Medical Care

Aims & Scope

Rated as one of the top ten journals in healthcare administration, Medical Care is devoted to all aspects of the administration and delivery of healthcare.

This scholarly journal publishes original, peer-reviewed papers documenting the most current developments in the rapidly changing field of healthcare.

This timely journal reports on the findings of original investigations into issues related to the research, planning, organization, financing, provision, and evaluation of health services.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.8
2024	3.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.574

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	207

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2192

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1623

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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
• Medline
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in 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.

• The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)

  Citation: 27873

  Authors: John E., Cathy Donald

• A 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey

  Citation: 13904

  Authors: JOHN E., MARK, SUSAN D.

• Coding Algorithms for Defining Comorbidities in ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 Administrative Data

  Citation: 8825

  Authors: Hude, Vijaya, Patricia, Andrew, Bernard, Jean-Christophe, L Duncan, Cynthia A., Thomas E., William A.

• Comorbidity Measures for Use with Administrative Data

  Citation: 8185

  Authors: Anne, Claudia, D. Robert, Rosanna M.

• The Patient Health Questionnaire-2

  Citation: 5073

  Authors: Kurt, Robert L., Janet B. W.

• The MOS 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)

  Citation: 5018

  Authors: COLLEEN A., WARE, RACZEK

• PedsQLâ„¢ 4.0: Reliability and Validity of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventoryâ„¢ Version 4.0 Generic Core Scales in Healthy and Patient Populations

  Citation: 4094

  Authors: James W., Michael, Paul S.

• Concurrent and Predictive Validity of a Self-reported Measure of Medication Adherence

  Citation: 3666

  Authors: Donald E., Lawrence W., David M.

• Modeling Valuations for EuroQol Health States

  Citation: 3662

  Authors: Paul

• Validation and Standardization of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener (GAD-7) in the General Population

  Citation: 3499

  Authors: Bernd, Oliver, Stefanie, Elmar, Dieter, Wolfgang, Philipp Yorck

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