Academic Medicine

Aims & Scope

Academic Medicine is the official, peer-reviewed journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.

The journal serves as an international forum for the exchange of ideas, information, and strategies to address the major challenges facing the academic medicine community as it strives to carry out its missions in the public interest.

The journal’s areas of focus include: education and training issues; health and science policy; institutional policy, management, and values; research practice; and clinical practice in academic settings.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.2
2024	5.30

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2550

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	4064

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.446

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research

  Citation: 8195

  Authors: Bridget C., Ilene B., Thomas J., Darcy A., David A.

• The assessment of clinical skills/competence/performance

  Citation: 3151

  Authors: G E

• Deliberate Practice and the Acquisition and Maintenance of Expert Performance in Medicine and Related Domains

  Citation: 2022

  Authors: K Anders

• Systematic Review of Depression, Anxiety, and Other Indicators of Psychological Distress Among U.S. and Canadian Medical Students

  Citation: 1735

  Authors: Liselotte N., Matthew R., Tait D.

• Burnout Among U.S. Medical Students, Residents, and Early Career Physicians Relative to the General U.S. Population

  Citation: 1455

  Authors: Liselotte N., Colin P., Daniel, Sonja, Litjen, Jeff, Tait D.

• Problem-based learning

  Citation: 1439

  Authors: M A, S

• The Impact of E-Learning in Medical Education

  Citation: 1413

  Authors: Jorge G., Michael J., Rosanne M.

• Beyond curriculum reform

  Citation: 1304

  Authors: F W

• Does Simulation-Based Medical Education With Deliberate Practice Yield Better Results Than Traditional Clinical Education? A Meta-Analytic Comparative Review of the Evidence

  Citation: 1266

  Authors: William C., S. Barry, Elaine R., Jeffrey H., Diane B.

• The hidden curriculum, ethics teaching, and the structure of medical education

  Citation: 1123

  Authors: F W, R

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