Southern Medical Journal

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SCImago
Q3
WOS
Q3
Impact factor
0.8
SJR
0.320
CiteScore
1.5
Categories
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Areas
Medicine
Years of issue
1908-2025
journal names
Southern Medical Journal
SOUTH MED J
Publications
50 032
Citations
182 093
h-index
88
Publications
818
Citations
27 035
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 countries
USA (240 publications)
United Kingdom (3 publications)
Italy (2 publications)
USA (55 publications)
Greece (1 publication)
India (1 publication)

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Elsevier
54228 citations, 29.78%
Springer Nature
21023 citations, 11.55%
Wiley
20123 citations, 11.05%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
12421 citations, 6.82%
Taylor & Francis
8171 citations, 4.49%
SAGE
7559 citations, 4.15%
Oxford University Press
2717 citations, 1.49%
Cambridge University Press
2281 citations, 1.25%
MDPI
2273 citations, 1.25%
BMJ
2009 citations, 1.1%
American College of Physicians
1422 citations, 0.78%
Hindawi Limited
1213 citations, 0.67%
Massachusetts Medical Society
1176 citations, 0.65%
Mary Ann Liebert
1153 citations, 0.63%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
1135 citations, 0.62%
Frontiers Media S.A.
1133 citations, 0.62%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
773 citations, 0.42%
American Society for Microbiology
619 citations, 0.34%
SLACK
598 citations, 0.33%
Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)
585 citations, 0.32%
American Medical Association (AMA)
539 citations, 0.3%
Baishideng Publishing Group
521 citations, 0.29%
American Academy of Pediatrics
457 citations, 0.25%
S. Karger AG
439 citations, 0.24%
Southern Medical Association
393 citations, 0.22%
American Psychological Association (APA)
327 citations, 0.18%
SciELO
296 citations, 0.16%
AME Publishing Company
289 citations, 0.16%
Walter de Gruyter
285 citations, 0.16%
American Public Health Association
265 citations, 0.15%
Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
257 citations, 0.14%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
245 citations, 0.13%
Mark Allen Group
242 citations, 0.13%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
225 citations, 0.12%
Medknow
221 citations, 0.12%
Spandidos Publications
213 citations, 0.12%
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing
191 citations, 0.1%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
189 citations, 0.1%
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
180 citations, 0.1%
American Roentgen Ray Society
173 citations, 0.1%
British Institute of Radiology
173 citations, 0.1%
JMIR Publications
173 citations, 0.1%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
168 citations, 0.09%
Royal College of Psychiatrists
165 citations, 0.09%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
161 citations, 0.09%
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
146 citations, 0.08%
American Thoracic Society
146 citations, 0.08%
American Physiological Society
143 citations, 0.08%
American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology
132 citations, 0.07%
American Association of Clinical Endocrinology
128 citations, 0.07%
The Endocrine Society
127 citations, 0.07%
Emerald
126 citations, 0.07%
IntechOpen
125 citations, 0.07%
Media Sphere Publishing House
120 citations, 0.07%
American Society of Hematology
101 citations, 0.06%
American Diabetes Association
97 citations, 0.05%
XMLink
96 citations, 0.05%
American Society for Nutrition
95 citations, 0.05%
Japan Surgical Association
94 citations, 0.05%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
90 citations, 0.05%
Edizioni Minerva Medica
90 citations, 0.05%
Annual Reviews
89 citations, 0.05%
Scientific Research Publishing
89 citations, 0.05%
Microbiology Society
86 citations, 0.05%
IMR Press
85 citations, 0.05%
Brieflands
82 citations, 0.05%
81 citations, 0.04%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
77 citations, 0.04%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
77 citations, 0.04%
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
77 citations, 0.04%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
76 citations, 0.04%
Australian Society of Anaesthetists
73 citations, 0.04%
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Social Science Electronic Publishing
71 citations, 0.04%
