Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Aims & Scope

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice is an international journal for health-care providers and clinically oriented researchers that publishes high-quality original research articles and expert reviews in diabetes and related areas.

The role of the journal is to provide a venue for dissemination of knowledge and discussion of topics related to diabetes clinical research and patient care.

Topics of focus include translational science, genetics, immunology, nutrition, psychosocial research, epidemiology, prevention, socio-economic research, complications, new treatments, technologies and therapy.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	7.4
2024	6.10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2282

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	5096

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.537

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	146

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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 Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and 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.

• Global and regional diabetes prevalence estimates for 2019 and projections for 2030 and 2045: Results from the International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas, 9th edition

  Citation: 7875

  Authors: Pouya, Inga, Paraskevi, Belma, Suvi, Nigel, Stephen, Leonor, Ayesha A., Katherine, Jonathan E., Dominic, Rhys

• IDF Diabetes Atlas: Global, regional and country-level diabetes prevalence estimates for 2021 and projections for 2045

  Citation: 6724

  Authors: Hong, Pouya, Suvi, Moritz, Katherine, Bruce B., Caroline, Abdul, Juliana C.N., Jean Claude, Meda E., Ambady, Sarah H., Steven, William H., Ping, Christian, Shihchen, Edward J., Dianna J.

• IDF Diabetes Atlas: Global estimates of diabetes prevalence for 2017 and projections for 2045

  Citation: 5515

  Authors: N.H., J.E., S., Y., J.D., A.W., B.

• Global estimates of the prevalence of diabetes for 2010 and 2030

  Citation: 5032

  Authors: J.E., R.A., P.Z.

• Global estimates of diabetes prevalence for 2013 and projections for 2035

  Citation: 3371

  Authors: L., D.R., I., J., U., J.E.

• IDF Diabetes Atlas: Global estimates for the prevalence of diabetes for 2015 and 2040

  Citation: 3126

  Authors: K., J.D., Y., U., L., N.H., D., J.E., L.E.

• IDF Diabetes Atlas: Global estimates of the prevalence of diabetes for 2011 and 2030

  Citation: 3024

  Authors: David R., Leonor, Clara, Jonathan

• Intensive insulin therapy prevents the progression of diabetic microvascular complications in Japanese patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: a randomized prospective 6-year study

  Citation: 2275

  Authors: Yasuo, Hideki, Eiichi, Takao, Satoshi, Sadatoshi, Yujiro, Naohiko, Motoaki

• Inflammation as a link between obesity, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes

  Citation: 1561

  Authors: Nathalie, Sylvie, Jacques, André J., Nicolas

• Advanced glycation endproducts—role in pathology of diabetic complications

  Citation: 1142

  Authors: Nessar

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