Journal of Global Health
Edinburgh University Global Health Society · GB · ISSN 20472978
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What the numbers say
More papers are appearing but each one is, on average, cited less than before.
Output grew sharply while citation impact fell. If you aim for high citedness, weigh that trend when choosing where to submit. The share of top-10% cited papers moved from 56.4% to 36.0%. Expect a smaller chance your paper will land among the most cited in the field here. Global Maternal and Child Health rose from 22.5% to 28.1% of what the journal runs. Submitters working on maternal and child health will find a larger audience in the journal now. Gold open access accounts for 100.0%. Readers can access every article immediately without paywalls, which helps visibility.
Citation metrics
SJR quartile
Q1
SJR score
1.30
Citations / doc (2y)
4.78
h-index
94
Based on the Scopus and OpenAlex citation graphs. We do not provide Clarivate’s JCR Impact Factor.
Output and citation impact
Whether citation performance keeps up as output grows.
PapersField-weighted impact
2018
136
5.44
2019
164
4.28
2020
346
3.27
2021
301
3.23
2022
301
3.09
2023
304
3.85
2024
350
3.52
2025
394
3.42
Topic shift
Share in the last 24 months (2024-09 – 2026-08) versus the previous 24 (2022-09 – 2024-08).
Rising
- Global Maternal and Child Health22.5%→28.1%+5.6%pPrevNow
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology0.0%→4.2%+4.2%pPrevNow
- Global Health and Surgery0.0%→4.2%+4.2%pPrevNow
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies0.0%→4.2%+4.2%pPrevNow
- Respiratory viral infections research0.0%→3.8%+3.8%pPrevNow
Falling
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies6.9%→2.6%−4.3%pPrevNow
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy4.2%→0.0%−4.2%pPrevNow
- Global Health Care Issues3.8%→0.0%−3.8%pPrevNow
- COVID-19 and Mental Health3.8%→0.0%−3.8%pPrevNow
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences3.4%→0.0%−3.4%pPrevNow
Terms appearing more often
Wording in recent paper titles that stands out against the journal's own baseline.
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Author countries
Last 24 months (2024-09 – 2026-08) against the previous 24 (2022-09 – 2024-08).
- CN26.2%→32.7%+6.6%pPrevNow
- US26.8%→24.4%−2.4%pPrevNow
- GB17.9%→16.5%−1.4%pPrevNow
- AU8.8%→7.3%−1.5%pPrevNow
- BD4.8%→5.5%+0.7%pPrevNow
- CH0.0%→5.1%+5.1%pPrevNow
Top 5 institutions
Top 5 institutions publishing in this journal, 2018 – 2026.
Recently published
20The 20 most recent papers — not the full list.
1
Article2026
Modelling population dynamics, health system, and unmet need toward health burden: scenarios in ASEAN and WHO SEARO countriesKazi Fayzus Salahin, Tippawan Liabsuetrakul
OAPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthMedicine
2
Article2026
Effectiveness of a combined online and in-person training model in improving village health workers’ counselling quality and infant and young child feeding practices: a mixed-methods study in rural ChinaQiong Wu, Xinya Zhu, Xiaotong Wang, Na Meng, J S Li, Ailing Peng, Yanfeng Zhang, Suying Chang
OANutrition and DieteticsNursing
3
Article2026
Predictors of anaemia incidence and remission among adolescents: longitudinal evidence from four low- and middle-income countriesShuangyu Zhao, Sachin Shinde, Ourohiré Millogo, Rutuja Patil, Nega Assefa, Mary Mwanyika‐Sando, Hanxiyue Zhang, Lina Nurhussien, Amani Tinkasimile, Wafaie Fawzi, Kun Tang
OAHematologyMedicine
4
Article2026
Deep learning-based pressure injury staging: a multicentre study involving 59 hospitalsL Y Zhou, Zhengyang Zhang, Yi-Xiang Wang, Haitao Zhang, Changkun Zhong, Taohai Zong, Libing Sun, Man Luo, LiNa Qiao, Hongyang Hu, Wei Zhang, Can Wang, R L Yang, Yi Zhou, Ling Wang
OAOccupational TherapyHealth Professions
5
Article2026
Joint association of sleep duration and physical activity with constipation: a cross-sectional studyXi Zhang, Zi Wang, Haitao Zhang, Weijia Dou, Zhenxiong Liu, Lei Shang
OAExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyPsychology
6
Article2026
Long-term incidence and progression of vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy in Asian populationsBarry Moses Quan Ren Koh, Crystal Chong, Gavin Tan, Ching-Yu Cheng, Charumathi Sabanayagam
