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SCImago
Q1
WOS
Q1
Impact factor
6.3
SJR
2.098
CiteScore
6.6
Years of issue
2024-2025
journal names
Communications Medicine
COMMUN MED-LONDON
Publications
1 278
Citations
10 966
h-index
42
Publications
1 278
Citations
10 282

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Communications Medicine
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npj Digital Medicine
91 citations, 0.83%
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69 citations, 0.63%
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Lecture Notes in Computer Science
62 citations, 0.57%
Frontiers in Public Health
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49 citations, 0.45%
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Journal of Medical Internet Research
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33 citations, 0.3%
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33 citations, 0.3%
bioRxiv
33 citations, 0.3%
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32 citations, 0.29%
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29 citations, 0.26%
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25 citations, 0.23%
Sensors
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20 citations, 0.18%
Frontiers in Oncology
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PLoS Computational Biology
20 citations, 0.18%
Frontiers in Pharmacology
19 citations, 0.17%
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19 citations, 0.17%
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19 citations, 0.17%
Frontiers in Endocrinology
19 citations, 0.17%
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19 citations, 0.17%
Frontiers in Neurology
17 citations, 0.16%
BMJ Open
17 citations, 0.16%
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17 citations, 0.16%
The Lancet
17 citations, 0.16%
Diabetologia
17 citations, 0.16%
PLOS Global Public Health
17 citations, 0.16%
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16 citations, 0.15%
PLOS Digital Health
16 citations, 0.15%
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15 citations, 0.14%
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15 citations, 0.14%
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15 citations, 0.14%
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15 citations, 0.14%
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15 citations, 0.14%
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15 citations, 0.14%
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14 citations, 0.13%
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14 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Hospital Infection
14 citations, 0.13%
Epidemics
14 citations, 0.13%
The Lancet Infectious Diseases
14 citations, 0.13%
Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism
14 citations, 0.13%
BMC Medicine
14 citations, 0.13%
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
14 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Medical Virology
14 citations, 0.13%
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13 citations, 0.12%
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13 citations, 0.12%
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13 citations, 0.12%
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13 citations, 0.12%
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13 citations, 0.12%
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13 citations, 0.12%
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13 citations, 0.12%
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13 citations, 0.12%
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13 citations, 0.12%
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13 citations, 0.12%
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13 citations, 0.12%
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12 citations, 0.11%
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12 citations, 0.11%
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12 citations, 0.11%
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12 citations, 0.11%
npj Vaccines
12 citations, 0.11%
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12 citations, 0.11%
BMJ
12 citations, 0.11%
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12 citations, 0.11%
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11 citations, 0.1%
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11 citations, 0.1%
BMC Cancer
11 citations, 0.1%
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA
11 citations, 0.1%
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11 citations, 0.1%
Medicina
11 citations, 0.1%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
11 citations, 0.1%
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11 citations, 0.1%
Frontiers in Digital Health
11 citations, 0.1%
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10 citations, 0.09%
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Springer Nature
2305 citations, 21.02%
Elsevier
2133 citations, 19.45%
MDPI
1099 citations, 10.02%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
674 citations, 6.15%
Wiley
651 citations, 5.94%
Frontiers Media S.A.
535 citations, 4.88%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
305 citations, 2.78%
Oxford University Press
285 citations, 2.6%
Taylor & Francis
270 citations, 2.46%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
201 citations, 1.83%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
176 citations, 1.6%
SAGE
155 citations, 1.41%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
119 citations, 1.09%
BMJ
115 citations, 1.05%
JMIR Publications
112 citations, 1.02%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
57 citations, 0.52%
American Society for Microbiology
54 citations, 0.49%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
51 citations, 0.47%
American Medical Association (AMA)
50 citations, 0.46%
IOP Publishing
40 citations, 0.36%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
33 citations, 0.3%
Mary Ann Liebert
30 citations, 0.27%
Cambridge University Press
29 citations, 0.26%
IGI Global
26 citations, 0.24%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
25 citations, 0.23%
AME Publishing Company
25 citations, 0.23%
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
24 citations, 0.22%
Baishideng Publishing Group
24 citations, 0.22%
Research Square Platform LLC
24 citations, 0.22%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
23 citations, 0.21%
The Royal Society
21 citations, 0.19%
Walter de Gruyter
20 citations, 0.18%
Optica Publishing Group
20 citations, 0.18%
F1000 Research
19 citations, 0.17%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
18 citations, 0.16%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
17 citations, 0.16%
The Endocrine Society
16 citations, 0.15%
S. Karger AG
16 citations, 0.15%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
15 citations, 0.14%
American Physiological Society
15 citations, 0.14%
AIP Publishing
15 citations, 0.14%
American Diabetes Association
15 citations, 0.14%
Hindawi Limited
15 citations, 0.14%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
14 citations, 0.13%
eLife Sciences Publications
13 citations, 0.12%
Medknow
13 citations, 0.12%
Annual Reviews
13 citations, 0.12%
OAE Publishing Inc.
