Journal for healthcare quality : official publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality
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SCImago
Q3
WOS
Q4
Impact factor
0.9
SJR
0.388
CiteScore
2.1
Categories
Health Policy
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Areas
Medicine
Years of issue
1992-2025
journal names
Journal for healthcare quality : official publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality
Journal for Healthcare Quality
J HEALTHC QUAL
Top-3 citing journals


BMC Health Services Research
(147 citations)

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance
(90 citations)
Top-3 organizations

Houston Methodist Hospital
(11 publications)

Johns Hopkins University
(11 publications)

Harvard University
(9 publications)

University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital
(1 publication)
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Journal for healthcare quality : official publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality
296 citations, 2.92%
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BMC Health Services Research
147 citations, 1.45%
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International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance
90 citations, 0.89%
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Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety
89 citations, 0.88%
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PLoS ONE
87 citations, 0.86%
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
84 citations, 0.83%
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BMJ Open
83 citations, 0.82%
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Journal of General Internal Medicine
82 citations, 0.81%
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American Journal of Medical Quality
80 citations, 0.79%
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Quality Management in Health Care
78 citations, 0.77%
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Journal of Patient Safety
77 citations, 0.76%
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Journal of Nursing Care Quality
73 citations, 0.72%
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Pediatrics
70 citations, 0.69%
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BMJ Quality and Safety
62 citations, 0.61%
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SSRN Electronic Journal
60 citations, 0.59%
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International Journal for Quality in Health Care
57 citations, 0.56%
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Medical Care
54 citations, 0.53%
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Hospital pediatrics
48 citations, 0.47%
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Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA
48 citations, 0.47%
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Healthcare
46 citations, 0.45%
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Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
44 citations, 0.43%
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Implementation Science
44 citations, 0.43%
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International Journal of Nursing Studies
42 citations, 0.41%
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BMJ Open Quality
41 citations, 0.4%
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International Journal of Lean Six Sigma
41 citations, 0.4%
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Journal of Advanced Nursing
41 citations, 0.4%
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Journal of Clinical Nursing
40 citations, 0.39%
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American Journal of Infection Control
39 citations, 0.38%
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Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
38 citations, 0.37%
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Journal of Nursing Administration
38 citations, 0.37%
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Health Services Research
38 citations, 0.37%
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Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
37 citations, 0.36%
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Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
36 citations, 0.35%
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Journal of Health Organization and Management
36 citations, 0.35%
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International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management
34 citations, 0.34%
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Journal of Hospital Medicine
33 citations, 0.33%
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Journal of Nursing Management
31 citations, 0.31%
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Health Affairs
30 citations, 0.3%
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Journal of Surgical Research
30 citations, 0.3%
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Geriatric Nursing
29 citations, 0.29%
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Home Health Care Management and Practice
28 citations, 0.28%
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American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
28 citations, 0.28%
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Journal of Gerontological Nursing
28 citations, 0.28%
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TQM Journal
27 citations, 0.27%
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Applied Clinical Informatics
27 citations, 0.27%
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International Journal of Healthcare Management
26 citations, 0.26%
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Cureus
26 citations, 0.26%
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Pediatric Quality and Safety
26 citations, 0.26%
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International Journal of Medical Informatics
25 citations, 0.25%
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Health Policy
25 citations, 0.25%
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The Gerontologist
24 citations, 0.24%
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Critical Care Medicine
23 citations, 0.23%
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Patient Education and Counseling
23 citations, 0.23%
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AORN Journal
21 citations, 0.21%
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Health Care Management Review
21 citations, 0.21%
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JAMA network open
20 citations, 0.2%
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Journal of Applied Gerontology
20 citations, 0.2%
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Surgery (US)
19 citations, 0.19%
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CIN - Computers Informatics Nursing
19 citations, 0.19%
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Academic Medicine
19 citations, 0.19%
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Home Health Care Services Quarterly
19 citations, 0.19%
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Journal of Pediatric Nursing
19 citations, 0.19%
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Annals of Emergency Medicine
19 citations, 0.19%
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Journal of Medical Internet Research
19 citations, 0.19%
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BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
18 citations, 0.18%
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Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
18 citations, 0.18%
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Journal of Medical Systems
18 citations, 0.18%
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BMC Geriatrics
18 citations, 0.18%
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American Journal of Emergency Medicine
18 citations, 0.18%
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Academic Pediatrics
18 citations, 0.18%
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Production Planning and Control
18 citations, 0.18%
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JMIR Research Protocols
18 citations, 0.18%
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Frontiers in Public Health
17 citations, 0.17%
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American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy
17 citations, 0.17%
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Healthcare Management Forum
17 citations, 0.17%
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Medical Care Research and Review
17 citations, 0.17%
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Population Health Management
16 citations, 0.16%
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American Journal of Preventive Medicine
16 citations, 0.16%
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Benchmarking
16 citations, 0.16%
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Journal of Arthroplasty
16 citations, 0.16%
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Health Services and Delivery Research
16 citations, 0.16%
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Resuscitation
15 citations, 0.15%
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Health Informatics Journal
15 citations, 0.15%
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Australian Health Review
15 citations, 0.15%
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World Journal of Surgery
15 citations, 0.15%
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Journal of Healthcare Management
15 citations, 0.15%
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Research in gerontological nursing
15 citations, 0.15%
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Annals of Surgery
15 citations, 0.15%
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Journal of Interprofessional Care
15 citations, 0.15%
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The Joint Commission Journal on Quality Improvement
15 citations, 0.15%
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Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques
14 citations, 0.14%
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Journal of Ambulatory Care Management
14 citations, 0.14%
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Health Care Manager
14 citations, 0.14%
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Anesthesia and Analgesia
14 citations, 0.14%
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Journal of the American College of Radiology
14 citations, 0.14%
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Nursing management
14 citations, 0.14%
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Health Communication
14 citations, 0.14%
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Medicine (United States)
14 citations, 0.14%
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BMC Nursing
14 citations, 0.14%
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American Journal of Surgery
14 citations, 0.14%
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Elsevier
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Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
1365 citations, 13.45%
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Springer Nature
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Wiley
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SAGE
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Taylor & Francis
508 citations, 5.01%
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Emerald
460 citations, 4.53%
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BMJ
247 citations, 2.43%
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MDPI
238 citations, 2.35%
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Oxford University Press
236 citations, 2.33%
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American Academy of Pediatrics
122 citations, 1.2%
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JMIR Publications
112 citations, 1.1%
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Cambridge University Press
103 citations, 1.02%
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
96 citations, 0.95%
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Mary Ann Liebert
78 citations, 0.77%
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Joint Commission Resources Inc.
75 citations, 0.74%
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
66 citations, 0.65%
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Frontiers Media S.A.
63 citations, 0.62%
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SLACK
62 citations, 0.61%
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Social Science Electronic Publishing
60 citations, 0.59%
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
59 citations, 0.58%
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American Medical Association (AMA)
48 citations, 0.47%
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Mark Allen Group
36 citations, 0.35%
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IGI Global
34 citations, 0.34%
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Society of Hospital Medicine
33 citations, 0.33%
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
31 citations, 0.31%
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Health Affairs (Project Hope)
30 citations, 0.3%
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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
28 citations, 0.28%
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Hindawi Limited
28 citations, 0.28%
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Walter de Gruyter
27 citations, 0.27%
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American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
26 citations, 0.26%
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SciELO
21 citations, 0.21%
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CSIRO Publishing
19 citations, 0.19%
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American Diabetes Association
18 citations, 0.18%
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National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
17 citations, 0.17%
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AACN Publishing
17 citations, 0.17%
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American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
16 citations, 0.16%
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Medknow
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Baishideng Publishing Group
15 citations, 0.15%
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American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
14 citations, 0.14%
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Ubiquity Press
13 citations, 0.13%
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Research Square Platform LLC
12 citations, 0.12%
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Massachusetts Medical Society
11 citations, 0.11%
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American Public Health Association
10 citations, 0.1%
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IOS Press
9 citations, 0.09%
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American Society for Quality
9 citations, 0.09%
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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
9 citations, 0.09%
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AME Publishing Company
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CMA Impact Inc.
