Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Clinical Epidemiology aims at promoting the quality of clinical and patient-oriented health care research through the advancement and application of innovative methods of: conducting and presenting primary research; synthesizing research results; disseminating results; and translating results into optimal clinical practice;

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.2
2024	7.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	3.149

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	262

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	655

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	5811

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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.

• The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies

  Citation: 11742

  Authors: Erik, Douglas G., Matthias, Stuart J., Peter C., Jan P.

• Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement

  Citation: 9394

  Authors: David, Alessandro, Jennifer, Douglas G.

• The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate health care interventions: explanation and elaboration

  Citation: 8908

  Authors: Alessandro, Douglas G., Jennifer, Cynthia, Peter C., John P.A., Mike, P.J., Jos, David

• Adapting a clinical comorbidity index for use with ICD-9-CM administrative databases

  Citation: 8578

  Authors: R

• Quality criteria were proposed for measurement properties of health status questionnaires

  Citation: 8155

  Authors: Caroline B., Sandra D.M., Michael R., Daniëlle A.W.M., Dirk L., Joost, Lex M., Henrica C.W.

• GRADE guidelines: 1. Introduction—GRADE evidence profiles and summary of findings tables

  Citation: 8050

  Authors: Gordon, Andrew D., Elie A., Regina, Gunn, Jan, Susan, Yngve, Paul, Hans

• A simulation study of the number of events per variable in logistic regression analysis

  Citation: 6459

  Authors: Peter, John, Elizabeth, Theodore R., Alvan R.

• GRADE guidelines: 3. Rating the quality of evidence

  Citation: 6314

  Authors: Howard, Mark, Holger J., Andrew D., Regina, Jan, Gunn E., Yngve, Joerg, Susan

• Validation of a combined comorbidity index

  Citation: 5397

  Authors: Mary, Ted P., Janey, Jeffrey

• Cross-cultural adaptation of health-related quality of life measures: Literature review and proposed guidelines

  Citation: 4152

  Authors: Francis, Claire, Dorcas

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