Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

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SCImago
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Impact factor
1.6
SJR
0.669
CiteScore
2.9
Categories
Issues, Ethics and Legal Aspects
Health Policy
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Areas
Medicine
Nursing
Years of issue
1973-2025
journal names
Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics
J LAW MED ETHICS
Publications
3 237
Citations
31 545
h-index
64
Publications
512
Citations
11 803
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
Harvard University
Harvard University (21 publications)
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota (18 publications)
Georgetown University
Georgetown University (13 publications)
Harvard University
Harvard University (21 publications)
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota (17 publications)
Georgetown University
Georgetown University (12 publications)
Top-3 countries
USA (128 publications)
Canada (17 publications)
United Kingdom (8 publications)
USA (113 publications)
Canada (13 publications)
United Kingdom (8 publications)

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Springer Nature
5011 citations, 15.89%
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4577 citations, 14.51%
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3775 citations, 11.97%
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2554 citations, 8.1%
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2548 citations, 8.08%
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993 citations, 3.15%
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298 citations, 0.94%
JMIR Publications
257 citations, 0.81%
American Public Health Association
227 citations, 0.72%
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219 citations, 0.69%
IGI Global
175 citations, 0.55%
Annual Reviews
169 citations, 0.54%
American Medical Association (AMA)
148 citations, 0.47%
American Academy of Pediatrics
141 citations, 0.45%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
117 citations, 0.37%
Massachusetts Medical Society
105 citations, 0.33%
University Pub. Group
98 citations, 0.31%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
86 citations, 0.27%
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85 citations, 0.27%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
77 citations, 0.24%
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73 citations, 0.23%
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72 citations, 0.23%
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70 citations, 0.22%
S. Karger AG
67 citations, 0.21%
64 citations, 0.2%
Walter de Gruyter
50 citations, 0.16%
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50 citations, 0.16%
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50 citations, 0.16%
SciELO
49 citations, 0.16%
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47 citations, 0.15%
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22 citations, 0.07%
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Harvard University
21 publications, 0.65%
University of Minnesota
18 publications, 0.56%
Georgetown University
13 publications, 0.4%
Arizona State University
11 publications, 0.34%
Johns Hopkins University
9 publications, 0.28%
Georgia State University
7 publications, 0.22%
University of Southern California
6 publications, 0.19%
Massachusetts General Hospital
6 publications, 0.19%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
6 publications, 0.19%
University of Liverpool
5 publications, 0.15%
Boston University
5 publications, 0.15%
Michigan State University
4 publications, 0.12%
George Washington University
4 publications, 0.12%
Duke University
4 publications, 0.12%
New York University
4 publications, 0.12%
University of Arizona
4 publications, 0.12%
McGill University
4 publications, 0.12%
Emory University
4 publications, 0.12%
University of Maryland, College Park
4 publications, 0.12%
University of Pennsylvania
4 publications, 0.12%
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
4 publications, 0.12%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4 publications, 0.12%
Dalhousie University
3 publications, 0.09%
Oregon Health & Science University
3 publications, 0.09%
University of Washington
3 publications, 0.09%
Brigham and Women's Hospital
3 publications, 0.09%
University of British Columbia
3 publications, 0.09%
Brown University
3 publications, 0.09%
University of Miami
3 publications, 0.09%
University of Florida
3 publications, 0.09%
Louisiana State University
3 publications, 0.09%
University of Utah
3 publications, 0.09%
Saint Louis University
3 publications, 0.09%
Medical University of South Carolina
3 publications, 0.09%
University of Virginia
3 publications, 0.09%
Rochester Institute of Technology
3 publications, 0.09%
University of Zurich
