What is the Impact Factor of Obesity Medicine?

The journal Obesity Medicine is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, quartile Q1) with official metrics continually updated on ImpaQ.

Is Obesity Medicine indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Obesity Medicine is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q1 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 0.521 (Q2) and an H-index of 33.

Who publishes Obesity Medicine and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Obesity Medicine is published by Elsevier. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $2,896 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q2SCImago #11,427Subscription

Obesity Medicine

Identifier (ISSN):2451-8476(Print)

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Publisher:Elsevier

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Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)

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Impact Factor Trend

Clarivate IF trend for Obesity Medicine

WoS Q1

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2023):0

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2

0.521

#11,427

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

33 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1

Self-Citation RateN/A

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessSubscription

62articles/year

0% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The official journal of the Shanghai Diabetes Institute Obesity is a disease of increasing global prevalence with serious effects on both the individual and society. Obesity Medicine focusses on health and disease, relating to the very broad spectrum of research in and impacting on humans. It is an interdisciplinary journal that addresses mechanisms of disease, epidemiology and co-morbidities. Obesity Medicine encompasses medical, societal, socioeconomic as well as preventive aspects of obesity and is aimed at researchers, practitioners and educators alike.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Medicine99.8%Biology94.9%Internal medicine91.6%Endocrinology88.4%Pathology83.3%Obesity65.1%Chemistry44.2%Diabetes mellitus40.9%Biochemistry39.6%Body mass index33.1%Psychology28.2%Mathematics26.4%Sociology24.7%Genetics24%Statistics23.3%Overweight22%Psychiatry20.7%Surgery20.4%

Primary Research Areas

Medicine Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health

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Calls for Papers

No active Calls for Papers found for this journal.

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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

11 year

2026Latest

IF—

Articles / Year62

Total Citations17

2025

IF—

Articles / Year101

Total Citations306

2024

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Articles / Year45

Total Citations163

2023

IF0

Articles / Year51

Total Citations344

2022

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Articles / Year78

Total Citations465

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	—	62	17
2025	—	101	306
2024	—	45	163
2023	0	51	344
2022	—	78	465
2021	—	65	751
2020	—	139	2,762
2019	—	99	1,516
2018	—	24	350
2017	—	27	332
2016	—	26	271

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #11,427Scopus Q2SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2016-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyMedicineNursing

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2

0.521

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2

Citations / Doc (2 years)

2.36

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$2,896 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations326

3-Year Documents162

Citable Documents153

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 Rate49.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

SurgeryQ2

EndocrinologyQ3

Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismQ3

Internal MedicineQ3

Nutrition and DieteticsQ3

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: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

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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

Obesity Medicine (ISSN: 2451-8476) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Elsevier in United Kingdom. The periodical holds tracked under Web of Science (SCIE) in quartile Q1, a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.521 (Q2), an H-index of 33.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 62 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Subscription model with an estimated APC of $2,896 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.