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| Journal | Subsubject | JIF | 5-Year JIF | JCI | Quartile | Publisher |
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Brain and Spine
ISSN 2772-5294 eISSN 2772-5294
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.500 | 2.600 | 0.580 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
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Cancer Informatics
ISSN N/A eISSN 1176-9351
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Oncology | 2.500 | 2.400 | 0.610 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine
ISSN 1672-0415 eISSN 1993-0402
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.500 | 2.600 | 0.640 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY
ISSN 0305-1870 eISSN 1440-1681
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Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 2.500 | 2.300 | 0.760 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology
ISSN 2666-4976 eISSN 2666-4976
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.500 | 2.700 | 0.670 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
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CURRENT OPINION IN GASTROENTEROLOGY
ISSN 0267-1379 eISSN 1531-7056
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 2.500 | 2.500 | 0.420 | Q2 | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS |
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DERMATOLOGIC CLINICS
ISSN 0733-8635 eISSN 1558-0520
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Dermatology | 2.500 | 2.900 | 1.000 | Q2 | W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC |
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Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
ISSN 1342-078X eISSN 1347-4715
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.500 | 4.300 | 1.010 | Q2 | JAPANESE SOC HYGIENE |
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EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL SUPPLEMENTS
ISSN 1520-765X eISSN 1554-2815
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.500 | 2.000 | 0.600 | Q2 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
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Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
ISSN 1747-4124 eISSN 1747-4132
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 2.500 | 3.600 | 0.620 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Frontiers in Neuroinformatics
ISSN N/A eISSN 1662-5196
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.500 | 3.100 | 0.700 | Q2 | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA |
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Gastroenterology Review-Przeglad Gastroenterologiczny
ISSN 1895-5770 eISSN 1897-4317
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 2.500 | 4.300 | 0.370 | Q2 | TERMEDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE LTD |
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IJC Heart & Vasculature
ISSN N/A eISSN 2352-9067
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.500 | 2.300 | 0.640 | Q2 | ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD |
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Infectious Disease Modelling
ISSN N/A eISSN 2468-0427
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Infectious Diseases | 2.500 | 3.600 | 0.940 | Q2 | KEAI PUBLISHING LTD |
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INTERNATIONAL CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
ISSN 0268-1315 eISSN 1473-5857
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Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 2.500 | 2.100 | 0.700 | Q2 | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS |
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International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
ISSN 1557-1874 eISSN 1557-1882
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 2.500 | 4.100 | 1.010 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF METHODS IN PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH
ISSN 1049-8931 eISSN 1557-0657
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 2.500 | 3.700 | 0.880 | Q2 | WILEY |
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International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease
ISSN 1178-7058 eISSN 1178-7058
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.500 | 2.400 | 0.620 | Q2 | DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD |
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Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research
ISSN 1937-5387 eISSN 1937-5395
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.500 | 2.900 | 0.610 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology
ISSN 1473-2130 eISSN 1473-2165
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Dermatology | 2.500 | 2.700 | 0.820 | Q2 | WILEY |
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JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY
ISSN 0891-9887 eISSN 1552-5708
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.500 | 3.000 | 0.690 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice
ISSN N/A eISSN 2052-3211
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Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 2.500 | 3.000 | 0.880 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
ISSN 2667-2960 eISSN 2667-2960
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 2.500 | 2.400 | 0.730 | Q2 | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC |
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JOURNAL OF THE EGYPTIAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION
ISSN N/A eISSN 2090-262X
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Public Health & Epidemiology | 2.500 | 3.100 | 0.770 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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MAGNETIC RESONANCE MATERIALS IN PHYSICS BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
ISSN 1352-8661 eISSN 1352-8661
