Journal metric profile

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences

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 2.700 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 2.700 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 164/352 Recorded category rank

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by MASHHAD UNIV MED SCIENCES. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 2.700, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q2.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 164 out of 352 journals in its listed category. A Q2 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 4,775 total citations, 175 total articles, 183 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 2.700, which is equal to the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 2.600. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.650.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 5.4 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 7.5 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences is identified in this record by print ISSN 2008-3866 and electronic ISSN 2008-3874. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameIranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
Abbreviated journalIRAN J BASIC MED SCI
PublisherMASHHAD UNIV MED SCIENCES
Metric year2025
Overall rank5,704
ISSN2008-3866
eISSN2008-3874
Total cites4,775
Total articles175
Citable items183
Cited half-life5.4 years
Citing half-life7.5 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor2.700
5-Year Impact Factor2.700
Impact Factor without journal self-cites2.600
Journal Citation Indicator0.650
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ2
JCR category rank164/352
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences is 2.700 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences?

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences is listed in quartile Q2. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences?

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences is listed as being published by MASHHAD UNIV MED SCIENCES.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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