Journal of Medical Ultrasonics

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Medical Ultrasonics is the official journal of the Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine.

The main purpose of the journal is to provide forum for the publication of papers documenting recent advances and new developments in the entire field of ultrasound in medicine and biology, encompassing both the medical and the engineering aspects of the science.The journal welcomes original articles, review articles, images, and letters to the editor.The journal also provides state-of-the-art information such as announcements from the boards and the committees of the society.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.1
2024	1.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.492

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	28

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11754

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	381

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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.

• Elastography: Imaging the elastic properties of soft tissues with ultrasound

  Citation: 266

  Authors: Jonathan, S. Kaisar, Brian S., Faouzi, Elisa E., Thomas, Christopher R. B., Raffaella, Remi, Seshadri, Tomy

• High-frame-rate echocardiography using diverging transmit beams and parallel receive beamforming

  Citation: 191

  Authors: Hideyuki, Hiroshi

• Real time tissue elasticity imaging using the combined autocorrelation method

  Citation: 145

  Authors: Tsuyoshi, Naotaka, Ei, Jeffrey C.

• JSUM ultrasound elastography practice guidelines: basics and terminology

  Citation: 96

  Authors: Tsuyoshi

• JSUM ultrasound elastography practice guidelines: liver

  Citation: 92

  Authors: Masatoshi, Tsuyoshi, Fuminori, Hiroko, Ryosuke, Norihisa, Kenji, Hiroyasu, Masashi, Yasukiyo, Takashi

• JSUM ultrasound elastography practice guidelines: pancreas

  Citation: 66

  Authors: Yoshiki, Takamichi, Atsushi, Fumihide, Hiroki, Naoki, Natsuko, Yuya, Tsuyoshi

• Cervical elastography during pregnancy: a critical review of current approaches with a focus on controversies and limitations

  Citation: 63

  Authors: Arrigo, Edoardo, Helen, Ralf

• JSUM ultrasound elastography practice guidelines: breast

  Citation: 60

  Authors: Kazutaka, Tsuyoshi, Masaru, Katsutoshi, Tokiko, Hiroko, Etsuo, Takeshi, Ei

• Standard method for ultrasound evaluation of carotid artery lesions

  Citation: 59

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• Proposal of a parametric imaging method for quantitative diagnosis of liver fibrosis

  Citation: 59

  Authors: Tadashi, Hiroyuki

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