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.500 | 2.400 | 0.700 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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Neuro-Oncology Practice
ISSN 2054-2577 eISSN 2054-2585
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Oncology | 2.500 | 2.800 | 0.680 | Q2 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
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OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
ISSN 0889-8545 eISSN 1558-0474
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Obstetrics & Gynecology | 2.500 | 3.300 | 1.060 | Q2 | W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC |
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Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
ISSN N/A eISSN 2325-9671
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Orthopedics & Musculoskeletal Medicine | 2.500 | 3.200 | 0.920 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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PHARMACOLOGY BIOCHEMISTRY AND BEHAVIOR
ISSN 0091-3057 eISSN 1873-5177
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Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 2.500 | 3.100 | 0.830 | Q2 | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD |
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Plant Pathology Journal
ISSN 1598-2254 eISSN 2093-9280
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Pathology & Laboratory Medicine | 2.500 | 2.600 | 0.610 | Q2 | KOREAN SOC PLANT PATHOLOGY |
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PLOS Global Public Health
ISSN N/A eISSN 2767-3375
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Public Health & Epidemiology | 2.500 | 2.500 | 0.730 | Q2 | PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE |
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PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS
ISSN 0033-3549 eISSN 1468-2877
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Public Health & Epidemiology | 2.500 | 3.100 | 0.840 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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Pulmonary Circulation
ISSN 2045-8932 eISSN 2045-8940
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Pulmonology & Respiratory Medicine | 2.500 | 2.700 | 0.590 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Rheumatology and Immunology Research
ISSN N/A eISSN 2719-4523
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Orthopedics & Musculoskeletal Medicine | 2.500 | 2.600 | 0.380 | Q2 | WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH |
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Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
ISSN 1043-0679 eISSN 1532-9488
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.500 | 2.100 | 0.820 | Q2 | ELSEVIER INC |
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TRANSFUSION MEDICINE REVIEWS
ISSN 0887-7963 eISSN 1532-9496
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.500 | 3.600 | 0.430 | Q2 | W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC |
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Translational Gastroenterology and Hepatology
ISSN N/A eISSN 2415-1289
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 2.500 | 3.400 | 0.510 | Q2 | AME PUBLISHING COMPANY |
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World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
ISSN 1948-5204 eISSN 1948-5204
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Oncology | 2.500 | 2.700 | 0.460 | Q2 | BAISHIDENG PUBLISHING GROUP INC |
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World Journal of Hepatology
ISSN 1948-5182 eISSN 1948-5182
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 2.500 | 3.000 | 0.470 | Q2 | BAISHIDENG PUBLISHING GROUP INC |
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Acta Orthopaedica
ISSN 1745-3674 eISSN 1745-3682
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Orthopedics & Musculoskeletal Medicine | 2.400 | 3.300 | 1.190 | Q2 | Medical Journal Sweden AB |
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AGING & MENTAL HEALTH
ISSN 1360-7863 eISSN 1364-6915
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 2.400 | 3.500 | 0.730 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL
ISSN 0196-6553 eISSN 1527-3296
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Infectious Diseases | 2.400 | 2.600 | 1.030 | Q2 | MOSBY-ELSEVIER |
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ANNALS OF HEMATOLOGY
ISSN 0939-5555 eISSN 1432-0584
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Hematology | 2.400 | 2.700 | 0.580 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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Asian Journal of Urology
ISSN 2214-3882 eISSN 2214-3890
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Nephrology & Urology | 2.400 | 2.400 | 0.730 | Q2 | ELSEVIER SINGAPORE PTE LTD |
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AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
ISSN 1326-0200 eISSN 1753-6405
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Public Health & Epidemiology | 2.400 | 2.900 | 0.750 | Q2 | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC |
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AUSTRALIAN DENTAL JOURNAL
ISSN 0045-0421 eISSN 1834-7819
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Dentistry & Oral Health | 2.400 | 2.600 | 0.870 | Q2 | WILEY |
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BioPsychoSocial Medicine
ISSN 1751-0759 eISSN 1751-0759
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.400 | 3.300 | 0.630 | Q2 | BMC |
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BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
ISSN N/A eISSN 1471-2474
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Orthopedics & Musculoskeletal Medicine | 2.400 | 2.800 | 0.880 | Q2 | BMC |
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BMC Nephrology
ISSN N/A eISSN 1471-2369
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Nephrology & Urology | 2.400 | 2.700 | 0.910 | Q2 | BMC |
