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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #6,334CAS 3区Top JournalHybrid

Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering

Abbreviation (ISO):CURR. OPIN. BIOMED. ENG
Country: Updating•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.848•SCImago Rank: #6,334•Identifier (ISSN):2468-4511(Print)•Articles / Year: 87•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,216 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
3.8
↓ -0.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
54

54 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate4.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
87articles/year
29.11% Gold OA•92.16% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.75pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.8)
🔵 Computed
20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.2)
🔵 Computed
20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.7)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.9)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.164)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q2 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology74%Medicine67%Chemistry55.8%Computer science55.4%Genetics54%Engineering45.5%Biochemistry40.4%Materials science35.2%Physics34.1%Internal medicine32.3%Psychology31.8%Nanotechnology28.5%Neuroscience25.6%Cell biology25.1%Biomedical engineering21.3%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #6,334Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2017-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Chemical EngineeringEngineeringMaterials ScienceMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.848

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
54

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.29

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,216 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations763
3-Year Documents174
Citable Documents158

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 Rate50.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

BioengineeringQ2
BiomaterialsQ2
Biomedical EngineeringQ2
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

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ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL
JCRSCIE
57/130Q2
ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL
JCISCIE
49/130Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

11 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—2925
20254.270224
20244.752202
20233.975886
20224.164721,066
2021—1022,063
2020—601,561
2019—912,736
2018—641,967
2017—743,348
2011—10
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering

WoS Q2
235620222023202420254.20
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:4.2

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 4.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 1001028f-3021-401b-a2da-b94a28a10977
Database Updated: 2026-09-28