Critical Care Medicine

Aims & Scope

​​​​​​​Critical Care Medicine is the premier peer-reviewed, scientific publication in critical care medicine.

Directed to those specialists who treat patients in the ICU and CCU, including chest physicians, surgeons, pediatricians, pharmacists/pharmacologists, anesthesiologists, critical care nurses, and other healthcare professionals, Critical Care Medicine covers all aspects of acute and emergency care for the critically ill or injured patient.

Each issue presents critical care practitioners with clinical breakthroughs that lead to better patient care, the latest news on promising research, and advances in equipment and techniques.

The purpose of this journal is to publish original articles on significant work in critical care medicine.

It also provides a forum for exchange of ideas on what's right and what's wrong in the management of the critically ill; a truly in-depth coverage of this specialty.

All articles are original submissions and peer-reviewed.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	6
2024	7.70

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1290

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	4664

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.120

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	315

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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.

• APACHE II

  Citation: 12767

  Authors: WILLIAM A., ELIZABETH A., DOUGLAS P., JACK E.

• Epidemiology of severe sepsis in the United States: Analysis of incidence, outcome, and associated costs of care

  Citation: 6417

  Authors: Derek C., Walter T., Jeffrey, Gilles, Joseph, Michael R.

• Duration of hypotension before initiation of effective antimicrobial therapy is the critical determinant of survival in human septic shock*

  Citation: 4676

  Authors: Anand, Daniel, Kenneth E., Bruce, Joseph E., Satendra, Robert, Daniel, Sergio, Leo, David, Aseem, Mary

• Surviving Sepsis Campaign

  Citation: 4529

  Authors: R. Phillip, Mitchell M., Andrew, Djillali, Herwig, Steven M., Jonathan E., Charles L., Ivor S., Roman, Tiffany M., Mark E., Sean R., Konrad, Ruth M., Derek C., Clifford S., Flavia R., Gordon D., Steven A., Richard J., Jean-Louis, Rui

• 2001 SCCM/ESICM/ACCP/ATS/SIS International Sepsis Definitions Conference

  Citation: 4395

  Authors: Mitchell M., Mitchell P., John C., Edward, Derek, Deborah, Jonathan, Steven M., Jean-Louis, Graham

• American College of Chest Physicians/Society of Critical Care Medicine Consensus Conference

  Citation: 4035

  Authors:

• Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock: 2008

  Citation: 3555

  Authors: R Phillip, Mitchell M., Jean M., Julian, Margaret M., Roman, Konrad, Derek C., Christian, Richard, Thierry, Jean-Francois, Herwig, Maurene, John J., John, Marco, Graham, Jonathan, B Taylor, Sean, Jeffrey S., Janice L., Jean-Louis

• Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Pain, Agitation, and Delirium in Adult Patients in the Intensive Care Unit

  Citation: 2862

  Authors: Juliana, Gilles L., Kathleen, E. Wesley, Céline, Joseph F., Judy E., John W., John P., Aaron M., Douglas B., Daniel L., Avery, Bryce R. H., Dorrie K., Michael A., Richard R., Curtis N., Brenda, Yoanna, Roman

• Use of the SOFA score to assess the incidence of organ dysfunction/failure in intensive care units

  Citation: 2676

  Authors: Jean-Louis, Arnaldo, Francis, Rui, Jukka, Peter M., Charles L., Francis, Serge

• Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in the ICU

  Citation: 2670

  Authors: John W., Yoanna, Céline, Dale M., Arjen J. C., Pratik P., Paula L., Gerald L., Mark E., Bram, Michele C., Mark, Karen J., Nathaniel E., Gerald, Linda, Xavier, Gilles L., Jocelyn E., Aaron M., Michelle E., John P., Julie A., Sharon, Karin J., Margaret A., Jean-Francois, Brenda T., Kathleen A., Richard R., Bryce R. H., Yahya, Paul M., Chris, John E., Carrie, Sina, Cheryl J., Pamela D., Ken, Waleed

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