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Human Resources for Health
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Human Resources for Health

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 83 45 70 21

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 84
Documents by Best Scientists*: 112
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 89
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.566
Impact Factor: 4.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Human Resources for Health?

The journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Health services research, Health administration, Human resource management, Nursing and Social policy. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Health services research, it also covered topics in Family medicine, Workforce and Human resources. The presented research on Workforce deals specifically with Public sector but it also addresses topics in Private sector.

Some problems in Health administration that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Job satisfaction, Health policy, Public relations and Medical education. While Health policy is the focus of Human Resources for Health, it also provided insights into the studies of Global health, Health education and Health promotion. The study on Human resource management presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Marketing.

Nursing research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Qualitative research, Focus group and Professional development. The studies on Social policy discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Developing country, Government and Public administration. Rural area research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Rural health.

  • Health services research (92.56%)
  • Health administration (81.22%)
  • Human resource management (40.74%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A systematic review of task- shifting for HIV treatment and care in Africa (472 citations)
  • Health worker motivation in Africa: the role of non-financial incentives and human resource management tools. (468 citations)
  • Not enough there, too many here: understanding geographical imbalances in the distribution of the health workforce. (441 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Human Resources for Health:

The journal publications generally zeroe in on subjects such as Health services research, Health administration, Nursing, Human resource management and Social policy. The studies on Health services research discussed at the published papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Workforce, Human resources and Health policy. In addition to Health administration research, the journal articles aim to explore topics under Psychological intervention, Rural area, Job satisfaction and Family medicine.

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

  • Law
  • Management
  • Health care

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The scientific interests tackled in Human Resources for Health are Health services research, Health administration, Social policy, Workforce and Health care. The research on Health services research tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Workforce planning, Focus group, Human resource management and Human resources. The Health administration research presented falls under the domain of Nursing.

Topics in Social policy were tackled in line with various other fields like Economic growth, Demographic economics, Government, Teamwork and Service delivery framework. Human Resources for Health deals with Workforce in conjunction with Health policy and similar fields in Rehabilitation. In addition to Health care research, the journal aims to explore topics under Population ageing, Mental health, Marketing and CINAHL.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Barriers and facilitators to online medical and nursing education during the COVID-19 pandemic: perspectives from international students from low- and middle-income countries and their teaching staff. (5 citations)
  • Workplace violence toward resident doctors in public hospitals of Syria: prevalence, psychological impact, and prevention strategies: a cross-sectional study (5 citations)
  • Training in communication skills for self-efficacy of health professionals: a systematic review. (4 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 Human Resources for Health (based on the number of publications) are:

  • James Buchan (19 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Ivy Lynn Bourgeault (18 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Ruairi Brugha (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mario R Dal Poz (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gilles Dussault (17 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 Human Resources for Health (based on the number of publications) are:

  • World Health Organization (76 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of London (54 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Johns Hopkins University (39 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (34 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Harvard University (32 papers) published 3 papers 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, 2.52% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 22.41% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.48% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 28.45% of all publications and 39.66% 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.

Career Prospects for Human Resource Professionals in Health Sector

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Top Publications

  • Interventions for health workforce retention in rural and remote areas: a systematic review

    Deborah Russell;Supriya Mathew;Michelle Fitts;Zania Liddle

    (2021)
    241 Citations
  • Barriers and facilitators to online medical and nursing education during the COVID-19 pandemic: perspectives from international students from low- and middle-income countries and their teaching staff.

    Wen Li;Robyn Gillies;Mingyu He;Changhao Wu

    (2021)
    176 Citations
  • The COVID-19 pandemic presents an opportunity to develop more sustainable health workforces.

    Ivy Lynn Bourgeault;Claudia B. Maier;Marjolein Dieleman;Jane Ball

    (2020)
    141 Citations
  • Size, composition and distribution of health workforce in India: why, and where to invest?

    Anup Karan;Himanshu Negandhi;Suhaib Hussain;Tomas Zapata

    (2021)
    139 Citations
  • Conceptual framework for task shifting and task sharing: an international Delphi study

    Aaron M Orkin;Sampreeth Rao;Jeyasakthi Venugopal;Natasha Kithulegoda;Natasha Kithulegoda

    (2021)
    130 Citations
  • Employment and working conditions of nurses: where and how health inequalities have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic?

    Alba Llop-Gironés;Ana Vračar;Gisela Llop-Gironés;Joan Benach;Joan Benach;Joan Benach

    (2021)
    107 Citations
  • Regulating health professional scopes of practice: comparing institutional arrangements and approaches in the US, Canada, Australia and the UK.

    Kathleen Leslie;Jean Moore;Chris Robertson;Douglas Bilton

    (2021)
    62 Citations
  • More public health service providers are experiencing job burnout than clinical care providers in primary care facilities in China

    (2020)
    53 Citations
  • The State of the World's Midwifery 2021 report: findings to drive global policy and practice

    Andrea Nove;Petra ten Hoope-Bender;Martin Boyce;Sarah Bar-Zeev

    (2021)
    50 Citations
  • Depression among healthcare workers in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Amit Abraham;Karima Chaabna;Sathyanarayanan Doraiswamy;Sapna Bhagat

    (2021)
    49 Citations

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