Bulletin of the History of Medicine

pISSN: 0007-5140eISSN: 1086-3176Johns Hopkins University PressUnited States
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2026 Journal Metrics Score

0.2

Updated August 2026 · 2-year citation average from OpenAlex data

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Subject Category Quartiles

Quartiles computed within each OpenAlex subfield
CategoryQuartile
History and Philosophy of ScienceQ3
HistoryQ2
Clinical PsychologyQ4
Q2
Subfield Quartile
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CAS Block

Bulletin of the History of Medicine current release and quartile

Bulletin of the History of Medicine's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 0.2, updated August 2026 from OpenAlex citation data. The journal is ranked Q2 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Medicine

Ranked #5,778 in Medicine by Journal Metrics Score and #1,587 among Q2 Medicine journals. This context helps compare Bulletin of the History of Medicine against journals publishing in the same field.

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Bulletin of the History of Medicine publication trend

Published 234 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current Journal Metrics Score of 0.2.

2026 vs 2025: -29
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Journal Details

Total Articles
4,496
H-Index
52
Open Access
Hybrid (3% OA)
Subject Areas
History and Philosophy of ScienceHistoryClinical PsychologyHistory and Philosophy of Science

Article Volume

2022
58
2023
68
2024
49
2025
44
2026
15
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