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American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
68 citations, 0.04%
AACN Publishing
68 citations, 0.04%
Society of Hospital Medicine
66 citations, 0.04%
IOP Publishing
65 citations, 0.04%
Environmental Health Perspectives
65 citations, 0.04%
Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes
62 citations, 0.03%
PAGEPress Publications
61 citations, 0.03%
IOS Press
60 citations, 0.03%
F1000 Research
60 citations, 0.03%
British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery
59 citations, 0.03%
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58 citations, 0.03%
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58 citations, 0.03%
57 citations, 0.03%
American Society of Nephrology
55 citations, 0.03%
IGI Global
55 citations, 0.03%
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54 citations, 0.03%
Lavoisier
53 citations, 0.03%
National Medical Association
52 citations, 0.03%
Association of Military Surgeons of the US
52 citations, 0.03%
Korean Society of Gastroenterology
51 citations, 0.03%
International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD)
51 citations, 0.03%
Akademiai Kiado
50 citations, 0.03%
American Veterinary Medical Association
49 citations, 0.03%
European Respiratory Society (ERS)
48 citations, 0.03%
Korean Academy of Medical Sciences
46 citations, 0.03%
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Publishing organizations

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University of Alabama at Birmingham
190 publications, 0.38%
Medical University of South Carolina
161 publications, 0.32%
East Tennessee State University
158 publications, 0.32%
Baylor College of Medicine
154 publications, 0.31%
Johns Hopkins University
135 publications, 0.27%
University of South Florida
130 publications, 0.26%
University of Mississippi Medical Center
125 publications, 0.25%
University of South Carolina
124 publications, 0.25%
University of Louisville
123 publications, 0.25%
Louisiana State University
118 publications, 0.24%
Emory University
111 publications, 0.22%
University of South Alabama
110 publications, 0.22%
University of Florida
109 publications, 0.22%
Tulane University
108 publications, 0.22%
Vanderbilt University
102 publications, 0.2%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
100 publications, 0.2%
University of Miami
96 publications, 0.19%
Wake Forest University
93 publications, 0.19%
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
91 publications, 0.18%
University of Kentucky
89 publications, 0.18%
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
86 publications, 0.17%
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
86 publications, 0.17%
Duke University Hospital
85 publications, 0.17%
University of Tennessee
83 publications, 0.17%
University of Missouri
76 publications, 0.15%
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
72 publications, 0.14%
University of Texas Medical Branch
61 publications, 0.12%
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
57 publications, 0.11%
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
56 publications, 0.11%
West Virginia University
55 publications, 0.11%
University of Alabama
54 publications, 0.11%
Wright State University
49 publications, 0.1%
Yale University
46 publications, 0.09%
Mayo Clinic in Florida
46 publications, 0.09%
University of New Mexico
46 publications, 0.09%
University of Virginia
46 publications, 0.09%
University of Missouri–Kansas City
45 publications, 0.09%
Duke University
45 publications, 0.09%
East Carolina University
43 publications, 0.09%
George Washington University
41 publications, 0.08%
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
41 publications, 0.08%
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
40 publications, 0.08%
Cleveland Clinic
40 publications, 0.08%
University of Mississippi
40 publications, 0.08%
Harvard University
39 publications, 0.08%
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
39 publications, 0.08%
Saint Louis University
37 publications, 0.07%
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
36 publications, 0.07%
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
33 publications, 0.07%
University of Michigan
32 publications, 0.06%
Northwestern University
31 publications, 0.06%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
30 publications, 0.06%
University of Chicago
29 publications, 0.06%
Houston Methodist Hospital
29 publications, 0.06%
