HTA journal series tops its category with significant rise in impact factor
News release from NETSCC, HTA
22 June 2010
Recently published 2009 Impact Factors in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) shows that Health Technology Assessment, the journal of the HTA programme, has seen a significant rise in its impact factor rising from 5.01 last year, to 6.91.
The JCR has also calculated a five year impact factor for the HTA journal series of 8.1, topping the "Health Policy and Services" category and ranking 10th in "Medicine, General and Internal".
Impact factors are calculated annually by the Institute for Scientific Information® on the basis of how frequently research in peer-review journals is cited in a defined period. This figure provides an indication of how influential the journal is.
Professor Tom Walley, Director of the HTA programme and Editor-in-chief of the journal, said: “This is a great achievement for the HTA programme and testament to the programmes ability to fund key research that helps to fill the gaps in the evidence base. The publication of the impact factor confirms our journal is consistently delivering on this mission.”
The HTA programme, part of the National Institute for Health Research, has published 539 editions of Health Technology Assessment to date, covering primary, secondary and methodological research.
A definition of impact factors and how they are calculated is available from Thomson Scientific at http://isiwebofknowledge.com/products_tools/analytical/jcr/
Notes for editors
1. The National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme commissions research about the effectiveness, costs, and broader impact of health technologies for those who use, manage and provide care in the NHS. It is the largest NIHR programme and publishes the results of its research in the Health Technology Assessment journal, with over 530 issues published to date. The journal’s 2009 Impact Factor (6.91) ranked it in the top 10% of medical and health-related journals. All issues are available for download free of charge from the website, www.hta.ac.uk
2. The National Institute for Health Research provides the framework through which the research staff and research infrastructure of the NHS in England is positioned, maintained and managed as a national research facility. The NIHR provides the NHS with the support and infrastructure it needs to conduct first-class research funded by the Government and its partners alongside high-quality patient care, education and training. Its aim is to support outstanding individuals (both leaders and collaborators), working in world class facilities (both NHS and university), conducting leading edge research focused on the needs of patients. www.nihr.ac.uk
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