Patient Education and Counseling

Aims & Scope

Patient Education and Counseling is an interdisciplinary, international journal for patient education and health promotion researchers, managers and clinicians.

The journal seeks to explore and elucidate the educational, counseling and communication models in health care.

Its aim is to provide a forum for fundamental as well as applied research, and to promote the study of organizational issues involved with the delivery of patient education, counseling, health promotion services and training models in improving communication between providers and patients.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.1
2024	2.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.237

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	168

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3383

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	4090

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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.

• Self-management approaches for people with chronic conditions: a review

  Citation: 2090

  Authors: Julie, Chris, Janice, Andy, Jenny

• How does communication heal? Pathways linking clinician–patient communication to health outcomes

  Citation: 1808

  Authors: Richard L., Gregory, Neeraj K., Ronald M.

• An integrative model of shared decision making in medical encounters

  Citation: 1277

  Authors: Gregory, Marla L.

• The role of pictures in improving health communication: A review of research on attention, comprehension, recall, and adherence

  Citation: 1204

  Authors: Peter S., Cecilia C., Leonard G., Matthew J.

• Development of a brief test to measure functional health literacy

  Citation: 1158

  Authors: David W, Mark V, Ruth M, Julie A, Joanne

• Barriers and facilitators to implementing shared decision-making in clinical practice: Update of a systematic review of health professionals’ perceptions

  Citation: 993

  Authors: France, Stéphane, Karine, Ian D.

• Knowledge is not power for patients: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of patient-reported barriers and facilitators to shared decision making

  Citation: 944

  Authors: Natalie, Glyn, Adrian

• Development of the Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT): A new measure of understandability and actionability for print and audiovisual patient information

  Citation: 890

  Authors: Sarah J., Michael S., Cindy

• Patients using the Internet to obtain health information: How this affects the patient–health professional relationship

  Citation: 852

  Authors: Miriam

• Patient empowerment, patient participation and patient-centeredness in hospital care: A concept analysis based on a literature review

  Citation: 726

  Authors: Eva Marie, Tine, Kris, Walter, Ann

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