American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Aims & Scope

The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine focuses on human biology and disease, as well as animal and in vitro studies that contribute to the understanding of pathophysiology and treatment of diseases that affect the respiratory system and critically ill patients.

Papers that are solely or predominantly based in cell and molecular biology are published in the companion journal, the American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology.

The Journal also seeks to publish clinical trials and outstanding review articles on areas of interest in several forms.

The State-of-the-Art review is a treatise usually covering a broad field that brings bench research to the bedside.

Shorter reviews are published as Critical Care Perspectives or Pulmonary Perspectives.

These are generally focused on a more limited area and advance a concerted opinion about care for a specific process.

Concise Clinical Reviews provide an evidence-based synthesis of the literature pertaining to topics of fundamental importance to the practice of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine.

Images providing advances or unusual contributions to the field are published as Images in Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep Medicine and the Sciences.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	19.4
2024	19.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	5.076

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	290

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	10941

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, 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.

• ATS Statement

  Citation: 9155

  Authors:

• An Official ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT Statement: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Evidence-based Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management

  Citation: 5857

  Authors: Ganesh, Harold R., Jim J., Fernando J., Juergen, Kevin K., Thomas V., Jean-François, Kevin R., Joseph A., David A., Jay H., Jeffrey J., Athol U., Julio, Demosthenes, Carlos, Ulrich, Masahito, David M., Takeshi, Dong Soon, Talmadge E., Yasuhiro, Jeffrey, Nestor L., Andrew G., Luca, Moisés, Rosalind F., Barbara S., Shandra L., Holger J.

• An Official ATS/IDSA Statement: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Diseases

  Citation: 4902

  Authors: David E., Timothy, Barbara A., Antonino, Charles, Fred, Steven M., Robert, Gwen, Michael F., Michael, Kenneth, Stephen, C. Fordham, Richard J., Kevin

• Guidelines for the Management of Adults with Hospital-acquired, Ventilator-associated, and Healthcare-associated Pneumonia

  Citation: 4845

  Authors:

• Standardization of Spirometry, 1994 Update. American Thoracic Society.

  Citation: 4790

  Authors:

• The American-European Consensus Conference on ARDS. Definitions, mechanisms, relevant outcomes, and clinical trial coordination.

  Citation: 4662

  Authors: G R, A, K L, J, K, L, M, J R, A, R

• Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

  Citation: 4212

  Authors: ALAN H., EDUARDO

• Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

  Citation: 3927

  Authors: Klaus F., Suzanne, Antonio, Peter J., Sonia A., Peter, Yoshinosuke, Christine, Roberto, Chris, Jan

• Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

  Citation: 3759

  Authors: Jørgen, Suzanne S., Alvar G., Paul W., Claus, Antonio, Peter J., Leonardo M., Fernando J., Masaharu, Robert A., Don D., Roberto

• Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

  Citation: 3580

  Authors: ROMAIN A., A. SONIA, PETER M. A., CHRISTINE R., SUZANNE S.

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