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The Lancet
Medicine and clinical research
Among the 50 medicine and clinical research journals in this index it has the 2nd highest h-index and the 3rd highest two-year mean citedness. Both are explained under how venues are ranked.
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Where its authors come from
Share of the 5 954 papers since 2023 with at least one author in each country.
| Country | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| United States | 28% |
| United Kingdom | 25% |
| Australia | 8% |
| Canada | 7% |
| Switzerland | 7% |
What it publishes
Mix of article types:
| Type | Share |
|---|---|
| Research articles | 95% |
| Letters | 4% |
Main subject areas of those papers:
| Subject area | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| Health and Conflict Studies | 5% |
| History of Science and Medicine | 2% |
Most cited papers since 2023
- Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (2024, 5 041 citations)
- Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (2023, 4 687 citations)
- Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance 1990–2021: a systematic analysis with forecasts to 2050 (2024, 3 775 citations)
- Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2024 report of the Lancet standing Commission (2024, 3 759 citations)
- Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (2024, 2 849 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 0099-5355):
- 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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