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Clinical Neuropsychiatry
ISSN 1724-4935 eISSN 2385-0787
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.400 | 3.100 | 0.790 | Q2 | GIOVANNI FIORITI EDITORE |
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CRITICAL CARE CLINICS
ISSN 0749-0704 eISSN 1557-8232
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Anesthesiology & Critical Care | 2.400 | 4.100 | 0.710 | Q2 | W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC |
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CURRENT OPINION IN NEPHROLOGY AND HYPERTENSION
ISSN 1062-4821 eISSN 1473-6543
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Nephrology & Urology | 2.400 | 2.800 | 0.520 | Q2 | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS |
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Eye and Brain
ISSN 1179-2744 eISSN 1179-2744
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.400 | 3.900 | 0.910 | Q2 | DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD |
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INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
ISSN 0340-0131 eISSN 1432-1246
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Public Health & Epidemiology | 2.400 | 2.900 | 0.780 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS
ISSN 0020-7292 eISSN 1879-3479
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Obstetrics & Gynecology | 2.400 | 3.000 | 1.050 | Q2 | WILEY |
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International Journal of Public Health
ISSN 1661-8556 eISSN 1661-8564
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Public Health & Epidemiology | 2.400 | 3.100 | 0.790 | Q2 | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA |
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Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
ISSN 1303-2968 eISSN 1303-2968
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.400 | 3.800 | 0.980 | Q2 | JOURNAL SPORTS SCIENCE & MEDICINE |
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JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE
ISSN 0278-4297 eISSN 1550-9613
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.400 | 2.400 | 0.600 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Mental Health & Prevention
ISSN 2212-6570 eISSN 2212-6570
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 2.400 | 0.000 | 0.700 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
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NEUROPHYSIOLOGIE CLINIQUE-CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
ISSN 0987-7053 eISSN 1769-7131
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.400 | 3.200 | 0.790 | Q2 | ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER |
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OPHTHALMIC AND PHYSIOLOGICAL OPTICS
ISSN 0275-5408 eISSN 1475-1313
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Ophthalmology & Vision Science | 2.400 | 3.100 | 1.140 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Parasite Epidemiology and Control
ISSN 2405-6731 eISSN 2405-6731
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Public Health & Epidemiology | 2.400 | 2.600 | 0.720 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
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PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY
ISSN 1053-8569 eISSN 1099-1557
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Public Health & Epidemiology | 2.400 | 2.500 | 0.620 | Q2 | WILEY |
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PLANT PATHOLOGY
ISSN 0032-0862 eISSN 1365-3059
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Pathology & Laboratory Medicine | 2.400 | 2.800 | 0.600 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Preventive Medicine Reports
ISSN N/A eISSN 2211-3355
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.400 | 2.700 | 0.760 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
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PSYCHIATRY-INTERPERSONAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES
ISSN 0033-2747 eISSN 1943-281X
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 2.400 | 2.800 | 0.710 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE
ISSN 0033-3174 eISSN 1534-7796
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.400 | 3.100 | 0.920 | Q2 | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS |
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Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
ISSN 2730-7166 eISSN 2730-7174
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Pathology & Laboratory Medicine | 2.400 | 3.200 | 1.000 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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Vasa-European Journal of Vascular Medicine
ISSN 0301-1526 eISSN 1664-2872
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.400 | 2.200 | 0.520 | Q2 | HOGREFE AG-HOGREFE AG SUISSE |
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ADVANCES IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
ISSN 1548-5595 eISSN 1548-5609
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Nephrology & Urology | 2.300 | 3.800 | 0.800 | Q2 | W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC |
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Advances in Respiratory Medicine
ISSN 2451-4934 eISSN 2543-6031
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Pulmonology & Respiratory Medicine | 2.300 | 1.500 | 0.500 | Q2 | MDPI |
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Advances in Urology
ISSN 1687-6369 eISSN 1687-6377
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Nephrology & Urology | 2.300 | 2.200 | 0.640 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Annals of Thoracic Medicine
ISSN 1817-1737 eISSN 1998-3557
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.300 | 2.200 | 0.620 | Q2 | WOLTERS KLUWER MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS |
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BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
ISSN 0166-4328 eISSN 1872-7549
