Wolters Kluwer, Health announced today that three of its Lippincott journals have been ranked #1 based on their 2020 Journal Citation Report (JCR) Impact Factor Score from Clarivate Analytics. An Impact Factor (IF) is a measurement of the frequency by which an article in a scholarly journal is cited in a particular year. Of the 210 Lippincott titles listed in the JCR rankings, 88% had Impact Factor gains over the previous year, with 98 journals increasing by 25% or more.
Lippincott holds 17 Top 5 rankings across 13 specialties and 36 Top 10 rankings across 27 specialties. Rounding out the top 20 rankings, Lippincott holds 77 spots across 50 specialties.
Lippincott publishes the top-ranked titles in the following subject categories:
- Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology: Ear & Hearing (IF 3.570), the official journal of the American Auditory Society
- Education, Scientific Disciplines: Academic Medicine (IF 6.893), the official journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges
- Peripheral & Vascular Disease: Circulation (IF 29.690), published on behalf of the American Heart Association
Lippincott publishes Top 10 titles in the following categories:
Anatomy & Morphology
- #10 Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology (IF 2.085), the official publication of the International Society for Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology
Anesthesiology
- #3 Anesthesiology (IF 7.892), published on behalf of the American Society of Anesthesiologists
- #4 Pain (IF 6.961), published on behalf of the International Association for the Study of Pain
- #7 Anesthesia & Analgesia (IF 5.108), published on behalf of the International Anesthesia Research Society
- #10 European Journal of Anaesthesiology (IF 4.330), published on behalf of the European Society of Anaesthesiology
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
- #3 Circulation (IF 29.690), published on behalf of the American Heart Association
- #5 Circulation Research (IF 17.367), published on behalf of the American Heart Association
Critical Care Medicine
- #4 Critical Care Medicine (IF 7.598), published in conjunction with the Society of Critical Care Medicine
Emergency Medicine
- #10 European Journal of Emergency Medicine (IF 2.799), the official journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
- #9 American Journal of Gastroenterology (IF 10.864), the official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology
Healthcare Sciences & Services
- #4 Academic Medicine (IF 6.893), the official journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges
Hematology
- #4 Circulation Research (IF 17.367), published on behalf of the American Heart Association
- #9 Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology (IF 8.311), published on the behalf of the American Heart Association
Medical, Laboratory & Technology
- #9 Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (IF 3.681), Official Journal of the International Association of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology
Obstetrics & Gynecology
- #3 Obstetrics & Gynecology (IF 7.661), published on behalf of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Oncology
- #4 Journal of Clinical Oncology (IF 44.544), published on behalf of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Ophthalmology
- #10 RETINA-The Journal of Retinal and Vitreous Diseases (IF 4.256)
Orthopaedics
- #5 The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (IF 5.284)
Otorhinolaryngology
- #4 Ear & Hearing (IF 3.570), the official title of the American Auditory Society
Pathology
- #9 American Journal of Surgical Pathology (IF 6.394), affiliated with The Arthur Purdy Stout Society of Surgical Pathologists and The Gastrointestinal Pathology Society
Physiology
- #9 Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews (IF 4.915), published on behalf of the American College of Sports Medicine
Peripheral Vascular Disease
- #2 Circulation Research (IF 17.367), published on behalf of the American Heart Association
- #3 Hypertension (IF 10.190), published on behalf of the American Heart Association
- #5 Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis & Vascular Biology (IF 8.311), published on behalf of the American Heart Association
- #6 Stroke (IF 7.914), published on behalf of the American Heart Association
Radiology
- #8 Clinical Nuclear Medicine (IF 7.794)
Rehabilitation
- #8 Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy (IF 3.649), the official journal of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy
Sport Sciences
- #6 Exercise and Sport Sciences Review (IF 6.230), published on behalf of the American College of Sports Medicine
- #8 Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (IF 5.411), published on behalf of the American College of Sports Medicine
Substance Abuse
- #10 Journal of Addiction Medicine (IF 3.702), the official journal of the American Society of Addiction Medicine
Surgery
- #2 Annals of Surgery (IF 12.969), affiliated with the American Surgical Association and the European Surgical Association
Transplantation
- #7 Transplantation (IF 4.939), the official journal of The Transplantation Society
Urology & Nephrology
- #10 Journal of Urology (IF 7.450), the official journal of the American Urological Association
Highlights for Wolters Kluwer’s Medknow titles include:
- 32 titles listed in JCR rankings in 2020
- 75% of titles had Impact Factor gains over the previous year
- Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing received its first Impact Factor score in 2020
- Endoscopic Ultrasound (IF 5.628) received the highest score for the portfolio
- Neurological Sciences and Neurophysiology saw a 293% increase in its Impact Factor
For more information on the Lippincott portfolio of journals from Wolters Kluwer, visit lww.com.
