Medical Hypotheses
Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports
77 papers with at least that number of citations each
State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring
Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)
HĐGSNN Score History
By article publication year| Year | Max Score | Evaluation Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.00đ | WoS Q4(IF: 1) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2025 | 1.00đ | WoS Q4(IF: 0.8) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2024 | 1.00đ | WoS Q4(IF: 2.1) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2023 | 1.00đ | WoS Q4(IF: 4.7) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2022 | 1.00đ | WoS Q4(IF: 4.411) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2021 | 1.00đ | WoS Q4(IF: 1.538) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2020 | 1.00đ | WoS Q4(IF: 1.375) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2019 | 1.00đ | WoS Q4(IF: 1.322) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2018 | 1.00đ | WoS Q4(IF: 1.12) | 🔵 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
Medical Hypotheses is a forum for ideas in medicine and related biomedical sciences. It will publish interesting and important theoretical papers that foster the diversity and debate upon which the scientific process thrives. The Aims and Scope of Medical Hypotheses are no different now from what was proposed by the founder of the journal, the late Dr David Horrobin. In his introduction to the first issue of the Journal, he asks 'what sorts of papers will be published in Medical Hypotheses? and goes on to answer 'Medical Hypotheses will publish papers which describe theories, ideas which have a great deal of observational support and some hypotheses where experimental support is yet fragmentary'. (Horrobin DF, 1975 Ideas in Biomedical Science: Reasons for the foundation of Medical Hypotheses. Medical Hypotheses Volume 1, Issue 1, January-February 1975, Pages 1-2.). Medical Hypotheses was therefore launched, and still exists today, to give novel, radical new ideas and speculations in medicine open-minded consideration, opening the field to radical hypotheses which would be rejected by most conventional journals. Papers in Medical Hypotheses take a standard scientific form in terms of style, structure and referencing. The journal therefore constitutes a bridge between cutting-edge theory and the mainstream of medical and scientific communication, which ideas must eventually enter if they are to be critiqued and tested against observations.
SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence
Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact
Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.
Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.
Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.
Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.
Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window
Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.
Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)
Citations in government and international policy documents
Percentage of female authors published in the journal
Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.
Scopus Subject Categories
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification
Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history
Publishing & Editorial Information
Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications
WoS Categories & Quartiles
Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate
| Category | Index | Rank | Quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL | JCRSCIE | 155/191 | Q4 |
MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL | JCISCIE | 155/191 | Q4 |
Annual Historical Statistics & Publications
Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution
| Year | Impact Factor | Articles / Year | Total Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 208 | 23 |
| 2025 | 0.8 | 219 | 146 |
| 2024 | 2.1 | 215 | 387 |
| 2023 | 4.7 | 171 | 421 |
| 2022 | 4.411 | 173 | 525 |
| 2021 | 1.538 | 198 | 2,097 |
| 2020 | 1.375 | 855 | 19,773 |
| 2019 | 1.322 | 428 | 6,470 |
| 2018 | 1.12 | 336 | 4,093 |
| 2017 | — | 336 | 5,127 |
| 2016 | — | 311 | 4,331 |
| 2015 | — | 371 | 5,083 |
Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations
Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)
Clarivate IF trend for Medical Hypotheses
Total Cites vs Self-Cites
Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach
Citations per Document
Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years
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