Influential journals in health research: a bibliometric study

José M. Merigó, Alicia Núñez
2016 Globalization and Health  
There is a wide range of intellectual work written about health research, which has been shaped by the evolution of diseases. This study aims to identify the leading journals over the last 25 years according to a wide range of bibliometric indicators. that have received the highest number of citations over the last 25 years. According to other indicators such as the h-index and the citations per paper, some other journals such as the Annual Review of Public Health and Medical Care, obtain
more » ... results which show the wide diversity and profiles of outlets available in the scientific community. The results are grouped and studied according to the nine subfields in order to identify the leading journals in each specific sub discipline of health. Conclusions: The work identifies the leading journals in health research through a bibliometric approach. The analysis shows a deep overview of the results of health journals. It is worth noting that many journals have entered the WoS database during the last years, in many cases to fill some specific niche that has emerged in the literature, although the most popular ones have been in the database for a long time.
doi:10.1186/s12992-016-0186-4 pmid:27550071 pmcid:PMC4994291 fatcat:aw3vne4bnbcjrkw5vx5xbdszyy