Journal metric profile

Lancet Global Health

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 18.000 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 23.500 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 6/419 Recorded category rank

Lancet Global Health JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

Lancet Global Health is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by ELSEVIER SCI LTD. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 18.000, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q1.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 6 out of 419 journals in its listed category. A Q1 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 25,472 total citations, 147 total articles, 159 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 23.500, which is 5.500 points above the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 17.800. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 5.550.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 4.8 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 5.3 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

Lancet Global Health is identified in this record by print ISSN 2214-109X and electronic ISSN 2214-109X. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameLancet Global Health
Abbreviated journalLANCET GLOB HEALTH
PublisherELSEVIER SCI LTD
Metric year2025
Overall rank190
ISSN2214-109X
eISSN2214-109X
Total cites25,472
Total articles147
Citable items159
Cited half-life4.8 years
Citing half-life5.3 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor18.000
5-Year Impact Factor23.500
Impact Factor without journal self-cites17.800
Journal Citation Indicator5.550
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rank6/419
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Lancet Global Health?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Lancet Global Health is 18.000 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is Lancet Global Health?

Lancet Global Health is listed in quartile Q1. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes Lancet Global Health?

Lancet Global Health is listed as being published by ELSEVIER SCI LTD.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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