University of Oklahoma
29 publications, 0.06%
University of Kansas Medical Center
29 publications, 0.06%
University of Maryland, Baltimore
28 publications, 0.06%
Pennsylvania State University
25 publications, 0.05%
University of Utah
25 publications, 0.05%
Augusta University
25 publications, 0.05%
Georgetown University
24 publications, 0.05%
University of Southern California
23 publications, 0.05%
Case Western Reserve University
23 publications, 0.05%
University of Pittsburgh
23 publications, 0.05%
Massachusetts General Hospital
22 publications, 0.04%
University of Florida Health Science Center
22 publications, 0.04%
University of Illinois at Chicago
21 publications, 0.04%
Washington University in St. Louis
20 publications, 0.04%
Medical College of Wisconsin
20 publications, 0.04%
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport
20 publications, 0.04%
Mayo Clinic
19 publications, 0.04%
University of Virginia Health System
19 publications, 0.04%
Drexel University
18 publications, 0.04%
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
18 publications, 0.04%
University of Washington
17 publications, 0.03%
University of Minnesota
17 publications, 0.03%
Virginia Commonwealth University
17 publications, 0.03%
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
17 publications, 0.03%
Ohio State University
16 publications, 0.03%
University of Arizona
16 publications, 0.03%
Wayne State University
16 publications, 0.03%
National Defense Medical Center
16 publications, 0.03%
Creighton University
16 publications, 0.03%
University of Iowa
16 publications, 0.03%
University of California, Los Angeles
15 publications, 0.03%
University of Cincinnati
15 publications, 0.03%
University of Tennessee Medical Center
15 publications, 0.03%
Sheba Medical Center
14 publications, 0.03%
Stanford University
14 publications, 0.03%
University of California, San Francisco
14 publications, 0.03%
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
14 publications, 0.03%
University of Texas at Austin
14 publications, 0.03%
Brown University
14 publications, 0.03%
Indiana University School of Medicine
14 publications, 0.03%
University of Nebraska Medical Center
14 publications, 0.03%
University of Virginia Medical Center
14 publications, 0.03%
Marshall University
14 publications, 0.03%
University of Dayton
14 publications, 0.03%
Columbia University
13 publications, 0.03%
Brigham and Women's Hospital
13 publications, 0.03%
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Publishing organizations in 5 years

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University of Alabama at Birmingham
35 publications, 4.28%
Baylor College of Medicine
20 publications, 2.44%
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
17 publications, 2.08%
University of South Florida
14 publications, 1.71%
Emory University
14 publications, 1.71%
Mayo Clinic in Florida
14 publications, 1.71%
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
14 publications, 1.71%
Medical University of South Carolina
14 publications, 1.71%
Johns Hopkins University
13 publications, 1.59%
University of Kentucky
13 publications, 1.59%
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
13 publications, 1.59%
University of Florida
11 publications, 1.34%
East Tennessee State University
11 publications, 1.34%
University of South Carolina
10 publications, 1.22%
Yale University
9 publications, 1.1%
Florida International University
9 publications, 1.1%
University of Louisville
9 publications, 1.1%
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
8 publications, 0.98%
University of Miami
8 publications, 0.98%
Wake Forest University
8 publications, 0.98%
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
8 publications, 0.98%
University of Pittsburgh
8 publications, 0.98%
Pennsylvania State University
7 publications, 0.86%
Northwestern University
7 publications, 0.86%
Washington University in St. Louis
6 publications, 0.73%
University of Chicago
6 publications, 0.73%
University of Michigan
6 publications, 0.73%
Tulane University
6 publications, 0.73%
East Carolina University
6 publications, 0.73%
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
6 publications, 0.73%
University of Mississippi Medical Center
6 publications, 0.73%
George Washington University
5 publications, 0.61%
Boston University
5 publications, 0.61%
West Virginia University
5 publications, 0.61%
Duke University
5 publications, 0.61%
Virginia Commonwealth University
