International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds' 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 2.3, ranking Q1 in Rehabilitation and 1 other subfield. Two-year citation average from OpenAlex data, updated August 2026.
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Journal Metrics Score 2026 · 2021–2024 window citedness 1.83.
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27 of 464 works · same type, year & subfield
1 works · same type, year & subfield
Below field-year expectation
of 807 topic-associated OpenAlex sources by lifetime output
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| Category | Quartile |
|---|---|
| Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism | Q2 |
| Rehabilitation | Q1 |
| Occupational Therapy | Q1 |
| Surgery | Q2 |
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International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds' 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 2.3, from the August 2026 data release. The score is a two-year citation average computed from OpenAlex (CC0) data: citations received in the most recent complete year to works published in the two prior years, divided by the number of those works.
International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds' best quartile is Q1. By OpenAlex subfield: Q2 in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Q1 in Rehabilitation; Q1 in Occupational Therapy; Q2 in Surgery. Quartiles rank journals by Journal Metrics Score within each subfield.
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