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7/27/2020InCites Journal Citation ReportsInCites Journal Citation ReportsPage 1 of 192019 Journal Performance Data for: Global Health-Science and PracticeISSN: 2169-575XeISSN: 2169-575XUS AGENCY INT DEVELOPMENT-USAIDUS AGENCY INT DEVELOPMENT-USAID, BALTIMORE, MD 00000USATITLESISO: Glob. HealthJCR Abbrev: GLOB HEALTH-SCIPRACLANGUAGESEnglishCATEGORIESPUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL& OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH - SCIEPUBLICATION FREQUENCY4 issues/yearXOpen Access from 2013Downloaded on 7/27/2020, 6:07:46 PM from Journal Citation Reports ( 2020 Clarivate y.jhu.edu/jif/home/?journal GLOB HEALTH-SCI PRAC&year 2019&editions SCIE&pssid H2-2pcykTBurVdddRsXx2B 1/19
7/27/2020InCites Journal Citation ReportsInCites Journal Citation ReportsPage 2 of 19The data in the two graphs below and in the Journal Impact Factor calculation panels represent citation activity in 2019to items published in the journal in the prior two years. They detail the components of the Journal Impact Factor. Usethe "All Years" tab to access key metrics and additional data for the current year and all prior years for this journal.2019 Journal Impact Factor & percentile rank in category for: Global Health-Scienceand Practice2.352XJournal Impact FactorX0.0002015JIF 20162017JCR 0000%2019Percentile rank in category2019 Journal Impact FactorPUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH2019 JIF Citation Distribution for: Global Health-Science and PracticeNumber of items*X0X104XXUnlinked citationsXX0X20X30X401X X3.5X50Times CitedXXXXXXX XX 32 articlesX XX XXXXX XXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX 0 reviews15101520253035404550 50 23 otherTimes cited in JCR yeararticles*reviews*other*article citation median *review citation medianDownloaded on 7/27/2020, 6:07:46 PM from Journal Citation Reports ( 2020 Clarivate y.jhu.edu/jif/home/?journal GLOB HEALTH-SCI PRAC&year 2019&editions SCIE&pssid H2-2pcykTBurVdddRsXx2B 2/19
7/27/2020InCites Journal Citation ReportsInCites Journal Citation ReportsPage 3 of 19Journal Impact Factor Calculation2019 Journal Impact Factor 105 2.352247How is Journal Impact Factor Calculated?JIF Citations in 2019 to items published in 2017 (132) 2018 (115)Number of citable items in 2017 (47) 2018 (58)247 105Downloaded on 7/27/2020, 6:07:46 PM from Journal Citation Reports ( 2020 Clarivate y.jhu.edu/jif/home/?journal GLOB HEALTH-SCI PRAC&year 2019&editions SCIE&pssid H2-2pcykTBurVdddRsXx2B 3/19
7/27/2020InCites Journal Citation ReportsInCites Journal Citation ReportsPage 4 of 19Journal Impact Factor contributing itemsCitable items in 2018 and 2017 (105)TITLECITATIONS COUNTED TOWARDS JIFLiftoff: The Blossoming of Contraceptive Implant Use in Africa11By: Jacobstein, RoyVolume: 6Page: 17-39Accession number: WOS:000432977500004Document Type: ReviewGeographic Access Modeling of Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care in Kigoma Region, Tanzania: TransportationSchemes and Programmatic Implications8By: Chen, Yi No; Schmitz, Michelle M.; Serbanescu, Florina; Dynes, Michelle M.; Maro, Godson et al.Volume: 5Page: 430-445Accession number: WOS:000423953100010Document Type: ArticleLimited