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title: "International Journal of Mental Health Systems"
description: "International Journal of Mental Health Systems has a 2-year mean citedness of 4.60 and an h-index of 86 in OpenAlex, #7 of 28 tracked health economics and policy journals by citedness. In 2025 it published 36 papers, and its papers received 4,293 citations."
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# International Journal of Mental Health Systems

- 0 papers in the last 7 days
- category: Health Economics and Policy
- publisher: BioMed Central
- ISSN 1752-4458
- Journal website: https://ijmhs.biomedcentral.com/
- ISSN portal: https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/1752-4458
- OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/S172215273

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

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## Key findings

- International Journal of Mental Health Systems has a 2-year mean citedness of 4.60 and an h-index of 86 in OpenAlex, #7 of 28 tracked health economics and policy journals by citedness.
- In 2025 it published 36 papers, and its papers received 4,293 citations.
- International Journal of Mental Health Systems published 6 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-05 to 2026-11-03), ranking #178 of 480 journals.
- Leading institutions: Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (1), Lebanese American University (1) and Hôpital Psychiatrique de la Croix (1).
- Countries: Canada (2), United Kingdom (2) and Cyprus (1).
- From Nov 2023 to Oct 2026, International Journal of Mental Health Systems published 6 papers (0 a month on average, by publication date in OpenAlex).
- Its most frequent keywords over that period were “schizophrenia” (3), “primary care” (2) and “Arabic translation” (1).

## Citation metrics

*Citation metrics (OpenAlex)*

| Metric | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2-year mean citedness | 4.60 |
| h-index | 86 |
| i10-index | 706 |
| Papers in OpenAlex | 976 |
| Citations in OpenAlex | 35,243 |
| Rank among tracked health economics and policy journals | [#7 of 28](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/journal-metrics/health-economics-and-policy.md) |

*Papers per year and the citations the journal's papers received that year (OpenAlex)*

| Year | Papers | Citations received |
|---|---:|---:|
| 2026 (so far) | 53 | 3,287 |
| 2025 | 36 | 4,293 |
| 2024 | 37 | 4,573 |
| 2023 | 49 | 4,201 |
| 2022 | 58 | 3,872 |
| 2021 | 88 | 3,938 |
| 2020 | 89 | 3,000 |
| 2019 | 78 | 1,887 |
| 2018 | 77 | 1,418 |
| 2017 | 71 | 1,127 |
| 2016 | 77 | 940 |

2-year mean citedness is OpenAlex's count of citations per paper a journal published in the two previous years, an open counterpart to the journal impact factor (which counts only Web of Science citations); the h-index and i10-index cover all its papers. The figures come from OpenAlex (CC0) and are read again monthly.

Official metrics such as the Journal Impact Factor (Clarivate) and CiteScore (Scopus) are licensed by their owners and not copied here; the publisher shows them on the journal's website. Journal website: https://ijmhs.biomedcentral.com/

## The last 36 months

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

| Nov 23–Oct 24 | Nov 24–Oct 25 | Nov 25–Oct 26 | 36 months |
|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |

*Most frequent keywords, Nov 2023 to Oct 2026*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | schizophrenia | 3 |
| 2 | primary care | 2 |
| 3 | Arabic translation | 1 |
| 4 | Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research | 1 |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 1 |
| 6 | Global Assessment of Functioning | 1 |
| 7 | Japan | 1 |
| 8 | KwaZulu-Natal | 1 |
| 9 | Lebanese patients | 1 |
| 10 | PANSS | 1 |

*Papers, newest first.*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-25 | [Validation of the Arabic version of the schizophrenia quality of life short-version questionnaire (S-QOL 18) among Lebanese patients with schizophrenia](https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-026-00747-4) | [International Journal of Mental Health Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-mental-health-systems.md) | Angela Dahdouh, Chadia Haddad, Hala Sacre et al. | Université de Sherbrooke; Inserm; Lebanese University; … |
| 2026-10-18 | [Multilevel determinants of primary care access for selected mental health conditions among adults in West Africa: a scoping review](https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-026-00746-5) | [International Journal of Mental Health Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-mental-health-systems.md) | Nhyira Yaw Adjei-Banuah, Veronika Reichenberger, Roberta Naa Barkey Ayiku et al. | Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons; London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; Dodowa Health Research Centre; … |
| 2026-10-12 | [Multisectoral framework for responding to the needs of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families in Ethiopia: a scoping review with implications for policy](https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-026-00743-8) | [International Journal of Mental Health Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-mental-health-systems.md) | Munit Abdulreshid Abdullahi, Rosa Anna Hoekstra, Charlotte Hanlon | St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College; King's College London; Addis Ababa University; … |
| 2026-10-10 | [From coordinated services to learning mental health systems: advancing mental healthcare for the 21st century](https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-026-00745-6) | [International Journal of Mental Health Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-mental-health-systems.md) | Jesse Tyler Young, Craig Cumming | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health; The University of Melbourne; The University of Western Australia; … |
| 2026-10-09 | [Visualizing regional variations in psychiatric inpatient outcomes for schizophrenia and mood disorders: a nationwide administrative database study in Japan](https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-026-00744-7) | [International Journal of Mental Health Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-mental-health-systems.md) | Mutsuko Moriwaki, Seitaro Teraoka, Mikayo Toba et al. | Institute of Science Tokyo; Teikyo University; SHOWA Medical University; … |
| 2026-10-05 | [An exploration of multilevel factors influencing the uptake of strengthened integrated depression care as part of routine primary health care services in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa](https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-026-00742-9) | [International Journal of Mental Health Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-mental-health-systems.md) | Oné Selohilwe, Tasneem Kathree, Arvin Bhana et al. | University of KwaZulu-Natal |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). International Journal of Mental Health Systems. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-mental-health-systems

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License: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).