Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

pISSN: 1478-2715eISSN: 2042-8189SAGE PublishingUnited Kingdom
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2026 Journal Metrics Score

1.3

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

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Subject Category Quartiles

Quartiles computed within each OpenAlex subfield
CategoryQuartile
HistoryQ1
NeurologyQ3
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ3
Q1
Subfield Quartile
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CAS Block

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh current release and quartile

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 1.3, updated August 2026 from OpenAlex citation data. The journal is ranked Q1 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Medicine

Ranked #3,819 in Medicine by Journal Metrics Score and #2,150 among Q1 Medicine journals. This context helps compare Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh against journals publishing in the same field.

#3,819
of 6,254 field journals

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh publication trend

Published 527 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current Journal Metrics Score of 1.3.

2025 vs 2024: -12
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Journal Details

Total Articles
2,788
H-Index
43
Open Access
Hybrid (26% OA)
Subject Areas
HistoryHistoryNeurologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Article Volume

2021
151
2022
104
2023
96
2024
94
2025
82
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