Table 3.
Most influential journals in Health Management and Economics Research
| R | Journal name | TC | TP | H | TC/TP | Year | Volume | IF | IF5 | T50 | T200 | T200* | GR | First year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medical Care | 162015 | 3890 | 145 | 41,65 | 1990 | 28 | 2,941 | 3,714 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 1963 |
| 2 | Risk Analysis | 50164 | 2716 | 85 | 18,47 | 1990 | 10 | 1,974 | 2,546 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 1981 |
| 3 | Journal of Health Economics | 39818 | 1400 | 85 | 28,44 | 1990 | 9 | 2,254 | 3,159 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 1982 |
| 4 | Pharmacoeconomics | 37078 | 2163 | 69 | 17,04 | 1993 | 4 | 3,338 | 3,509 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1992 |
| 5 | Medical Decision Making | 34695 | 1511 | 80 | 22,96 | 1990 | 10 | 2,698 | 3,083 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 1981 |
| 6 | Health Economics | 32797 | 1643 | 72 | 19,96 | 1994 | 3 | 2,137 | 2,570 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 1992 |
| 7 | BMC Health Services Research | 25343 | 3474 | 49 | 7,3 | 2001 | 1 | 1,659 | 2,188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 2001 |
| 8 | American Journal of Managed Care | 24099 | 2483 | 57 | 9,71 | 1997 | 3 | 2,166 | 2,688 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 1995 |
| 9 | Inquiry-The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing | 9704 | 711 | 43 | 13,65 | 1990 | 97 | 0,564 | 0,793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 1964 |
| 10 | Health Care Management Review | 6392 | 702 | 32 | 9,11 | 1994 | 19 | 1,642 | 2,071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 1976 |
| 11 | American Journal of Medical Quality | 5264 | 698 | 30 | 7,5 | 1999 | 14 | 1,776 | 1,821 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 1986 |
| 12 | Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy | 4630 | 616 | 31 | 7,52 | 2006 | 12 | 2,682 | 2,858 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 1995 |
| 13 | Journal of Public Health Management and Practice | 3661 | 865 | 21 | 4,23 | 2005 | 11 | 0,84 | 1,198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 1995 |
| 14 | International Journal of Health Planning and Management | 3470 | 512 | 26 | 6,78 | 1994 | 9 | 0,971 | 1,029 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 1985 |
| 15 | Economics & Human Biology | 3326 | 348 | 29 | 9,56 | 2006 | 4 | 2,461 | 2,878 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 2003 |
| 16 | Journal of Healthcare Management | 2919 | 514 | 24 | 5,68 | 1998 | 43 | 0,96 | 0,977 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 2007 |
| 17 | European Journal of Health Economics | 2403 | 495 | 19 | 4,85 | 2007 | 8 | 1,913 | 1,865 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 2000 |
| 18 | Australian Health Review | 2098 | 669 | 17 | 3,14 | 2007 | 31 | 1,000 | 1,127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 1978 |
| 19 | Human Resources for Health | 2048 | 371 | 20 | 5,52 | 2008 | 6 | 1,922 | 2,392 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 2003 |
| 20 | International Journal for Equity in Health | 1761 | 458 | 16 | 3,84 | 2008 | 7 | 1,589 | 1,925 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 2002 |
Abbreviations: TC Total citations, TP Total papers, H Hirsch index, TC/TP Average citations per paper, IF Impact factor, IF5 5-year impact factor, T50 Number of papers among the 50 most cited of the category, T200 and T200* Number of papers among the 200 most cited in all fields of health between 1990–2014 and before 1990, GR Global ranking considering all the journals