| Title | Human Resources for Health |
| Abbreviation | Hum. Resour. Health |
| Publication Type | Journal |
| Subject Area, Categories, Scope | Public Administration (Q1); Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (Q1) |
| h-index | 89 |
| Overall Rank/Ranking | 2212 |
| SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) | 1.566 |
| Impact Score | 4.47 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| ISSN | 14784491 |
| Best Quartile | Q1 |
| Coverage History | 2003-2025 |
Human Resources for Health is an open access, peer-reviewed, online journal covering all aspects of planning, producing and managing the health workforce - all those who provide health services worldwide.
Human Resources for Health aims to disseminate research on health workforce policy, the health labour market, health workforce practice, development of knowledge tools and implementation mechanisms nationally and internationally; as well as specific features of the health workforce, such as the impact of management of health workers" performance and its link with health outcomes. The journal encourages debate on health sector reforms and their link with human resources issues, a hitherto-neglected area.
Human Resources for Health is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Public Administration (Q1); Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (Q1). It is published by BioMed Central Ltd. The overall rank of Human Resources for Health is 2212. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 1.566. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come. SJR acts as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (or an average number of citations received in last 2 years). This journal has an h-index of 89. The best quartile for this journal is Q1.
The ISSN of Human Resources for Health journal is 14784491. An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic. Human Resources for Health is cited by a total of 1546 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2024).
The Impact IF 2024 of Human Resources for Health is 4.47, which is computed in 2025 as per its definition. Human Resources for Health IF is increased by a factor of 0.54 and approximate percentage change is 13.74% when compared to preceding year 2023, which shows a rising trend. The impact IF, also denoted as Journal impact score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus data.
Impact IF 2024 of Human Resources for Health is 4.47. If the same upward trend persists, Impact IF may rise in 2025 as well.
| Year | Impact IF |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 4.47 |
| 2023 | 3.93 |
| 2022 | 4.58 |
| 2021 | 4.32 |
| 2020 | 3.02 |
| 2019 | 2.94 |
| 2018 | 2.51 |
| 2017 | 2.63 |
| 2016 | 2.14 |
| 2015 | 2.96 |
| 2014 | 2.41 |
Human Resources for Health has an h-index of 89. It means 89 articles of this journal have more than 89 number of citations. The h-index is a way of measuring the productivity and citation impact of the publications. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal/author has published h papers that have each been cited at least h number of times.
The ISSN of Human Resources for Health is 14784491. ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number.
An ISSN is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic.
The overall rank of Human Resources for Health is 2212. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 1.566. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come.
| Year | SJR |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 1.566 |
| 2023 | 1.577 |
| 2022 | 1.203 |
| 2021 | 1.358 |
| 2020 | 1.396 |
| 2019 | 1.208 |
| 2018 | 1.377 |
| 2017 | 1.301 |
| 2016 | 1.094 |
| 2015 | 1.253 |
| 2014 | 1.001 |
| Year | Ranking |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 2212 |
| 2023 | 2065 |
| 2022 | 3064 |
| 2021 | 2512 |
| 2020 | 2580 |
| 2019 | 3212 |
| 2018 | 2619 |
| 2017 | 2916 |
| 2016 | 3851 |
| 2015 | 3192 |
| 2014 | 4334 |
Human Resources for Health is published by BioMed Central Ltd. It's publishing house is located in United Kingdom. Coverage history of this journal is as following: 2003-2025. The organization or individual who handles the printing and distribution of printed or digital publications is known as Publisher.
Visit the official website of the journal/conference to check the further details about the call for papers.
The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of Human Resources for Health is Hum. Resour. Health. This abbreviation ('Hum. Resour. Health') is well recommended and approved for the purpose of indexing, abstraction, referencing and citing goals. It meets all the essential criteria of ISO 4 standard.
ISO 4 (International Organization for Standardization 4) is an international standard that defines a uniform and consistent system for abbreviating serial publication titles and journals.
If your research field is/are related to Public Administration (Q1); Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (Q1), then please visit the official website of this journal.
The acceptance rate/percentage of any academic journal/conference depends upon many parameters. Some of the critical parameters are listed below.
It is essential to understand that the acceptance rate/rejection rate of papers varies among journals. Some Journals considers all the manuscripts submissions as a basis of acceptance rate computation. On the other hand, few consider the only manuscripts sent for peer review or few even not bother about the accurate maintenance of total submissions. Hence, it can provide a rough estimation only.
The best way to find out the acceptance rate is to reach out to the associated editor or to check the official website of the Journal/Conference.
Human Resources for Health latest impact IF is 4.47. It's evaluated in the year 2024. The highest and the lowest impact IF or impact score of this journal are 4.58 (2022) and 2.14 (2016), respectively, in the last 11 years. Moreover, its average IS is 3.26 in the previous 11 years.
The Human Resources for Health has an SJR (SCImago Journal Rank) of 1.566, according to the latest data. It is computed in the year 2025. In the past 11 years, this journal has recorded a range of SJR, with the highest being 1.577 in 2023 and the lowest being 1.001 in 2014. Furthermore, the average SJR of the Human Resources for Health over the previous 11-year period stands at 3.26.
The latest h-index of the Human Resources for Health is 89.
The Human Resources for Health is published by the BioMed Central Ltd, with its country of publication being the United Kingdom.
The Human Resources for Health is currently ranked 2212 out of 27955 Journals, Conferences, and Book Series in the latest ranking. Over the course of the last 11 years, this journal has experienced varying rankings, reaching its highest position of 2065 in 2023 and its lowest position of 4334 in 2014.
The standard ISO4 abbreviation for the Human Resources for Health is Hum. Resour. Health.
Human Resources for Health is classified as a journal that the BioMed Central Ltd publishes.
The Human Resources for Health encompasses the following areas:
For a more comprehensive understanding of its scope, check the official website of this journal.
The Human Resources for Health is assigned the following International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSN): 14784491.
The best quartile for the Human Resources for Health is Q1 (2024).
The Human Resources for Health coverage history can be summarized as follows: 2003-2025.
| Journal/Conference/Workshop/Book Title | Type | Ranking | Publisher | h-index | Impact Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeitschrift fur Germanistische Linguistik | journal | 27452 | Walter de Gruyter GmbH | 17 | 0.29 |
| Qualitative Research | journal | 1300 | SAGE Publications Ltd | 101 | 6.77 |
| Journal of Classical Sociology | journal | 16960 | SAGE Publications Ltd | 31 | 0.68 |
| Child and Family Social Work | journal | 8793 | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 78 | 2.42 |
| Syntax | journal | 2676 | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 35 | 1.10 |
| Howard Journal of Communications | journal | 14582 | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | 42 | 1.27 |
| Archiv fur Geflugelkunde | journal | 28770 | Verlag Eugen Ulmer | 30 | 0.00 |
| Journal of Sociology | journal | 6357 | SAGE Publications Ltd | 66 | 2.82 |
| Nigerian journal of medicine : journal of the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria | journal | 25905 | National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria | 25 | 0.00 |
| Proceedings of the ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining | conference and proceedings | 4334 | 192 | 0.00 |
| Year | Impact Score (IS) |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 4.47 |
| 2023 | 3.93 |
| 2022 | 4.58 |
| 2021 | 4.32 |
| 2020 | 3.02 |
| 2019 | 2.94 |
| 2018 | 2.51 |
| 2017 | 2.63 |
| 2016 | 2.14 |
| 2015 | 2.96 |
| 2014 | 2.41 |