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.300 | 2.700 | 0.810 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
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BLOOD PRESSURE
ISSN 0803-7051 eISSN 1651-1999
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Hematology | 2.300 | 1.700 | 0.470 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Blood Transfusion
ISSN 1723-2007 eISSN 1723-2007
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Hematology | 2.300 | 3.100 | 0.680 | Q2 | SIMTIPRO SRL |
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
ISSN 1471-2261 eISSN 1471-2261
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.300 | 2.300 | 0.620 | Q2 | BMC |
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BMJ Paediatrics Open
ISSN N/A eISSN 2399-9772
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Pediatrics | 2.300 | 2.500 | 0.920 | Q2 | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP |
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BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL
ISSN 0007-0610 eISSN 1476-5373
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Dentistry & Oral Health | 2.300 | 2.200 | 0.820 | Q2 | SPRINGERNATURE |
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Cancer Epidemiology
ISSN 1877-7821 eISSN 1877-783X
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Oncology | 2.300 | 2.800 | 0.670 | Q2 | ELSEVIER SCI LTD |
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Cardiology in Review
ISSN 1061-5377 eISSN 1538-4683
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.300 | 2.300 | 0.430 | Q2 | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS |
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Chronic Respiratory Disease
ISSN 1479-9723 eISSN 1479-9731
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Pulmonology & Respiratory Medicine | 2.300 | 3.100 | 0.770 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY
ISSN 0160-9289 eISSN 1932-8737
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.300 | 2.600 | 0.620 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Clinical Respiratory Journal
ISSN 1752-6981 eISSN 1752-699X
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Pulmonology & Respiratory Medicine | 2.300 | 1.900 | 0.520 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Critical Public Health
ISSN 0958-1596 eISSN 1469-3682
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Public Health & Epidemiology | 2.300 | 2.500 | 0.860 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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CROATIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
ISSN 0353-9504 eISSN 1332-8166
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.300 | 2.000 | 0.450 | Q2 | MEDICINSKA NAKLADA |
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Dermatology Practical & Conceptual
ISSN 2160-9381 eISSN 2160-9381
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Dermatology | 2.300 | 2.800 | 0.670 | Q2 | MATTIOLI 1885 |
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Developmental Neurobiology
ISSN 1932-8451 eISSN 1932-846X
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.300 | 2.500 | 0.580 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Diagnostic Pathology
ISSN N/A eISSN 1746-1596
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Pathology & Laboratory Medicine | 2.300 | 2.500 | 0.890 | Q2 | BMC |
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EUROPEAN ADDICTION RESEARCH
ISSN 1022-6877 eISSN 1421-9891
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 2.300 | 2.600 | 0.810 | Q2 | KARGER |
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY
ISSN 0902-4441 eISSN 1600-0609
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Hematology | 2.300 | 2.700 | 0.570 | Q2 | WILEY |
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY
ISSN 1090-3798 eISSN 1532-2130
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.300 | 2.800 | 0.960 | Q2 | ELSEVIER SCI LTD |
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Evidence-Based Dentistry
ISSN 1462-0049 eISSN 1476-5446
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Dentistry & Oral Health | 2.300 | 0.000 | 0.620 | Q2 | SPRINGERNATURE |
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Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience
ISSN N/A eISSN 1662-5188
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.300 | 2.900 | 0.620 | Q2 | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA |
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Frontiers in Radiology
ISSN N/A eISSN 2673-8740
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Radiology & Medical Imaging | 2.300 | 2.500 | 0.580 | Q2 | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA |
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GENES BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR
ISSN 1601-1848 eISSN 1601-183X
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.300 | 2.500 | 0.680 | Q2 | WILEY |
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GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
ISSN 0721-832X eISSN 1435-702X
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Ophthalmology & Vision Science | 2.300 | 2.600 | 0.970 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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GYNECOLOGIC AND OBSTETRIC INVESTIGATION
ISSN 0378-7346 eISSN 1423-002X
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Obstetrics & Gynecology | 2.300 | 2.000 | 0.890 | Q2 | KARGER |
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Heart International
ISSN 2036-2579 eISSN 2036-2579
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.300 | 1.700 | 0.330 | Q2 | TOUCH MEDICAL MEDIA LTD |
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International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery
ISSN 1861-6410 eISSN 1861-6429
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Radiology & Medical Imaging | 2.300 | 3.000 | 0.810 | Q2 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
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