| Title | Population Health Metrics |
| Abbreviation | Popul. Health Metr. |
| Publication Type | Journal |
| Subject Area, Categories, Scope | Epidemiology (Q1); Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (Q1) |
| h-index | 67 |
| Overall Rank/Ranking | 2528 |
| SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) | 1.453 |
| Impact Score | 2.56 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| ISSN | 14787954 |
| Best Quartile | Q1 |
| Coverage History | 2003-2025 |
Population Health Metrics is an Open Access, peer-reviewed, online journal addressing all aspects of measurement of the health of populations.
Population Health Metrics will address issues relating to concepts, methods, ethics applications and results in the measurement of the health of populations. This will include areas of health state measurement and valuation, summary measures of level of population health, and inequality in population health, descriptive epidemiology at the population level, burden of disease and injury analysis, disease and risk factor modelling for populations, and comparative assessment of risks to health at population level. The journal aims to provide a platform for researchers in all these areas to share their findings with the global research community.
Population Health Metrics is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Epidemiology (Q1); Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (Q1). It is published by BioMed Central Ltd. The overall rank of Population Health Metrics is 2528. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 1.453. 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 67. The best quartile for this journal is Q1.
The ISSN of Population Health Metrics journal is 14787954. 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. Population Health Metrics is cited by a total of 257 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2024).
The Impact IF 2024 of Population Health Metrics is 2.56, which is computed in 2025 as per its definition. Population Health Metrics IF is decreased by a factor of 0.76 and approximate percentage change is -22.89% when compared to preceding year 2023, which shows a falling 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 Population Health Metrics is 2.56. If the same downward trend persists, Impact IF may fall in 2025 as well.
| Year | Impact IF |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 2.56 |
| 2023 | 3.32 |
| 2022 | 3.05 |
| 2021 | 2.44 |
| 2020 | 2.45 |
| 2019 | 3.51 |
| 2018 | 3.04 |
| 2017 | 2.66 |
| 2016 | 3.31 |
| 2015 | 3.23 |
| 2014 | 4.27 |
Population Health Metrics has an h-index of 67. It means 67 articles of this journal have more than 67 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 Population Health Metrics is 14787954. 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 Population Health Metrics is 2528. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 1.453. 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 | 1.453 |
| 2023 | 1.646 |
| 2022 | 0.955 |
| 2021 | 0.858 |
| 2020 | 1.323 |
| 2019 | 1.394 |
| 2018 | 1.761 |
| 2017 | 1.954 |
| 2016 | 2.326 |
| 2015 | 3.118 |
| 2014 | 2.446 |
| Year | Ranking |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 2528 |
| 2023 | 1913 |
| 2022 | 4535 |
| 2021 | 5174 |
| 2020 | 2794 |
| 2019 | 2534 |
| 2018 | 1705 |
| 2017 | 1445 |
| 2016 | 1058 |
| 2015 | 605 |
| 2014 | 961 |
Population Health Metrics 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 Population Health Metrics is Popul. Health Metr.. This abbreviation ('Popul. Health Metr.') 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 Epidemiology (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.
Population Health Metrics latest impact IF is 2.56. It's evaluated in the year 2024. The highest and the lowest impact IF or impact score of this journal are 4.27 (2014) and 2.44 (2021), respectively, in the last 11 years. Moreover, its average IS is 3.08 in the previous 11 years.
The Population Health Metrics has an SJR (SCImago Journal Rank) of 1.453, 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 3.118 in 2015 and the lowest being 0.858 in 2021. Furthermore, the average SJR of the Population Health Metrics over the previous 11-year period stands at 3.08.
The latest h-index of the Population Health Metrics is 67.
The Population Health Metrics is published by the BioMed Central Ltd, with its country of publication being the United Kingdom.
The Population Health Metrics is currently ranked 2528 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 605 in 2015 and its lowest position of 5174 in 2021.
The standard ISO4 abbreviation for the Population Health Metrics is Popul. Health Metr..
Population Health Metrics is classified as a journal that the BioMed Central Ltd publishes.
The Population Health Metrics encompasses the following areas:
For a more comprehensive understanding of its scope, check the official website of this journal.
The Population Health Metrics is assigned the following International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSN): 14787954.
The best quartile for the Population Health Metrics is Q1 (2024).
The Population Health Metrics coverage history can be summarized as follows: 2003-2025.
| Journal/Conference/Workshop/Book Title | Type | Ranking | Publisher | h-index | Impact Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journal of Business Economics and Management | journal | 9811 | Vilnius Gediminas Technical University | 55 | 2.84 |
| Zeitschrift fur Germanistische Linguistik | journal | 27452 | Walter de Gruyter GmbH | 17 | 0.29 |
| European Union Politics | journal | 1953 | SAGE Publications Ltd | 79 | 3.71 |
| Clinical Medicine and Research | journal | 14921 | Marshfield Clinic | 64 | 1.25 |
| Journal of International Financial Management and Accounting | journal | 1434 | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 50 | 10.53 |
| Journal, Indian Academy of Clinical Medicine | journal | 28559 | Indian Academy of Clinical Medicine | 16 | 0.10 |
| International Journal of Research and Method in Education | journal | 6367 | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | 41 | 3.31 |
| International Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems - ASPLOS | conference and proceedings | 1553 | Association for Computing Machinery | 111 | 7.47 |
| Biological Procedures Online | journal | 5232 | BioMed Central Ltd | 51 | 4.00 |
| Museum Management and Curatorship | journal | 10490 | Routledge | 43 | 2.06 |
| Year | Impact Score (IS) |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 2.56 |
| 2023 | 3.32 |
| 2022 | 3.05 |
| 2021 | 2.44 |
| 2020 | 2.45 |
| 2019 | 3.51 |
| 2018 | 3.04 |
| 2017 | 2.66 |
| 2016 | 3.31 |
| 2015 | 3.23 |
| 2014 | 4.27 |