ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #2,586Hybrid

Journal of Urban Health-Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine

Acronym:jurh
•
Abbreviation (ISO):J URBAN HEALTH
•
Identifier (ISSN):1099-3460(Print)/1468-2869(Online)
•
Publisher:Springer US
Clarivate IF (2026)
3.2↓ -0.9
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Urban Health-Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine

WoS Q1
14691.7420182.1520192.3620203.6720215.820226.620234.320244.120253.22026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):3.2
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.448
#2,586

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
120

120 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate2.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
70articles/year
36.74% Gold OA•87.13% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Urban Health is the premier and authoritative source of rigorous analyses to advance the health and well-being of people in cities. The Journal provides a platform for interdisciplinary exploration of the evidence base for the broader determinants of health and health inequities needed to strengthen policies, programs, and governance for urban health. The Journal publishes original data, case studies, commentaries, book reviews, executive summaries of selected reports, and proceedings from important global meetings. It welcomes submissions presenting new analytic methods, including systems science approaches to urban problem solving. Finally, the Journal provides a forum linking scholars, practitioners, civil society, and policy makers from the multiple sectors that can influence the health of urban populations.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
MedicineSociologyPolitical ScienceBiologyPsychologyLawEnvironmental HealthDemographyPathologyEconomicsNursingComputer ScienceGeographyInternal MedicinePsychiatryPopulation StudiesMathematicsEconomic GrowthStatisticsFamily MedicineImmunologyHistoryVirologyEngineeringBusinessArchaeology

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

Q1
Rank68/336
IndexSCIE
JCRSCIE2026

PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Q2
Rank120/443
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

Q1
Rank53/336
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Q1
Rank88/443
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF3.2
Articles / Year78
Total Citations15
2025
IF4.1
Articles / Year93
Total Citations145
2024
IF4.3
Articles / Year134
Total Citations676
2023
IF6.6
Articles / Year106
Total Citations1,203
2022
IF5.801
Articles / Year110
Total Citations2,416

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #2,586Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1988, 1998-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MedicineSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.448

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.34

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,645 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,430
3-Year Documents324
Citable Documents302

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)3

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate57.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Health (social science)Q1
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1
Urban StudiesQ1
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: 2.3%

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):
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

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Journal of Urban Health-Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine (acronym: jurh, abbr: J URBAN HEALTH, ISSN: 1099-3460) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Springer US in United States since 1998. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.20, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.448 (Q1), an H-index of 120.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Quarterly, an annual output of approximately 70 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,645 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
Springer US
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
1998
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
SPRINGER, 233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, USA, NY, 10013

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 2ba52a01-9cda-4512-b9a8-bc2b637303c6
Database Updated: 2026-09-28