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WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q3SCImago #13,865CAS 4区Hybrid

High Altitude Medicine & Biology

Abbreviation (ISO):HIGH ALT MED BIOL
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.413•SCImago Rank: #13,865•Identifier (ISSN):1527-0297(Print)/1557-8682(Online)•Articles / Year: 44•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,988 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
1.3
↓ -0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
46

46 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate12.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
44articles/year
7.48% Gold OA•92.86% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 1.3)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.3)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.6)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.1)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.183)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.981)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.43)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.49)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.854)
🔵 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

High Altitude Medicine & Biology is the only peer-reviewed journal covering the medical and biological issues that impact human life at high altitudes. The Journal delivers critical findings on the impact of high altitude on lung and heart disease, appetite and weight loss, pulmonary and cerebral edema, hypertension, dehydration, infertility, and other diseases. It covers the full spectrum of high altitude life sciences from pathology to human and animal ecology.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine93.4%Geography72.7%Biology72.1%Physics66.7%Internal medicine54.2%Anatomy53.1%Meteorology52%Effects of high altitude on humans49.2%Chemistry40.1%Mathematics39.5%Geometry35.9%Altitude (triangle)34.3%Organic chemistry33.1%Psychology31.4%Quantum mechanics30.8%Oxygen29.4%Endocrinology28.7%History27.9%Hypoxia (environmental)27.1%Geology26.9%Archaeology25.8%Anesthesia25.8%Cardiology23.3%Psychiatry22.4%Geomorphology21.8%Mountaineering21.3%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #13,865Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2000-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyHealth ProfessionsMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.413

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
67

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.41

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,988 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations217
3-Year Documents150
Citable Documents129

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 Rate36.1%

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)Q3
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ3
PhysiologyQ4
Sports ScienceQ4

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区BIOPHYSICS
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
Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
2000
Editorial Address
MARY ANN LIEBERT INC, 140 HUGUENOT STREET, 3RD FL, NEW ROCHELLE, USA, NY, 10801
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
BIOPHYSICS
JCRSCIE
72/81Q4
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
JCRSCIE
354/443Q4
SPORT SCIENCES
JCRSCIE
99/136Q3
BIOPHYSICS
JCISCIE
63/81Q4
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
JCISCIE
323/443Q3
SPORT SCIENCES
JCISCIE
101/136Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—295
20251.45076
20241.671169
20232.151240
20222.18351328
20211.98167498
20201.4379971
20191.4960687
20181.854671,698
2017—691,025
2016—571,029
2015—661,231
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for High Altitude Medicine & Biology

WoS Q4
0123201820192020202120222023202420251.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 12.5%

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