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Status
Active
Coverage
1981–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
12.1
SJR · SCImago
3.959
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
233
Best quartile
Q1 · 97th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Policy | 9 / 330 | 97th | Q1 |
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Health Affairs
Health Affairs is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 12.1), WoS SCIE/SSCI. Published by Project HOPE.
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ISSN 0278-2715Verify ISSN ↗1544-5208Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Project HOPE
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIE, SSCI
12.1
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Health Affairs indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1981–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 12.1.
What quartile is Health Affairs in Scopus?
Health Affairs is Q1 in Health Policy (rank 9 of 330), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Health Affairs?
Health Affairs is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 12.1, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 97th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 3.959, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 233.
Who publishes Health Affairs and what is its ISSN?
Health Affairs is published by Project HOPE. Its print ISSN is 0278-2715 and its online ISSN is 1544-5208.
Is Health Affairs in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index.
Is Health Affairs open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Health Affairs? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Health Affairs has an h-index of 281 and a 2-year mean of 4.96 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 12.1, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #19 of 327 Scopus journals in Health Policy.
281
h-index
4.96
2-yr mean citations
5,856
i10-index
11,886
works indexed
476,967
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#19 of 327 Top 6% Health Policy
Health Affairs published 227 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2019 with 378. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Health Affairs? — latest 81 articles, 2026
In its latest 81 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United States (93.6%), China (1.2%) and Belgium (1.2%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Health Affairs? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration93.6% of recent authorship from United States
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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