Journal of Hospital Medicine

Aims & Scope

JHM is a peer-reviewed publication of the Society of Hospital Medicine and is published 12 times per year.

JHM publishes manuscripts that address the care of hospitalized adults or children.

Broad areas of interest include (1) Treatments for common inpatient conditions; (2) Approaches to improving perioperative care; (3) Improving care for hospitalized patients with geriatric or pediatric vulnerabilities (such as mobility problems, or those with complex longitudinal care); (4) Evaluation of innovative healthcare delivery or educational models; (5) Approaches to improving the quality, safety, and value of healthcare across the acute- and postacute-continuum of care; and (6) Evaluation of policy and payment changes that affect hospital and postacute care.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.3
2024	2.40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4219

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1036

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.085

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	87

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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 Medicine and Nursing, 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.

• Promoting effective transitions of care at hospital discharge: A review of key issues for hospitalists

  Citation: 621

  Authors: Sunil, Amy T., Jeffrey L., Eric A.

• Use of simulation‐based mastery learning to improve the quality of central venous catheter placement in a medical intensive care unit

  Citation: 325

  Authors: Jeffrey H., William C., Elaine R., Jayshankar S., Diane B.

• Reduction of 30‐day postdischarge hospital readmission or emergency department (ED) visit rates in high‐risk elderly medical patients through delivery of a targeted care bundle

  Citation: 287

  Authors: Bruce E., Kathleen M., Liz, Brian A., Irving D., Dunlei, Andrew L.

• Use of Short Peripheral Intravenous Catheters: Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes Worldwide

  Citation: 286

  Authors: Evan, Gillian, Peter J., Steven A., Sheila, Niall, Frances, Laura, Leonard, Claire M.

• Lean health care: What can hospitals learn from a world‐class automaker?

  Citation: 258

  Authors: Christopher S., David A., Jeanne M., John E.

• Mastery learning of thoracentesis skills by internal medicine residents using simulation technology and deliberate practice

  Citation: 239

  Authors: Diane B., Jeffrey H., Kevin J., Monica J., William C.

• Project BOOST: Effectiveness of a multihospital effort to reduce rehospitalization

  Citation: 221

  Authors: Luke O., Jeffrey L., Tina, Eric, Lakshmi, Greg, Arpana, Eric A., Mark V.

• Managing discontinuity in academic medical centers: Strategies for a safe and effective resident sign‐out

  Citation: 217

  Authors: Arpana R., Vineet, Jeffrey L., Susan D., Robert M.

• Post‐hospitalization transitions: Examining the effects of timing of primary care provider follow‐up

  Citation: 203

  Authors: Gregory J., Heidi L., Eric A.

• Barriers to mobility during hospitalization from the perspectives of older patients and their nurses and physicians

  Citation: 203

  Authors: Cynthia J., Beverly R., Lesa L., Linda L., Richard M.

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