Service Availability, Readiness, and Use of Facility-Based Delivery Care in Haiti: A Study Linking Health Facility Dataand Population Data7By: Wang, Wenjuan; Winner, Michelle; Burgert-Brucker, Clara R.Volume: 5Page: 244-260Accession number: WOS:000406250500009Document Type: ArticleWhat Factors Contribute to Postabortion Contraceptive Uptake By Young Women? A Program Evaluation in 10 Countries inAsia and sub-Saharan Africa7By: Benson, Janie; Andersen, Kathryn; Healy, Joan; Brahmi, DaliaVolume: 5Page: 644-657Accession number: WOS:000423953500011Document Type: ArticleInterventions for Preventing Unintended, Rapid Repeat Pregnancy Among Adolescents: A Review of the Evidence andLessons From High-Quality Evaluations7By: Norton, Maureen; Chandra-Mouli, Venkatraman; Lane, CateVolume: 5Page: 547-570Accession number: WOS:000423953500004Document Type: ReviewHelping Babies Breathe, Second Edition: A Model for Strengthening Educational Programs to Increase Global NewbornSurvival7By: Kamath-Rayne, Beena D.; Little, George A.; Niermeyer, Susan; Thukral, Anu; Visick, Michael K. et al.Volume: 6Page: 538-551Accession number: WOS:000446354000013Document Type: ArticleStrategies for Optimal Implementation of Simulated Clients for Measuring Quality of Care in Low- and Middle-IncomeCountries6By: Fitzpatrick, Anne; Tumlinson, KatherineVolume: 5Page: 108-114Accession number: WOS:000398970200011Document Type: ArticleDownloaded on 7/27/2020, 6:07:46 PM from Journal Citation Reports ( 2020 Clarivate y.jhu.edu/jif/home/?journal GLOB HEALTH-SCI PRAC&year 2019&editions SCIE&pssid H2-2pcykTBurVdddRsXx2B 4/19
7/27/2020InCites Journal Citation ReportsInCites Journal Citation ReportsPage 5 of 19Citations in 2019 (247)TITLECITATIONS COUNTED TOWARDS JIFGLOBAL HEALTH-SCIENCE AND PRACTICE18PLOS ONE18BMJ GLOBAL HEALTH13REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH13INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH8JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH8AFRICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH5LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH5BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH4MIDWIFERY4Downloaded on 7/27/2020, 6:07:46 PM from Journal Citation Reports ( 2020 Clarivate y.jhu.edu/jif/home/?journal GLOB HEALTH-SCI PRAC&year 2019&editions SCIE&pssid H2-2pcykTBurVdddRsXx2B 5/19
7/27/2020InCites Journal Citation ReportsInCites Journal Citation ReportsPage 6 of 19Source dataJournal source data 2019ArticlesReviewsNumber in JCR Year 2019 (A)554Number of References (B)1,834Ratio (B/A)33.3Combined(C)Other(O)Percentage(C/(C O))592174%1762,01047981%44.034.122.8Downloaded on 7/27/2020, 6:07:46 PM from Journal Citation Reports ( 2020 Clarivate y.jhu.edu/jif/home/?journal GLOB HEALTH-SCI PRAC&year 2019&editions SCIE&pssid H2-2pcykTBurVdddRsXx2B 6/19
