VALUE IN HEALTH IMPACT FACTOR RECENTLY ANNOUNCED - 13% INCREASE!

Published Jul 16, 2015
  The Value in Health Editorial Board is pleased to announce that the journal’s 2014 Impact Factor has increased to 3.279, a 13% increase from 2013 (2.891)!  In addition, the 5-year Impact Factor is now 3.373! The impact factor for 2014 reflects the average number of citations to recent articles published in the journal during the two preceding years (2012-2013). As of 2014, Value in Health ranks:
13th out of 89 journals in Health Care Sciences & Services;
14th out of 333 journals in Economics (Social Sciences); and
7th out of 71 journals in Health Policy & Services (Social Sciences).
The top 5 most-cited articles that contributed to this impact factor increase are listed below. If you have yet to read these important articles, you may download a PDF of the article from the links included.

TOP 5 MOST–CITED ARTICLES 2012 - 2013
1. Constructing Experimental Designs For Discrete-Choice Experiments: Report Of The ISPOR Conjoint Analysis Experimental Design Good Research Practices Task Force* Value in Health Volume 16 (January/February 2013), Issue 1, Pages 3-13
2. Modeling Good Research Practices - Overview: A Report Of The ISPOR-SMDM Modeling Good Research Practices Task Force-1* Value in Health Volume 15 (September/October 2012), Issue 6, Pages 796-803
3. Model Parameter Estimation And Uncertainty: A Report Of The ISPOR-SMDM Modeling Good Research Practices Task Force-6* Value in Health Volume 15 (September/October 2012), Issue 6, Pages 835-842
4. Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS)-Explanation And Elaboration: A Report Of The ISPOR Health Economic Evaluation Publication Guidelines Good Reporting Practices Task Force* Value in Health Volume 16 (March/April 2013), Issue 2, Pages 231-250
5. State-Transition Modeling: A Report Of The ISPOR-SMDM Modeling Good Research Practices Task Force-3* Value in Health Volume 15 (December 2012), Issue 6, Pages 812-820
(*ISPOR Task Force report)

Related Stories

The Ozempic Paradox: How Spending Billions on Weight-Loss Drug Would Actually Reduce Overall Medicare Costs

Oct 14, 2025

Value in Health, the official journal of ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research, announced today the publication of a landmark study by researchers at the University of Washington, Curta, Inc, and the University of North Carolina showing that broad Medicare coverage of semaglutide in diabetes, obesity, and liver disease could generate significant cost savings while delivering substantial health benefits to beneficiaries. The report, “Comprehensive Access to Semaglutide: Clinical and Economic Implications for Medicare,” was published in the October 2025 issue of Value in Health.

ISPOR Launches New Content on Whole Health

Sep 23, 2025

ISPOR announced that it has launched new website content on whole health, a topic of increasing importance as health systems across the globe grapple with providing the best possible healthcare to patients within constrained budgets.
Your browser is out-of-date

ISPOR recommends that you update your browser for more security, speed and the best experience on ispor.org. Update my browser now

×