Journal metric profile

Simulation in Healthcare-Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare

Impact factor, five-year JIF, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

Impact Factor 2.100 2025 metric year
5-Year JIF 2.700 Longer citation window
JIF Quartile Q3 Subject-category quartile
JIF Rank 99/185 Recorded category rank

Simulation in Healthcare-Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare impact factor overview

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Updated August 5, 2026

Impact factor overview

Simulation in Healthcare-Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. The recorded Journal Impact Factor is 2.100. Its listed JIF quartile is Q3.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JIF rank is 99 out of 185 journals in its listed category. A Q3 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 2,559 total citations, 75 total articles, 75 citable items. The five-year JIF is 2.700, which is 0.600 points above the listed two-year JIF. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The JIF without journal self-citations is recorded as 1.900. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.680.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 8 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 8.1 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

Simulation in Healthcare-Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare is identified in this record by print ISSN 1559-2332 and electronic ISSN 1559-713X. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameSimulation in Healthcare-Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare
Abbreviated journalSIMUL HEALTHC
PublisherLIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
Metric year2025
Overall rank7,872
ISSN1559-2332
eISSN1559-713X
Total cites2,559
Total articles75
Citable items75
Cited half-life8 years
Citing half-life8.1 years
Impact Factor2.100
5-Year JIF2.700
JIF without self-cites1.900
Journal Citation Indicator0.680
JIF quartileQ3
JIF rank99/185
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Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 impact factor of Simulation in Healthcare-Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare?

The impact factor recorded in this directory for Simulation in Healthcare-Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare is 2.100 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is Simulation in Healthcare-Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare?

Simulation in Healthcare-Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare is listed in quartile Q3. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes Simulation in Healthcare-Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare?

Simulation in Healthcare-Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare is listed as being published by LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.

Can a journal impact factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. A journal impact factor is a journal-level citation average. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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