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Health Economics Review

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 421 25 38 10
Economics and Finance 642 5 5 2

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 61
Documents by Best Scientists*: 62
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 41
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.915
Impact Factor: 3.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Health Economics Review?

The journal investigates areas of study like Health services research, Health economics, Public health, Health care and Actuarial science. The studies in Health services research featured incorporate elements of Health policy, Family medicine and Environmental health. The journal features studies on Health policy, including topics such as International health.

Health economics research presented in Health Economics Review encompasses a variety of subjects, including Indirect costs, Public economics and Emergency medicine. Some problems in Public health that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Developing country, Socioeconomic status, Socioeconomics and Demographic economics. The Health care works featured in Health Economics Review incorporate elements from Nursing and Operations management.

While Health Economics Review focused on Actuarial science, it was also able to explore topics like Quality (business) and Econometrics. Interdisciplinary research on topics like Economic evaluation and Psychological intervention are the foci of Health Economics Review.

  • Health services research (75.68%)
  • Health economics (75.18%)
  • Public health (47.67%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The national health insurance scheme: perceptions and experiences of health care providers and clients in two districts of Ghana (124 citations)
  • Wealth and antenatal care use: implications for maternal health care utilisation in Ghana (119 citations)
  • Statistical models for the analysis of skewed healthcare cost data: a simulation study (105 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Health Economics Review:

Health services research, Health economics, Public health, Health care and Actuarial science are the main subjects of interest in the journal articles. The journal articles focus on Health services research but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Environmental health, Endogeneity, Systematic review, Public administration and HRHIS. The published papers blend together research topics in Health economics and Public finance.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Statistics
  • Health care
  • Internal medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal primarily tackles Health economics, Health services research, Public health, Health care and Public finance. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Health economics, it also covered topics in Quality (business), Operations management, Indirect costs and Data collection. It aims to form a more comprehensive understanding of the field by integrating disciplines like Health services research and Economic evaluation.

It explores topics in Public health which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Convergence clubs, Public economics and Environmental health. Issues in Health care were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Panel data, Activity-based costing, Per capita and Process management. The work on Actuarial science tackled in Health Economics Review brings together disciplines like Drug and Expected utility hypothesis.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Commentary: on the effects of health expenditure on infant mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from panel data analysis. (2 citations)
  • Health economic evaluations comparing faecal microbiota transplantation with antibiotics for treatment of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection: a systematic review (2 citations)
  • Time-to-event analysis in economic evaluations: a comparison of modelling methods to assess the cost-effectiveness of transplanting a marginal quality kidney. (1 citations)

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 Health Economics Review (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Johann-Matthias Graf von der Schulenburg (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Beata Gavurova (8 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Wolfgang Greiner (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Thomas Mittendorf (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kathrin Damm (7 papers) published 1 paper 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 Health Economics Review (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Leibniz University of Hanover (20 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Ghana (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Heidelberg University (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bielefeld University (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Greifswald (8 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous 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, 7.50% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.92% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.81% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.22% of all publications and 54.05% 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.

Educational Background of Health Economics Review Authors

A notable aspect when understanding the demographics of our authors is their educational background. Many of our authors are experts in their respective fields, holding advanced degrees and certifications depending primarily on their area of specialization. For instance, it's not uncommon to find among our contributors those who continue in further studies such as Ph.D. programs, primarily focusing on health economics, public health, or related fields after completing a Master's degree. Furthermore, professionals working in the field of medical and health service management usually hold at least a Bachelor's degree. However, Master's degrees are commonly preferred. Knowing more about the educational requirements in related professions like healthcare can help readers understand the author's approach to their research. It worth noting that disciplines such as psychology are closely interrelated with our primary areas of interest, such as family medicine and public health. For example, becoming a marriage and family therapist, a profession directly associated with these domains, requires specific educational criteria. Those interested in understanding more about this profession and its educational requirements can explore more about the Marriage and family therapist education requirements in Rhode. In conclusion, the educational background of our authors is an important aspect to consider when examining their scientific work. Their area of study can significantly influence their research approach and overall understanding of the topics discussed.

Top Publications

  • Micro-costing in health and medicine: a critical appraisal.

    Xiao Xu;Christina M. Lazar;Jennifer Prah Ruger

    (2021)
    115 Citations
  • The effects of health expenditure on infant mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from panel data analysis.

    Girmay Tsegay Kiross;Girmay Tsegay Kiross;Catherine Chojenta;Daniel Barker;Deborah Loxton

    (2020)
    100 Citations
  • Determinants of healthcare seeking and out-of-pocket expenditures in a "free" healthcare system: evidence from rural Malawi.

    Meike Irene Nakovics;Stephan Brenner;Grace Bongololo;Jobiba Chinkhumba

    (2020)
    31 Citations
  • Practices of decision making in priority setting and resource allocation: a scoping review and narrative synthesis of existing frameworks

    Brayan V. Seixas;François Dionne;Craig Mitton

    (2021)
    23 Citations
  • Health economic evaluation of an internet intervention for depression (deprexis), a randomized controlled trial.

    Viola Gräfe;Steffen Moritz;Wolfgang Greiner

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • Considering the societal perspective in economic evaluations: a systematic review in the case of depression

    Juliane Andrea Duevel;Lena Hasemann;Luz María Peña-Longobardo;Beatriz Rodríguez-Sánchez;Beatriz Rodríguez-Sánchez

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • The impact of social, national and community-based health insurance on health care utilization for mental, neurological and substance-use disorders in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

    Sumaiyah Docrat;Donela Besada;Susan Cleary;Crick Lund;Crick Lund

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Application study of the EQ-5D-5L in oncology: linking self-reported quality of life of patients with advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer to clinical data from a German tumor registry.

    Kathrin Borchert;Christian Jacob;Natalie Wetzel;Martina Jänicke

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Trends in and drivers of healthcare expenditure in the English NHS: a retrospective analysis.

    Idaira Rodriguez Santana;María José Aragón;Nigel Rice;Anne Rosemary Mason

    (2020)
    14 Citations

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