Journal profile

The British journal of radiology

Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISSN0007-1285 | 0007-128 | 1748-880X FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.94
Citation rate 4.21 2,572 total citations
h5-index 49 h5 depth signal
Cited share 77.9% 491 of 630
Total citations 2,572 Citation footprint
Metric signal 3.44 External metric anchor
Self-citation 2.2% 56 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United Kingdom 921
China 654
United States 652
Japan 252
Italy 240

Citing Fields of Research

Biomedical Physics 653
Prostate Cancer 553
Oncology 491
Breast Cancer 402
Brain Imaging 396

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 29,255 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 630 491 cited publications
Last 12 months 292 24.3 publications/month
Open access share 36.6% 107 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United Kingdom 921 citing publications
Leading citing field Biomedical Physics 653 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 19 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v38, Oct. 1965-
PubMed
v38, Oct. 1965-
OLDMEDLINE
Active Coverage
PMC Inactive
Active Coverage
Abridged index medicus
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Biomedical Physics Breast Cancer Prostate Cancer Oncology Cardiology Lung Cancer Reproductive Health

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
British Institute of Radiology (1958)
Contributor
British Institute of Radiology Incorporated with the Röntgen Society

Broad Categories

Radiology Breast Cancer Prostate Cancer Biomedical Physics Liver & Colon Cancer Cardiology Musculoskeletal Disorders Vascular Disorders

MeSH Descriptors

Radiology

Latest Publications

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

01
Amr Farouk Ibrahim Moustafa, Clement Jailin, Laurence Vancamberg et al.
Objectives: To evaluate the clinical impact of a deep-learning-based computer-aided diagnostic tool applied to contrast-enhanced mammography on radiologists’ diagnostic accuracy and reading efficiency. Methods: In this retrospective sing...
07
Egesta Lopci, Arben Dhima, Christophe M Deroose et al.
Assessment of therapeutic response in oncology is fundamental for evaluating treatment efficacy, guiding clinical decision-making, and determining prognosis. Historically, response evaluation relied primarily on anatomical imaging criter...
08
James Harrison, Jason Oke, Vicky Goh et al.
Objectives: Prophylactic inguinal node irradiation (PINI) is standard in chemoradiotherapy for anal squamous cell carcinoma. However, PINI increases toxicity, including bowel and sexual dysfunction, bone marrow suppression, and lymphoede...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Prior to 1996, supplement treated as a separate publication. Supplement ceased with issue 25 (1996).

Issues for 1928-1938 called New ser.

Also issued online.

Microfilm. v. 1 (1928)-v. 3 (1930), v. 5 (1932)-v. 15 (1942), v. 18 (1945)-v. 21 (1948), v. 23 (1950)-v. 28 (1955). 16 microfilm reels : negative ; 35 mm.

Formed by the union of: British journal of radiology. BIR section, and: The British journal of radiology. Röntgen Society section.

Vol. 54, no. 646 (1981)19920824 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper