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3,256Journals with JIF
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232.400Highest available JIF
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257
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181
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174
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156
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136
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117
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116
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111
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105
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104
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88
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87
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78
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78
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74
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73
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72
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69
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54
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53
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| Journal | Subsubject | JIF | 5-Year JIF | JCI | Quartile | Publisher |
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Blood and Lymphatic Cancer-Targets and Therapy
ISSN 1179-9889 eISSN 1179-9889
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Oncology | 4.900 | 3.900 | 0.600 | Q1 | DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD |
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BMJ Mental Health
ISSN N/A eISSN 2755-9734
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 4.900 | 4.900 | 1.420 | Q1 | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP |
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COMPUTERIZED MEDICAL IMAGING AND GRAPHICS
ISSN 0895-6111 eISSN 1879-0771
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Radiology & Medical Imaging | 4.900 | 6.100 | 1.400 | Q1 | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD |
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CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHIATRY
ISSN 0951-7367 eISSN 1473-6578
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 4.900 | 6.500 | 1.110 | Q1 | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS |
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Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
ISSN 1878-9293 eISSN 1878-9307
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 4.900 | 5.600 | 1.540 | Q1 | ELSEVIER SCI LTD |
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EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
ISSN 1018-8827 eISSN 1435-165X
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 4.900 | 5.800 | 1.740 | Q1 | SPRINGER |
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY
ISSN 1019-6439 eISSN 1791-2423
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Oncology | 4.900 | 4.900 | 0.970 | Q1 | SPANDIDOS PUBL LTD |
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MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY
ISSN 1464-6722 eISSN 1364-3703
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Pathology & Laboratory Medicine | 4.900 | 5.600 | 1.280 | Q1 | WILEY |
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REVISTA ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA
ISSN N/A eISSN 1885-5857
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 4.900 | 6.100 | 2.100 | Q1 | EDICIONES DOYMA S A |
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Sleep Medicine Clinics
ISSN 1556-407X eISSN 1556-4088
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Internal & General Medicine | 4.900 | 3.900 | 1.100 | Q1 | ELSEVIER INC |
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Stem Cells Translational Medicine
ISSN 2157-6564 eISSN 2157-6580
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Internal & General Medicine | 4.900 | 5.500 | 1.210 | Q2 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
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Stroke and Vascular Neurology
ISSN 2059-8688 eISSN 2059-8696
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 4.900 | 5.800 | 1.280 | Q1 | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP |
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
ISSN 0002-9262 eISSN 1476-6256
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Public Health & Epidemiology | 4.800 | 5.200 | 1.360 | Q1 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC |
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BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH IN CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY
ISSN 1521-6942 eISSN 1521-1770
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Orthopedics & Musculoskeletal Medicine | 4.800 | 5.900 | 1.330 | Q1 | ELSEVIER SCI LTD |
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Biological Psychiatry-Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
ISSN 2451-9022 eISSN 2451-9030
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 4.800 | 5.500 | 1.610 | Q1 | ELSEVIER |
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Brain Circulation
ISSN 2394-8108 eISSN 2455-4626
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 4.800 | 3.100 | 0.730 | Q1 | WOLTERS KLUWER MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS |
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Cancer Nanotechnology
ISSN 1868-6958 eISSN 1868-6966
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Oncology | 4.800 | 5.100 | 0.910 | Q1 | SPRINGER WIEN |
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CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY
ISSN 0272-4340 eISSN 1573-6830
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 4.800 | 4.500 | 0.690 | Q1 | SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS |
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CELLULAR ONCOLOGY
ISSN 2211-3428 eISSN 2211-3436
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Oncology | 4.800 | 5.400 | 1.180 | Q1 | SPRINGER |
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
ISSN 2235-2988 eISSN 2235-2988
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Infectious Diseases | 4.800 | 5.500 | 0.920 | Q1 | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA |
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Frontiers in Pharmacology
ISSN N/A eISSN 1663-9812
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Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 4.800 | 5.200 | 1.120 | Q1 | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA |
