ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS ESCI Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #6,172Hybrid

Clinical Nutrition ESPEN

Identifier (ISSN):2405-4577(Print)
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Publisher:Elsevier
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
3.4↑ +0.8
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS ESCIJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Clinical Nutrition ESPEN

WoS Q2
1245320232.920242.620253.42026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):3.4
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.862
#6,172

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
54

54 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ2
Self-Citation Rate3.4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
399articles/year
22.75% Gold OA•83.38% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Clinical Nutrition ESPEN is an electronic-only journal and is an official publication of the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN). Nutrition and nutritional care have gained wide clinical and scientific interest during the past decades. The increasing knowledge of metabolic disturbances and nutritional assessment in chronic and acute diseases has stimulated rapid advances in design, development and clinical application of nutritional support. The aims of ESPEN are to encourage the rapid diffusion of knowledge and its application in the field of clinical nutrition and metabolism. Published bimonthly, Clinical Nutrition ESPEN focuses on publishing articles on the relationship between nutrition and disease in the setting of basic science and clinical practice. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN is available to all members of ESPEN and to all subscribers of Clinical Nutrition.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine99.9%Internal medicine86.3%Biology72.6%Pathology63.6%Surgery46.4%Endocrinology45.2%Intensive care medicine36.4%Chemistry33.6%Psychology33%Biochemistry27.4%Genetics25.7%Mathematics23.8%Economics23.5%Psychiatry23.2%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRESCI2026

NUTRITION & DIETETICS

Q2
Rank50/114
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

NUTRITION & DIETETICS

Q3
Rank63/114
IndexESCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF3.4
Articles / Year879
Total Citations171
2025
IF2.6
Articles / Year1,841
Total Citations1,327
2024
IF2.9
Articles / Year1,540
Total Citations2,909
2023
IF3
Articles / Year2,194
Total Citations3,501
2022
IF—
Articles / Year523
Total Citations5,015

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #6,172Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2015-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MedicineNursing
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.862

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.26

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,156 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations3,729
3-Year Documents1,089
Citable Documents1,048

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)4

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate48.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismQ2
Nutrition and DieteticsQ2
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 3.4%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区NUTRITION & DIETETICS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Clinical Nutrition ESPEN (ISSN: 2405-4577) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of NUTRITION & DIETETICS, published by Elsevier in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.40, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.862 (Q2), an H-index of 54.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 399 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,156 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusPubMed

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