Disability and Rehabilitation

Aims & Scope

Disability and Rehabilitation is an international multidisciplinary journal publishing on all aspects of disability, rehabilitation, and services for those who are handicapped.

Disability and Rehabilitation aims to encourage a better understanding of disability and to promote rehabilitation science, practice and policy aspects of the rehabilitation process.

The journal provides an important forum for the dissemination and exchange of ideas amongst global health practitioners and researchers.

Disability and Rehabilitation covers a range of topics such as: Rehabilitation in practice Rehabilitation Policy Assessment procedures Education and training Disability and Rehabilitation accepts quantitative and qualitative research papers, reviews, case studies, multidisciplinary perspectives, and letters.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2
2024	2.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.972

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	140

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5055

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	5531

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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

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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.

• Negotiating the coresearcher mandate – service users’ experiences of doing collaborative research on mental health

  Citation: 1052

  Authors: Christian, Jon, Marit, Marius

• The epidemiology of cerebral palsy: Incidence, impairments and risk factors

  Citation: 721

  Authors: Else, Marij E., Hendrik J.

• Spasticity: Clinical perceptions, neurological realities and meaningful measurement

  Citation: 555

  Authors: AD, M, MP, D, F Van, J, H, GR

• The long-term outcome of arm function after stroke: results of a follow-up study

  Citation: 540

  Authors: J., G. J., K., A. J. H.

• The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: a new tool for understanding disability and health

  Citation: 522

  Authors: T.B., S., J., N., M.

• What does participation mean? An insider perspective from people with disabilities

  Citation: 462

  Authors: Joy, Susan, Allen, Gale, Jennifer, Evelyn

• A systematic review of clinical outcomes, clinical process, healthcare utilization and costs associated with telerehabilitation

  Citation: 431

  Authors: Dahlia, Pascale, Claude, Martha

• The Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM) version III: Reliability and validity in a multi-center international study

  Citation: 407

  Authors: M., I., F., C., M. T., B. C., M., S. L., E., G., S., G., M., R. J., W. S., A., C. A., P., B. M., B. P., G., E. M., V., J., A.

• Refinements of the ICF Linking Rules to strengthen their potential for establishing comparability of health information

  Citation: 405

  Authors: Alarcos, Nora, Jerome, Birgit

• Disablement following stroke

  Citation: 404

  Authors: Nancy, Sharon, Sara, Gordon,, Johanne, Sara, Nancy

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