Journal profile

Medical physics

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons, Inc
ISSN0094-2405 | 2473-4209 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.02
Citation rate 3.72 5,131 total citations
h5-index 61 h5 depth signal
Cited share 77.1% 1,110 of 1,439
Total citations 5,131 Citation footprint
Metric signal 3.39 External metric anchor
Self-citation 12.1% 622 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 5,057
China 1,626
Canada 845
Germany 647
Netherlands 420

Citing Fields of Research

Prostate Cancer 4,925
Biomedical Physics 3,559
Medical Physics 1,803
Brain Imaging 1,296
Oncology 789

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 44,332 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 1,439 1,110 cited publications
Last 12 months 641 53.4 publications/month
Open access share 38.8% 249 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 5,057 citing publications
Leading citing field Prostate Cancer 4,925 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 15 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, 1974-
PubMed
v1n1, 1974-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Prostate Cancer Biomedical Physics Brain Imaging Medical Physics AI & Machine Learning

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
American Association of Physicists in Medicine
Contributor
American Institute of Physics

Broad Categories

Biophysics Physics Radiology Radiotherapy Prostate Cancer Biomedical Physics Brain Imaging

MeSH Descriptors

Biophysics

Latest Publications

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

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Kevin J. Treb, Maryam Sadeghian, Wenchao Cao et al.
Background: Metallic inner‐ and middle‐ear implants with submillimeter structures requiring ultra‐high resolution (UHR) imaging invariably result in metal artifacts at CT, which can obscure adjacent microstructures and subtle pathologic ...
06
Lucas McCullum, Ergys Subashi, Samuel L. Mulder et al.
Background: The extraction of quantitative biomarkers on the MR‐Linac, which have been shown to be promising in the head and neck, remains a significant challenge due to the strict time constraints. Purpose: The purpose of this study was...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.

Indexes: Vol. 1 (1974)-v. 10 (1983). 1 v.

Vol. 22, no. 3 (MAR 1995)19950518 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper