ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #2,012Top JournalHybrid

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Acronym:mayoclinproc
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Abbreviation (ISO):MAYO CLIN PROC
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Identifier (ISSN):0025-6196(Print)/1942-5546(Online)
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Publisher:Elsevier Science
Clarivate IF (2026)
6.5↓ -0.2
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Mayo Clinic Proceedings

WoS Q1
4811157.220187.0920196.9420207.62202111.120228.920236.920246.720256.52026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):6.5
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.668
#2,012

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
231

231 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate1.4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
175articles/year
15.2% Gold OA•79.7% Original Research

Aims & Scope

One of the premier peer-reviewed clinical journals in general and internal medicine, Mayo Clinic Proceedings is among the most widely read and highly cited scientific publications for physicians, with a circulation of approximately 127,000. While the Proceedings is sponsored by Mayo Clinic, it welcomes submissions from authors worldwide, publishing articles that focus on clinical medicine and support the professional and educational needs of its readers. Continuously published since 1926, the Mayo Clinic Proceedings' content includes Nobel-prize-winning research. The Proceedings has an impact factor of 7.091, ranking it #12 out of 160 journals in the Medicine, General and Internal category, placing it among the best 8%. The Proceedings has experienced numerical increases in its Impact Factor for 17 of the past 20 years.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine99.2%Biology65.4%Internal medicine62.4%Pathology40.2%Surgery37.3%Psychology29.6%Chemistry28.8%Genetics25.7%Biochemistry25.6%Intensive care medicine25.3%Psychiatry24.8%Endocrinology20.3%Radiology20.1%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

Q1
Rank29/336
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

Q1
Rank29/336
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF6.5
Articles / Year319
Total Citations81
2025
IF6.7
Articles / Year420
Total Citations863
2024
IF6.9
Articles / Year368
Total Citations1,481
2023
IF8.9
Articles / Year340
Total Citations2,666
2022
IF11.104
Articles / Year388
Total Citations5,086

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #2,012Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1926-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.668

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.52

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,761 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,899
3-Year Documents951
Citable Documents546

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate37.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Medicine (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: 1.4%

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):
2区 (Zone 2)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
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

Mayo Clinic Proceedings (acronym: mayoclinproc, abbr: MAYO CLIN PROC, ISSN: 0025-6196) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Elsevier Science in United States since 1964. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 6.50, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.668 (Q1), an H-index of 231.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Monthly, an annual output of approximately 175 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,761 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 Science
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1964
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
MAYO CLINIC PROCEEDINGS, 660 SIEBENS BLDG MAYO CLINIC, ROCHESTER, USA, MN, 55905

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Database Updated: 2026-10-16