Journal profile

Clinical medicine : journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
ISSN1470-2118 | 1473-4893 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.14
Citation rate 2.11 984 total citations
h5-index 45 h5 depth signal
Cited share 41.4% 199 of 481
Total citations 984 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.42 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.2% 12 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United Kingdom 1,824
Australia 76
India 60
China 57
United States 43

Citing Fields of Research

Patient Care 282
Cardiology 281
Respiratory Support 192
Auto-Inflammatory Disorders 158
Hematology 158

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 5,757 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 481 199 cited publications
Last 12 months 129 10.8 publications/month
Open access share 100.0% 129 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United Kingdom 1,824 citing publications
Leading citing field Patient Care 282 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 18 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, Jan./Feb. 2001-
PubMed
v1n1, Jan./Feb. 2001-
PMC
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Cardiology Diabetes Patient Care Hematology Auto-Inflammatory Disorders Respiratory Support Palliative Care

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Royal College of Physicians of London

Broad Categories

Medicine Cardiology Diabetes Musculoskeletal Disorders Patient Care Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents Hematology Vascular Disorders

MeSH Descriptors

Clinical Medicine

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.

Absorbed as a online supplement: Horizons in medicine.