Impact Factor
3.96
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
4.05
17,503 total citations
h5-index
172
h5 depth signal
Cited share
41.4%
1,908 of 4,605
Total citations
17,503
Citation footprint
Metric signal
5.45
External metric anchor
Self-citation
3.8%
660 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United Kingdom
9,796
United States
2,665
Canada
892
Australia
847
China
745
Citing Fields of Research
Healthcare Policy
6,515
Patient Care
3,865
Medical Ethics
3,082
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
2,177
History Of Medicine
1,746
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
432,384
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
4,605
1,908 cited publications
Last 12 months
2,795
232.9 publications/month
Open access share
13.8%
386 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United Kingdom
9,796 citing publications
Leading citing field
Healthcare Policy
6,515 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
19 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v297n6640,July 2, 1988-
v297n6640,July 2, 1988-
Active Coverage
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Healthcare Policy
Patient Care
Medical Ethics
Psychiatry
Nutrition & Dietetics
History Of Medicine
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
Contributor
British Medical Association
Broad Categories
Medicine
Medical Ethics
Healthcare Policy
Patient Care
Virology
Environmental Sciences
Musculoskeletal Disorders
MeSH Descriptors
Medicine
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1136/bmj-2026-101187
Open DOI
Sack NHS staff who snooped on tiger victim’s records, health secretary says
02
DOI 10.1136/bmj-2026-101186
Open DOI
AI prescriptions: App to issue drugs without doctors’ oversight in the US
03
DOI 10.1136/bmj-2026-101183
Open DOI
Invasive mosquitoes continue global spread in 2026
04
DOI 10.1136/bmj-2026-101179
Open DOI
Africa has nearly a million unemployed health workers despite workforce crisis
05
DOI 10.1136/bmj-2026-101188
Open DOI
Doctors’ pay: Government recommends below-inflation pay rise, prompting fury from unions
06
DOI 10.1136/bmj-2026-101180
Open DOI
New NHS guidance on single sex spaces: what will it mean for staff?
07
DOI 10.1136/bmj-2026-101111
Open DOI
Is a storm brewing around advanced clinical practitioner and advanced nurse practitioner roles?
08
DOI 10.1136/bmj-2026-101097
Open DOI
The UK should invest in healthy lifestyles rather than drugs
09
DOI 10.1136/bmj-2026-101095
Open DOI
Protecting workers from increasing heat
10
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Online ed. has title: BMJ online.
Online ed. called also: bmj.com.
Title from cover.
Published also in eds. called "International", or "Overseas", or "Practice observed" which differ only in advertisements.
Title changed in 2014 to The BMJ.
Each issue accompanied by supplement called "Classified advertisements".
Published also without commercial advertisements and called "International".
Also issued online.