460 | 1.899 | 2.104 | 0.486 | 70 | 3 | Details |
| 78 | Jt Comm J Qual Improv | 2002 | 119 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 21 | Details |
| 79 | LDI Issue Brief | 2018 | 30 | 0.000 | 0.250 | 0.000 | 0 | 9 | Details |
| 80 | Leadersh Health Serv (Bradf Engl) | 2026 | 132 | 0.484 | 0.571 | 0.121 | 33 | 4 | Details |
| 81 | Med Care Res Rev | 2026 | 1571 | 1.231 | 1.492 | 0.292 | 48 | 10 | Details |
| 82 | Med Decis Making | 2026 | 3816 | 1.546 | 1.880 | 0.797 | 118 | 10 | Details |
| 83 | Ment Health Serv Res | 2005 | 200 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 17 | Details |
| 84 | Natl Bur Econ Res Bull Aging Health | 2018 | 7 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 11 | Details |
| 85 | NIH Consens State Sci Statements | 2013 | 74 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 11 | Details |
| 86 | NIH Consens Statement | 2001 | 30 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 24 | Details |
| 87 | Nurse Res | 2026 | 516 | 0.200 | 0.391 | 0.056 | 18 | 10 | Details |
| 88 | Online J Knowl Synth Nurs | 2003 | 6 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 22 | Details |
| 89 | Ont Health Technol Assess Ser | 2026 | 388 | 2.375 | 2.191 | 0.143 | 14 | 7 | Details |
| 90 | Organ Ethic | 2008 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 13 | Details |
| 91 | Patient | 2026 | 1231 | 2.056 | 2.135 | 0.867 | 75 | 4 | Details |
| 92 | Policy Anal Brief H Ser | 2003 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 21 | Details |
| 93 | Policy Anal Brief W Ser | 2005 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 17 | Details |
| 94 | Policy Brief George Wash Univ Cent Health Serv Res Policy | 2009 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 12 | Details |
| 95 | Policy Brief UCLA Cent Health Policy Res | 2019 | 32 | 0.000 | 0.370 | 0.000 | 0 | 8 | Details |
| 96 | Prim Health Care Res Dev | 2026 | 661 | 0.957 | 1.128 | 0.122 | 74 | 4 | Details |
| 97 | QRB Qual Rev Bull | 1993 | 30 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 33 | Details |
| 98 | Qual Assur Health Care | 1993 | 11 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 29 | Details |
| 99 | Qual Assur Util Rev | 1992 | 6 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 30 | Details |
| 100 | Qual Health Care | 2001 | 286 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 22 | Details |
| 101 | Qual Health Res | 2026 | 6119 | 1.777 | 2.544 | 0.279 | 201 | 9 | Details |
| 102 | Qual Lett Healthc Lead | 2005 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 20 | Details |
| 103 | Qual Manag Health Care | 2026 | 321 | 0.538 | 0.519 | 0.278 | 54 | 9 | Details |
| 104 | Qual Saf Health Care | 2010 | 1846 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 15 | Details |
| 105 | Res Nurs Health | 2026 | 3051 | 0.929 | 1.444 | 0.361 | 72 | 15 | Details |
| 106 | Sentinel Event Alert | 2018 | 54 | 0.000 | 5.400 | 0.000 | 0 | 5 | Details |
| 107 | Simul Healthc | 2026 | 1031 | 1.039 | 1.400 | 0.400 | 110 | 6 | Details |
| 108 | SMU Law Rev | 2018 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.667 | 0.000 | 0 | 3 | Details |
| 109 | Soc Secur Bull | 2026 | 48 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 14 | Details |
| 110 | Stud Health Technol Inform | 2026 | 3730 | 0.443 | 0.401 | 0.048 | 704 | 6 | Details |
| 111 | Synth Proj Res Synth Rep | 2011 | 19 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 12 | Details |
| 112 | Tanzan Health Res Bull | 2007 | 41 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 14 | Details |
| 113 | Tanzan J Health Res | 2017 | 224 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 10 | Details |
| 114 | Technol Eval Cent Assess Program Exec Summ | 2015 | 5 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 14 | Details |
| 115 | Track Rep | 2011 | 7 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 14 | Details |
| 116 | Vital Health Stat 1 | 2025 | 122 | 1.000 | 2.600 | 0.333 | 3 | 8 | Details |
| 117 | Vital Health Stat 10 | 2014 | 131 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 9 | Details |
| 118 | Vital Health Stat 11 | 2013 | 293 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 19 | Details |
| 119 | Vital Health Stat 13 | 2011 | 75 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 15 | Details |
| 120 | Vital Health Stat 2 | 2025 | 475 | 14.000 | 10.500 | 1.000 | 1 | 7 | Details |
| 121 | Vital Health Stat 20 | 2007 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 26 | Details |
| 122 | Vital Health Stat 21 Data Natal Marriage Divorce | 2006 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 15 | Details |
| 123 | Vital Health Stat 23 | 2011 | 38 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 16 | Details |
| 124 | Vital Health Stat 3 | 2025 | 144 | 5.000 | 21.400 | 5.000 | 1 | 5 | Details |
| 125 | Vital Health Stat 4 | 2002 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 20 | Details |
| 126 | Womens Health | 1998 | 25 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 26 | Details |
| 127 | World Health Stat Q | 1998 | 203 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 31 | Details |
| 128 | Yale Law J | 2003 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 27 | Details |
Note: the data used by the tools on this page are derived from MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.