Journal of Breath Research

Aims & Scope

Journal of Breath Research is dedicated to all aspects of scientific breath research.

The traditional focus is on analysis of volatile compounds and aerosols in exhaled breath for the investigation of exogenous exposures, metabolism, toxicology, health status and the diagnosis of disease and breath odours.

The journal also welcomes other breath-related topics.

Typical areas of interest include: Big laboratory instrumentation: describing new state-of-the-art analytical instrumentation capable of performing high-resolution discovery and targeted breath research; exploiting complex technologies drawn from other areas of biochemistry and genetics for breath research.

Engineering solutions: developing new breath sampling technologies for condensate and aerosols, for chemical and optical sensors, for extraction and sample preparation methods, for automation and standardization, and for multiplex analyses to preserve the breath matrix and facilitating analytical throughput.

Measure exhaled constituents (e.g.

CO2, acetone, isoprene) as markers of human presence or mitigate such contaminants in enclosed environments.

Human and animal in vivo studies: decoding the 'breath exposome', implementing exposure and intervention studies, performing cross-sectional and case-control research, assaying immune and inflammatory response, and testing mammalian host response to infections and exogenous exposures to develop information directly applicable to systems biology.

Studying inhalation toxicology; inhaled breath as a source of internal dose; resultant blood, breath and urinary biomarkers linked to inhalation pathway.

Cellular and molecular level in vitro studies.

Clinical, pharmacological and forensic applications.

Mathematical, statistical and graphical data interpretation.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.4
2024	3.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.863

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	70

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6070

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	662

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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

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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.

• A review of the volatiles from the healthy human body

  Citation: 820

  Authors: B, A, H, C, W, T, D, N M

• The human volatilome: volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in exhaled breath, skin emanations, urine, feces and saliva

  Citation: 596

  Authors: Anton, Ben de Lacy, Wolfram, Jochen, Bogusław, Joachim, Norman, Terence

• The versatile use of exhaled volatile organic compounds in human health and disease

  Citation: 279

  Authors: Agnes W, Joep J B N, Jan W, Agnieszka, Emile F, Frederik J

• Is breath acetone a biomarker of diabetes? A historical review on breath acetone measurements

  Citation: 263

  Authors: Zhennan, Chuji

• Isoprene and acetone concentration profiles during exercise on an ergometer

  Citation: 260

  Authors: J, A, K, H, S, G, W, J, H, A

• A literature survey of all volatiles from healthy human breath and bodily fluids: the human volatilome

  Citation: 223

  Authors: Natalia, Cheryl, Norman, Ilaria, Antonis, Oliver, Matteo, Amy, Terry, Ben De Lacy

• On the use of Tedlar® bags for breath-gas sampling and analysis

  Citation: 196

  Authors: Jonathan, Jens, Rene, Armin

• Recent advances of laser-spectroscopy-based techniques for applications in breath analysis

  Citation: 190

  Authors: Matthew R, Yury, Gerard, Rafal, Frank K

• Current breathomics—a review on data pre-processing techniques and machine learning in metabolomics breath analysis

  Citation: 178

  Authors: A, A-Ch, R R R, J W, J, F J

• Volatile biomarkers in the breath of women with breast cancer

  Citation: 177

  Authors: Michael, Renee N, Christobel, Peter, Peter, James

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