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Q2npj Health Systems
About npj Health Systems
npj Health Systems is a scholarly journal published by Springer Nature. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.477 and H-index of 5.
Coverage: 2024-2026. Research categories: Health (social science) (Q2); Health Information Management (Q3); Health Policy (Q3); Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (Q3).
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Topics in published research
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education; Machine Learning in Healthcare; Electronic Health Records Systems; Topic Modeling; Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment; Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life.
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