Journal profile

Physica medica : PM : an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology : official journal of the Italian Association of Biomedical Physics (AIFB)

Publisher: Istituti Editoriali e Poligrafici Internazionali
ISSN1120-1797 | 1724-191X FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
2.67
Citation rate 0.72 1,361 total citations
h5-index 44 h5 depth signal
Cited share 19.2% 375 of 1,953
Total citations 1,361 Citation footprint
Metric signal 0.70 External metric anchor
Self-citation 11.9% 162 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

Italy 1,145
United States 397
France 344
Japan 291
Germany 246

Citing Fields of Research

Prostate Cancer 3,848
Biomedical Physics 3,334
Medical Physics 3,031
Oncology 1,529
Brain Imaging 862

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 12,064 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 1,953 375 cited publications
Last 12 months 1,934 161.2 publications/month
Open access share 6.4% 124 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country Italy 1,145 citing publications
Leading citing field Prostate Cancer 3,848 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 19 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v23n1, March 2007-
PubMed
v23n1, March 2007-

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Prostate Cancer Biomedical Physics Medical Physics Oncology

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Associazione italiana di fisica biomedica

Broad Categories

Biophysics Medicine Physics Prostate Cancer Biomedical Physics Hematology Brain Imaging

MeSH Descriptors

Biophysics

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Description based on: Vol. 8, n. 2 (Apr.-June 1992).

Latest issue consulted: Vol. 22, n. 3 (July-Sep. 2006).

Print issues ceased with v. 31, no.5-8 (2015)

Some volumes have supplements.

Also issued online.

In English.