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Duke University Press
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American Thoracic Society
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World Scientific
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American Speech Language Hearing Association
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American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology
7 citations, 0.07%
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Oncology Nursing Society
7 citations, 0.07%
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American Roentgen Ray Society
7 citations, 0.07%
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Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
7 citations, 0.07%
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S. Karger AG
7 citations, 0.07%
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Springer Publishing Company
6 citations, 0.06%
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British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery
6 citations, 0.06%
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Tissue Viability Society
6 citations, 0.06%
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CAIRN
6 citations, 0.06%
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British Psychological Society
6 citations, 0.06%
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Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
5 citations, 0.05%
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Southern Public Administration Education Foundation, Inc.
5 citations, 0.05%
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American Association of Clinical Endocrinology
5 citations, 0.05%
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American Dental Education Association
5 citations, 0.05%
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Diabetes Technology Society
5 citations, 0.05%
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National Association of Forensic Doctors
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Association for Vascular Access
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University of California Press
4 citations, 0.04%
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Lavoisier
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Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
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American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
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Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
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4 citations, 0.04%
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Johns Hopkins University
11 publications, 0.35%
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Houston Methodist Hospital
11 publications, 0.35%
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Harvard University
9 publications, 0.29%
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University of Washington
7 publications, 0.22%
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Ohio State University
7 publications, 0.22%
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Vanderbilt University
7 publications, 0.22%
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University of Pennsylvania
7 publications, 0.22%
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
7 publications, 0.22%
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Columbia University
6 publications, 0.19%
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University of California, San Francisco
6 publications, 0.19%
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George Washington University
5 publications, 0.16%
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University of South Florida
5 publications, 0.16%
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Wayne State University
5 publications, 0.16%
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University of Utah
5 publications, 0.16%
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University of Central Florida
4 publications, 0.13%
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University of Michigan
4 publications, 0.13%
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University of Minnesota
4 publications, 0.13%
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
4 publications, 0.13%
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Cleveland Clinic
4 publications, 0.13%
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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
4 publications, 0.13%
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Yale University
3 publications, 0.1%
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University of Missouri–Kansas City
3 publications, 0.1%
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Tufts University
3 publications, 0.1%
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University of California, Los Angeles
3 publications, 0.1%
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University of Texas at Austin
3 publications, 0.1%
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McGill University
3 publications, 0.1%
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University of Maryland, Baltimore
3 publications, 0.1%
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University of Maryland Medical System
3 publications, 0.1%
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University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
3 publications, 0.1%
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Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego
3 publications, 0.1%
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NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
3 publications, 0.1%
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Jordan University of Science and Technology
2 publications, 0.06%
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Florida State University
2 publications, 0.06%
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Michigan State University
2 publications, 0.06%
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Cornell University
2 publications, 0.06%
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Pennsylvania State University
2 publications, 0.06%
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University of Queensland
2 publications, 0.06%
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Georgetown University
2 publications, 0.06%
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Boston University
2 publications, 0.06%
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Washington State University
2 publications, 0.06%
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University of Illinois at Chicago
2 publications, 0.06%
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George Mason University
2 publications, 0.06%
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West Virginia University
2 publications, 0.06%
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University of California, San Diego
2 publications, 0.06%
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University of California, Davis
2 publications, 0.06%
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Northern Illinois University
2 publications, 0.06%
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Ohio University
2 publications, 0.06%
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Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
2 publications, 0.06%
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Baylor College of Medicine
2 publications, 0.06%
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Queen's University at Kingston
2 publications, 0.06%
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Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
2 publications, 0.06%
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Virginia Commonwealth University
2 publications, 0.06%
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Emory University
2 publications, 0.06%
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Thomas Jefferson University
2 publications, 0.06%
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University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
2 publications, 0.06%
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Baylor University
2 publications, 0.06%
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Mayo Clinic
