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| Journal | Subsubject | JIF | 5-Year JIF | JCI | Quartile | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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JOURNAL OF ENDOUROLOGY
ISSN 0892-7790 eISSN 1557-900X
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Nephrology & Urology | 2.800 | 2.900 | 1.040 | Q2 | MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC |
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JOURNAL OF PHARMACOKINETICS AND PHARMACODYNAMICS
ISSN 1567-567X eISSN 1573-8744
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Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 2.800 | 2.700 | 0.690 | Q2 | SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS |
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NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS
ISSN 0960-8966 eISSN 1873-2364
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.800 | 2.900 | 0.670 | Q2 | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD |
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NEUROTOXICOLOGY AND TERATOLOGY
ISSN 0892-0362 eISSN 1872-9738
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.800 | 3.000 | 0.740 | Q2 | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD |
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Open Heart
ISSN 2053-3624 eISSN 2053-3624
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.800 | 2.700 | 0.690 | Q2 | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP |
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PULMONARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS
ISSN 1094-5539 eISSN N/A
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Pulmonology & Respiratory Medicine | 2.800 | 2.800 | 0.850 | Q2 | ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD |
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Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy
ISSN 1551-7411 eISSN 1934-8150
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Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 2.800 | 3.200 | 1.200 | Q2 | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC |
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Spanish Journal of Psychiatry and Mental Health
ISSN 2950-2861 eISSN 2950-2853
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 2.800 | 2.800 | 1.520 | Q2 | ELSEVIER ESPANA SLU |
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Stroke-Vascular and Interventional Neurology
ISSN 2694-5746 eISSN 2694-5746
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.800 | 2.800 | 0.700 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Structural Heart-The Journal of the Heart Team
ISSN 2474-8706 eISSN 2474-8714
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.800 | 1.800 | 0.530 | Q2 | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC |
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Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology
ISSN N/A eISSN 2405-6324
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Oncology | 2.800 | 0.000 | 0.680 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
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TECHNOLOGY IN CANCER RESEARCH & TREATMENT
ISSN 1533-0346 eISSN 1533-0338
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Oncology | 2.800 | 2.500 | 0.550 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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Vascular Health and Risk Management
ISSN 1176-6344 eISSN 1178-2048
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.800 | 3.300 | 0.620 | Q2 | DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD |
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World Journal of Cardiology
ISSN 1949-8462 eISSN 1949-8462
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.800 | 2.900 | 0.520 | Q2 | BAISHIDENG PUBLISHING GROUP INC |
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ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA
ISSN 0001-6314 eISSN 1600-0404
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.700 | 2.900 | 0.690 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research
ISSN 0894-587X eISSN 1573-3289
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 2.700 | 2.900 | 0.770 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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Advances in Radiation Oncology
ISSN N/A eISSN 2452-1094
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Oncology | 2.700 | 2.500 | 0.650 | Q2 | ELSEVIER INC |
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Aging Brain
ISSN N/A eISSN 2589-9589
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.700 | 2.700 | 0.650 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
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AIMS Public Health
ISSN 2327-8994 eISSN 2327-8994
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Public Health & Epidemiology | 2.700 | 2.900 | 0.970 | Q2 | AMER INST MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES-AIMS |
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Analytical Cellular Pathology
ISSN 2210-7177 eISSN 2210-7185
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Pathology & Laboratory Medicine | 2.700 | 3.300 | 0.700 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Archives of Womens Mental Health
ISSN 1434-1816 eISSN 1435-1102
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 2.700 | 3.800 | 0.770 | Q2 | SPRINGER WIEN |
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Blood Science
ISSN 2543-6368 eISSN 2543-6368
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Hematology | 2.700 | 2.200 | 0.450 | Q2 | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS |
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BMC Pharmacology & Toxicology
ISSN N/A eISSN 2050-6511
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Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 2.700 | 2.900 | 0.800 | Q2 | BMC |
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Brain and Behavior
ISSN 2162-3279 eISSN 2162-3279
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.700 | 3.000 | 0.780 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Cardiology and Therapy
ISSN 2193-8261 eISSN 2193-6544
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.700 | 2.600 | 0.600 | Q2 | SPRINGER LONDON LTD |
