Journal profile

Respiratory care

Publisher: SAGE Publications
ISSN0020-1324 | 0730-8418 | 0098-9142 | 1943-3654 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
2.85
Citation rate 1.18 952 total citations
h5-index 33 h5 depth signal
Cited share 35.2% 295 of 837
Total citations 952 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.27 External metric anchor
Self-citation 13.9% 132 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 2,260
China 225
Canada 188
Brazil 175
France 137

Citing Fields of Research

Respiratory Support 2,692
Allergies 572
Laryngology 481
Anesthetic & Pain Medicine 421
Patient Care 381

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 17,238 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 837 295 cited publications
Last 12 months 241 20.1 publications/month
Open access share 4.6% 11 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 2,260 citing publications
Leading citing field Respiratory Support 2,692 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 16 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v21n1, Jan. 1976-v40n12, Dec. 1995; v45n1, Jan. 2000-
PubMed
v21n1, Jan. 1976-v40n12, Dec. 1995; v45n1, Jan. 2000-
Hospital literature index
v21n1,Jan. 1976-1994
Hospital and health administration index
1995
Index medicus
Active Coverage
PMC
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Respiratory Support

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
American Association for Inhalation Therapy
Contributor
American Association for Respiratory Therapy
Contributor
American Association for Respiratory Care

Broad Categories

Pulmonary Medicine Respiratory Support Allergies Laryngology Medical Ethics

MeSH Descriptors

Respiratory Therapy

Latest Publications

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

02
Brian W. Carlin
Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a cornerstone of therapy for people with chronic lung disease. Over the years, there has been a tremendous amount of research in the field. Researchers have studied improved delivery methods for PR that i...
05
Syeda Zabreen Afzal, Noah Stanco, Ryan K. Breuer et al.
Background: Negative-pressure ventilation (NPV) avoids a positive-pressure facial interface, but contemporary multi-center pediatric data comparing NPV with noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NIV) are limited. We describe modern ...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

At head of title: RC, 1973-1979.

Print issues ceased with 2022.

Also issued online.

Official journal of the American Association for Inhalation Therapy, 1971-1972; of the American Association for Respiratory Therapy, 1973- ; of the American Association for Respiratory Care, <May 1989>-

v.45, no. 4 (April 2000)20000404 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper that meets the full ANSI standard for Permanent Paper