Journal profile

BMJ open respiratory research

Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & British Thoracic Society
ISSN2052-4439 FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.97
Citation rate 4.73 1,454 total citations
h5-index 41 h5 depth signal
Cited share 86.1% 285 of 331
Total citations 1,454 Citation footprint
Metric signal 4.39 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.7% 24 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United Kingdom 522
United States 282
China 143
Australia 127
Canada 100

Citing Fields of Research

Respiratory Support 482
Allergies 482
Lung Cancer 208
Auto-Inflammatory Disorders 167
Cystic Fibrosis 94

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 1,460 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 331 285 cited publications
Last 12 months 295 24.6 publications/month
Open access share 99.7% 294 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United Kingdom 522 citing publications
Leading citing field Respiratory Support 482 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 20 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v6n1, 2019-
PubMed
v1n1, 2013-
PMC
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Allergies Respiratory Support Lung Cancer Auto-Inflammatory Disorders

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

publisher
British Thoracic Society
publisher
BMJ Publishing Group

Broad Categories

Allergies

MeSH Descriptors

Respiratory Therapy Respiratory Tract Diseases

Latest Publications

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

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Alessandro Vella, Julian Müller, Adilet Omuralieva et al.
Question addressed by the study: Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction increases systolic pulmonary artery pressure (sPAP) and may contribute to high-altitude pulmonary hypertension (HAPH). While supplemental oxygen therapy (SOT) lowers sPA...
10
Moustapha Agossou, Astrid Monfort-Brafine, Cédric Fagour et al.
Background: Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is a respiratory complication of obesity. Mortality from OHS is non-negligible. Risk factors for OHS-related mortality are not well established and vary in the literature. This study aim...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

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