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Cardiovascular Digital Health Journal
ISSN 2666-6936 eISSN 2666-6936
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.700 | 3.200 | 0.710 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
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Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology
ISSN N/A eISSN 2405-6308
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Oncology | 2.700 | 3.100 | 0.720 | Q2 | ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD |
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Clinical Genitourinary Cancer
ISSN 1558-7673 eISSN 1938-0682
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Oncology | 2.700 | 2.500 | 0.880 | Q2 | CIG MEDIA GROUP, LP |
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CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST
ISSN 1385-4046 eISSN 1744-4144
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.700 | 3.600 | 1.000 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
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Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
ISSN 1738-1088 eISSN 2093-4327
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.700 | 2.900 | 0.650 | Q2 | KOREAN COLL NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY |
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COGNITIVE AFFECTIVE & BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE
ISSN 1530-7026 eISSN 1531-135X
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.700 | 3.300 | 0.800 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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Critical Care Explorations
ISSN N/A eISSN 2639-8028
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Anesthesiology & Critical Care | 2.700 | 0.000 | 0.620 | Q2 | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS |
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DERMATOLOGY
ISSN 1018-8665 eISSN 1421-9832
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Dermatology | 2.700 | 3.500 | 1.040 | Q2 | KARGER |
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Discover Mental Health
ISSN N/A eISSN 2731-4383
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 2.700 | 2.700 | 0.600 | Q2 | SPRINGERNATURE |
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
ISSN 0031-6970 eISSN 1432-1041
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Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 2.700 | 2.700 | 0.600 | Q2 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
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EXPERIMENTAL EYE RESEARCH
ISSN 0014-4835 eISSN 1096-0007
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Ophthalmology & Vision Science | 2.700 | 3.300 | 1.350 | Q2 | ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD |
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EXPERT OPINION ON PHARMACOTHERAPY
ISSN 1465-6566 eISSN 1744-7666
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Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 2.700 | 3.000 | 0.490 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine
ISSN 1747-6348 eISSN 1747-6356
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Pulmonology & Respiratory Medicine | 2.700 | 3.200 | 0.630 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
ISSN 1662-5161 eISSN 1662-5161
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.700 | 3.300 | 0.720 | Q2 | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA |
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Future Pharmacology
ISSN N/A eISSN 2673-9879
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Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 2.700 | 2.700 | 0.460 | Q2 | MDPI |
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HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
ISSN 0889-8588 eISSN 1558-1977
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Oncology | 2.700 | 3.200 | 0.660 | Q2 | W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC |
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Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances
ISSN N/A eISSN 2773-0492
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Public Health & Epidemiology | 2.700 | 2.700 | 0.770 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
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Integrated Blood Pressure Control
ISSN 1178-7104 eISSN 1178-7104
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Hematology | 2.700 | 3.200 | 0.520 | Q2 | DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD |
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
ISSN 1365-1501 eISSN 1471-1788
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 2.700 | 3.000 | 0.620 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY
ISSN 0020-7640 eISSN 1741-2854
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 2.700 | 3.800 | 0.730 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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Journal of Anesthesia
ISSN 0913-8668 eISSN 1438-8359
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Anesthesiology & Critical Care | 2.700 | 2.900 | 1.010 | Q2 | SPRINGER JAPAN KK |
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Journal of Blood Medicine
ISSN 1179-2736 eISSN 1179-2736
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Hematology | 2.700 | 2.500 | 0.490 | Q2 | DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD |
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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY
ISSN 0192-0790 eISSN 1539-2031
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 2.700 | 2.800 | 0.720 | Q2 | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS |
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JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY
ISSN 0385-2407 eISSN 1346-8138
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Dermatology | 2.700 | 3.000 | 0.950 | Q2 | WILEY |
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JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY
ISSN 1071-3581 eISSN 1532-6551
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.700 | 2.300 | 0.720 | Q2 | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC |
