SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #320CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Abbreviation (ISO):J CLIN INVEST
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 4.809•SCImago Rank: #320•Identifier (ISSN):0021-9738(Print)/1558-8238(Online)•Articles / Year: 476•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $4,480 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
14.3
↑ +0.7

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
447

447 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate1.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
476articles/year
99.14% Gold OA•91.58% 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: 14.3)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 14.3)
🔵 Computed
20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 13.6)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 13.3)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 15.9)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 19.456)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 14.808)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 11.864)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 12.282)
🔵 Computed
20183.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 13.251)
🔵 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

The JCI reaches readers across a wide range of medical disciplines and sectors. The journal publishes basic and phase I/II clinical research submissions in all biomedical specialties, including Autoimmunity, Gastroenterology, Immunology, Metabolism, Nephrology, Neuroscience, Oncology, Pulmonology, Vascular Biology, and many others.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine94.7%Biology94.4%Internal medicine83.2%Chemistry82.2%Biochemistry77%Genetics75.2%Endocrinology55.1%Immunology40.4%Pathology32%Organic chemistry31.6%Gene30%Cell biology29.6%Physics28.5%Psychology22.5%Receptor21.6%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #320Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1932-1933, 1943-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
4.809

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
571

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
9.84

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,480 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations18,315
3-Year Documents1,704
Citable Documents1,585

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 Rate43.6%

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

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MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL
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
The American Society for Clinical Investigation
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1924
Editorial Address
AMER SOC CLINICAL INVESTIGATION INC, 35 RESEARCH DR, STE 300, ANN ARBOR, USA, MI, 48103
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL
JCRSCIE
10/191Q1
MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL
JCISCIE
3/191Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—538651
202513.67396,431
202413.363613,315
202315.955719,793
202219.45653327,044
202114.80859537,768
202011.86460257,959
201912.28257157,403
201813.25153359,794
2017—42960,484
2016—43764,019
2015—47369,948
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Clinical Investigation

WoS Q1
81318232018201920202021202220232024202513.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:13.6

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 1.5%

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