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INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
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INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing

0046-9580

Published by: SAGE

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/inq

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 405 43 46 10
Medicine 2861 22 21 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 101
Documents by Best Scientists*: 102
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 53
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.708
Impact Factor: 2.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Inquiry?

The topics of Health care, Actuarial science, Medicaid, Health insurance and Family medicine are the focal point of discussions in Inquiry. Topics in Health care explored in Inquiry were investigated in conjunction with research in Nursing, Quality (business), Public relations and Public administration. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Actuarial science, it also covered topics in Payment and Public economics.

The in-depth study on Medicaid also explores topics in the intersecting field of Gerontology. Insurance coverage is part of Health insurance studies tackled in it. The journal focuses on Family medicine research which is adjacent to topics in Managed care.

In particular, the Insurance policy works presented emphasize discussions on General insurance. The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of General insurance as it also encompasses Casualty insurance. The featured Group insurance study falls within the wider topic of Self-insurance.

  • Health care (26.92%)
  • Actuarial science (22.99%)
  • Medicaid (15.91%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Long-Term Care over an Uncertain Future: What Can Current Retirees Expect? (149 citations)
  • Hospital finances and patient safety outcomes. (103 citations)
  • Quality report cards, selection of cardiac surgeons, and racial disparities: A study of the publication of the New York State Cardiac Surgery Reports (99 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Inquiry:

The main points discussed in the journal papers deal with Actuarial science, Medicaid, Health care, Family medicine and Nursing. The most cited articles hold forums on Actuarial science that merge themes from other disciplines such as Health insurance, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Self-insurance and Inefficiency. The published papers address concerns in Health care which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Psychological intervention, Demography and MEDLINE.

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

  • Law
  • Health care
  • World War II

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mainly tackles studies in Health care, Economic growth, Health insurance, Internal medicine and Actuarial science. It addresses concerns in Health care which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Applied psychology and Welfare. The Economic growth study presented in the journal encompasses related topics like Healthcare system and also examines its connection to subjects such as Kingdom.

In addition to Health insurance research, it aims to explore topics under Self-rated health, National health insurance, Socioeconomic status and Environmental health. Issues in Internal medicine were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Psychological intervention, Pharmacist and National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. It explores topics in Actuarial science which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Health economics and Contingent valuation, Willingness to pay.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Catastrophic Health Expenditure before and after of the Implementation of Health Sector Evolution Plan in Iran. (0 citations)
  • Balneotherapy for Musculoskeletal Pain Management of Hot Spring Water in Southern Ethiopia: Perceived Improvements. (0 citations)
  • How did the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion Affect Coverage and Access to Care for Low-Income Parents Who Were Eligible for Medicaid Before the Law Was Passed? (0 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 Inquiry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Katherine Swartz (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Alan C. Monheit (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John Holahan (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Roger Feldman (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Genevieve M. Kenney (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 Inquiry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Urban Institute (34 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Harvard University (30 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Minnesota (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Michigan (16 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, 11.11% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.56% 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 83.33% 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.

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Top Publications

  • The Contributions of Population Distribution, Healthcare Resourcing, and Transportation Infrastructure to Spatial Accessibility of Health Care

    Unknown

    (2023)
    102 Citations
  • Factors Associated With Perceived Worsened Physical Health Among Older Adults Who Are Newly Enrolled Long-term Services and Supports Recipients.

    Jasmine L. Travers;Jasmine L. Travers;Karen B. Hirschman;Alexandra L. Hanlon;Liming Huang

    (2020)
    43 Citations
  • Institutionalizing Evidence-Informed Priority Setting for Universal Health Coverage: Lessons From Indonesia:

    Manushi Sharma;Yot Teerawattananon;Yot Teerawattananon;Alia Luz;Ryan Li

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • Predicting Nursing Home Financial Distress Using the Altman Z-Score.

    Justin Lord;Amy Landry;Grant T Savage;Robert Weech-Maldonado

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • Implementation of Physical Activity Interventions in Rural, Remote, and Northern Communities: A Scoping Review.

    Chelsea A Pelletier;Anne Pousette;Kirsten Ward;Robin Keahey

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • Medicaid Expansion and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Health Care: Applying the National Academy of Medicine Definition of Health Care Disparities:

    Hyunjung Lee;Dominic Hodgkin;Michael P Johnson;Frank W Porell

    (2021)
    20 Citations
  • Slovenian Validation of the Mental Health Literacy Scale (S-MHLS) on the General Population: A Four-Factor Model

    (2022)
    19 Citations
  • COVID-19 Transmission due to Mass Mobility Before and After the Largest Festival in Bangladesh: An Epidemiologic Study.

    Farah Naz Rahman;A K M Fazlur Rahman;Anthony Obinna Iwuagwu;Koustuv Dalal;Koustuv Dalal

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Charity Care and Community Benefit in Non-Profit Hospitals: Definition and Requirements.

    Hossein Zare;Matthew Eisenberg;Gerard Anderson

    (2021)
    16 Citations

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