OAOphthalmologyMedicine
7
Article2026
Global burden of fall-related injuries attributable to low bone mineral density in women aged 50–69 years: inequalities, projections to 2050, and Mendelian randomisationBo Zhang, Qiaojie Chen, Yang Chen, Haijun Zhang
OAOrthopedics and Sports MedicineMedicine
8
Article2026
Ethics and methods in disaster health research: a scoping reviewKrzysztof Goniewicz, Amir Khorram‐Manesh, Katarzyna Naylor, Eric Carlström, M Wolf
OAEmergency Medical ServicesHealth Professions
9
Article2026
Mapping the digital determinants of health: a machine learning analysis of YouTube narratives on child undernutrition in PakistanM Shahid, Jiayi Song, Zaiba Ali, Hafiz Muhammad Naveed, Serhat Yuksel, Hasan Dincer
OAGeneral Health ProfessionsHealth Professions
10
Article2026
mHealth for chronic disease management: effects on adherence in Ghanaian patients with diabetes and hypertensionPearl Aovare, Felix P Chilunga, Amos Laar, N. Moens, Eric P Moll van Charante, C O Agyemang
OAGeneral Health ProfessionsHealth Professions
11
Article2026
Plasma proteomic signatures predict incident benign prostatic hyperplasia: a prospective cohort study of 20 996 menHui Li, Yangchang Zhang, L Chen, Jiuhong Yuan, Feng Qin, Xianding Wang, X L Yang
OAUrologyMedicine
12
Article2026
Connections between science and care within public and global health research: the need for attention and actionMartyn Pickersgill, Cathy Abbott, Harry Campbell, Anna Chiumento, Catherine J Crompton, Sue Fletcher‐Watson, Charlotte Hanlon, T Jackson, Felicity V. Mehendale, T S Shi, Rosie Stenhouse, Miranda R. Waggoner, Sarah Wild
OAPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine
13
Article2026
Outpatient management of children with chest indrawing pneumonia in primary healthcare settings in Punjab, Pakistan: a prospective cohort studyZamir Suhag, Noorulain Altaf Khuwaja, A. Pal, Muhammad Naeem, Asad Raza Naqvi, Shamim Ahmad Qazi, Yasir Bin Nisar
OAEpidemiologyMedicine
14
Article2026
When more diagnoses do not mean more disease: a data-driven reassessment of global chronic disease trends, 2011–2025M. Nowak, Leszek Pączek
OAOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting
15
Article2026
Residential green space mitigates genetic susceptibility to incident irritable bowel syndrome in a prospective cohort of 376 749 individualsZhifu Kou, Rui Li, Jingjie Wang, Z J Shao, Jin Feng, Mengna Wei, Ting Fu, Le Chen, Guzhengyue Zheng, HR Lin, Kun Liu
OAHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisEnvironmental Science
16
Article2026
Modelling the impact of dietary diversity on child nutrition in Pakistan: a machine learning analysis with Shapley Additive exPlanations and Boruta interpretabilityM Shahid, Jiayi Song, M B Yahya, Hasan Dincer, Serhat Yuksel, Hafiz Muhammad Naveed, Muhammad Ali
OANutrition and DieteticsNursing
17
Article2026
Correlates of hysterectomy in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic reviewJesty Saira Varghese, Sapna Desai, Sisir Debnath, Sourabh Bikas Paul, Gita D Mishra
OAObstetrics and GynecologyMedicine
18
Article2026
Association between asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, and dental caries: evidence from systematic review with meta-analysis and Mendelian randomisation investigationQ Yu, Lei Lan, Yachun Li, Ying He, J Hu, Kaiwen Fang, Yinhui Ji, Zhuo Chen, Yadong Gao, Yang Zheng
OADermatologyMedicine
19
Article2026
A strategic blueprint for strengthening respiratory syncytial virus prevention among under-five children in low- and middle-income countries: Bangladesh as a model for new immunisation approachesSaju Bhuiya, Fahmida Chowdhury, Md Ariful Islam, Tanzir Ahmed Shuvo, Mohammad Abdul Aleem, Ahamed Khairul Basher, Homayra Rahman Shoshi, Ashrak Shad Pyash, Mofakhar Hussain, Tahmina Shirin, Mahmudur Rahman, Nusrat Homaira, Md Zakiul Hassan
OAEpidemiologyMedicine
20
Article2026
A global scoping review of community-based mentoring interventions for adolescent girls during pregnancy and after birthCristina Fernandez Turienzo, Mangenda Kamara, Lucy November, Philemon Kamara, Kaat De Backer, Hannah Rayment-Jones, Appiah M. Kingsford, Prince Tommy Williams, Jane Sandall
OASocial PsychologyPsychology
Most cited
20Top 20 most cited, 2018 – 2026.