7/27/2020InCites Journal Citation ReportsInCites Journal Citation ReportsPage 7 of 19Box plotCategory Box Plot 2019Category Box PlotThe category box plot depicts the distribution of Impact Factors for all journals in the category. The horizontal line that forms the top ofthe box is the 75th percentile (Q1). The horizontal line that forms the bottom is the 25th percentile (Q3). The horizontal line thatintersects the box is the median Impact Factor for the category.Horizontal lines above and below the box, called whiskers, represent maximum and minimum values.The top whisker is the smaller of the following two values:the maximum Impact Factor (IF)Q1 IF 3.5(Q1 IF - Q3 IF)The bottom whisker is the larger of the following two values:the minimum Impact Factor (IF)Q1 IF - 3.5(Q1 IF - Q3 IF)Box Plots are provided for the current JCR year for each of the categories in which the journal is indexed.109876543210XXXXXXXXXXXImpact FactorGLOB HEALTH-SCI PRAC, IF: 2.352X*XXXXPUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTHDownloaded on 7/27/2020, 6:07:46 PM from Journal Citation Reports ( 2020 Clarivate y.jhu.edu/jif/home/?journal GLOB HEALTH-SCI PRAC&year 2019&editions SCIE&pssid H2-2pcykTBurVdddRsXx2B 7/19
7/27/2020InCites Journal Citation ReportsInCites Journal Citation ReportsPage 8 of 19RankRankJCR Impact FactorJCR Year2019PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTHRankQuartile80/193JIF PercentileQ258.808Downloaded on 7/27/2020, 6:07:46 PM from Journal Citation Reports ( 2020 Clarivate y.jhu.edu/jif/home/?journal GLOB HEALTH-SCI PRAC&year 2019&editions SCIE&pssid H2-2pcykTBurVdddRsXx2B 8/19
7/27/2020InCites Journal Citation ReportsInCites Journal Citation ReportsPage 9 of 19ESI Total CitationsRankJCR YearCLINICAL 0XTotal Citations20191680/2176-Q4923X2019JCR yearsDownloaded on 7/27/2020, 6:07:46 PM from Journal Citation Reports ( 2020 Clarivate y.jhu.edu/jif/home/?journal GLOB HEALTH-SCI PRAC&year 2019&editions SCIE&pssid H2-2pcykTBurVdddRsXx2B 9/19
7/27/2020InCites Journal Citation ReportsInCites Journal Citation ReportsPage 10 of 19Cited Journal DataCited Half-Life DataCited Year2019#Cites from 1151321921331011490002Cumulative % 20CITED JOURNAL GRAPH192XThe Cited Journal Graph showsthe distribution (by cited year) ofcitations published in journalsduring the JCR year to itemspublished in the Journal duringthe last 10 years.X99X115XX149XX133X132XXX101XXThe white/grey divisionindicates the cited half-life (if 10.0). Half of the citations are toitems that were published morerecently than the cited half-life.XNumber of CitesCited Journal Graph 2019X**X020192018201720162015 2014Cited Years2013X2012X2011X2010The two light-blue columnsindicate citations used tocalculate the Impact Factor(always the 2nd and 3rdcolumns).Non-self-citations: citations from the journal to articles in other journals.Journal self - citations: citations from articles in the journal to articles in the same journal.Downloaded on 7/27/2020, 6:07:46 PM from Journal Citation Reports ( 2020 Clarivate y.jhu.edu/jif/home/?journal GLOB HEALTH-SCI PRAC&year 2019&editions SCIE&pssid H2-2pcykTBurVdddRsXx2 10/19
7/27/2020InCites Journal Citation ReportsInCites Journal Citation ReportsPage 11 of 19Cited Journal Data 2019ExportRank ImpactCiting JournalALL Journals 923All Yrs2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Res991151321921331011490002ALL OTHERS (210) 21002333395222410000GLOB HEALTH-SCI PRAC 1468999191226000012.35222.740PLOS ONE 520810107413000032.177REPROD HEALTH 4024914236000044.280BMJ GLOB HEALTH 352494547000051.987BMC HEALTH SERV RES 170045035000062.496BMJ OPEN 160224251000072.216INT J GYNECOL OBSTET 