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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #2,855Top JournalHybrid

Computers in Biology and Medicine

Acronym:cibm
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Abbreviation (ISO):COMPUT. BIOL. MED
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Identifier (ISSN):0010-4825(Print)/1879-0534(Online)
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Publisher:Elsevier Ltd
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)
N/A
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2025)

Clarivate IF trend for Computers in Biology and Medicine

WoS Q1
147102.1220182.2920193.4320204.5920216.720227.72023720246.32025
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2025):6.3
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.375
#2,855

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
164

164 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate8.6%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
889articles/year
19.9% Gold OA•97.15% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Computers in Biology and Medicine is a medium of international communication of the revolutionary advances being made in the application of the computer to the fields of bioscience and medicine. The Journal encourages the exchange of important research, instruction, ideas and information on all aspects of the rapidly expanding area of computer usage in these fields. The Journal will focus on such areas as (1) Analysis of Biomedical Systems: Solutions of Equations; (2) Synthesis of Biomedical Systems: Simulations; (3) Special Medical Data Processing Methods; (4) Special Purpose Computers and Clinical Data Processing for Real Time, Clinical and Experimental Use; and (5) Medical Diagnosis and Medical Record Processing. Also included are the fields of (6) Biomedical Engineering; and (7) Medical Informatics as well as Bioinformatics. The journal is expanding to include (8) Medical Applications of the Internet and World Wide Web; (9) Human Genomics; (10) Proteomics; and (11) Functional Brain Studies.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science84.7%Medicine65.2%Biology58.8%Artificial intelligence57.8%Mathematics50.2%Psychology46.5%Physics46.4%Engineering38.9%Internal medicine38.9%Machine learning35.1%Cognitive psychology30.2%Pattern recognition (psychology)29.4%Computer vision29.3%Statistics29.2%Chemistry28.6%Programming language27.4%Quantum mechanics25.8%Genetics25.3%Radiology23.2%Biochemistry21.7%Philosophy20.8%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF—
Articles / Year397
Total Citations214
2025
IF6.3
Articles / Year1,607
Total Citations8,146
2024
IF7
Articles / Year1,527
Total Citations21,781
2023
IF7.7
Articles / Year1,282
Total Citations31,740
2022
IF6.698
Articles / Year1,112
Total Citations39,634

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #2,855Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1970-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer ScienceMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.375

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
8.35

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,527 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations32,722
3-Year Documents3,783
Citable Documents3,774

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 Rate32.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1
Health InformaticsQ1
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: 8.6%

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):
2区 (Zone 2)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区MATHEMATICAL & COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY
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

Computers in Biology and Medicine (acronym: cibm, abbr: COMPUT. BIOL. MED, ISSN: 0010-4825) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Engineering & Technology, published by Elsevier Ltd in United States since 1970. The periodical holds tracked under Web of Science (SCIE) in quartile Q1, a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.375 (Q1), an H-index of 164.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 889 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,527 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 Ltd
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1970
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD, ENGLAND, OX5 1GB

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