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American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Medicine and clinical research
Among the 50 medicine and clinical research journals in this index it has the 15th highest h-index and the 49th highest two-year mean citedness. Both are explained under how venues are ranked.
Where its authors come from
Share of the 16 475 papers since 2023 with at least one author in each country.
| Country | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| United States | 73% |
| United Kingdom | 6% |
| China | 5% |
| Canada | 5% |
| Germany | 3% |
What it publishes
Mix of article types:
| Type | Share |
|---|---|
| Research articles | 56% |
Main subject areas of those papers:
| Subject area | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research | 9% |
| Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis | 8% |
| Asthma and respiratory diseases | 6% |
| Respiratory Support and Mechanisms | 5% |
| Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments | 5% |
| Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research | 3% |
Most cited papers since 2023
- A New Global Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (2023, 830 citations)
- Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 2023 Report: GOLD Executive Summary (2023, 829 citations)
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Adults with Chronic Respiratory Disease: An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline (2023, 462 citations)
- An Update on Management of Adult Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline (2023, 446 citations)
- Race and Ethnicity in Pulmonary Function Test Interpretation: An Official American Thoracic Society Statement (2023, 298 citations)
Official rankings
Many evaluations use a national or commercial list rather than raw citation counts. We don't reproduce those lists here; check the journal on each one directly (search for ISSN 1073-449X):
- Scimago (SJR and quartile): what quartiles mean
- Norwegian register (level 1 or 2): national lists explained
- Finnish Publication Forum (JUFO level 0 to 3)
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