160306142000082.521BMC PUBLIC HEALTH 150016125000092.849INT J ENV RES PUB HE 1504423110000102.899J GLOB HEALTH 1300144310000112.704HEALTH POLICY PLANN 1200440040000123.900J ADOLESCENT HEALTH 1207104000000132.239 BMC PREGNANCY CHILDB 1100210530000144.313JMIR MHEALTH UHEALTH 100201016000015 21.597LANCET GLOB HEALTH 1001441000000163.616SOC SCI MED 901040310000172.789MATERN CHILD NUTR 801043000000182.819CONTRACEPTION 701300030000191.575EUR J CONTRACEP REPR 700150100000201.778MIDWIFERY 70131020000021 10.500PLOS MED 702131000000222.126AM J TROP MED HYG 600003030000235.553J INT AIDS SOC 601001220000242.688BMC INFECT DIS 500112010000253.821INT J HEALTH POLICY 500031010000265.034J MED INTERNET RES 502000030000272.631MALARIA J 510110110000281.285SAMJ S AFR MED J 503100100000Showing 1 - 30 rows of 102 total (use export to download the full table)Downloaded on 7/27/2020, 6:07:46 PM from Journal Citation Reports ( 2020 Clarivate y.jhu.edu/jif/home/?journal GLOB HEALTH-SCI PRAC&year 2019&editions SCIE&pssid H2-2pcykTBurVdddRsXx2 11/19
7/27/2020InCites Journal Citation ReportsInCites Journal Citation ReportsPage 12 of 19Citing Journal DataCiting Half-Life DataCiting Year2019#Cites from 323430026625222418214310591559Cumulative % 89%77.54%100.00%Citing Journal Graph 201950X0XNumber of Cites**234XX252XXThe Citing Journal Graph showsthe distribution (by cited year) of224Xcitations published in theJournal during the JCR year to182XXitems published in journalsduring the last 10 years.143X133X105XX100X150CITING JOURNAL GRAPH266XXX200X250300XXX300The white/grey division91Xitems that were published morerecently than the citing half-life.X2019indicates the citing half-life (if 10.0). Half of the citations are to2018201720162015 2014Cited Years2013201220112010Non-self-citations: citations from the journal to articles in other journals.Journal self - citations: citations from articles in the journal to articles in the same journal.Downloaded on 7/27/2020, 6:07:46 PM from Journal Citation Reports ( 2020 Clarivate y.jhu.edu/jif/home/?journal GLOB HEALTH-SCI PRAC&year 2019&editions SCIE&pssid H2-2pcykTBurVdddRsXx2 12/19
7/27/2020InCites Journal Citation ReportsInCites Journal Citation ReportsPage 13 of 19Citing Journal Data 2019ExportRank ImpactCited JournalAll YrsALL Journals 2,48912.3522 60.3922019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Res13323430026625222418214310591559ALL OTHERS (870) 87019891148168716253352725GLOB HEALTH-SCI PRAC 14689991912260000LANCET 790922131032312532.740PLOS ONE 70181615826110242.239 BMC PREGNANCY CHILDB 5105213510201052.177REPROD HEALTH 4708107123401162.819CONTRACEPTION 432560284134872.704HEALTH POLICY PLANN 4203910740110782.216INT J GYNECOL OBSTET 390038144514993.616SOC SCI MED 2600102321011610 21.5974LANCET GLOB HEALTH 252522410000002.521BMC PUBLIC HEALTH 240152203441212 10.500PLOS MED 22011223244211132.308TROP MED INT HEALTH 2202001120385141.987BMC HEALTH SERV RES 2102426250000156.960 B WORLD HEALTH ORGAN 1801203112026164.663BJOG-INT J OBSTET GY 171502410210175.553J INT AIDS SOC 1601354101100182.162GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION 1501232330100193.475JAIDS-J ACQ IMM DEF 1501313300004207.890COCHRANE DB SYST REV 1402105030102214.511AIDS 1200021410103223.143VACCINE 