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Journal of Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
ISSN 2641-7405 eISSN 2641-7405
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Pediatrics | 4.800 | 0.000 | 1.380 | Q1 | FORTUNE JOURNALS |
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JOURNAL OF PROSTHETIC DENTISTRY
ISSN 0022-3913 eISSN 1097-6841
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Dentistry & Oral Health | 4.800 | 4.800 | 1.980 | Q1 | MOSBY-ELSEVIER |
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Neurology and Therapy
ISSN 2193-8253 eISSN 2193-6536
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 4.800 | 4.800 | 1.260 | Q1 | SPRINGER LONDON LTD |
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npj Genomic Medicine
ISSN N/A eISSN 2056-7944
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Internal & General Medicine | 4.800 | 5.000 | 1.350 | Q1 | NATURE PORTFOLIO |
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PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY
ISSN 1388-0209 eISSN 1744-5116
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Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 4.800 | 4.400 | 1.560 | Q1 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Pharmaceuticals
ISSN N/A eISSN 1424-8247
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Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 4.800 | 4.900 | 1.060 | Q1 | MDPI |
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Radiologia Medica
ISSN 0033-8362 eISSN 1826-6983
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Radiology & Medical Imaging | 4.800 | 3.800 | 1.970 | Q1 | SPRINGER-VERLAG ITALIA SRL |
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Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine
ISSN 2352-5568 eISSN 2352-5568
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Anesthesiology & Critical Care | 4.700 | 4.400 | 1.130 | Q1 | ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER |
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CURRENT TREATMENT OPTIONS IN ONCOLOGY
ISSN 1527-2729 eISSN 1534-6277
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Oncology | 4.700 | 4.700 | 0.620 | Q1 | SPRINGER |
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DIABETES & METABOLISM
ISSN 1262-3636 eISSN 1878-1780
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Endocrinology & Metabolism | 4.700 | 5.300 | 1.220 | Q1 | MASSON EDITEUR |
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
ISSN 0928-0987 eISSN 1879-0720
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Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 4.700 | 4.400 | 1.340 | Q1 | ELSEVIER |
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European Journal of Pharmacology
ISSN 0014-2999 eISSN 1879-0712
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Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 4.700 | 4.700 | 1.370 | Q1 | ELSEVIER |
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EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
ISSN 0938-7994 eISSN 1432-1084
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Radiology & Medical Imaging | 4.700 | 5.300 | 1.490 | Q1 | SPRINGER |
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Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
ISSN 0964-3397 eISSN 1532-4036
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Anesthesiology & Critical Care | 4.700 | 4.400 | 1.690 | Q1 | ELSEVIER SCI LTD |
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International Immunopharmacology
ISSN 1567-5769 eISSN 1878-1705
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Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 4.700 | 5.000 | 1.240 | Q1 | ELSEVIER |
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER
ISSN 0020-7136 eISSN 1097-0215
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Oncology | 4.700 | 5.900 | 1.200 | Q1 | WILEY |
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
ISSN 1048-891X eISSN 1525-1438
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Oncology | 4.700 | 4.600 | 1.330 | Q1 | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP |
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INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE
ISSN 0146-0404 eISSN 1552-5783
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Ophthalmology & Vision Science | 4.700 | 4.900 | 1.760 | Q1 | ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC |
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Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology
ISSN 1559-0631 eISSN 1559-064X
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Public Health & Epidemiology | 4.700 | 5.400 | 1.120 | Q1 | SPRINGERNATURE |
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Journal of Intensive Care
ISSN 2052-0492 eISSN 2052-0492
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Anesthesiology & Critical Care | 4.700 | 5.000 | 1.050 | Q1 | BMC |
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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CARDIOLOGY
ISSN 0022-2828 eISSN 1095-8584
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 4.700 | 4.600 | 0.960 | Q1 | ELSEVIER SCI LTD |
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MOLECULAR CANCER RESEARCH
ISSN 1541-7786 eISSN 1557-3125
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Oncology | 4.700 | 4.900 | 0.840 | Q1 | AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH |
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npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine
ISSN N/A eISSN 2055-1010
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Pulmonology & Respiratory Medicine | 4.700 | 3.600 | 1.420 | Q1 | NATURE PORTFOLIO |
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OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
ISSN 0029-7844 eISSN 0029-7844
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Obstetrics & Gynecology | 4.700 | 6.300 | 2.140 | Q1 | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS |
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Polish Archives of Internal Medicine-Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej
ISSN 0032-3772 eISSN 1897-9483
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Internal & General Medicine | 4.700 | 3.200 | 0.860 | Q1 | MEDYCYNA PRAKTYCZNA SP K SP ZOO |
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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
ISSN N/A eISSN 1477-7827
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Endocrinology & Metabolism | 4.700 | 4.900 | 1.200 | Q1 | BMC |
