ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #3,075Hybrid

Journal of Biomedical Informatics

Acronym:jbi
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Abbreviation (ISO):J. BIOMED. INF
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Identifier (ISSN):1532-0464(Print)/1532-0480(Online)
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Publisher:Academic Press Inc.
Clarivate IF (2026)
5.9↑ +1.4
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 Journal of Biomedical Informatics

WoS Q2
258112.8820182.9520193.5320206.322021820224.52023420244.520255.92026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):5.9
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.32
#3,075

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
145

145 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
246articles/year
33.8% Gold OA•93.37% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Biomedical Informatics reflects a commitment to high-quality original research papers, reviews, and commentaries in the area of biomedical informatics methodology. Although we publish articles motivated by applications in the biomedical sciences (for example, clinical medicine, health care, population health, and translational bioinformatics), the journal emphasizes reports of new methodologies and techniques that have general applicability and that form the basis for the evolving science of biomedical informatics. Articles on medical devices; evaluations of implemented systems (including clinical trials of information technologies); or papers that provide insight into a biological process, a specific disease, or treatment options would generally be more suitable for publication in other venues. Papers on applications of signal processing and image analysis are often more suitable for biomedical engineering journals or other informatics journals, although we do publish papers that emphasize the information management and knowledge representation/modeling issues that arise in the storage and use of biological signals and images. System descriptions are welcome if they illustrate and substantiate the underlying methodology that is the principal focus of the report and an effort is made to address the generalizability and/or range of application of that methodology. Note also that, given the international nature of JBI, papers that deal with specific languages other than English, or with country-specific health systems or approaches, are acceptable for JBI only if they offer generalizable lessons that are relevant to the broad JBI readership, regardless of their country, language, culture, or health system.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science95.6%Artificial intelligence54.7%Medicine46.5%Biology46.4%Mathematics42.3%Engineering41.1%Data mining38.1%Economics34.5%Programming language33.4%Machine learning33.4%Philosophy33%Political science30.4%Law30.3%Operating system29.7%Information retrieval28.6%Statistics27.1%Psychology25.7%Data science23.2%Linguistics22%Pathology20.7%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS

Q2
Rank48/185
IndexSCIE
JCRSCIE2026

MEDICAL INFORMATICS

Q2
Rank14/54
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS

Q2
Rank55/185
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

MEDICAL INFORMATICS

Q2
Rank21/55
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF5.9
Articles / Year121
Total Citations74
2025
IF4.5
Articles / Year204
Total Citations1,000
2024
IF4
Articles / Year166
Total Citations2,257
2023
IF4.5
Articles / Year272
Total Citations4,922
2022
IF8
Articles / Year248
Total Citations5,464

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #3,075Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2001-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer ScienceMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.32

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
6.55

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,438 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations4,050
3-Year Documents613
Citable Documents575

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 Rate38.3%

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: 5%

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):
3区COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS
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

Journal of Biomedical Informatics (acronym: jbi, abbr: J. BIOMED. INF, ISSN: 1532-0464) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Academic Press Inc. in United States since 2001. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 5.90, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.320 (Q1), an H-index of 145.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an average review speed of 10.3周, a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 246 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,438 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
Academic Press Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
2001
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE, 525 B ST, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, USA, CA, 92101-4495

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Database Updated: 2026-10-16