Journal profile

Critical care explorations

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health
ISSN2639-8028 FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.53
Citation rate 2.79 967 total citations
h5-index 35 h5 depth signal
Cited share 78.1% 282 of 361
Total citations 967 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.53 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.9% 18 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 1,003
Canada 193
United Kingdom 78
Netherlands 60
Australia 56

Citing Fields of Research

Respiratory Support 963
Cardiology 155
Patient Care 129
Hematology 121
Anesthetic & Pain Medicine 114

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 1,486 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 361 282 cited publications
Last 12 months 165 13.8 publications/month
Open access share 98.8% 163 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 1,003 citing publications
Leading citing field Respiratory Support 963 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 14 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v6n1, Jan. 2024-
PubMed
v1n1, Jan. 2019-
PMC
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Respiratory Support

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

sponsoring body
Society of Critical Care Medicine

Broad Categories

Critical Care Respiratory Support

MeSH Descriptors

Critical Care

Latest Publications

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

01
Tori Ehrhardt, C. Christopher Zalesky, Aaron Shepherd et al.
BACKGROUND: Cardiotoxic ingestions of calcium-channel blockers and beta-adrenergic antagonists are highly lethal, often causing refractory vasoplegic shock and noncardiogenic pulmonary edema. While venoarterial extracorporeal membrane ox...
02
Flora Delamaire, Jérémy Caldonazzo, Arnaud Gacouin et al.
OBJECTIVES: Occlusion pressure at 100 ms after the start of inspiratory effort (P 0.1 ) is a marker of respiratory drive and a predictor of weaning outcomes in mechanically ventilated patients. Some ventilators, like the Hamilton C6 (Ham...
03
George L. Anesi, Nqobile Ndadane, Jonathan Invernizzi et al.
OBJECTIVES: ICU beds are a limited resource and assessing net benefit from ICU admission remains incompletely understood. We sought to examine characteristics and outcomes of patients referred but declined for ICU admission, stratified b...
06
Diana C. Bouhassira, Suratsawadee Kruahong, Martha Abshire Saylor et al.
IMPORTANCE: Many acute respiratory failure (ARF) survivors develop psychiatric sequelae. Inpatient psychologic distress is an important risk factor. OBJECTIVES: Evaluate ARF survivors’ perspectives on patient-centered communication and i...
07
Tarek Dakakni, Leslie D. Roebuck
OBJECTIVES: Critically ill patients with impaired consciousness and concurrent invasive devices remain understudied in ICU mobilization research. Motorized verticalization enables graded upright weight bearing without requiring active pa...
10
Emily J. Upham, Suzanne R. Gouda, Charlotta Lindvall et al.
OBJECTIVES: Reliable measurement of advance care planning (ACP) is essential for evaluating both communication practices and quality of care in pediatric critical illness. However, most ACP documentation is embedded in free-text clinical...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Official journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine.