ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #3,565Hybrid

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Acronym:pccm
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Abbreviation (ISO):PEDIATR CRIT CARE ME
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Identifier (ISSN):1529-7535(Print)/1947-3893(Online)
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Publisher:Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
Clarivate IF (2026)
4.9↑ +0.4
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

WoS Q1
13573.0920182.820192.8520203.6220213.9720224.12023420244.520254.92026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):4.9
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.213
#3,565

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
116

116 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate30%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
160articles/year
15.37% Gold OA•93.75% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine is written for the entire critical care team: pediatricians, neonatologists, respiratory therapists, nurses, and others who deal with pediatric patients who are critically ill or injured. International in scope, with editorial board members and contributors from around the world, the Journal includes a full range of scientific content, including clinical articles, scientific investigations, solicited reviews, and abstracts from pediatric critical care meetings. Additionally, the Journal includes abstracts of selected articles published in Chinese, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish translations - making news of advances in the field available to pediatric and neonatal intensive care practitioners worldwide.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine97.6%Internal medicine66.9%Intensive care medicine59.8%Biology52.6%Surgery47.8%Psychology40.6%Psychiatry36.5%Anesthesia34.5%Pathology29.5%Pediatrics26.8%Emergency medicine23.3%Chemistry20.9%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Q1
Rank15/66
IndexSCIE
JCRSCIE2026

PEDIATRICS

Q1
Rank6/190
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Q1
Rank7/66
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

PEDIATRICS

Q1
Rank6/190
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF4.9
Articles / Year163
Total Citations94
2025
IF4.5
Articles / Year218
Total Citations660
2024
IF4
Articles / Year721
Total Citations1,446
2023
IF4.1
Articles / Year268
Total Citations2,952
2022
IF3.971
Articles / Year822
Total Citations3,520

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #3,565Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2000-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.213

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.76

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,429 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,093
3-Year Documents783
Citable Documents546

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 Rate52.5%

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 MedicineQ1
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ1
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: 30%

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

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (acronym: pccm, abbr: PEDIATR CRIT CARE ME, ISSN: 1529-7535) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. in United States since 2000. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.90, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.213 (Q1), an H-index of 116.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 160 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,429 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
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
2000
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 530 WALNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA, USA, PA, 19106-3621

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28