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title: "Health Policy: 24 recent papers (last 30 days)"
description: "Health Policy published 24 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-01 to 2026-10-30), ranking #37 of 392 journals."
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# Health Policy

- 0 papers in the last 7 days
- category: Health Economics and Policy
- publisher: Elsevier BV
- ISSN 0168-8510

Back to the ranking: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/journals.md

## Key findings

- Health Policy published 24 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-01 to 2026-10-30), ranking #37 of 392 journals.
- Leading institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (2), European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (2) and University of Michigan (2).
- Countries: Belgium (4), France (3) and Italy (3).
- From Oct 2023 to Sep 2026, Health Policy published 591 papers (16 a month on average, by publication date in OpenAlex).
- Its most frequent keywords over that period were “COVID-19 pandemic” (49), “cross-national comparison” (30) and “health disparities” (28).
- Its most-cited paper of the period is “Digital health technologies and inequalities: A scoping review of potential impacts and policy recommendations” (2024-07-02), with 295 citations.
- Since October 2016, its most-cited paper is “Mental health care utilisation and access among refugees and asylum seekers in Europe: A systematic review” (2019-02-22), with 539 citations.

## The last 36 months

*Papers by publication date, Oct 2023 to Sep 2026*

| Oct 23–Sep 24 | Oct 24–Sep 25 | Oct 25–Sep 26 | 36 months |
|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 158 | 203 | 230 | 591 |

*Most frequent keywords, Oct 2023 to Sep 2026*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [COVID-19 pandemic](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/covid-19-pandemic.md) | 49 |
| 2 | cross-national comparison | 30 |
| 3 | health disparities | 28 |
| 4 | health equity | 28 |
| 5 | integrated care | 28 |
| 6 | health care financing | 27 |
| 7 | health care reform | 27 |
| 8 | Germany | 22 |
| 9 | primary care | 21 |
| 10 | general practitioners | 20 |

*Most-cited papers published Oct 2023 to Sep 2026*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 295 | 10.6 | [Digital health technologies and inequalities: A scoping review of potential impacts and policy recommendations](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105122) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | 2024-07-02 | Janine Badr, Aude Motulsky, Jean‐Louis Denis |
| 2 | 268 | 10.4 | [The EU Artificial Intelligence Act (2024): Implications for healthcare](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105152) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | 2024-09-07 | Hannah van Kolfschooten, Janneke van Oirschot |
| 3 | 131 | 4.2 | [The role of the health sector in tackling climate change: A narrative review](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105053) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | 2024-03-20 | Zeynep Or, Anna‐Veera Seppänen |
| 4 | 75 | 2.3 | [Health and health system effects on poverty: A narrative review of global evidence](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105018) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | 2024-02-18 | Owen O’Donnell |
| 5 | 69 | 2.0 | [Opportunities for healthcare digitalization in Europe: Comparative analysis of inequalities in access to medical services](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2023.104950) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | 2023-12-01 | Dawid Majcherek, Scott William Hegerty, Arkadiusz Michał Kowalski et al. |

