"Journal Impact Factor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A quantitative measure of the frequency on average with which articles in a journal have been cited in a given period of time.
| Descriptor ID |
D055811
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.178.682.099.325.500 L01.453.183.291.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Journal Impact Factor- Journal Impact Factor
- Factor, Journal Impact
- Factors, Journal Impact
- Impact Factor, Journal
- Impact Factors, Journal
- Journal Impact Factors
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Journal Impact Factor" by people in Profiles.
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Analysis of the Highest Altmetrics-scored Articles in Emergency Medicine Journals. West J Emerg Med. 2025 Mar; 26(2):353-363.
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Measuring Scholarly Productivity: A Primer for Junior Faculty. Part III: Understanding Publication Metrics. West J Emerg Med. 2018 Nov; 19(6):1003-1011.
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Discrepancies Between Randomized Controlled Trial Registry Entries and Content of Corresponding Manuscripts Reported in Anesthesiology Journals. Anesth Analg. 2015 Oct; 121(4):1030-1033.
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Publication bias in the anesthesiology literature. Anesth Analg. 2012 May; 114(5):1042-8.