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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q2SCImago #9,972Hybrid

Journal of Healthcare Engineering

Abbreviation (ISO):J. Healthcare Eng
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Identifier (ISSN):2040-2295(Print)/2040-2309(Online)
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Publisher:Hindawi Limited
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Dropped from SCI (2023-03-20)
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)
N/A
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2023)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Healthcare Engineering

WoS Q1
02351.2620181.2920192.6820213.82202202023
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2023):0
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.594
#9,972

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
77

77 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
822articles/year
98.06% Gold OA•96.72% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Healthcare Engineering is a peer-reviewed, Open Access journal publishing fundamental and applied research on all aspects of engineering involved in healthcare delivery processes and systems. It provides a vehicle for the exchange of advanced knowledge, emerging technologies, and innovative ideas among healthcare engineering researchers, engineers, managers, and consultants around the world. The journal encompasses biomedical engineering (devices, equipment, procedures, and software), healthcare information technology, distance healthcare, healthcare facilities and infrastructure, healthcare environment management, improvement of healthcare delivery systems, healthcare safety, elderly care, public health and epidemiology, healthcare policy and social issues. Authors are encouraged to submit papers based on analytical, computational, experimental, and clinical research; state-of-the-art reviews; conceptual and theoretical developments and designs.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine83%Biology66.3%Computer science60%Internal medicine50.7%Psychology46.7%Mathematics40.8%Artificial intelligence38.9%Physics38%Engineering33.7%Pathology32.8%Surgery32.6%Radiology28%Machine learning27.6%Genetics27.6%Chemistry26.2%Psychiatry24.7%Statistics22.6%Biochemistry21.2%Economics20.1%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF—
Articles / Year10
Total Citations0
2025
IF—
Articles / Year10
Total Citations0
2024
IF—
Articles / Year4
Total Citations17
2023
IF0
Articles / Year1,101
Total Citations1,686
2022
IF3.822
Articles / Year1,136
Total Citations13,211

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #9,972Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2010-2024
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyEngineeringMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.594

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.47

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,970 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,625
3-Year Documents647
Citable Documents647

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 Rate0.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Biomedical EngineeringQ2
BiotechnologyQ2
SurgeryQ2
Health InformaticsQ3
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
Updating
Minor Category (Specific Field):
Updating
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Journal of Healthcare Engineering (abbr: J. Healthcare Eng, ISSN: 2040-2295) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES, published by Hindawi Limited in England. The periodical holds tracked under Web of Science (SCIE) in quartile Q1, a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.594 (Q2), an H-index of 77.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 822 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,970 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

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

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Hindawi Limited
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed
Editorial Address
ADAM HOUSE, 3RD FLR, 1 FITZROY SQ, LONDON, ENGLAND, W1T 5HF

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