12 citations, 0.11%
IntechOpen
12 citations, 0.11%
PeerJ
11 citations, 0.1%
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
11 citations, 0.1%
Massachusetts Medical Society
9 citations, 0.08%
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
8 citations, 0.07%
Spandidos Publications
8 citations, 0.07%
Emerald
7 citations, 0.06%
EDP Sciences
7 citations, 0.06%
Pleiades Publishing
7 citations, 0.06%
American Society for Clinical Investigation
7 citations, 0.06%
Microbiology Society
7 citations, 0.06%
Edizioni Minerva Medica
7 citations, 0.06%
Mark Allen Group
7 citations, 0.06%
PAGEPress Publications
7 citations, 0.06%
Media Sphere Publishing House
7 citations, 0.06%
AOSIS
7 citations, 0.06%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
6 citations, 0.05%
American Academy of Pediatrics
6 citations, 0.05%
European Respiratory Society (ERS)
6 citations, 0.05%
Brieflands
6 citations, 0.05%
American Society of Hematology
5 citations, 0.05%
Royal College of Psychiatrists
5 citations, 0.05%
IMR Press
4 citations, 0.04%
World Scientific
4 citations, 0.04%
IOS Press
4 citations, 0.04%
Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)
4 citations, 0.04%
American Physical Society (APS)
4 citations, 0.04%
SciELO
4 citations, 0.04%
Scientific Scholar
4 citations, 0.04%
ifmbe proceedings
3 citations, 0.03%
Tsinghua University Press
3 citations, 0.03%
American College of Physicians
3 citations, 0.03%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
3 citations, 0.03%
American Geophysical Union
3 citations, 0.03%
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine
3 citations, 0.03%
American Roentgen Ray Society
3 citations, 0.03%
Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology
3 citations, 0.03%
Beilstein-Institut
3 citations, 0.03%
The American Association of Immunologists
3 citations, 0.03%
Apex Publishing
3 citations, 0.03%
Rockefeller University Press
2 citations, 0.02%
Impact Journals
2 citations, 0.02%
Arizona State University
2 citations, 0.02%
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2 citations, 0.02%
American Speech Language Hearing Association
2 citations, 0.02%
Pensoft Publishers
2 citations, 0.02%
University of Naples Federico II
2 citations, 0.02%
American Public Health Association
2 citations, 0.02%
Moffitt Cancer Center
2 citations, 0.02%
Science in China Press
2 citations, 0.02%
The Electrochemical Society
2 citations, 0.02%
A and V Publications
2 citations, 0.02%
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Harvard University
73 publications, 5.71%
Stanford University
41 publications, 3.21%
University of Oxford
38 publications, 2.97%
University of California, San Francisco
37 publications, 2.9%
University College London
34 publications, 2.66%
Imperial College London
33 publications, 2.58%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
33 publications, 2.58%
Johns Hopkins University
31 publications, 2.43%
University of Pennsylvania
28 publications, 2.19%
Karolinska Institute
26 publications, 2.03%
University of Washington
23 publications, 1.8%
Brigham and Women's Hospital
23 publications, 1.8%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
22 publications, 1.72%
Mayo Clinic
21 publications, 1.64%
University of Copenhagen
20 publications, 1.56%
Massachusetts General Hospital
20 publications, 1.56%
University of Toronto
20 publications, 1.56%
Duke University
19 publications, 1.49%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
19 publications, 1.49%
King's College London
18 publications, 1.41%
Columbia University
18 publications, 1.41%
University of California, Los Angeles
18 publications, 1.41%
University of California, San Diego
18 publications, 1.41%
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
18 publications, 1.41%
University of Hong Kong
