Journal profile

BMC medicine

Publisher: BioMed Central
ISSN1741-7015 FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.95
Citation rate 11.01 11,412 total citations
h5-index 104 h5 depth signal
Cited share 94.0% 1,053 of 1,120
Total citations 11,412 Citation footprint
Metric signal 10.28 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.1% 123 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 1,634
United Kingdom 1,424
United States 1,064
Australia 478
Germany 370

Citing Fields of Research

Nutrition & Dietetics 458
Healthcare Policy 416
Cardiology 363
Oncology 328
Diabetes 328

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 6,206 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 1,120 1,053 cited publications
Last 12 months 906 75.5 publications/month
Open access share 100.0% 906 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 1,634 citing publications
Leading citing field Nutrition & Dietetics 458 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 20 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1,2003-
PubMed
v1n1,2003-
PMC
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Nutrition & Dietetics Cardiology Oncology Diabetes Psychiatry Obstetrics/Gynecology Neurodegenerative Disorders

Broad Categories

Medicine Nutrition & Dietetics Virology Obstetrics/Gynecology Genetics & Genomics Medical Ethics Cardiology Diabetes

MeSH Descriptors

Medicine

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from BioMed Central archive p. (viewed Jan. 20, 2004).

Articles added consecutively to current annual v.

Mode of access: Internet.