Journal profile

The Lancet. Respiratory medicine

Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN2213-2600 | 2213-2619 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.65
Citation rate 11.64 5,489 total citations
h5-index 142 h5 depth signal
Cited share 65.9% 334 of 507
Total citations 5,489 Citation footprint
Metric signal 12.91 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.2% 66 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 908
United Kingdom 792
Australia 307
Canada 301
France 294

Citing Fields of Research

Respiratory Support 741
Allergies 438
Virology 402
Lung Cancer 265
Healthcare Policy 191

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 4,041 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 507 334 cited publications
Last 12 months 239 19.9 publications/month
Open access share 10.5% 25 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 908 citing publications
Leading citing field Respiratory Support 741 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 17 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, Mar. 2013-
PubMed
v1n1, Mar. 2013-

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Allergies Respiratory Support Lung Cancer Cystic Fibrosis Auto-Inflammatory Disorders

Broad Categories

Pulmonary Medicine Allergies Respiratory Support Cystic Fibrosis Virology Lung Cancer Cardiology

MeSH Descriptors

Respiratory Tract Diseases

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.