17 publications, 1.33%
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
17 publications, 1.33%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
16 publications, 1.25%
University of Minnesota
16 publications, 1.25%
Amsterdam University Medical Center
16 publications, 1.25%
Technische Universität Dresden
15 publications, 1.17%
University of Cambridge
15 publications, 1.17%
University of Liverpool
15 publications, 1.17%
Sorbonne University
15 publications, 1.17%
University of Edinburgh
15 publications, 1.17%
University of Melbourne
15 publications, 1.17%
Boston Children's Hospital
15 publications, 1.17%
Peking University
14 publications, 1.1%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
14 publications, 1.1%
Technical University of Munich
14 publications, 1.1%
ETH Zurich
14 publications, 1.1%
National University of Singapore
14 publications, 1.1%
Boston University
14 publications, 1.1%
Northwestern University
14 publications, 1.1%
University of Amsterdam
14 publications, 1.1%
University of Tokyo
14 publications, 1.1%
Fudan University
13 publications, 1.02%
University Hospital Heidelberg
13 publications, 1.02%
Yale University
13 publications, 1.02%
Washington University in St. Louis
13 publications, 1.02%
Kyoto University
13 publications, 1.02%
Tel Aviv University
12 publications, 0.94%
University of Zurich
12 publications, 0.94%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
12 publications, 0.94%
University Medical Center Utrecht
12 publications, 0.94%
Barcelona Institute for Global Health
12 publications, 0.94%
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
12 publications, 0.94%
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
11 publications, 0.86%
Helsinki University Hospital
11 publications, 0.86%
Copenhagen University Hospital
11 publications, 0.86%
University of Chicago
11 publications, 0.86%
Paris Cité University
11 publications, 0.86%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
11 publications, 0.86%
University of Michigan
11 publications, 0.86%
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
11 publications, 0.86%
Emory University
11 publications, 0.86%
Humboldt University of Berlin
10 publications, 0.78%
University of Helsinki
10 publications, 0.78%
University of Gothenburg
10 publications, 0.78%
Capital Medical University
10 publications, 0.78%
University of Southern California
10 publications, 0.78%
Cornell University
10 publications, 0.78%
Monash University
10 publications, 0.78%
University of Arizona
10 publications, 0.78%
Vanderbilt University
10 publications, 0.78%
McGill University
10 publications, 0.78%
University of British Columbia
10 publications, 0.78%
University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus
10 publications, 0.78%
Leiden University Medical Center
10 publications, 0.78%
University of Barcelona
10 publications, 0.78%
University of Florida
10 publications, 0.78%
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
10 publications, 0.78%
Lund University
9 publications, 0.7%
University Hospital of Bern
9 publications, 0.7%
Queen Mary University of London
9 publications, 0.7%
Novo Nordisk
9 publications, 0.7%
University of Sydney
9 publications, 0.7%
Oregon Health & Science University
9 publications, 0.7%
Helmholtz Zentrum München
9 publications, 0.7%
McMaster University
9 publications, 0.7%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
9 publications, 0.7%
University of Calgary
9 publications, 0.7%
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
9 publications, 0.7%
University of Exeter
9 publications, 0.7%
University of Cincinnati
9 publications, 0.7%
Indiana University School of Medicine
9 publications, 0.7%
Tsinghua University
8 publications, 0.63%
Aix-Marseille University
8 publications, 0.63%
Karolinska University Hospital