1202320100004232.000CONFL HEALTH 110014500000245.331HEALTH AFFAIR 100002051010255.524OBSTET GYNECOL 1000110011114526 30.223BMJ-BRIT MED J 91001100001273.885PLOS NEGLECT TROP D 90122100002286.502AM J OBSTET GYNECOL 800000104003Showing 1 - 30 rows of 240 total (use export to download the full table)Downloaded on 7/27/2020, 6:07:46 PM from Journal Citation Reports ( 2020 Clarivate y.jhu.edu/jif/home/?journal GLOB HEALTH-SCI PRAC&year 2019&editions SCIE&pssid H2-2pcykTBurVdddRsXx2 13/19
7/27/2020InCites Journal Citation ReportsInCites Journal Citation ReportsPage 14 of 19Journal RelationshipsJournal Relationships 2019Citing DataREPROD HEALTHMATTERJ INT AIDS SOCGLOB HEALTH-SCIPRACBJOG-INT J OBSTET GYB WORLD HEALTHLANCETORGANBMC HEALTH SERV RESPLOS ONEPLOS MEDSTUD FAMILY PLANNTROP MED INT HEALTHBMC PREGNANCYINT FAM PLAN PERSPECCHILDBINT PERSPECT SEX R HREPROD HEALTHBMC PUBLIC HEALTHLANCET GLOB HEALTHCONTRACEPTIONSOC SCI MEDHEALTH POLICY PLANNINT J GYNECOL OBSTETCited DataCONTRACEPTIONMIDWIFERYMATERN CHILD NUTRHUM RESOUR HEALTHSOC SCI MEDJMIR MHEALTH UHEALTHLANCET GLOB HEALTHBMC PREGNANCYCHILDBAFR J REPROD HEALTHJ ADOLESCENT HEALTHHEALTH POLICY PLANNJ GLOB HEALTHINT J ENV RES PUB HEBMC PUBLIC HEALTHGLOB HEALTH-SCIPRACPLOS ONEREPROD HEALTHBMJ GLOB HEALTHBMC HEALTH SERV RESBMJ OPENINT J GYNECOL OBSTETDownloaded on 7/27/2020, 6:07:46 PM from Journal Citation Reports ( 2020 Clarivate y.jhu.edu/jif/home/?journal GLOB HEALTH-SCI PRAC&year 2019&editions SCIE&pssid H2-2pcykTBurVdddRsXx2 14/19
7/27/2020InCites Journal Citation ReportsInCites Journal Citation ReportsPage 15 of 19Key Indicators 2019IMPACT METRICSTotal CitesJournalImpact Factor5 YearImpact FactorImmediacyIndexImpact FactorwithoutINFLUENCE METRICS9232.352EigenfactorScoreArticle E METRICS0.00320n/a0.39097CitableItems59% ArticlesinCitable ItemsAverage JIF Percentile93.2265.139Cited Half-Life3.6Citing Half-Life5.12.181Journal Self CitesDownloaded on 7/27/2020, 6:07:46 PM from Journal Citation Reports ( 2020 Clarivate y.jhu.edu/jif/home/?journal GLOB HEALTH-SCI PRAC&year 2019&editions SCIE&pssid H2-2pcykTBurVdddRsXx2 15/19
7/27/2020InCites Journal Citation ReportsInCites Journal Citation ReportsPage 16 of 19Metric Trend Total CitesJournal Impact Factor5 Year Impact 78XCitable ItemsTotal CitesImpact Factor without Journal SelfCitesXXImmediacy IndexX1.4002019JCR years2019JCR years2019JCR years6050403020100XX1.6000XX1.8002019JCR X2.0000.000XX2.5002019JCR 000XXX6002.500XX800700923XXX900X1,00059XX2019JCR yearsDownloaded on 7/27/2020, 6:07:46 PM from Journal Citation Reports ( 2020 Clarivate y.jhu.edu/jif/home/?journal GLOB HEALTH-SCI PRAC&year 2019&editions SCIE&pssid H2-2pcykTBurVdddRsXx2 16/19
7/27/2020InCites Journal Citation ReportsInCites Journal Citation 10X0XCiting Half- LifeTotal ArticlesCited Half- LifeTotal Reviews0.0010Article Influence Score0.0015XEigenfactor ScoreX% Articles in Citable ItemsX0.00202019JCR CR 0063.6XXX3.0000.0004X2019JCR yearsXX3.5000.500XX4.0001.000XX2019JCR 00XX5055XX60Page 17 of 195.1X2019JCR years2019JCR years93.22X2019JCR yearsDownloaded on 7/27/2020, 6:07:46 PM from Journal Citation Reports ( 2020 Clarivate y.jhu.edu/jif/home/?journal GLOB HEALTH-SCI PRAC&year 2019&editions SCIE&pssid H2-2pcykTBurVdddRsXx2 17/19
7/27/2020InCites Journal Citation ReportsAverage JIF PercentileX0.050X0.0002019JCR 30070XX0.3500.39097XX0.400Page 18 of 19XXNormalized EigenfactorInCites Journal Citation Reports65.139X2019JCR yearsDownloaded on 7/27/2020, 6:07:46 PM from Journal Citation Reports ( 2020 Clarivate y.jhu.edu/jif/home/?journal GLOB HEALTH-SCI PRAC&year 2019&editions SCIE&pssid H2-2pcykTBurVdddRsXx2 18/19
7/27/2020InCites Journal Citation ReportsInCites Journal Citation ReportsPage 19 of 19Journal profile [2017 - 2019]Open Access (OA)XX100%75%50%XItems25%0%Gold OA CitableSubscription andFree to Read CitableTotal CitableXXContributions byContributions bycountry/regionorganizationscountrycount1 USA188ItemsCitations*16427100164271count2 England233 Switzerland214 Uganda18UNITED STATESAGENCY FOR1 INTERNATIONALDEVELOPMENT(USAID)5 Zambia172306 India16JOHNS HOPKINSUNIVERSITY7 Kenya153WORLD HEALTHORGANIZATION188 Canada144 FHI 360169 Tanzania11CENTERS FOR5 DISEASE CONTROL &PREVENTION - USA1310 South AfricaCitations *organization9366POPULATIONCOUNCIL11-UNIVERSITY OFCALIFORNIA SYSTEM118 MINIST HLTH10- POPULAT SERV INT10- SAVE THE CHILDREN10% Citable Open Access 100.00% 100.00%Other6658Unlinkedn/a17*Citationsin 2019 to items published in[2017 - 2019]Downloaded on 7/27/2020, 6:07:46 PM from Journal Citation Reports ( 2020 Clarivate y.jhu.edu/jif/home/?journal GLOB HEALTH-SCI PRAC&year 2019&editions SCIE&pssid H2-2pcykTBurVdddRsXx2 19/19
2019 Journal Impact Factor 247 2.352 105 How is Journal Impact Factor Calculated? JIF Citations in 2019 to items published in 2017 (132) 2018 (115) Number of citable items in 2017 (47) 2018 (58) Journal Impact Factor Calculation 247 105 Downloaded on 7/27/2020, 6:07:46 PM from Journal Citation Reports ( 2020 Clarivate Analytics)
2017 Journal Impact Factor & percentile rank in category for: Neural Network World 2017 JIF Citation Distribution for: Neural Network World Downloaded on 9. 10. 2019 11:32:14 from Journal Citation Reports ( 2019 Clarivate Analytics) Percentile rank in category Journal Impact Factor 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 0.000 0.175 0.350 0.525 0.700
The data in the two graphs below and in the Journal Impact Factor calculation panels represent citation activity in 2017 to items published in the journal in the prior two years. They detail the components of the Journal Impact Factor. Use the "All Years" tab to access key metrics and additional data for the current year and all prior years for .
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Journal Citation Reports aggregates citations to our selected core of journals, allowing this vast network of scholarship to tell its story. Journal Citation Reports provides journal intelligence that highlights the value and contribution of a journal through a rich array of transparent data, metrics and analysis. jcr.clarivate.com
Journal Citation Reports aggregates citations to our selected core of journals, allowing this vast network of scholarship to tell its story. Journal Citation Reports provides journal intelligence that highlights the value and contribution of a journal through a rich array of transparent data, metrics and analysis. jcr.clarivate.com
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