SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #2,290CAS 2区Diamond OAGold OA

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Abbreviation (ISO):B WORLD HEALTH ORGAN
Country: Switzerland•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.547•SCImago Rank: #2,290•Identifier (ISSN):0042-9686(Print)/1564-0604(Online)•Articles / Year: 69•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): Free (Diamond OA)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
6.9
↑ +1.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
148

148 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate1.2%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
69articles/year
100% Gold OA•91.3% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.9)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.9)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.7)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.4)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 11.1)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 13.831)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.408)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.96)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.818)
🔵 Computed
20183.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.361)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

The Bulletin is one of the world's leading public health journals. It is a peer-reviewed monthly journal with a special focus on developing countries, giving it unrivalled global scope and authority. The Bulletin is one of the top public and environmental health journals with an impact factor of 6.818 (2018), according to the Web of Science ranking. It is essential reading for all public health decision-makers and researchers who require its special blend of research, well-informed opinion and news.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
MedicineBiologyPathologyEnvironmental HealthImmunologyGeneticsInternal MedicineVirologySociologyPolitical ScienceEconomicsLawEcologyDemographyGeographyChemistryPopulation StudiesNursingEconomic Growth

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #2,290Scopus Q1Diamond OASCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1945, 1949-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.547

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
210

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.32

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
100% Free

Diamond Open Access: Authors publish completely free of charge with zero author-facing fees.

Diamond Open Access

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,668
3-Year Documents461
Citable Documents243

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate47.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
World Health Organization
Publication Language
Multi-Language
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1947
Editorial Address
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, MARKETING AND DISSEMINATION, GENEVA 27, SWITZERLAND, CH-1211
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
JCRSCIE
25/443Q1
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
JCISCIE
31/443Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—9014
20255.7176419
20248.42071,208
202311.11691,762
202213.8311802,763
20219.4081633,819
20206.961928,761
20196.8181828,096
20186.3611838,760
2017—1818,529
2016—23112,254
2015—2108,211
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Bulletin of the World Health Organization

WoS Q1
371216201820192020202120222023202420255.70
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:5.7

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 1.2%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 19064b27-ece5-4b86-8816-dbc6e42ac10d
Database Updated: 2026-09-28