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WoS ESCI Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #5,474CAS 3区Hybrid

Journal of Healthcare Informatics Research

Country: Updating•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.934•SCImago Rank: #5,474•Identifier (ISSN):2509-498X(Print)•Articles / Year: 30•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,407 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
4.6
↑ +0.9

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
25

25 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ2
Self-Citation Rate1.9%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
30articles/year
54.81% Gold OA•83.33% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.6)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.6)
🔵 Computed
20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.7)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.4)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.9)
🔵 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

Journal of Healthcare Informatics Research serves as a publication venue for the innovative technical contributions highlighting analytics, systems, and human factors research in healthcare informatics.Journal of Healthcare Informatics Research is concerned with the application of computer science principles, information science principles, information technology, and communication technology to address problems in healthcare, and everyday wellness. Journal of Healthcare Informatics Research highlights the most cutting-edge technical contributions in computing-oriented healthcare informatics.  The journal covers three major tracks: (1) analytics—focuses on data analytics, knowledge discovery, predictive modeling; (2) systems—focuses on building healthcare informatics systems (e.g., architecture, framework, design, engineering, and application); (3) human factors—focuses on understanding users or context, interface design, health behavior, and user studies of healthcare informatics applications.   Topics include but are not limited to: ·         healthcare software architecture, framework, design, and engineering;·         electronic health records·         medical data mining·         predictive modeling·         medical information retrieval·         medical natural language processing·         healthcare information systems·         smart health and connected health·         social media analytics·         mobile healthcare·         medical signal processing·         human factors in healthcare·         usability studies in healthcare·         user-interface design for medical devices and healthcare software·         health service delivery·         health games·         security and privacy in healthcare·         medical recommender system·         healthcare workflow management·         disease profiling and personalized treatment·         visualization of medical data·         intelligent medical devices and sensors·         RFID solutions for healthcare·         healthcare decision analytics and support systems·         epidemiological surveillance systems and intervention modeling·         consumer and clinician health information needs, seeking, sharing, and use·         semantic Web, linked data, and ontology·         collaboration technologies for healthcare·         assistive and adaptive ubiquitous computing technologies·         statistics and quality of medical data·         healthcare delivery in developing countries·         health systems modeling and simulation·         computer-aided diagnosis

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science93.5%Medicine68.3%Artificial intelligence62.6%Mathematics54.5%Economics48.8%Biology48%Machine learning43.9%Statistics42.3%Engineering41.5%Pathology39.8%Psychology39%Internal medicine34.1%Political science32.5%Operating system31.7%Law31.7%Sociology30.9%Philosophy30.1%Physics29.3%Data mining26%Economic growth24.4%Health care23.6%Programming language23.6%Data science22%Disease20.3%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #5,474Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2017-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer ScienceMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.934

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
25

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.35

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,407 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations434
3-Year Documents73
Citable Documents72

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 Rate35.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1
Information SystemsQ1
Artificial IntelligenceQ2
Health InformaticsQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
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
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Language
English
Frequency
4 issues per year
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
JCRESCI
84/266Q2
HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
JCRESCI
33/194Q1
MEDICAL INFORMATICS
JCRESCI
22/54Q2
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
JCIESCI
67/266Q2
HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
JCIESCI
42/194Q1
MEDICAL INFORMATICS
JCIESCI
15/55Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

10 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—2412
20253.746227
20245.429382
20235.930431
2022—14457
2021—27468
2020—222,160
2019—19449
2018—29492
2017—12307
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Healthcare Informatics Research

WoS Q2
24572023202420253.70
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3.7

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 1.9%

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

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01