2 publications, 0.06%
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University of Calgary
2 publications, 0.06%
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University of Miami
2 publications, 0.06%
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
2 publications, 0.06%
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Children's National Hospital
2 publications, 0.06%
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Texas Christian University
2 publications, 0.06%
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Aga Khan University
1 publication, 0.03%
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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
1 publication, 0.03%
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Kuwait University
1 publication, 0.03%
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Bnai Zion Medical Center
1 publication, 0.03%
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Grenoble Alpes University Hospital
1 publication, 0.03%
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Hubei University of Economics
1 publication, 0.03%
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Australian National University
1 publication, 0.03%
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Nanyang Technological University
1 publication, 0.03%
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Gdańsk University of Technology
1 publication, 0.03%
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Asia University
1 publication, 0.03%
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National Changhua University of Education
1 publication, 0.03%
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University of Sydney
1 publication, 0.03%
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Griffith University
1 publication, 0.03%
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University of South Australia
1 publication, 0.03%
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Nepean Hospital
1 publication, 0.03%
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Central Queensland University
1 publication, 0.03%
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Stanford University
1 publication, 0.03%
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Princeton University
1 publication, 0.03%
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American University
1 publication, 0.03%
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Auburn University
1 publication, 0.03%
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Washington University in St. Louis
1 publication, 0.03%
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Northwestern University
1 publication, 0.03%
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
1 publication, 0.03%
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Oregon Health & Science University
1 publication, 0.03%
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Case Western Reserve University
1 publication, 0.03%
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New York University
1 publication, 0.03%
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Massachusetts General Hospital
1 publication, 0.03%
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UCLA Health
1 publication, 0.03%
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Olive View–UCLA Medical Center
1 publication, 0.03%
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Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
1 publication, 0.03%
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University at Buffalo, State University of New York
1 publication, 0.03%
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University of California, Irvine
1 publication, 0.03%
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Rush University
1 publication, 0.03%
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
1 publication, 0.03%
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Jamaica Hospital
1 publication, 0.03%
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University of Illinois at Peoria
1 publication, 0.03%
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Oakland University
1 publication, 0.03%
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
1 publication, 0.03%
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USA
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USA, 854, 27.18%
USA
854 publications, 27.18%
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Canada
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Canada, 23, 0.73%
Canada
23 publications, 0.73%
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Australia
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Australia, 7, 0.22%
Australia
7 publications, 0.22%
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France
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France, 5, 0.16%
France
5 publications, 0.16%
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Italy
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Italy, 5, 0.16%
Italy
5 publications, 0.16%
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Israel
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Israel, 3, 0.1%
Israel
3 publications, 0.1%
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China
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China, 2, 0.06%
China
2 publications, 0.06%
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United Kingdom
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United Kingdom, 2, 0.06%
United Kingdom
2 publications, 0.06%
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Jordan
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Jordan, 2, 0.06%
Jordan
2 publications, 0.06%
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Singapore
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Singapore, 2, 0.06%
Singapore
2 publications, 0.06%
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Germany
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Germany, 1, 0.03%
Germany
1 publication, 0.03%
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Iraq
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Iraq, 1, 0.03%
Iraq
1 publication, 0.03%
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Ireland
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Ireland, 1, 0.03%
Ireland
1 publication, 0.03%
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Kuwait
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Kuwait, 1, 0.03%
Kuwait
1 publication, 0.03%
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Liberia
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Liberia, 1, 0.03%
Liberia
1 publication, 0.03%
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Lebanon
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Lebanon, 1, 0.03%
Lebanon
1 publication, 0.03%
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Morocco
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Morocco, 1, 0.03%
Morocco
1 publication, 0.03%
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Pakistan
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Pakistan, 1, 0.03%
Pakistan
1 publication, 0.03%
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Panama
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Panama, 1, 0.03%
Panama
1 publication, 0.03%
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Poland
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Poland, 1, 0.03%
Poland
1 publication, 0.03%
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Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico, 1, 0.03%
Puerto Rico
1 publication, 0.03%
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Republic of Korea
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Republic of Korea, 1, 0.03%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.03%
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Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia, 1, 0.03%
Saudi Arabia
1 publication, 0.03%
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Syria
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Syria, 1, 0.03%
Syria
1 publication, 0.03%
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Turkey
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Turkey, 1, 0.03%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.03%
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Japan
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Japan, 1, 0.03%
Japan
1 publication, 0.03%
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