Is The National medical journal of India SCI Indexed? Indexing Status & Metrics

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor

2.18

Citation rate 0.75 157 total citations

h5-index 9 h5 depth signal

Cited share 33.2% 72 of 217

Total citations 157 Citation footprint

Metric signal 0.84 External metric anchor

Self-citation 2.5% 4 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

India 390

United States 23

Turkey 18

United Kingdom 18

Japan 13

Citing Fields of Research

Patient Care 67

Healthcare Policy 44

Health Education & Remote Healthcare 42

Education & Pedagogy 41

Medical Ethics 30

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 541 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime

Indexed publication set 217 72 cited publications

Last 12 months 196 16.3 publications/month

Open access share 77.6% 152 OA publications in the last year

Leading citing country India 390 citing publications

Leading citing field Patient Care 67 citing publications

Latest tracked publication 16 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE

v5n1,Jan./Feb. 1992-

PubMed

v5n1,Jan./Feb. 1992-

Index medicus

Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Patient Care Mycobacterial Diseases Education & Pedagogy Health Education & Remote Healthcare Medical Ethics Psychiatry Healthcare Policy

Broad Categories

Medicine Patient Care Hematology Health Education & Remote Healthcare Musculoskeletal Disorders Education & Pedagogy Mycobacterial Diseases

MeSH Descriptors

Medicine

Latest Publications

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

01 16 October 2026

DOI 10.25259/nmji_519_2024

Impact of mobile-assisted versus conventional contact tracing on detection and management of tuberculosis and level of satisfaction among primary contacts of index tuberculosis patients in Delhi: A cluster-randomized controlled pilot study

Open DOI

Barkha Rani, Anu Gauba, Vivek Jaglan et al.

Background .: Utilization of mobile health (m-health) technologies can become instrumental in establishing interactive communication for keeping contacts of tuberculosis (TB) patients engaged, informed and motivated until their timely an...

02 16 October 2026

DOI 10.25259/nmji_419_2024

Socio-clinical profile and pregnancy outcomes of teenage mothers in rural blocks of Odisha

Open DOI

Kabita Kumari Behera, Nivedita Karmee

Background .: Teenagers are in a critical phase of life as various physical and psychological changes occur during this period. It is the transition from childhood to adulthood. Pregnancy at this age has many adverse effects on their hea...

03 12 October 2026

DOI 10.25259/nmji_966_2024

Intestinal anisakiasis

Open DOI

Takuya Suda

04 12 October 2026

DOI 10.25259/nmji_1154_2024

A malignant pigmented lesion on the face

Open DOI

Vijay Venkatesan, Manobalan Karunanandhan, Subramanian Kalaivani Selvi et al.

A malignant pigmented lesion on the face

05 9 October 2026

DOI 10.25259/nmji_934_2024

Quality of media reporting of suicidal behaviour in India

Open DOI

Samapti Debnath, Asmita Suri

Background: India has a suicide rate of 18–21 fatalities per 100,000 people (compared to a global rate of 11 per 100,000), constituting around 28% of all suicides worldwide. Conscientious media coverage of suicide is one of the pillars o...

06 9 October 2026

DOI 10.25259/nmji_420_2024

Expanding non-calcaemic roles of vitamin D in therapeutics and their mechanisms

Open DOI

Sahil Kumar, Arun Ghosh, Ijasul Haque et al.

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble secosteroid that has a major role in calcium homeostasis in humans. The non-calcaemic roles of vitamin D have been extensively studied in the past few decades, and it is associated with various diseases, includ...

07 7 October 2026

DOI 10.25259/nmji_1350_2026