Journal profile

Contemporary clinical trials

Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN1551-7144 | 1559-2030 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.43
Citation rate 2.29 1,187 total citations
h5-index 36 h5 depth signal
Cited share 73.4% 392 of 534
Total citations 1,187 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.97 External metric anchor
Self-citation 3.0% 36 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 2,085
United Kingdom 148
Australia 145
Canada 131
China 66

Citing Fields of Research

Nutrition & Dietetics 393
Statistical Methods 280
Medical Ethics 276
Health Education & Remote Healthcare 271
Psychiatry 250

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 4,081 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 534 392 cited publications
Last 12 months 298 24.8 publications/month
Open access share 48.0% 143 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 2,085 citing publications
Leading citing field Nutrition & Dietetics 393 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 15 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v26n1, Feb. 2005-
PubMed
v26n1, Feb. 2005-

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Nutrition & Dietetics Diabetes Statistical Methods Health Education & Remote Healthcare Palliative Care Psychiatry Substance Abuse

Broad Categories

Medicine Therapeutics Nutrition & Dietetics Medical Ethics Statistical Methods Palliative Care Substance Abuse Diabetes Psychiatry & Psychology

MeSH Descriptors

Clinical Trials as Topic Research Design

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.

Companion journal to: Contemporary clinical trials communications.

Complemented by (work): Contemporary clinical trials communications 2451-8654 (DLC) 2016247766 (OCoLC)940788490 (DNLM)101671157.