Journal metric profile

STATISTICAL METHODS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH

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 1.900 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 2.500 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 36/167 Recorded category rank

STATISTICAL METHODS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH JCR impact factor overview

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

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

STATISTICAL METHODS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH metric snapshot

STATISTICAL METHODS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 1.900. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 2.500, 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 36 out of 167 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 22% 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 five-year Journal Impact Factor (2.500) is 0.600 points higher than the standard Journal Impact Factor (1.900). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 1.800, a difference of 0.100 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 0.650. 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 STATISTICAL METHODS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH lists total cites: 8,483; total articles: 123; citable items: 131. 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 7.6 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 11.5 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

STATISTICAL METHODS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH is identified in this directory by print ISSN 0962-2802 and electronic ISSN 1477-0334. The publisher is recorded as SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. 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 nameSTATISTICAL METHODS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH
Abbreviated journalSTAT METHODS MED RES
PublisherSAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
Metric year2025
Overall rank8,733
ISSN0962-2802
eISSN1477-0334
Total cites8,483
Total articles123
Citable items131
Cited half-life7.6 years
Citing half-life11.5 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.900
5-Year Impact Factor2.500
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.800
Journal Citation Indicator0.650
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rank36/167
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of STATISTICAL METHODS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for STATISTICAL METHODS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH is 1.900 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of STATISTICAL METHODS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH?

STATISTICAL METHODS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH is listed with quartile Q1 and category rank 36/167. 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 STATISTICAL METHODS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for STATISTICAL METHODS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH is 2.500. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes STATISTICAL METHODS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH?

STATISTICAL METHODS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH is listed in this directory as being published by SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.

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