"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Journal Impact Factor" by people in this website by year, and whether "Journal Impact Factor" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Journal Impact Factor" by people in Profiles.
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The Academic Impact of Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation Grants:?Report from the Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation/National Institutes of Health Task Force. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2025 04; 36(4):549-555.
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Robotic Surgery in Gynecologic Oncology-A Bibliometric Study. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2024 Oct; 31(10):882-889.
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Expanding Genetic Counselor Roles: A Model for Global Research Development. Genes (Basel). 2024 Jul 01; 15(7).
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Where do we intervene to optimize sports systems? Leverage Points the way. J Sports Sci. 2024 Apr; 42(7):566-573.
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Factors Associated With Altmetric Attention Scores for Randomized Phase III Cancer Clinical Trials. JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2023 08; 7:e2300082.
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Do Articles Shared by Academic Medicine Social Media Influencers Drive Future Citation Rates? Urology. 2023 08; 178:167-172.
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Altmetric Attention Scores in Ophthalmology Journals. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2022 10 01; 140(10):1028.
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Beyond the Impact Factor in Peer-Reviewed Literature: What Really Matters. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 02 01; 149(2):525-528.
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Impact of Level of Evidence on Citation of Orthopaedic Articles. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2021 Dec 01; 29(23):e1274-e1281.
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The Impact of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: By the Numbers. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 11 01; 148(5S):86S-89S.