## Most-cited since October 2016

*The journal's most-cited papers published since October 2016*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 539 | 5.8 | [Mental health care utilisation and access among refugees and asylum seekers in Europe: A systematic review](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2019.02.007) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | 2019-02-22 | Emily N. Satinsky, Daniela Christina Fuhr, Aniek Woodward et al. |
| 2 | 494 | 4.7 | [No-shows in appointment scheduling – a systematic literature review](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2018.02.002) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | 2018-02-15 | Leila Figueiredo Dantas, Julia L. Fleck, Fernando Luiz Cyrino Oliveira et al. |
| 3 | 456 | 4.0 | [Time-driven activity-based costing in health care: A systematic review of the literature](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2017.04.013) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | 2017-05-11 | George Keel, Carl Savage, Muhammad Rafiq et al. |
| 4 | 319 | 3.2 | [The impact of electronic health record systems on clinical documentation times: A systematic review](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2018.05.014) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | 2018-06-05 | Lisa Ann Baumann, Jannah Baker, Adam G. Elshaug |
| 5 | 308 | 4.6 | [COVID-19 vaccine challenges: What have we learned so far and what remains to be done?](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2021.03.013) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | 2021-03-26 | Rebecca Forman, Soleil S. Shah, Patrick Jeurissen et al. |
| 6 | 300 | 2.7 | [Multimorbidity care model: Recommendations from the consensus meeting of the Joint Action on Chronic Diseases and Promoting Healthy Ageing across the Life Cycle (JA-CHRODIS)](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2017.09.006) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | 2017-09-14 | Katie Palmer, Alessandra Marengoni, Maria João Forjaz et al. |
| 7 | 295 | 10.6 | [Digital health technologies and inequalities: A scoping review of potential impacts and policy recommendations](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105122) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | 2024-07-02 | Janine Badr, Aude Motulsky, Jean‐Louis Denis |
| 8 | 282 | 2.5 | [New insights into health financing: First results of the international data collection under the System of Health Accounts 2011 framework](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2017.04.008) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | 2017-05-02 | Michael Mueller, David John Morgan |
| 9 | 268 | 10.4 | [The EU Artificial Intelligence Act (2024): Implications for healthcare](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105152) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | 2024-09-07 | Hannah van Kolfschooten, Janneke van Oirschot |
| 10 | 262 | 2.3 | [The SELFIE framework for integrated care for multi-morbidity: Development and description](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2017.06.002) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | 2017-06-21 | Fenna Leijten, Verena Struckmann, Ewout van Ginneken et al. |

