Journal metric profile

BLOOD

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 23.100 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 19.700 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank Feb-98 Recorded category rank

BLOOD JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

BLOOD is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by ELSEVIER. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 23.100, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q1.

Ranking and quartile

The database records the JCR category rank as “Feb-98”. Because some imported rank values may require manual verification, readers should confirm the category rank with the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. A Q1 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 165,822 total citations, 374 total articles, 435 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 19.700, which is 3.400 points below the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 22.100. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 3.650.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 10.8 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 6.9 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

BLOOD is identified in this record by print ISSN 0006-4971 and electronic ISSN 1528-0020. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameBLOOD
Abbreviated journalBLOOD
PublisherELSEVIER
Metric year2025
Overall rank126
ISSN0006-4971
eISSN1528-0020
Total cites165,822
Total articles374
Citable items435
Cited half-life10.8 years
Citing half-life6.9 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor23.100
5-Year Impact Factor19.700
Impact Factor without journal self-cites22.100
Journal Citation Indicator3.650
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rankFeb-98
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of BLOOD?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for BLOOD is 23.100 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is BLOOD?

BLOOD is listed in quartile Q1. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes BLOOD?

BLOOD is listed as being published by ELSEVIER.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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