Journal metric profile

BRITISH JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE

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 4.600 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 2.600 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank May-33 Recorded category rank

BRITISH JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE JCR impact factor overview

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

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

BRITISH JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE metric snapshot

BRITISH JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is FRONTIERS MEDIA SA. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 4.600. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 2.600, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q1 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The JCR category rank stored in this record is “May-33”. Readers should verify non-standard imported rank formats against the official JCR record. 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 five-year Journal Impact Factor (2.600) is 2.000 points lower than the standard Journal Impact Factor (4.600). The Impact Factor without journal self-citations is the same as the listed standard value at the displayed precision. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 1.290. 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 BRITISH JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE lists total cites: 1,020; total articles: 18; citable items: 26. 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 6.8 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 5.5 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

BRITISH JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE is identified in this directory by print ISSN 0967-4845 and electronic ISSN 2474-0896. The publisher is recorded as FRONTIERS MEDIA SA. 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 nameBRITISH JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE
Abbreviated journalBRIT J BIOMED SCI
PublisherFRONTIERS MEDIA SA
Metric year2025
Overall rank2,352
ISSN0967-4845
eISSN2474-0896
Total cites1,020
Total articles18
Citable items26
Cited half-life6.8 years
Citing half-life5.5 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor4.600
5-Year Impact Factor2.600
Impact Factor without journal self-cites4.600
Journal Citation Indicator1.290
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rankMay-33
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of BRITISH JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for BRITISH JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE is 4.600 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of BRITISH JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE?

BRITISH JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE is listed with quartile Q1 and category rank May-33. 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 BRITISH JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for BRITISH JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE is 2.600. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes BRITISH JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE?

BRITISH JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE is listed in this directory as being published by FRONTIERS MEDIA SA.

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