Journal metric profile

Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.600 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 1.600 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q3 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 128/185 Recorded category rank

Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology metric snapshot

Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is SPRINGER. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 1.600. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 1.600, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q3 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 128 out of 185 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 69% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q3. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The standard and five-year Journal Impact Factors are both 1.600 in this record. Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 1.500, a difference of 0.100 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 0.550. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology lists total cites: 595; total articles: 16; citable items: 16. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 9.4 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 5.8 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology is identified in this directory by print ISSN 1387-3741 and electronic ISSN 1572-9400. The publisher is recorded as SPRINGER. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal nameHealth Services and Outcomes Research Methodology
Abbreviated journalHEALTH SERV OUTCOME
PublisherSPRINGER
Metric year2025
Overall rank10,174
ISSN1387-3741
eISSN1572-9400
Total cites595
Total articles16
Citable items16
Cited half-life9.4 years
Citing half-life5.8 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.600
5-Year Impact Factor1.600
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.500
Journal Citation Indicator0.550
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ3
JCR category rank128/185
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology is 1.600 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology?

Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology is listed with quartile Q3 and category rank 128/185. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology is 1.600. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology?

Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology is listed in this directory as being published by SPRINGER.

Additional records from the same publisher or with a similar listed JCR Impact Factor.