8 publications, 0.63%
University Hospital of Zürich
8 publications, 0.63%
Autonomous University of Barcelona
8 publications, 0.63%
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USA, 311, 24.33%
USA
311 publications, 24.33%
United Kingdom, 140, 10.95%
United Kingdom
140 publications, 10.95%
Germany, 60, 4.69%
Germany
60 publications, 4.69%
China, 55, 4.3%
China
55 publications, 4.3%
Canada, 43, 3.36%
Canada
43 publications, 3.36%
Japan, 38, 2.97%
Japan
38 publications, 2.97%
Australia, 35, 2.74%
Australia
35 publications, 2.74%
Netherlands, 35, 2.74%
Netherlands
35 publications, 2.74%
France, 30, 2.35%
France
30 publications, 2.35%
Sweden, 29, 2.27%
Sweden
29 publications, 2.27%
Switzerland, 28, 2.19%
Switzerland
28 publications, 2.19%
Denmark, 24, 1.88%
Denmark
24 publications, 1.88%
Italy, 21, 1.64%
Italy
21 publications, 1.64%
India, 20, 1.56%
India
20 publications, 1.56%
Spain, 20, 1.56%
Spain
20 publications, 1.56%
Belgium, 19, 1.49%
Belgium
19 publications, 1.49%
Israel, 17, 1.33%
Israel
17 publications, 1.33%
Austria, 14, 1.1%
Austria
14 publications, 1.1%
Singapore, 14, 1.1%
Singapore
14 publications, 1.1%
Finland, 14, 1.1%
Finland
14 publications, 1.1%
Norway, 12, 0.94%
Norway
12 publications, 0.94%
Portugal, 9, 0.7%
Portugal
9 publications, 0.7%
Brazil, 9, 0.7%
Brazil
9 publications, 0.7%
Kenya, 9, 0.7%
Kenya
9 publications, 0.7%
Republic of Korea, 9, 0.7%
Republic of Korea
9 publications, 0.7%
Nigeria, 7, 0.55%
Nigeria
7 publications, 0.55%
New Zealand, 7, 0.55%
New Zealand
7 publications, 0.55%
Colombia, 5, 0.39%
Colombia
5 publications, 0.39%
South Africa, 5, 0.39%
South Africa
5 publications, 0.39%
Greece, 4, 0.31%
Greece
4 publications, 0.31%
Thailand, 4, 0.31%
Thailand
4 publications, 0.31%
Zambia, 3, 0.23%
Zambia
3 publications, 0.23%
Malawi, 3, 0.23%
Malawi
3 publications, 0.23%
Poland, 3, 0.23%
Poland
3 publications, 0.23%
Russia, 2, 0.16%
Russia
2 publications, 0.16%
Estonia, 2, 0.16%
Estonia
2 publications, 0.16%
Vietnam, 2, 0.16%
Vietnam
2 publications, 0.16%
Gambia, 2, 0.16%
Gambia
2 publications, 0.16%
Zimbabwe, 2, 0.16%
Zimbabwe
2 publications, 0.16%
Iran, 2, 0.16%
Iran
2 publications, 0.16%
Cambodia, 2, 0.16%
Cambodia
2 publications, 0.16%
Malaysia, 2, 0.16%
Malaysia
2 publications, 0.16%
Mexico, 2, 0.16%
Mexico
2 publications, 0.16%
UAE, 2, 0.16%
UAE
2 publications, 0.16%
Peru, 2, 0.16%
Peru
2 publications, 0.16%
Saudi Arabia, 2, 0.16%
Saudi Arabia
2 publications, 0.16%
Czech Republic, 2, 0.16%
Czech Republic
2 publications, 0.16%
Chile, 2, 0.16%
Chile
2 publications, 0.16%
Belarus, 1, 0.08%
Belarus
1 publication, 0.08%
Algeria, 1, 0.08%
Algeria
1 publication, 0.08%
Bangladesh, 1, 0.08%
Bangladesh
1 publication, 0.08%
Hungary, 1, 0.08%
Hungary
1 publication, 0.08%
Greenland, 1, 0.08%
Greenland
1 publication, 0.08%
Indonesia, 1, 0.08%
Indonesia
1 publication, 0.08%
Iraq, 1, 0.08%
Iraq
1 publication, 0.08%
Iceland, 1, 0.08%
Iceland
1 publication, 0.08%
Qatar, 1, 0.08%
Qatar
1 publication, 0.08%
Costa Rica, 1, 0.08%
Costa Rica
1 publication, 0.08%
Lithuania, 1, 0.08%
Lithuania
1 publication, 0.08%
Mayotte, 1, 0.08%
Mayotte
1 publication, 0.08%
Malta, 1, 0.08%
Malta
1 publication, 0.08%
Mozambique, 1, 0.08%
Mozambique
1 publication, 0.08%
Nepal, 1, 0.08%
Nepal
1 publication, 0.08%
Puerto Rico, 1, 0.08%
Puerto Rico
1 publication, 0.08%
Rwanda, 1, 0.08%
Rwanda
1 publication, 0.08%
Slovakia, 1, 0.08%
Slovakia
1 publication, 0.08%
Slovenia, 1, 0.08%
Slovenia
1 publication, 0.08%
Tanzania, 1, 0.08%
Tanzania
1 publication, 0.08%
Turkey, 1, 0.08%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.08%
Uganda, 1, 0.08%
Uganda
1 publication, 0.08%
Philippines, 1, 0.08%
Philippines
1 publication, 0.08%
Ethiopia, 1, 0.08%
Ethiopia
1 publication, 0.08%
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