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Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
ISSN 1477-8939 eISSN 1873-0442
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Infectious Diseases | 4.700 | 4.500 | 1.210 | Q1 | ELSEVIER SCI LTD |
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Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
ISSN 1877-0657 eISSN 1877-0665
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Internal & General Medicine | 4.600 | 5.300 | 1.690 | Q1 | ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER |
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CANCER BIOLOGY & THERAPY
ISSN 1538-4047 eISSN 1555-8576
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Oncology | 4.600 | 4.100 | 1.010 | Q1 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
ISSN N/A eISSN 1753-2000
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 4.600 | 4.800 | 1.580 | Q1 | BMC |
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Clinical Kidney Journal
ISSN 2048-8505 eISSN 2048-8513
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Nephrology & Urology | 4.600 | 4.600 | 1.240 | Q1 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
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Current Addiction Reports
ISSN N/A eISSN 2196-2952
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 4.600 | 5.200 | 1.150 | Q1 | SPRINGERNATURE |
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Endocrine Practice
ISSN 1530-891X eISSN 1934-2403
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Endocrinology & Metabolism | 4.600 | 4.100 | 0.930 | Q1 | ELSEVIER INC |
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ENDOCRINE-RELATED CANCER
ISSN 1351-0088 eISSN 1479-6821
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Oncology | 4.600 | 4.200 | 0.900 | Q1 | BIOSCIENTIFICA LTD |
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European Heart Journal-Acute Cardiovascular Care
ISSN 2048-8726 eISSN 2048-8734
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 4.600 | 3.900 | 1.120 | Q1 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
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European Heart Journal-Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes
ISSN 2058-5225 eISSN 2058-1742
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 4.600 | 4.800 | 1.410 | Q1 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
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Frontiers in Endocrinology
ISSN 1664-2392 eISSN 1664-2392
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Endocrinology & Metabolism | 4.600 | 5.200 | 0.940 | Q1 | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA |
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Hepatology Communications
ISSN N/A eISSN 2471-254X
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 4.600 | 5.200 | 1.210 | Q1 | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS |
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JCO Oncology Practice
ISSN 2688-1527 eISSN 2688-1535
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Oncology | 4.600 | 4.300 | 0.870 | Q1 | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS |
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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY
ISSN 0160-6689 eISSN 1555-2101
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 4.600 | 5.400 | 1.250 | Q1 | PHYSICIANS POSTGRADUATE PRESS |
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JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
ISSN 0340-5354 eISSN 1432-1459
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 4.600 | 5.000 | 1.320 | Q1 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
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Nanomedicine-Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine
ISSN 1549-9634 eISSN 1549-9642
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Internal & General Medicine | 4.600 | 4.600 | 0.920 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
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NEUROPHARMACOLOGY
ISSN 0028-3908 eISSN 1873-7064
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 4.600 | 4.500 | 1.290 | Q1 | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD |
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Ophthalmology Science
ISSN 2666-9145 eISSN 2666-9145
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Ophthalmology & Vision Science | 4.600 | 4.600 | 1.970 | Q1 | ELSEVIER |
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PHARMACOECONOMICS
ISSN 1170-7690 eISSN 1179-2027
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Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 4.600 | 5.100 | 1.320 | Q1 | ADIS INT LTD |
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Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism
ISSN 2042-0188 eISSN 2042-0196
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Endocrinology & Metabolism | 4.600 | 4.800 | 0.740 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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World Journal of Diabetes
ISSN N/A eISSN 1948-9358
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Endocrinology & Metabolism | 4.600 | 5.000 | 0.730 | Q1 | BAISHIDENG PUBLISHING GROUP INC |
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
ISSN 0749-3797 eISSN 1873-2607
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Internal & General Medicine | 4.500 | 4.900 | 1.410 | Q1 | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC |
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
ISSN 0363-5465 eISSN 1552-3365
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Internal & General Medicine | 4.500 | 5.500 | 1.860 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology
ISSN N/A eISSN 2162-0989
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Ophthalmology & Vision Science | 4.500 | 4.400 | 1.320 | Q1 | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC |
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Asian Journal of Psychiatry
ISSN 1876-2018 eISSN 1876-2026
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 4.500 | 4.600 | 0.930 | Q1 | ELSEVIER |
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Brain Communications
ISSN N/A eISSN 2632-1297
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 4.500 | 4.700 | 1.250 | Q1 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
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Brain Informatics
ISSN 2198-4018 eISSN 2198-4026
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 4.500 | 0.000 | 0.880 | Q1 | SPRINGERNATURE |
