Milbank Quarterly

Aims & Scope

Topics addressed in the Quarterly include but are not limited to the impact of social factors on health, disease prevention, allocation of health resources, legal and ethical issues in health policy, health care management, historical analysis of health policies, and the organization and financing of health care.

We welcome, in particular, manuscripts that address the intersection between health and various sectors of public policy (eg, education, housing, environment, criminal justice), that propose new ideas and frameworks for improving health and health care at the state level and that test and evaluate new approaches and strategies for financing, organizing, and delivering services to various populations, and that provide lessons for the US health care system drawn from the experiences of other nations’ health care systems.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.1
2024	4.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.745

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	119

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	834

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	924

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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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.

• Diffusion of Innovations in Service Organizations: Systematic Review and Recommendations

  Citation: 5039

  Authors: TRISHA, GLENN, FRASER, PAUL, OLIVIA

• Contribution of Primary Care to Health Systems and Health

  Citation: 3104

  Authors: BARBARA, LEIYU, JAMES

• Organizing Care for Patients with Chronic Illness

  Citation: 1990

  Authors: Edward H., Brian T., Michael Von

• Evaluating the Quality of Medical Care

  Citation: 1897

  Authors: AVEDIS

• The Mass Production of Redundant, Misleading, and Conflicted Systematic Reviews and Meta‐analyses

  Citation: 1074

  Authors: JOHN P.A.

• Trust in Physicians and Medical Institutions: What Is It, Can It Be Measured, and Does It Matter?

  Citation: 995

  Authors: Mark A., Elizabeth, Beiyao, Aneil K.

• Improving the Quality of Health Care in the United Kingdom and the United States: A Framework for Change

  Citation: 856

  Authors: Ewan B., Stephen M.

• Achieving Research Impact Through Co‐creation in Community‐Based Health Services: Literature Review and Case Study

  Citation: 843

  Authors: TRISHA, CLAIRE, SARA, TINA

• Uncovering the Benefits of Participatory Research: Implications of a Realist Review for Health Research and Practice

  Citation: 839

  Authors: JUSTIN, ANN C., PIERRE, JON, PAULA L., JIM, ERIN, GEOFF, MARGARET, CAROL P., SARENA D., LAWRENCE W., TRISHA

• How Can Research Organizations More Effectively Transfer Research Knowledge to Decision Makers?

  Citation: 744

  Authors: JOHN N., DAVE, JENNIFER M., CHRISTOPHER B., JULIA

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