Health Systems

Aims & Scope

Health Systems promotes the idea that all aspects of health and healthcare delivery can be viewed from a systems perspective.

The belief of the journal is that health and healthcare systems are characterized by complexity and interconnectedness, where "everything affects everything else".

The principal aims of Health Systems is to bring together critical health operations and IT research and commentary and to provide a forum that welcomes diverse viewpoints and research approaches.

We encourage submissions that provide an interdisciplinary perspective and insights to benefit multiple disciplines.

We focus on submissions that look at healthcare systems and publish research that explores health IT and operations research, areas that are underrepresented by research publications.

Each area has a dedicated editor that understand the domain, and the international view from a systems perspective.

We welcome submissions in the following health systems areas: • Consumer health informatics & mHealth • Healthcare design science • Human computer interaction in health systems • Telemedicine • Health IT economics • Clinical informatics • Data mining and data analytics in health care • Health IT quality and evaluation • Public health informatics • Technical architecture of health IT • Mathematical modelling • Operations management • Performance measurement, and decision and risk analysis • Simulation and logistics • Health services research • Health systems quality and evaluation • Knowledge management • Systems dynamics • Health disparities modelling

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.2
2024	1.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.377

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	22

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	14389

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	151

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Computer Science, Decision Sciences, Health Professions and Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Taxonomic classification of planning decisions in health care: a structured review of the state of the art in OR/MS

  Citation: 312

  Authors: Peter J H, Nikky, Richard J, Erwin W, Piet J M

• A guide for building hospital simulation models

  Citation: 104

  Authors: Murat M

• Logistics for Emergency Medical Service systems

  Citation: 101

  Authors: Melanie, Pieter L., Julie L.

• Inventory management of surgical supplies and sterile instruments in hospitals: a literature review

  Citation: 90

  Authors: Ehsan, Dale T., Ashley Y., Kristin

• Clinical pathway modelling: a literature review

  Citation: 69

  Authors: Emma, Daniel, Paul

• Large-scale clinical implementation of PROMIS computer adaptive testing with direct incorporation into the electronic medical record

  Citation: 64

  Authors: M. O., C., A., D., S., J. F.

• Key considerations when using health insurance claims data in advanced data analyses: an experience report

  Citation: 56

  Authors: Renata, Wenchang, Margrét, Ruben

• An exhaustive review and analysis on applications of statistical forecasting in hospital emergency departments

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Muhammet, Erkan

• Multi-disciplinary planning in health care: a review

  Citation: 48

  Authors: A. G., I. A., I. M. H., R. J.

• A systematic literature review of operational research methods for modelling patient flow and outcomes within community healthcare and other settings

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Ryan, Naomi J., Martin

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