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CLINICS IN CHEST MEDICINE
ISSN 0272-5231 eISSN 1557-8216
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Internal & General Medicine | 4.500 | 5.600 | 0.920 | Q1 | W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC |
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European Urology Open Science
ISSN 2666-1691 eISSN 2666-1683
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Nephrology & Urology | 4.500 | 4.000 | 1.300 | Q1 | ELSEVIER |
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Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
ISSN 1663-4365 eISSN 1663-4365
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 4.500 | 4.900 | 1.000 | Q1 | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA |
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JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM
ISSN 0271-678X eISSN 1559-7016
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Endocrinology & Metabolism | 4.500 | 6.300 | 1.110 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN 0022-1899 eISSN 1537-6613
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Infectious Diseases | 4.500 | 4.500 | 1.190 | Q1 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC |
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN MEDICINE
ISSN 0957-4530 eISSN 1573-4838
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Internal & General Medicine | 4.500 | 4.500 | 0.720 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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Molecular Oncology
ISSN 1574-7891 eISSN 1878-0261
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Oncology | 4.500 | 5.700 | 1.040 | Q2 | WILEY |
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MOLECULAR PHARMACEUTICS
ISSN 1543-8384 eISSN 1543-8392
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Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 4.500 | 4.700 | 1.240 | Q1 | AMER CHEMICAL SOC |
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NEUROIMAGE
ISSN 1053-8119 eISSN 1095-9572
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 4.500 | 5.900 | 1.410 | Q1 | ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE |
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PEDIATRIC ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
ISSN 0905-6157 eISSN 1399-3038
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Pediatrics | 4.500 | 4.500 | 1.200 | Q1 | WILEY |
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Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
ISSN 1529-7535 eISSN 1947-3893
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Pediatrics | 4.500 | 3.700 | 1.630 | Q1 | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS |
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Pharmaceutical Medicine
ISSN 1178-2595 eISSN 1179-1993
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Internal & General Medicine | 4.500 | 3.000 | 0.720 | Q1 | SPRINGER INT PUBL AG |
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Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine
ISSN 1179-7282 eISSN 1179-7282
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Infectious Diseases | 4.500 | 5.000 | 0.530 | Q2 | DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD |
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REVIEWS ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
ISSN 0048-7554 eISSN 2191-0308
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Public Health & Epidemiology | 4.500 | 4.800 | 0.470 | Q1 | WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH |
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World Journal of Pediatrics
ISSN 1708-8569 eISSN 1867-0687
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Pediatrics | 4.500 | 4.600 | 1.560 | Q1 | ZHEJIANG UNIV PRESS |
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Annals of Hepatology
ISSN 1665-2681 eISSN 1665-2681
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 4.400 | 3.700 | 1.030 | Q1 | ELSEVIER ESPANA |
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Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
ISSN 2047-2994 eISSN 2047-2994
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Infectious Diseases | 4.400 | 5.500 | 1.140 | Q1 | BMC |
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Biomedical Journal
ISSN 2319-4170 eISSN 2320-2890
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Internal & General Medicine | 4.400 | 4.900 | 0.850 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
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CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND RELATED RESEARCH
ISSN 0009-921X eISSN 1528-1132
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Orthopedics & Musculoskeletal Medicine | 4.400 | 4.700 | 2.240 | Q1 | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS |
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CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROLOGY
ISSN 1350-7540 eISSN 1473-6551
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 4.400 | 5.000 | 0.740 | Q1 | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS |
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EPIDEMIOLOGY
ISSN 1044-3983 eISSN 1531-5487
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Public Health & Epidemiology | 4.400 | 4.900 | 1.370 | Q1 | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS |
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European Heart Journal - Digital Health
ISSN N/A eISSN 2634-3916
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 4.400 | 4.500 | 1.040 | Q1 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
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HEART
ISSN 1355-6037 eISSN 1468-201X
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 4.400 | 5.000 | 1.210 | Q1 | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP |
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IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine
ISSN 2168-2372 eISSN 2168-2372
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Internal & General Medicine | 4.400 | 4.100 | 0.860 | Q2 | IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC |
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
ISSN 1438-4639 eISSN 1618-131X
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Public Health & Epidemiology | 4.400 | 4.900 | 1.400 | Q1 | ELSEVIER GMBH |
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JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
ISSN 0022-5223 eISSN 1097-685X
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 4.400 | 4.600 | 2.040 | Q1 | MOSBY-ELSEVIER |
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