British Medical Bulletin

Aims & Scope

British Medical Bulletin is a multidisciplinary publication, which comprises high quality reviews aimed at generalist physicians, junior doctors, and medical students in both developed and developing countries.

Its key aims are to provide interpretations of growing points in medicine by trusted experts in the field, and to assist practitioners in incorporating not just evidence but new conceptual ways of thinking into their practice.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.2
2024	7.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.008

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1418

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	745

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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
• Embase

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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.

• Hazards of heavy metal contamination

  Citation: 4817

  Authors: Lars

• The thrifty phenotype hypothesis

  Citation: 2036

  Authors: C Nicholas, David J P

• INTERHEMISPHERIC DIFFERENCES IN THE LOCALIZATION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN MAN

  Citation: 1686

  Authors: BRENDA

• Epidemiology and burden of osteoarthritis

  Citation: 953

  Authors: A., M. H., E. M., C.

• Age-associated cognitive decline

  Citation: 948

  Authors: I. J., J., A. J., S. E., L. M., R. E., L., S. B., J. M.

• Modulating dysfunctional limbic-cortical circuits in depression: towards development of brain-based algorithms for diagnosis and optimised treatment

  Citation: 912

  Authors: Helen S

• Health outcomes in economic evaluation: the QALY and utilities

  Citation: 869

  Authors: S. J., S.

• The epidemiology of thyroid disease

  Citation: 823

  Authors: M. P. J.

• Noise pollution: non-auditory effects on health

  Citation: 728

  Authors: Stephen A, Mark P

• An introduction to free radical biochemistry

  Citation: 705

  Authors: K. H., T. F.

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