Kurume Medical Journal

Aims & Scope

The Kurume Medical Journal (Kurume Med J.) was established in 1954 and is published four times per annum by Kurume University School of Medicine.

Manuscripts are written in English.

The journal publish. author’s own original works and fall within the board range of medical science.

Manuscripts will be accepted with understanding that they are the exclusive property of the journal and may not be published elsewhere.

For rapid publication, Short Communication will be processed as quickly as possible, when accepted.

Papers regarded as methods for experiments are accepted as Technical Note.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.152

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	24

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	24403

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	30

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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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.

• Myeloperoxidase Concentrations in the Stool as a New Parameter of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

  Citation: 74

  Authors: TOMOHISA

• THE FINE STRUCTURE OF THE OOCYTE IN THE MOUSE OVARY STUDIED WITH ELECTRON MICROSCOPE

  Citation: 70

  Authors: EICHI, M., TOYOKO, B., AKIRA, M., HIDETOSHI, M.

• Dietary Habits and Risk of Death due to Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Large Scale Cohort Study in Japan. Univariate Analysis of JACC Study Data

  Citation: 68

  Authors: YOUICHI, ITSURO, AKIRA, TAKAYUKI, TAKESUMI, HIROSHI, RITSU, YUKI, SHOKO, NOBUO, KATSUHIRO, AKIKO

• The vitamin A-storing cells in the human and rat pancreas.

  Citation: 65

  Authors: NAOKI

• A Statistical Study of the Branching of the Human Internal Iliac Artery.

  Citation: 64

  Authors: KOH-ICHI, TSUYOSHI, YOSHIAKI, KATSUMARO, MITSUAKI

• Pyogenic Spondylitis: Clinical Features, Diagnosis and Treatment

  Citation: 56

  Authors: KIMIAKI, KEI, KIMIAKI, TATSUHIRO, MASAFUMI, TSUNEMASA, SHOJI, TAKAHIRO, KENSEI, NAOTO

• Musculoskeletal Disorders among Chinese Medical Students

  Citation: 55

  Authors: DEREK R., NING, TATSUYA, RUI-SHENG

• A Comparative Study of Treatments for Chronic Subdural Hematoma: Burr Hole Drainage versus Burr Hole Drainage with Irrigation

  Citation: 50

  Authors: AKIRA, YOSHITAKE, HISASHI

• Effect of Preoperative Immunonutrition in Patients Undergoing Hepatectomy; A Randomized Controlled Trial

  Citation: 44

  Authors: KAZUHIRO, RYUICHI, HISAFUMI, SHIGEAKI

• Low-dose/Long-term Erythromycin for Treatment of Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia (BOOP).

  Citation: 43

  Authors: YOICHIRO, HIDEAKI, MAKO, MARIKO, MASAKO, KOTARO

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