*Papers, newest first.*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | [Beyond proximity in emergency department choice: A commentary on Taiwo et al.](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105811) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | Ahmet Nurhak ÇAKIR |  |
| 2026-10-17 | [Well-being and healthcare work over the pandemic](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105804) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | Chiara Costi, Andrew Eric Clark, Anthony Lepinteur et al. | University of Verona; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; Paris School of Economics; … |
| 2026-10-17 | [How do countries design and govern staffing levels? A comparative analysis of European approaches](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105803) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | Michelle Falkenbach, Tomáš Troch, Kenneth Grech et al. | European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies; University of Michigan; Ministry of Health; … |
| 2026-10-17 | [Health systems’ responses to climate change: an umbrella review of systematic reviews](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105805) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | Katarzyna Dubas‐Jakóbczyk, Magdalena A. Mrożek-Gąsiorowska, Costase Ndayishimiye et al. | Jagiellonian University; Radboud University Medical Center; University of Bayreuth |
| 2026-10-15 | [The health and care workforce in Europe’s emerging health security architecture: A comparative assessment of seven EU countries](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105802) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | Ellen Kuhlmann, Michelle Falkenbach, Gabriela Lotta et al. | Goethe University Frankfurt; Universidade Nova de Lisboa; European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies; … |
| 2026-10-13 | [Designing a National Suicide Prevention Strategy (2026–2031): Insights from Malta's Whole-of-Government and Whole-of-Society Model](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105799) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | Francesca Sammut, Karen Borg, Antonella Sammut | Mater Dei Hospital; Ministry for Health |
| 2026-10-13 | [Characteristics of medical malpractice claims over 22 years: a population-based analysis in Catalonia, Spain](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105801) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | Josep Arimany–Manso, Josep Benet-Travé, Carles Martín-Fumadó et al. | Universitat de Barcelona |
| 2026-10-13 | [Monitoring health systems in small island settings](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105800) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | Samuel d’Almeida | United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Martinique |
| 2026-10-11 | [Decomposing health-service volume growth in Türkiye: volume-based physician productivity and physician-density growth in a 12-country OECD comparison](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105796) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | Jebağı Canberk Aydin | Trakya University |
| 2026-10-11 | [Operationalising value-based payment: a decision-support framework for health system reform](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105797) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | Ana Moreira, José Crispim | University of Minho |
| 2026-10-09 | [An ensemble clustering typology of long-term care policies: evidence from 30 OECD countries](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105795) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | Cristina Barbosa, Nuno Sousa Pereira | Universidade do Porto |
| 2026-10-09 | [Should the geriatrician host the party? Person-centred hospital care in ageing societies requires placing geriatrics at the centre of care](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105791) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | Emil Lundgren, Martin Aasbrenn, Sonja Lindner et al. | Zealand University Hospital Køge; University of Copenhagen; Medical University of Graz; … |
| 2026-10-08 | [Mandatory reporting of healthcare-associated infections: a global comparative policy analysis using Kingdon’s multiple streams framework](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105794) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | Zyad Taher Saleh, Majdi Rababa, Majed S Al-Za'areer et al. | University of Jordan; Hashemite University; Jadara University; … |
| 2026-10-08 | [Editorial Board](https://doi.org/10.1016/s0168-8510(26)00223-x) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) |  |  |
| 2026-10-06 | [A population-based comparison of postoperative healthcare outcomes between immigrants and non-immigrants undergoing emergency general surgery in British Columbia](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105789) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | Michael Guo, Lyndon J. Rebello, Ahmer Azhar Karimuddin et al. | University of British Columbia; St. Paul's Hospital; UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research |
| 2026-10-05 | [Canadian primary care needs community health workers as relational infrastructure](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105781) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | Alayne Mary Adams, Adidi Kantipuly | McGill University; McGill University Health Centre |
| 2026-10-02 | [From technologies to capabilities: Sustaining system-level digital transformation in Singapore public healthcare – a NASSS-informed policy analysis](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105782) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | Jonty Heaversedge, Elizabeth Pan Dai Dee, Esther Lin Shuzhen et al. | Nanyang Technological University; National Healthcare Group; The University of Queensland; … |
| 2026-10-01 | [AI in Health Care: From Clinical Support to Algorithmic Management?](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105813) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | Laurent Boyer, Raquel Ureña, Pierre‐Michel Llorca et al. | Aix-Marseille Université; Fondation FondaMental; Centre d’Etudes et de Recherche sur les Services de Santé et la Qualité de Vie; … |
| 2026-10-01 | [Quantifying the value of healthcare volunteers: a scoping review](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105814) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | Maria Joanne den Besten, M.L. Deger, N.W. Stadhouders et al. | Radboud University Medical Center; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Radboud University Nijmegen; … |
| 2026-10-01 | [Optimisation of the hospital network reform in Slovakia between 2020 and 2025](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105798) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | Matej Mišík | Masaryk University |
| 2026-10-01 | [Building system capacity for home visits for patients near the end of life: A mixed-methods study in Canada](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105810) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | Madeline McCoy, Sabah Tasnim, Hannah Millward et al. | Bruyere Health Research Institute; University of Ottawa; University of British Columbia; … |
| 2026-10-01 | [Design and Impact of Value-Based Payment: A Scoping Review of schemes implemented or active between 2010 and 2024](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105809) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | Seda Kumru, Zeynep Or | Bakırçay Üniversitesi; Université Paris Cité; IRDES Institut de Recherche et Documentation en Économie de la Santé; … |
| 2026-10-01 | [The Healthcare Cost of Multimorbidity in Older Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Retrospective Cohort Study in an Italian Local Health Unit](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105808) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | Alessandra Buja, Vincenzo Stefano Rebba, Gino Sartor et al. | University of Padua; Universität Innsbruck; Regione del Veneto; … |
| 2026-10-01 | [Overseeing from Within: Evidence from Independent Evaluation Bodies in Italian Public Healthcare](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105806) | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | Paola Adinolfi | University of Salerno |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Health Policy. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 30, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy

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