Comparative Medicine

Aims & Scope

Comparative Medicine (CM), an international journal of comparative and experimental medicine, is the leading English-language publication in the field and is ranked by the Science Citation Index in the upper third of all scientific journals.

The mission of CM is to disseminate high-quality, peer-reviewed information that expands biomedical knowledge and promotes human and animal health through the study of laboratory animal disease, animal models of disease, and basic biologic mechanisms related to disease in people and animals.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.1

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.425

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	77

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13222

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	184

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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
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine and Veterinary, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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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.

• A Review of Pain Assessment Methods in Laboratory Rodents

  Citation: 119

  Authors: Patricia V, Daniel SJ, Jennifer LS

• Effects of Rodent Thermoregulation on Animal Models in the Research Environment

  Citation: 116

  Authors: F Claire, James O, Christopher J, John M

• Clinical Management of Pain in Rodents

  Citation: 90

  Authors: Patricia L, Lon V, Patricia V

• Physiologic Aspects of Pig Kidney Transplantation in Nonhuman Primates

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Hayato, Edwin C, David KC

• A Review of Strain and Sex Differences in Response to Pain and Analgesia in Mice

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Jennifer C

• The Study of Pain in Rats and Mice

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Christina M, George L, Carolyn A

• Histologic Comparison of the Dura Mater among Species

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Ahmet, Wilhelmina, Ronald LAW, Albert, Tristan PC

• Influence of Pain and Analgesia on Orthopedic and Wound-healing Models in Rats and Mice

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Monika K, Stephen A, Cholawat

• Embryonic Chicken (<i>Gallus gallus domesticus</i>) as a Model of Cardiac Biology and Development

  Citation: 36

  Authors: José G

• Allograft Inflammatory Factor 1 as an Immunohistochemical Marker for Macrophages in Multiple Tissues and Laboratory Animal Species

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Kathleen M, Mariah R, Logan P, J Adam, Christine M, Sailesh C, Heather A, David K

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