SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #575CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Medical Image Analysis

Abbreviation (ISO):MED. IMAGE ANAL
Country: Netherlands•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 3.43•SCImago Rank: #575•Identifier (ISSN):1361-8415(Print)/1361-8423(Online)•Articles / Year: 420•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $4,225 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
14
↑ +2.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
113

113 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate5.6%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
420articles/year
33.76% Gold OA•98.18% 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: 14)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 14)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 11.8)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 10.7)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 10.9)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 13.828)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.545)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 11.148)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.88)
🔵 Computed
20183.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.356)
🔵 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 Image Analysis provides a forum for the dissemination of new research results in the field of medical and biological image analysis, with special emphasis on efforts related to the applications of computer vision, virtual reality and robotics to biomedical imaging problems. The journal publishes the highest quality, original papers that contribute to the basic science of processing, analysing and utilizing medical and biological images for these purposes. The journal is interested in approaches that utilize biomedical image datasets at all spatial scales, ranging from molecular/cellular imaging to tissue/organ imaging.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science98.3%Artificial intelligence95.1%Computer vision71.7%Psychology66.9%Mathematics61.7%Medicine60.1%Cognitive psychology57.3%Pattern recognition (psychology)56.9%Physics44.7%Biology44%Machine learning41.5%Radiology40.2%Image (mathematics)36.9%Statistics33.8%Engineering33.2%Segmentation31.6%Philosophy23.9%Programming language21.9%Algorithm21.7%Geometry21.3%Optics20.8%Internal medicine20.3%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #575Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1996-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer ScienceHealth ProfessionsMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
3.43

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
201

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
16.57

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,225 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations14,617
3-Year Documents830
Citable Documents826

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 Rate30.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignQ1
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionQ1
Health InformaticsQ1
Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologyQ1
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COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
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
9.4周
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
6.5周
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
Quarterly
Founding Year
1996
Editorial Address
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, PO BOX 211, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 1000 AE
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
JCRSCIE
12/210Q1
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS
JCRSCIE
6/185Q1
ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL
JCRSCIE
7/130Q1
RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
JCRSCIE
4/217Q1
COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
JCISCIE
11/210Q1
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS
JCISCIE
7/185Q1
ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL
JCISCIE
5/130Q1
RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
JCISCIE
5/217Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—352237
202511.84203,705
202410.73048,413
202310.931114,788
202213.82830220,215
20218.54533321,670
202011.14824924,298
20198.8817323,480
20185.35612111,057
2017—12326,112
2016—15720,650
2015—1196,319
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Medical Image Analysis

WoS Q1
3712162018201920202021202220232024202511.80
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:11.8

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 5.6%

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

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01