Journal metric profile

BRITISH JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL MEDICINE

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 1.800 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 1.500 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 112/332 Recorded category rank

BRITISH JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL MEDICINE JCR impact factor overview

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Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

BRITISH JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL MEDICINE is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by MA HEALTHCARE LTD. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 1.800, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q2.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 112 out of 332 journals in its listed category. A Q2 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 1,718 total citations, 159 total articles, 216 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 1.500, which is 0.300 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 1.800. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.280.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 5.4 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 4.9 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

BRITISH JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL MEDICINE is identified in this record by print ISSN 1750-8460 and electronic ISSN 1759-7390. 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 nameBRITISH JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL MEDICINE
Abbreviated journalBRIT J HOSP MED
PublisherMA HEALTHCARE LTD
Metric year2025
Overall rank9,201
ISSN1750-8460
eISSN1759-7390
Total cites1,718
Total articles159
Citable items216
Cited half-life5.4 years
Citing half-life4.9 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.800
5-Year Impact Factor1.500
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.800
Journal Citation Indicator0.280
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ2
JCR category rank112/332
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of BRITISH JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL MEDICINE?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for BRITISH JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL MEDICINE is 1.800 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is BRITISH JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL MEDICINE?

BRITISH JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL MEDICINE is listed in quartile Q2. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes BRITISH JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL MEDICINE?

BRITISH JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL MEDICINE is listed as being published by MA HEALTHCARE LTD.

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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