5 publications, 0.61%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
5 publications, 0.61%
University of Utah
5 publications, 0.61%
University of Alabama
5 publications, 0.61%
University of Iowa
5 publications, 0.61%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
5 publications, 0.61%
Harvard University
4 publications, 0.49%
Medical College of Wisconsin
4 publications, 0.49%
Thomas Jefferson University
4 publications, 0.49%
Mayo Clinic
4 publications, 0.49%
Cleveland Clinic
4 publications, 0.49%
University of New Mexico
4 publications, 0.49%
Augusta University
4 publications, 0.49%
Stanford University
3 publications, 0.37%
Columbia University
3 publications, 0.37%
Case Western Reserve University
3 publications, 0.37%
University of California, Los Angeles
3 publications, 0.37%
University of California, San Diego
3 publications, 0.37%
University of California, San Francisco
3 publications, 0.37%
Rush University Medical Center
3 publications, 0.37%
Oakland University
3 publications, 0.37%
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
3 publications, 0.37%
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
3 publications, 0.37%
Western Carolina University
3 publications, 0.37%
Jackson Memorial Hospital
3 publications, 0.37%
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
3 publications, 0.37%
University of Texas at San Antonio
3 publications, 0.37%
University of Texas Medical Branch
3 publications, 0.37%
Texas Children's Hospital
3 publications, 0.37%
Creighton University
3 publications, 0.37%
University of Nebraska Medical Center
3 publications, 0.37%
University of Tennessee Medical Center
3 publications, 0.37%
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
3 publications, 0.37%
Saint Louis University
3 publications, 0.37%
University of Virginia
3 publications, 0.37%
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
3 publications, 0.37%
Brooklyn College
3 publications, 0.37%
Marshall University
3 publications, 0.37%
Istanbul University Cerrahpasa
2 publications, 0.24%
University Medical Center HCMC
2 publications, 0.24%
Shamir Medical Center
2 publications, 0.24%
Tianjin Medical University
2 publications, 0.24%
Florida State University
2 publications, 0.24%
Cornell University
2 publications, 0.24%
Taipei Medical University
2 publications, 0.24%
University of Queensland
2 publications, 0.24%
Georgetown University
2 publications, 0.24%
Clemson University
2 publications, 0.24%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2 publications, 0.24%
New York University
2 publications, 0.24%
Ohio State University
2 publications, 0.24%
University of Arizona
2 publications, 0.24%
Loyola University Chicago
2 publications, 0.24%
University of Texas at Austin
2 publications, 0.24%
Georgia State University
2 publications, 0.24%
Vanderbilt University
2 publications, 0.24%
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
2 publications, 0.24%
McMaster University
2 publications, 0.24%
Brown University
2 publications, 0.24%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
2 publications, 0.24%
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
2 publications, 0.24%
Carolina University
2 publications, 0.24%
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
2 publications, 0.24%
Florida Atlantic University
2 publications, 0.24%
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2 publications, 0.24%
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USA, 240, 0.48%
USA
240 publications, 0.48%
United Kingdom, 3, 0.01%
United Kingdom
3 publications, 0.01%
Italy, 2, 0%
Italy
2 publications, 0%
Netherlands, 2, 0%
Netherlands
2 publications, 0%
China, 1, 0%
China
1 publication, 0%
Greece, 1, 0%
Greece
1 publication, 0%
India, 1, 0%
India
1 publication, 0%
Canada, 1, 0%
Canada
1 publication, 0%
New Zealand, 1, 0%
New Zealand
1 publication, 0%
Pakistan, 1, 0%
Pakistan
1 publication, 0%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0%
Singapore, 1, 0%
Singapore
1 publication, 0%
Turkey, 1, 0%
Turkey
1 publication, 0%
Philippines, 1, 0%
Philippines
1 publication, 0%
South Africa, 1, 0%
South Africa
1 publication, 0%
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USA, 55, 6.72%
USA
55 publications, 6.72%
Greece, 1, 0.12%
Greece
1 publication, 0.12%
India, 1, 0.12%
India
1 publication, 0.12%
New Zealand, 1, 0.12%
New Zealand
1 publication, 0.12%
Pakistan, 1, 0.12%
Pakistan
1 publication, 0.12%
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