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Journal of Health Economics

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Economics and Finance 99 41 65 17
Social Sciences and Humanities 210 33 45 15

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 87
Documents by Best Scientists*: 112
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 11
SCIMAGO H-index: 153
SCIMAGO SJR: 2.43
Impact Factor: 3.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Health Economics?

Journal of Health Economics was organized to reinforce research efforts on Actuarial science, Health care, Public economics, Demography and Demographic economics. The studies in Actuarial science featured incorporate elements of Incentive, Health insurance, Self-insurance and Payment. Research on Self-insurance addressed in it frequently intersections with the field of General insurance.

Health services research and Health policy studies are all carried out as a component of the study in Health care presented. The Group insurance study which was featured in the journal aims to expound on the research in Insurance policy.

  • Actuarial science (26.77%)
  • Health care (17.24%)
  • Public economics (12.59%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The price of innovation: new estimates of drug development costs (3379 citations)
  • The estimation of a preference-based measure of health from the SF-36 (2385 citations)
  • Measurement of health state utilities for economic appraisal. (1961 citations)

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

The most cited articles mostly deal with topics like Health care, Actuarial science, Econometrics, Demographic economics and Public economics. In addition to Health care research, the journal papers aim to explore topics under Equity (economics) and MEDLINE. The most cited articles explore topics in Actuarial science which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Incentive, Health economics and Payment.

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

  • Law
  • Internal medicine
  • World War II

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Health Economics mainly tackles studies in Demographic economics, Health care, Demography, Environmental health and Actuarial science. Health care research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Incentive, Enforcement, Public economics and Immigration policy. The journal holds forums on Public economics that merges themes from other disciplines such as Legislation and Health policy.

In addition to Demography research, the journal aims to explore topics under Test (assessment), Abortion, Low birth weight, Health equity and Early childhood. The work on Environmental health tackled in Journal of Health Economics brings together disciplines like Panel data, Occupational safety and health and Population health. The Actuarial science works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Subsidy, Affect (psychology), Medicaid, Health insurance and Government.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Low emission zones and population health. (19 citations)
  • Face masks, public policies and slowing the spread of COVID-19: Evidence from Canada. (8 citations)
  • Biased Health Perceptions and Risky Health Behaviors: Theory and Evidence (7 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 Journal of Health Economics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Thomas G. McGuire (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Adam Wagstaff (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Eddy van Doorslaer (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Joseph P. Newhouse (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Han Bleichrodt (22 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 Journal of Health Economics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Harvard University (133 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of York (100 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • National Bureau of Economic Research (91 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Erasmus University Rotterdam (87 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • RAND Corporation (71 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 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, 4.67% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 27.45% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.90% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.73% of all publications and 53.92% 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 Opportunities and Further Studies

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Furthermore, for those intrigued by the Health Economics field, there are quite a few study programs focused on this discipline. In fact, New Jersey is home to some of the best accounting programs in New Jersey, which incorporate health economics into their curriculum, empowering students to gain rigorous insights into this multifaceted field.

Whether you are a researcher seeking to deepen your understanding of Health Economics or a student aspiring to venture into this territory, the breadth and depth of these research topics can shed light on potential future directions. Given the rising importance of health economics in public policy decision-making, studying this subject can lead to many interesting and impactful career opportunities.

Top Publications

  • The internet and children's psychological wellbeing.

    Emily McDool;Philip Powell;Jennifer Roberts;Karl Taylor

    (2020)
    157 Citations
  • Medical brain drain: How many, where and why?

    Ehui Adovor;Mathias Czaika;Mathias Czaika;Frédéric Docquier;Yasser Moullan

    (2021)
    77 Citations
  • Health technology assessment with risk aversion in health.

    Darius N. Lakdawalla;Darius N. Lakdawalla;Charles E. Phelps

    (2020)
    72 Citations
  • The impact of cannabis access laws on opioid prescribing

    Benjamin J. McMichael;R. Lawrence Van Horn;W. Kip Viscusi

    (2020)
    66 Citations
  • Can Policy Affect Initiation of Addictive Substance Use? Evidence from Opioid Prescribing

    Daniel W Sacks;Alex Hollingsworth;Thuy D Nguyen;Kosali I Simon

    (2021)
    63 Citations

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