1
ReviewCitations 7562021
The prevalence of adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: A global systematic review and meta-analysisPeige Song*, Mingming Zha, Qingwen Yang, Yan Zhang, Xue Li, Igor Rudan
OAPsychiatry and Mental healthMedicine
2
ArticleCitations 7232019
Global mortality associated with seasonal influenza epidemics: New burden estimates and predictors from the GLaMOR ProjectJohn Paget*, Peter Spreeuwenberg, Vivek Charu, Robert J. Taylor, A. Danielle Iuliano, Joseph Bresee, Lone Simonsen, Cécile Viboud
OAEpidemiologyMedicine
3
ArticleCitations 6152018
Artificial intelligence, machine learning and health systemsTrishan Panch*, Peter Szolovits, Rifat Atun
OAArtificial IntelligenceComputer Science
4
ReviewCitations 4862019
Artificial intelligence and algorithmic bias: implications for health systemsTrishan Panch*, Heather Mattie, Rifat Atun
OAHealth InformaticsMedicine
5
ReviewCitations 3702019
Global epidemiology of retinal vein occlusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence, incidence, and risk factorsPeige Song*, Yuehong Xu, Mingming Zha, Yan Zhang, Igor Rudan
OAOphthalmologyMedicine
6
ReviewCitations 3632018
Prevalence, risk factors and burden of diabetic retinopathy in China: a systematic review and meta-analysisPeige Song*, Jinyue Yu, Kit Yee Chan, Evropi Τheodoratou, Igor Rudan
OAOphthalmologyMedicine
7
ReviewCitations 3352018
Association of obstructive sleep apnea with hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysisHaifeng Hou, Yurou Zhao, Wenqing Yu, Hualei Dong, Xiaotong Xue, Jian Ding, Weijia Xing, Wei Wang*
OAPhysiologyMedicine
8
ReviewCitations 3042018
Global burden of Clostridium difficile infections: a systematic review and meta-analysisEvelyn Balsells*, Ting Shi, Callum Leese, Iona Lyell, John Burrows, Camilla Wiuff, Harry Campbell, Moe H. Kyaw, Harish Nair
OAInfectious DiseasesMedicine
9
ArticleCitations 2972020
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of COVID-19 among income-poor households in the Philippines: A cross-sectional studyLincoln Lau*, Natalee Hung, Daryn Joy Go, Jansel Ferma, Mia Choi, Warren Dodd, Xiaolin Wei
OAEconomics and EconometricsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
10
ReviewCitations 2662021
Racial disparities in COVID-19 pandemic cases, hospitalisations, and deaths: A systematic review and meta-analysisWilliam Mude*, Victor M. Oguoma, Tafadzwa Nyanhanda, Lillian Mwanri, Carolyne Njue
OAOncologyMedicine
11
ArticleCitations 2562020
Impact of coronavirus outbreak on psychological healthSuliman Khan, Rabeea Siddique, Hongmin Li, Ashaq Ali, Muhammad Adnan Shereen, Nadia Bashir, Mengzhou Xue
OAClinical PsychologyPsychology
12
editorialCitations 2452023
Can ChatGPT draft a research article? An example of population-level vaccine effectiveness analysisW. Ma, Davies Adeloye, Aziz Sheikh, Igor Rudan*
OAHealth InformaticsMedicine
13
ReviewCitations 2422018
The global burden of sickle cell disease in children under five years of age: a systematic review and meta-analysisElizabeth Wastnedge, Donald Waters, Smruti Patel, Kathleen Morrison, Mei Yi Goh, Davies Adeloye, Igor Rudan*
OAGeneticsMedicine
14
ReviewCitations 2312022
Impact of COVID-19 on physical activity: A rapid reviewAmaryllis H Park, Sinan Zhong, Haoyue Yang, Jiwoon Jeong, Chanam Lee
OAPhysiologyMedicine
15
ArticleCitations 2312018
Effect of menstruation on girls and their schooling, and facilitators of menstrual hygiene management in schools: surveys in government schools in three states in India, 2015Muthusamy Sivakami*, Anna Maria van Eijk, Harshad Thakur, Narendra Kakade, Chetan A. Patil, Sharayu Shinde, Nikita Surani, Ashley Bauman, Garazi Zulaika, Yusuf Kabir, Arun Dobhal, Prathiba Singh, Bharathy Tahiliani Bharathy Tahiliani, Linda Mason, Kelly Alexander, Mamita Bora Thakkar, Kayla F. Laserson, Penelope A. Phillips‐Howard
OAPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine
16
ReviewCitations 2292018
A systematic review of associations between non-communicable diseases and socioeconomic status within low- and lower-middle-income countriesJulianne Williams, Luke Allen, Kremlin Wickramasinghe*, Bente Mikkelsen, Nia Roberts, Nick Townsend
OAOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting
17
ReviewCitations 2252021
Causes of maternal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review of studies published from 2015 to 2020Reuben Musarandega*, Michael Nyakura, Rhoderick Machekano, Robert Pattinson, Stephen Munjanja
OAPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthMedicine
18
ReviewCitations 2242021
Decline in the mental health of nurses across the globe during COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysisAbin Varghese*, Gigini George, Sharat V Kondaguli, Abdallah Y. Naser, Deepika C Khakha, Rajni Chatterji
OAClinical PsychologyPsychology
19
ReviewCitations 2112022
Global, regional, and national prevalence of asthma in 2019: a systematic analysis and modelling studyPeige Song*, Davies Adeloye, Hani Salim, Jhonathan PR Dos Santos, Harry Campbell, Aziz Sheikh, Igor Rudan
OAPhysiologyMedicine
20
ReviewCitations 2012018
Global birth prevalence and mortality from inborn errors of metabolism: a systematic analysis of the evidenceDonald Waters, Davies Adeloye, Daisy Woolham, Elizabeth Wastnedge, Smruti Patel, Igor Rudan*
OAClinical BiochemistryBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
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