2 publications, 0.06%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2 publications, 0.06%
Drexel University
2 publications, 0.06%
Yale University
2 publications, 0.06%
University of the Witwatersrand
2 publications, 0.06%
Columbia University
2 publications, 0.06%
Tufts University
2 publications, 0.06%
University of California, Los Angeles
2 publications, 0.06%
Wayne State University
2 publications, 0.06%
University of Michigan
2 publications, 0.06%
Medical College of Wisconsin
2 publications, 0.06%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
2 publications, 0.06%
University of Maryland, Baltimore
2 publications, 0.06%
Temple University
2 publications, 0.06%
University of Louisville
2 publications, 0.06%
Wake Forest University
2 publications, 0.06%
Cleveland Clinic
2 publications, 0.06%
University of Tennessee
2 publications, 0.06%
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
2 publications, 0.06%
University of Pittsburgh
2 publications, 0.06%
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
1 publication, 0.03%
University of Nantes
1 publication, 0.03%
Delft University of Technology
1 publication, 0.03%
King's College London
1 publication, 0.03%
Maastricht University Medical Center+
1 publication, 0.03%
Maastricht University
1 publication, 0.03%
Stony Brook University
1 publication, 0.03%
University of Salerno
1 publication, 0.03%
University of Strathclyde
1 publication, 0.03%
University of Melbourne
1 publication, 0.03%
Griffith University
1 publication, 0.03%
La Trobe University
1 publication, 0.03%
Stanford University
1 publication, 0.03%
South African Medical Research Council
1 publication, 0.03%
University of the Western Cape
1 publication, 0.03%
Northwestern University
1 publication, 0.03%
Colorado State University
1 publication, 0.03%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
1 publication, 0.03%
West Virginia University
1 publication, 0.03%
University of California, Berkeley
1 publication, 0.03%
Ohio State University
1 publication, 0.03%
Mass General Brigham
1 publication, 0.03%
University of California, San Diego
1 publication, 0.03%
University of California, San Francisco
1 publication, 0.03%
Northeastern University
1 publication, 0.03%
University of Chicago
1 publication, 0.03%
University of South Florida
1 publication, 0.03%
Vanderbilt University
1 publication, 0.03%
University of the West Indies at Cave Hill, Barbados
1 publication, 0.03%
Torcuato di Tella University
1 publication, 0.03%
University of Buenos Aires
1 publication, 0.03%
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
1 publication, 0.03%
Marquette University
1 publication, 0.03%
Baylor College of Medicine
1 publication, 0.03%
Simon Fraser University
1 publication, 0.03%
McMaster University
1 publication, 0.03%
Paris School of Economics
1 publication, 0.03%
Fordham University
1 publication, 0.03%
Erasmus University Medical Center
1 publication, 0.03%
University of Toronto
1 publication, 0.03%
University of Calgary
1 publication, 0.03%
University of Manitoba
1 publication, 0.03%
University of Ottawa
1 publication, 0.03%
Nova Southeastern University
1 publication, 0.03%
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Harvard University
21 publications, 4.1%
University of Minnesota
17 publications, 3.32%
Georgetown University
12 publications, 2.34%
Arizona State University
10 publications, 1.95%
Johns Hopkins University
7 publications, 1.37%
Georgia State University
7 publications, 1.37%
University of Southern California
6 publications, 1.17%
Massachusetts General Hospital
6 publications, 1.17%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
6 publications, 1.17%
University of Liverpool
5 publications, 0.98%
Boston University
5 publications, 0.98%
Michigan State University
4 publications, 0.78%
Duke University
4 publications, 0.78%
New York University
4 publications, 0.78%
University of Arizona
4 publications, 0.78%
Emory University
4 publications, 0.78%
University of Pennsylvania
4 publications, 0.78%
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
4 publications, 0.78%
George Washington University
3 publications, 0.59%
Dalhousie University
3 publications, 0.59%
Oregon Health & Science University
3 publications, 0.59%
University of Washington
3 publications, 0.59%
Brigham and Women's Hospital
3 publications, 0.59%
University of British Columbia
3 publications, 0.59%
Brown University
3 publications, 0.59%
University of Miami
3 publications, 0.59%
University of Florida
3 publications, 0.59%
Louisiana State University
3 publications, 0.59%
Saint Louis University
3 publications, 0.59%
University of Virginia
3 publications, 0.59%
Rochester Institute of Technology
3 publications, 0.59%
University of Zurich
2 publications, 0.39%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2 publications, 0.39%
Drexel University
2 publications, 0.39%
Yale University
2 publications, 0.39%
University of the Witwatersrand
