Health Physics

SJR Rank #14,656H-index: 89SJR: 0.383Best quartile: Q3
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Publisher

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.

Country

United States

Type

journal

SJR by Edition

2022202500.150.30.450.6

Subject Categories

  • EpidemiologyQ3
  • Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisQ3
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingQ3

Areas: Environmental Science · Medicine

Most published research topics

Radioactivity and Radon MeasurementsRadioactive contamination and transferRadiation Dose and ImagingNuclear and radioactivity studiesGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studiesRadiation Therapy and DosimetryNuclear Physics and ApplicationsRadiation Detection and Scintillator TechnologiesEffects of Radiation ExposureAdvances in Oncology and Radiotherapy

Source: OpenAlex

Publication Statistics

2025 Docs3-Year DocsCitable Docs095190285380

Documents per Year

2022202504590135180

Detailed Information

ISSN

1538-5159, 0017-9078

SJR Best Quartile

Q3

Region

Northern America

Citations per Document (2 years)

0.89

References per Document

18.99

Coverage

1958-2026

Scope

Health Physics, first published in 1958, provides the latest research to a wide variety of radiation safety professionals including health physicists, nuclear chemists, medical physicists, and radiation safety officers with interests in nuclear and radiation science. The Journal allows professionals in these and other disciplines in science and engineering to stay on the cutting edge of scientific and technological advances in the field of radiation safety. The Journal publishes original papers, technical notes, articles on advances in practical applications, editorials, and correspondence. Journal articles report on the latest findings in theoretical, practical, and applied disciplines of epidemiology and radiation effects, radiation biology and radiation science, radiation ecology, and related fields.

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