Lancet Global Health

pISSN: 2214-109X• JCR: LANCET GLOB HEALTHElsevier BVNetherlands
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2026 Impact Factor

22.5

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 4.5 (+25.0%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    22.5
  2. Metric year 2024

    18.0

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTHSCIE, SSCIQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B1
CAS Block

Lancet Global Health current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Medicine

Ranked #76 in Medicine by impact factor and #76 among Q1 Medicine journals. This context helps compare Lancet Global Health against journals publishing in the same field.

#76
of 6,225 field journals

Lancet Global Health publication trend

Published 1,665 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 22.5.

2026 vs 2025: -289
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Journal Details

Total Articles
4,771
H-Index
213
Open Access
Yes
APC
$5,000 USD
Subject Areas
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthNutrition and DieteticsOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementFinance

Article Volume

2022
413
2023
420
2024
367
2025
377
2026
88
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