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International Journal of Clinical Practice
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International Journal of Clinical Practice

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Medicine 1417 104 137 17

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 188
Documents by Best Scientists*: 213
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 121
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.659
Impact Factor: 2.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Journal of Clinical Practice?

The main research concerns discussed in International Journal of Clinical Practice are Internal medicine, Surgery, Intensive care medicine, MEDLINE and Endocrinology. Disease is part of Internal medicine studies tackled in the journal. Surgery research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Adverse effect and Clinical trial.

Studies on MEDLINE discussed in the journal link to the field of Family medicine. The main emphasis of International Journal of Clinical Practice is the research on Endocrinology, emphasizing the topic of Insulin.

  • Internal medicine (38.41%)
  • Surgery (19.67%)
  • Intensive care medicine (9.76%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Prevalence of hypogonadism in males aged at least 45 years: the HIM study (553 citations)
  • Characterising the castration-resistant prostate cancer population: a systematic review (420 citations)
  • The significance of compliance and persistence in the treatment of diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidaemia: a review (383 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Journal of Clinical Practice:

The most cited papers cover a variety of subjects, including Internal medicine, Surgery, Endocrinology, Diabetes mellitus and Disease. The Internal medicine research presented in the published papers focuses mostly on Placebo and, on occasion, topics in Anesthesia. The journal publications focus on Surgery but sometimes tackle the closely related topic of Intensive care medicine which is concerned with MEDLINE.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Internal medicine
  • Surgery
  • Disease

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

International Journal of Clinical Practice focuses largely on the fields of Internal medicine, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Gastroenterology, MEDLINE and Retrospective cohort study. The journal explores research in Internal medicine and the adjacent study of Cardiology. Topics like Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Pandemic are tackled as part of the discussions on Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

While Pandemic is the key highlight in the journal, it also covered some subjects on Family medicine and Health care and Cross-sectional study. The work on Meta-analysis presented in the journal focuses on Cochrane Library in particular. The research on Confidence interval discussed in International Journal of Clinical Practice draws on the closely related field of Odds ratio.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Assessment and characterisation of post-COVID-19 manifestations. (76 citations)
  • While studies on covid-19 vaccine is ongoing; the public's thoughts and attitudes to the future Covid-19 vaccine. (27 citations)
  • "Stay at Home, Protect the National Health Service, Save Lives": A cost benefit analysis of the lockdown in the United Kingdom. (24 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in International Journal of Clinical Practice (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Leslie Citrome (108 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Graham Jackson (92 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Anthony S. Wierzbicki (81 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Gregory Y.H. Lip (62 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Ian S. Fentiman (38 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in International Journal of Clinical Practice (based on the number of publications) are:

  • St Thomas' Hospital (140 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Guy's Hospital (101 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • New York Medical College (84 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Health Sciences Antigua (79 papers) published 79 papers at the last edition,
  • Pfizer (78 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 9.28% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 11.75% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.56% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 25.70% of all publications and 57.99% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

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Top Publications

  • Parents' willingness and attitudes concerning the COVID-19 vaccine: A cross-sectional study.

    Meltem Yılmaz;Mustafa Kursat Sahin

    (2021)
    167 Citations
  • Readmissions among patients with COVID-19

    Eleftheria Atalla;Markos Kalligeros;Giorgina Giampaolo;Evangelia K. Mylona

    (2021)
    71 Citations
  • Gender differences in the battle against COVID‐19: Impact of genetics, comorbidities, inflammation and lifestyle on differences in outcomes

    (2020)
    61 Citations
  • Prevalence of Neuropathic Component in Post-COVID Pain Symptoms in Previously Hospitalized COVID-19 Survivors

    (2022)
    59 Citations
  • Obesity is associated with a greater number of long-term post-COVID symptoms and poor sleep quality: A multicentre case-control study.

    César Fernández-de-Las-Peñas;Juan Torres-Macho;Carlos M Elvira-Martínez;Luis J Molina-Trigueros;Luis J Molina-Trigueros

    (2021)
    38 Citations
  • The willingness to accept the COVID-19 vaccine and affecting factors among healthcare professionals: A cross-sectional study in Turkey.

    Askin Keskin Kaplan;Mustafa Kursat Sahin;Hulya Parildar;Isil Adadan Guvenc

    (2021)
    37 Citations
  • A phased approach to unlocking during the COVID-19 pandemic-Lessons from trend analysis.

    Mike Stedman;Mark Davies;Mark Lunt;Arpana Verma

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • Switching between GLP-1 receptor agonists in clinical practice: Expert consensus and practical guidance.

    Akshay B Jain;Amar Ali;Juan J Gorgojo Martínez;Irene Hramiak

    (2021)
    31 Citations
  • Double and triple burden of non-communicable diseases and its determinants among adults in Bangladesh: Evidence from a recent demographic and health survey

    Akib Al-Zubayer;Benojir Ahammed;Alamgir Sarder;Subarna Kundu

    (2021)
    22 Citations
  • Smoking cessation after acute coronary syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Saul Lovatt;Chun Wai Wong;Eric Holroyd;Rob Butler

    (2021)
    22 Citations

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