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Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
ISSN 1745-6673 eISSN 1745-6673
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.700 | 2.900 | 0.840 | Q2 | BMC |
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Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation
ISSN 1872-5120 eISSN 1939-8042
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Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 2.700 | 3.000 | 0.610 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology
ISSN 2515-2084 eISSN 2515-2092
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 2.700 | 0.000 | 0.500 | Q2 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
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MICROBES AND INFECTION
ISSN 1286-4579 eISSN 1769-714X
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Infectious Diseases | 2.700 | 2.800 | 0.700 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
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MICROVASCULAR RESEARCH
ISSN 0026-2862 eISSN 1095-9319
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.700 | 3.000 | 0.760 | Q2 | ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE |
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Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
ISSN 1869-3474 eISSN 1869-3482
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Radiology & Medical Imaging | 2.700 | 2.100 | 0.400 | Q2 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
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Personality and Mental Health
ISSN 1932-8621 eISSN 1932-863X
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 2.700 | 3.100 | 0.810 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Research and Reports in Urology
ISSN 2253-2447 eISSN 2253-2447
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Nephrology & Urology | 2.700 | 1.900 | 0.600 | Q2 | DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD |
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SEMINARS IN RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
ISSN 1069-3424 eISSN 1098-9048
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Pulmonology & Respiratory Medicine | 2.700 | 3.700 | 0.510 | Q2 | THIEME MEDICAL PUBL INC |
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Acupuncture in Medicine
ISSN 0964-5284 eISSN 1759-9873
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.600 | 2.600 | 0.610 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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ADDICTION BIOLOGY
ISSN 1355-6215 eISSN 1369-1600
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 2.600 | 2.900 | 0.820 | Q2 | WILEY |
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ADVANCES IN ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY
ISSN 1072-4109 eISSN 1533-4031
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Pathology & Laboratory Medicine | 2.600 | 4.800 | 0.890 | Q2 | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS |
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Advances in Kidney Disease and Health
ISSN 2949-8147 eISSN 2949-8139
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Nephrology & Urology | 2.600 | 2.600 | 1.120 | Q2 | W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC |
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BMC Anesthesiology
ISSN 1471-2253 eISSN 1471-2253
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Anesthesiology & Critical Care | 2.600 | 2.600 | 1.120 | Q2 | BMC |
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BMC GASTROENTEROLOGY
ISSN N/A eISSN 1471-230X
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 2.600 | 2.800 | 0.630 | Q2 | BMC |
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Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
ISSN 1516-4446 eISSN 1809-452X
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 2.600 | 4.300 | 0.810 | Q2 | ASSOC BRASILEIRA PSIQUIATRIA |
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Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
ISSN 1712-9532 eISSN 1918-1493
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Infectious Diseases | 2.600 | 2.800 | 0.540 | Q2 | WILEY |
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CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-REVUE CANADIENNE DE SANTE PUBLIQUE
ISSN 0008-4263 eISSN 1920-7476
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Public Health & Epidemiology | 2.600 | 3.300 | 0.840 | Q2 | SPRINGER INT PUBL AG |
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Cancer Genomics & Proteomics
ISSN 1109-6535 eISSN 1790-6245
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Oncology | 2.600 | 2.400 | 0.680 | Q2 | INT INST ANTICANCER RESEARCH |
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Clinical Neuroradiology
ISSN 1869-1439 eISSN 1869-1447
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.600 | 2.800 | 0.790 | Q2 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
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CURRENT OPINION IN OPHTHALMOLOGY
ISSN 1040-8738 eISSN 1531-7021
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Ophthalmology & Vision Science | 2.600 | 3.400 | 0.720 | Q2 | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS |
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Head & Face Medicine
ISSN N/A eISSN 1746-160X
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.600 | 3.000 | 1.110 | Q2 | BMC |
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HUMAN PATHOLOGY
ISSN 0046-8177 eISSN 1532-8392
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Pathology & Laboratory Medicine | 2.600 | 2.600 | 1.150 | Q2 | W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC |
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INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
ISSN 1567-1348 eISSN 1567-7257
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Infectious Diseases | 2.600 | 2.500 | 0.690 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMMUNOPATHOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY
ISSN 0394-6320 eISSN 2058-7384
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Pathology & Laboratory Medicine | 2.600 | 3.000 | 0.830 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORT NUTRITION AND EXERCISE METABOLISM
ISSN 1526-484X eISSN 1543-2742
