Journal profile

Best practice & research. Clinical rheumatology

Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN1521-6942 | 1532-1770 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
4.11
Citation rate 7.57 926 total citations
h5-index 36 h5 depth signal
Cited share 81.7% 107 of 131
Total citations 926 Citation footprint
Metric signal 6.65 External metric anchor
Self-citation 0.3% 3 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 194
United Kingdom 137
Canada 76
Australia 66
Italy 50

Citing Fields of Research

Musculoskeletal Disorders 432
Auto-Inflammatory Disorders 193
Immunology 60
Osteopathies 42
Anesthetic & Pain Medicine 25

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 2,174 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 131 107 cited publications
Last 12 months 64 5.8 publications/month
Open access share 29.7% 19 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 194 citing publications
Leading citing field Musculoskeletal Disorders 432 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 10 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v15n1, Mar. 2001-
PubMed
v15n1, Mar. 2001-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Musculoskeletal Disorders

Broad Categories

Rheumatology Musculoskeletal Disorders

MeSH Descriptors

Rheumatic Diseases

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Imprint varies.

Each issue has also a distinctive title.

Also issued online.