Value in Health

Aims & Scope

Value in Health contains original research articles for pharmacoeconomics, health economics, and outcomes research (clinical, economic, and patient-reported outcomes/preference-based research), as well as conceptual and health policy articles that provide valuable information for health care decision-makers as well as the research community.

As the official journal of ISPOR, Value in Health provides a forum for researchers, as well as health care decision-makers to translate outcomes research into health care decisions.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	6
2024	4.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.856

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	138

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1657

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2864

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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
• 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.

• Principles of Good Practice for the Translation and Cultural Adaptation Process for Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO) Measures: Report of the ISPOR Task Force for Translation and Cultural Adaptation

  Citation: 3892

  Authors: Diane, Alyson, Mona, Sonya, Sandra, Aneesa, Pennifer

• Medication Compliance and Persistence: Terminology and Definitions

  Citation: 1670

  Authors: Joyce A., Anuja, Anita, Carol J., Mahesh J., Daniel A., Peter K.

• Interim Scoring for the EQ-5D-5L: Mapping the EQ-5D-5L to EQ-5D-3L Value Sets

  Citation: 1652

  Authors: Ben, M.F., You-Shan, Thomas, Jan, Dominik, Andrew, Luciana, Paul, A. Simon

• Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS)—Explanation and Elaboration: A Report of the ISPOR Health Economic Evaluation Publication Guidelines Good Reporting Practices Task Force

  Citation: 1647

  Authors: Don, Michael, Stavros, Chris, David, Dan, Federico, Andrew H., Josephine, Elizabeth

• Conjoint Analysis Applications in Health—a Checklist: A Report of the ISPOR Good Research Practices for Conjoint Analysis Task Force

  Citation: 1566

  Authors: John F.P., A. Brett, Deborah, Andrew, Lisa A., Dean A., F. Reed, Josephine

• Constructing Experimental Designs for Discrete-Choice Experiments: Report of the ISPOR Conjoint Analysis Experimental Design Good Research Practices Task Force

  Citation: 1384

  Authors: F., Emily, Deborah, Vikram, Axel, Dean A., Brian W., Barbara, John F.P.

• Statistical Methods for the Analysis of Discrete Choice Experiments: A Report of the ISPOR Conjoint Analysis Good Research Practices Task Force

  Citation: 1028

  Authors: A. Brett, Juan Marcos, Catharina G.M., Thomas, Deborah A., Charles, Maarten J., John F.P.

• An Economic Evaluation of the Impact, Cost, and Medicare Policy Implications of Chronic Nonhealing Wounds

  Citation: 945

  Authors: Samuel R., Marissa J., Caroline E., Joan, Randall, Marcia, Donna

• Principles of Good Practice for Decision Analytic Modeling in Health-Care Evaluation: Report of the ISPOR Task Force on Good Research Practices—Modeling Studies

  Citation: 897

  Authors: Milton C., Bernie, John, Joseph, Magnus, Chris, Bryan R.

• Content Validity—Establishing and Reporting the Evidence in Newly Developed Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO) Instruments for Medical Product Evaluation: ISPOR PRO Good Research Practices Task Force Report: Part 2—Assessing Respondent Understanding

  Citation: 884

  Authors: Donald L., Laurie B., Chad J., Nancy Kline, Mona L., Elizabeth, Lena

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