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Endocrinology & Metabolism | 2.600 | 3.300 | 0.910 | Q2 | HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC |
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INTERNATIONAL ORTHOPAEDICS
ISSN 0341-2695 eISSN 1432-5195
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Orthopedics & Musculoskeletal Medicine | 2.600 | 2.800 | 1.070 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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Italian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology
ISSN 2784-8671 eISSN 2784-8450
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Dermatology | 2.600 | 2.400 | 0.650 | Q2 | EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA |
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JMIR Diabetes
ISSN 2371-4379 eISSN 2371-4379
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Endocrinology & Metabolism | 2.600 | 0.000 | 0.720 | Q2 | JMIR PUBLICATIONS, INC |
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Journal of Cardiology
ISSN 0914-5087 eISSN 1876-4738
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.600 | 2.700 | 0.700 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
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JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
ISSN 1045-3873 eISSN 1540-8167
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.600 | 2.400 | 0.700 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Journal of Geriatric Cardiology
ISSN 1671-5411 eISSN 1671-5411
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.600 | 2.900 | 0.570 | Q2 | TSINGHUA UNIV PRESS |
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JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY
ISSN 1121-8428 eISSN 1724-6059
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Nephrology & Urology | 2.600 | 2.900 | 0.810 | Q2 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
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JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
ISSN 0278-2391 eISSN 1531-5053
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Surgery | 2.600 | 2.300 | 0.970 | Q2 | W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC |
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JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY
ISSN 1355-6177 eISSN 1469-7661
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.600 | 2.700 | 0.800 | Q2 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
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JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
ISSN 1051-0443 eISSN 1535-7732
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.600 | 2.800 | 0.640 | Q2 | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC |
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Mental Health and Physical Activity
ISSN 1755-2966 eISSN 1878-0199
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 2.600 | 3.600 | 0.820 | Q2 | ELSEVIER SCI LTD |
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Neurodegenerative Diseases
ISSN 1660-2854 eISSN 1660-2862
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.600 | 3.100 | 0.620 | Q2 | KARGER |
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Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska
ISSN 0028-3843 eISSN 1897-4260
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.600 | 2.200 | 0.790 | Q2 | VIA MEDICA |
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NEURORADIOLOGY
ISSN 0028-3940 eISSN 1432-1920
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.600 | 2.700 | 0.720 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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Perspectives in Public Health
ISSN 1757-9139 eISSN 1757-9147
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Public Health & Epidemiology | 2.600 | 3.800 | 0.700 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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SSM-Mental Health
ISSN 2666-5603 eISSN 2666-5603
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 2.600 | 2.900 | 0.760 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
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Translational Vision Science & Technology
ISSN 2164-2591 eISSN 2164-2591
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Ophthalmology & Vision Science | 2.600 | 3.100 | 1.210 | Q2 | ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC |
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Transplant Infectious Disease
ISSN 1398-2273 eISSN 1399-3062
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Infectious Diseases | 2.600 | 2.100 | 0.680 | Q2 | WILEY |
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ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY
ISSN 0301-5629 eISSN 1879-291X
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.600 | 2.900 | 0.730 | Q2 | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC |
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ACTA CARDIOLOGICA
ISSN 0001-5385 eISSN 1784-973X
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.500 | 1.900 | 0.510 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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ACTA NEUROPSYCHIATRICA
ISSN 0924-2708 eISSN 1601-5215
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.500 | 2.900 | 0.650 | Q2 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
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ANNALS OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ISSN 0914-7187 eISSN 1864-6433
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Radiology & Medical Imaging | 2.500 | 2.200 | 0.780 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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ARCHIVES OF GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS
ISSN 0932-0067 eISSN 1432-0711
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Obstetrics & Gynecology | 2.500 | 2.500 | 0.860 | Q2 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
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BMC Rheumatology
ISSN N/A eISSN 2520-1026
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Orthopedics & Musculoskeletal Medicine | 2.500 | 2.400 | 0.680 | Q2 | SPRINGERNATURE |
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