2 publications, 0.39%
Columbia University
2 publications, 0.39%
Tufts University
2 publications, 0.39%
University of California, Los Angeles
2 publications, 0.39%
Wayne State University
2 publications, 0.39%
Medical College of Wisconsin
2 publications, 0.39%
University of Maryland, Baltimore
2 publications, 0.39%
University of Maryland, College Park
2 publications, 0.39%
Temple University
2 publications, 0.39%
University of Louisville
2 publications, 0.39%
Cleveland Clinic
2 publications, 0.39%
University of Utah
2 publications, 0.39%
University of Tennessee
2 publications, 0.39%
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
2 publications, 0.39%
University of Pittsburgh
2 publications, 0.39%
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
1 publication, 0.2%
University of Nantes
1 publication, 0.2%
Delft University of Technology
1 publication, 0.2%
King's College London
1 publication, 0.2%
Maastricht University Medical Center+
1 publication, 0.2%
Maastricht University
1 publication, 0.2%
Stony Brook University
1 publication, 0.2%
University of Salerno
1 publication, 0.2%
University of Strathclyde
1 publication, 0.2%
University of Melbourne
1 publication, 0.2%
Griffith University
1 publication, 0.2%
La Trobe University
1 publication, 0.2%
Stanford University
1 publication, 0.2%
South African Medical Research Council
1 publication, 0.2%
University of the Western Cape
1 publication, 0.2%
Northwestern University
1 publication, 0.2%
Colorado State University
1 publication, 0.2%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
1 publication, 0.2%
West Virginia University
1 publication, 0.2%
University of California, Berkeley
1 publication, 0.2%
Ohio State University
1 publication, 0.2%
Mass General Brigham
1 publication, 0.2%
University of California, San Diego
1 publication, 0.2%
University of California, San Francisco
1 publication, 0.2%
Northeastern University
1 publication, 0.2%
University of Chicago
1 publication, 0.2%
Vanderbilt University
1 publication, 0.2%
University of the West Indies at Cave Hill, Barbados
1 publication, 0.2%
Torcuato di Tella University
1 publication, 0.2%
University of Buenos Aires
1 publication, 0.2%
University of Michigan
1 publication, 0.2%
Marquette University
1 publication, 0.2%
McGill University
1 publication, 0.2%
Baylor College of Medicine
1 publication, 0.2%
Simon Fraser University
1 publication, 0.2%
McMaster University
1 publication, 0.2%
Paris School of Economics
1 publication, 0.2%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
1 publication, 0.2%
Fordham University
1 publication, 0.2%
Erasmus University Medical Center
1 publication, 0.2%
University of Toronto
1 publication, 0.2%
University of Manitoba
1 publication, 0.2%
University of Ottawa
1 publication, 0.2%
Nova Southeastern University
1 publication, 0.2%
University of North Carolina Health Care
1 publication, 0.2%
Wake Forest University
1 publication, 0.2%
University of Colorado Denver
1 publication, 0.2%
University of Colorado Boulder
1 publication, 0.2%
University of Denver
1 publication, 0.2%
City of Hope National Medical Center
1 publication, 0.2%
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USA, 128, 3.95%
USA
128 publications, 3.95%
Canada, 17, 0.53%
Canada
17 publications, 0.53%
United Kingdom, 8, 0.25%
United Kingdom
8 publications, 0.25%
Italy, 3, 0.09%
Italy
3 publications, 0.09%
Netherlands, 3, 0.09%
Netherlands
3 publications, 0.09%
South Africa, 3, 0.09%
South Africa
3 publications, 0.09%
France, 2, 0.06%
France
2 publications, 0.06%
Australia, 2, 0.06%
Australia
2 publications, 0.06%
Argentina, 2, 0.06%
Argentina
2 publications, 0.06%
India, 2, 0.06%
India
2 publications, 0.06%
Switzerland, 2, 0.06%
Switzerland
2 publications, 0.06%
Barbados, 1, 0.03%
Barbados
1 publication, 0.03%
Brazil, 1, 0.03%
Brazil
1 publication, 0.03%
Israel, 1, 0.03%
Israel
1 publication, 0.03%
Norway, 1, 0.03%
Norway
1 publication, 0.03%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.03%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.03%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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USA, 113, 22.07%
USA
113 publications, 22.07%
Canada, 13, 2.54%
Canada
13 publications, 2.54%
United Kingdom, 8, 1.56%
United Kingdom
8 publications, 1.56%
Netherlands, 3, 0.59%
Netherlands
3 publications, 0.59%
South Africa, 3, 0.59%
South Africa
3 publications, 0.59%
France, 2, 0.39%
France
2 publications, 0.39%
Australia, 2, 0.39%
Australia
2 publications, 0.39%
Argentina, 2, 0.39%
Argentina
2 publications, 0.39%
India, 2, 0.39%
India
2 publications, 0.39%
Switzerland, 2, 0.39%
Switzerland
2 publications, 0.39%
Barbados, 1, 0.2%
Barbados
1 publication, 0.2%
Brazil, 1, 0.2%
Brazil
1 publication, 0.2%
Israel, 1, 0.2%
Israel
1 publication, 0.2%
Italy, 1, 0.2%
Italy
1 publication, 0.2%
Norway, 1, 0.2%
Norway
1 publication, 0.2%
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