Journal metric profile

Health Psychology Open

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 1.300 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 3.400 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q3 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 125/185 Recorded category rank

Health Psychology Open 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 Psychology Open metric snapshot

Health Psychology Open has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 1.300. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 3.400, 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 125 out of 185 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 68% 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 five-year Journal Impact Factor (3.400) is 2.100 points higher than the standard Journal Impact Factor (1.300). The Impact Factor without journal self-citations is the same as the listed standard value at the displayed precision. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 0.540. 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 Psychology Open lists total cites: 922; total articles: 15; 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 5.6 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 7.9 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

Health Psychology Open is identified in this directory by electronic ISSN 2055-1029. The publisher is recorded as SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. 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 Psychology Open
Abbreviated journalHEALTH PSYCHOL OPEN
PublisherSAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
Metric year2025
Overall rank11,740
ISSNNot available
eISSN2055-1029
Total cites922
Total articles15
Citable items16
Cited half-life5.6 years
Citing half-life7.9 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.300
5-Year Impact Factor3.400
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.300
Journal Citation Indicator0.540
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ3
JCR category rank125/185
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Health Psychology Open?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Health Psychology Open is 1.300 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of Health Psychology Open?

Health Psychology Open is listed with quartile Q3 and category rank 125/185. 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 Psychology Open?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for Health Psychology Open is 3.400. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes Health Psychology Open?

Health Psychology Open is listed in this directory as being published by SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.

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