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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #8,734Hybrid

Critical Care Clinics

Abbreviation (ISO):CRIT CARE CLIN
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Identifier (ISSN):0749-0704(Print)/1557-8232(Online)
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Publisher:W.B. Saunders Ltd
Clarivate IF (2026)
3↑ +0.6
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Critical Care Clinics

WoS Q2
13462.3320182.7420193.820203.620213.8820224.32023320242.4202532026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):3
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.667
#8,734

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
94

94 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
65articles/year
2.05% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Critical Care Clinics updates you on the latest trends in patient management, keeps you up to date on the newest advances, and provides a sound basis for choosing treatment options. Published four times a year—in January, April, July, and October—each issue focuses on a single topic in critical care, including cardiac emergencies, sepsis, infectious diseases, shock and trauma, neurologic problems, toxicology, pulmonary disorders, intensive care procedures, and patient observation. Critical Care Clinics is also an ideal resource for those in the fields of anesthesia, emergency medicine, and respiratory medicine.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
MedicineIntensive care medicine71.1%Internal medicine67.8%Biology54.8%Psychology45.4%Surgery44.1%Psychiatry41.8%Anesthesia31.1%Pathology27.9%Chemistry23.9%Endocrinology20.7%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Q2
Rank27/66
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Q2
Rank30/66
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF3
Articles / Year57
Total Citations10
2025
IF2.4
Articles / Year68
Total Citations62
2024
IF3
Articles / Year82
Total Citations453
2023
IF4.3
Articles / Year63
Total Citations428
2022
IF3.879
Articles / Year92
Total Citations786

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #8,734Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1985-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.667

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.45

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,302 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations435
3-Year Documents175
Citable Documents150

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate52.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineQ2
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2
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: 0%

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CRITICAL CARE 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

Critical Care Clinics (abbr: CRIT CARE CLIN, ISSN: 0749-0704) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by W.B. Saunders Ltd in United States since 1985. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.00, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.667 (Q2), an H-index of 94.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Quarterly, an annual output of approximately 65 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,302 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
W.B. Saunders Ltd
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
1985
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 1600 JOHN F KENNEDY BOULEVARD, STE 1800, PHILADELPHIA, USA, PA, 19103-2899

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Database Updated: 2026-10-16