Current Opinion in Critical Care

pISSN: 1070-5295eISSN: 1531-7072• JCR: CURR OPIN CRIT CARELippincott Williams & WilkinsUnited States
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2026 Impact Factor

3.8

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.4 (+11.8%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    3.8
  2. Metric year 2024

    3.4

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
CRITICAL CARE MEDICINESCIEQ2
Q2
JCR Quartile
B3
CAS Block

Current Opinion in Critical Care current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Medicine

Ranked #1,385 in Medicine by impact factor and #190 among Q2 Medicine journals. This context helps compare Current Opinion in Critical Care against journals publishing in the same field.

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Current Opinion in Critical Care publication trend

Published 442 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 3.8.

2026 vs 2025: -88
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Journal Details

Total Articles
3,110
H-Index
123
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Emergency MedicineEpidemiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

Article Volume

2022
96
2023
110
2024
100
2025
112
2026
24
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