International Journal of Epidemiology

Aims & Scope

The International Journal of Epidemiology is an essential requirement for anyone who needs to keep up to date with epidemiological advances and new developments throughout the world.

It encourages communication among those engaged in the research, teaching, and application of epidemiology of both communicable and non-communicable disease, including research into health services and medical care.

Also covered are new methods, epidemiological and statistical, for the analysis of data used by those who practise social and preventive medicine.

The International Journal of Epidemiology is published six times yearly.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.9
2024	6.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.695

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	256

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	859

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	4888

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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.

• Mendelian randomization with invalid instruments: effect estimation and bias detection through Egger regression

  Citation: 8061

  Authors: J., G., S.

• ‘Mendelian randomization’: can genetic epidemiology contribute to understanding environmental determinants of disease?*

  Citation: 4915

  Authors: George, Shah

• Cohort Profile: The China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS)

  Citation: 3388

  Authors: Y., Y., J. P., J., G.

• Avoiding bias from weak instruments in Mendelian randomization studies

  Citation: 3124

  Authors: Stephen, Simon G

• Robust inference in summary data Mendelian randomization via the zero modal pleiotropy assumption

  Citation: 2756

  Authors: Fernando Pires, George, Jack

• Cohort Profile: The ‘Children of the 90s’—the index offspring of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children

  Citation: 2647

  Authors: Andy, Jean, John, Debbie A, Abigail, John, Lynn, Andy, Susan, George

• Cohort Profile: The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children: ALSPAC mothers cohort

  Citation: 2226

  Authors: A., C., K., A., J., G., J., J., L., A., S., S. M., D. A.

• Data Resource Profile: Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)

  Citation: 2218

  Authors: Emily, Arlene M, Krishnan, Harriet, Rohini, Tjeerd, Liam

• Sick Individuals and Sick Populations

  Citation: 2157

  Authors: GEOFFREY

• The global prevalence of common mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis 1980–2013

  Citation: 2085

  Authors: Zachary, Claire, Changiz, Tien, John W, Vikram, Derrick

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