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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #4,888Hybrid

Clinical Oral Investigations

Acronym:cloi
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Abbreviation (ISO):CLIN ORAL INVEST
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Identifier (ISSN):1432-6981(Print)/1436-3771(Online)
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Publisher:Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Clarivate IF (2026)
3.6↑ +0.5
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Clinical Oral Investigations

WoS Q1
12452.3920182.4520192.8120203.5720213.6120223.420233.120243.120253.62026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):3.6
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.003
#4,888

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
117

117 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate9.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
581articles/year
40.82% Gold OA•85.26% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The journal Clinical Oral Investigations is a multidisciplinary, international forum for publication of research from all fields of oral medicine. The journal publishes original scientific articles and invited reviews which provide up-to-date results of basic and clinical studies in oral and maxillofacial science and medicine. The aim is to clarify the relevance of new results to modern practice, for an international readership. Coverage includes maxillofacial and oral surgery, prosthetics and restorative dentistry, operative dentistry, endodontics, periodontology, orthodontics, dental materials science, clinical trials, epidemiology, pedodontics, oral implant, preventive dentistiry, oral pathology, oral basic sciences and more.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine96.1%Dentistry79.9%Biology73.5%Orthodontics57.4%Internal medicine57%Chemistry51.9%Pathology50.9%Surgery43%Materials science37.2%Genetics33.5%Composite material32.7%Physics32.1%Biochemistry30.5%Geology30%Mathematics29.3%Organic chemistry28.8%Paleontology28.5%Engineering23.4%Statistics20.8%Radiology20.2%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

Q1
Rank31/165
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

Q1
Rank30/165
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF3.6
Articles / Year427
Total Citations138
2025
IF3.1
Articles / Year603
Total Citations1,969
2024
IF3.1
Articles / Year657
Total Citations4,814
2023
IF3.4
Articles / Year618
Total Citations7,162
2022
IF3.606
Articles / Year524
Total Citations8,323

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #4,888Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1997-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Dentistry
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.003

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.91

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,299 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations8,063
3-Year Documents1,990
Citable Documents1,979

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate45.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Dentistry (miscellaneous)Q1
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: 9.7%

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):
2区DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
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 Oral Investigations (acronym: cloi, abbr: CLIN ORAL INVEST, ISSN: 1432-6981) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg in Germany since 1997. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.60, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.003 (Q1), an H-index of 117.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Quarterly, an annual output of approximately 581 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,299 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
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
1997
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG, TIERGARTENSTRASSE 17, HEIDELBERG, GERMANY, D-69121

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