SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #710CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Investigative Radiology

Abbreviation (ISO):INVEST RADIOL
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 3.006•SCImago Rank: #710•Identifier (ISSN):0020-9996(Print)/1536-0210(Online)•Articles / Year: 96•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,998 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
7.9
↓ -0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
103

103 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate21.4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
96articles/year
36.14% Gold OA•97.7% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.9)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.9)
🔵 Computed
20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.7)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 10.065)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.016)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.156)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.091)
🔵 Computed
20183.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.224)
🔵 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

Investigative Radiology publishes original, peer-reviewed reports on clinical and laboratory investigations in diagnostic imaging, the diagnostic use of radioactive isotopes, computed tomography, positron emission tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, digital subtraction angiography, and related modalities. Emphasis is on early and timely publication. Primarily research-oriented, the journal also includes a wide variety of features of interest to clinical radiologists.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine87.8%Radiology59.5%Internal medicine54%Biology49.1%Physics49%Surgery37.7%Computer science34.1%Chemistry29.8%Nuclear medicine28.7%Psychology22.8%Optics22.2%Pathology21.3%Genetics20.8%Cardiology20.8%Artificial intelligence20.1%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #710Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1966-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
3.006

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
136

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
9.10

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,998 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,505
3-Year Documents291
Citable Documents291

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 Rate32.4%

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
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
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
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1966
Editorial Address
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 530 WALNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA, USA, PA, 19106-3621
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
JCRSCIE
11/217Q1
RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
JCISCIE
7/217Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—4617
20258118412
2024793966
20236.71072,715
202210.0651023,139
20216.016932,873
20205.1561236,250
20196.091873,860
20186.2241025,068
2017—984,721
2016—1004,972
2015—1146,268
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Investigative Radiology

WoS Q1
36912201820192020202120222023202420258.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:8

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 21.4%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 493d4ac8-e22f-44a0-98e8-8d2db4a5ecb2
Database Updated: 2026-10-01