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Forum for Health Economics and Policy
H-index 5

Forum for Health Economics and Policy

2194-6191

Published by: Walter de Gruyter

https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/fhep/23/1/html?lang=en

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Economics and Finance 605 4 4 3
Social Sciences and Humanities 1273 7 6 3

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 17
Documents by Best Scientists*: 10
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 12
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.204
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Forum for Health Economics & Policy?

Forum for Health Economics & Policy focuses largely on the fields of Actuarial science, Health care, Health insurance, Demographic economics and Public economics. While Forum for Health Economics & Policy focused on Actuarial science, it was also able to explore topics like Incentive, Payment and Prescription drug. The featured Prescription drug research is covered under the field of Medical prescription.

It explores topics in Health care which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Gerontology and Environmental health. The Gerontology works, particularly on Health and Retirement Study are tackled in the journal. Health and Retirement Study research discussed connects with the study of Quality (business).

The work tackled in Forum for Health Economics & Policy goes beyond the discipline of Demographic economics as it also encompasses Obesity. Research on Public economics addressed in Forum for Health Economics & Policy frequently intersections with the field of Subsidy. The journal explores Health policy concepts, specifically Health care reform but expands to research in Regional science and Volume (compression).

  • Actuarial science (26.76%)
  • Health care (25.35%)
  • Health insurance (13.15%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Fat Taxes: Big Money for Small Change (170 citations)
  • Adverse Selection in Health Insurance (135 citations)
  • Reference pricing of pharmaceuticals for Medicare: evidence from Germany, The Netherlands, and New Zealand. (103 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Forum for Health Economics & Policy:

The published articles focus on Actuarial science, Health insurance, Obesity, Health care and Subsidy. The majority of Actuarial science studies in the published articles are focused on the issues of Adverse selection. While Health insurance is the focus of the most cited papers, it also provides insights into the studies of Incentive, Reinsurance and Demographic economics.

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Forum for Health Economics & Policy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Dana P. Goldman (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tomas Philipson (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David M. Cutler (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Darius N. Lakdawalla (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Alan M. Garber (10 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Forum for Health Economics & Policy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Harvard University (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Southern California (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Chicago (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Precision Health Economics (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Columbia University (8 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 100.00% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Health Economics Tools and Precision Medicine: Opportunities and Challenges.

    David L. Veenstra;Jeanne Mandelblatt;Peter Neumann;Anirban Basu

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Future Directions for the HRS Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • Switching Costs in Medicare Advantage

    Adam Atherly;Roger D Feldman;Bryan Dowd;Eline van den Broek-Altenburg

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Enhancing the Utility of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) to Identify Drivers of Rising Mortality Rates in the United States

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • Valuing the Societal Impact of Medicines and Other Health Technologies: A User Guide to Current Best Practices

    (2024)
    1 Citations
  • California Hospitals’ Rapidly Declining Traditional Medicare Operating Margins

    (2023)
    0 Citations

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