title: A journal-level analysis of Health Communication.
abstract: Citation data from 2006 through 2008 were used to examine the journal citation network of Health Communication in comparison to 26 related journals indexed by Journal Citation Reports, a database published by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) Web of Knowledge. A recently advanced journal relatedness factor based on out-degree (i.e., cited journals) and in-degree (i.e., citing journals) citations was used to determine the network of peer journals. Results indicate Health Communication serves to link communication and health-related journals. Data were also reported on journal impact and 5-year journal impact factors. When compared to ISI-indexed communication journals, Health Communication is consistently ranked in the top 25% across impact factors and citations to the journal are consistent over the 7 years of analysis from 2002 through 2008. Methods of increasing the impact of Health Communication among journals in social sciences are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Communication, University at Buffalo-State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA. thfeeley@buffalo.edu
authors.forename: Thomas Hugh
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Feeley
authors.forename: Rachel A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Shin-Il
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Ashley E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Anker
mesh_terms: D058015:Health Communication; D055811:Journal Impact Factor; D010506:Periodicals as Topic