Journal metric profile

BMJ Mental Health

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 4.900 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 4.900 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 33/288 Recorded category rank

BMJ Mental Health JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

BMJ Mental Health metric snapshot

BMJ Mental Health has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 4.900. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 4.900, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q1 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 33 out of 288 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 11% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q1. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The standard and five-year Journal Impact Factors are both 4.900 in this record. Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 4.700, a difference of 0.200 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 1.420. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for BMJ Mental Health lists total cites: 381; total articles: 67; citable items: 75. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 1.4 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 7 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

BMJ Mental Health is identified in this directory by electronic ISSN 2755-9734. The publisher is recorded as BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal nameBMJ Mental Health
Abbreviated journalBMJ MENTAL HEALTH
PublisherBMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
Metric year2025
Overall rank2,094
ISSNNot available
eISSN2755-9734
Total cites381
Total articles67
Citable items75
Cited half-life1.4 years
Citing half-life7 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor4.900
5-Year Impact Factor4.900
Impact Factor without journal self-cites4.700
Journal Citation Indicator1.420
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rank33/288
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of BMJ Mental Health?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for BMJ Mental Health is 4.900 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of BMJ Mental Health?

BMJ Mental Health is listed with quartile Q1 and category rank 33/288. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of BMJ Mental Health?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for BMJ Mental Health is 4.900. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes BMJ Mental Health?

BMJ Mental Health is listed in this directory as being published by BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP.

Additional records from the same publisher or with a similar listed JCR Impact Factor.