Health & Social Work

pISSN: 0360-7283eISSN: 1545-6854• JCR: HEALTH SOC WORKOxford University PressUnited States
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2026 Impact Factor

1.5

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↓ 0.4 (-21.1%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    1.5
  2. Metric year 2024

    1.9

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
SOCIAL WORKSSCIQ2
Q2
JCR Quartile
B4
CAS Block

Health & Social Work current release and JCR quartile

Health & Social Work's newest impact factor is 1.5, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data. The journal is listed as JCR Q2 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Medicine

Ranked #4,196 in Medicine by impact factor and #1,528 among Q2 Medicine journals. This context helps compare Health & Social Work against journals publishing in the same field.

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Health & Social Work publication trend

Published 199 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 1.5.

2026 vs 2025: -39
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Journal Details

Total Articles
2,615
H-Index
82
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Public AdministrationGeneral Health ProfessionsGeneral Health ProfessionsGeneral Health Professions

Article Volume

2022
41
2023
38
2024
45
2025
57
2026
18
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