Medical Decision Making

Aims & Scope

Medical Decision Making offers rigorous and systematic approaches to decision making that are designed to improve the health and clinical care of individuals and to assist with health care policy development.

Using the fundamentals of decision analysis and theory, economic evaluation, and evidence based quality assessment, Medical Decision Making presents both theoretical and practical statistical and modeling techniques and methods from a variety of disciplines.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.3
2024	3.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.481

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	124

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2445

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	948

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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.

• Decision Curve Analysis: A Novel Method for Evaluating Prediction Models

  Citation: 3743

  Authors: Andrew J., Elena B.

• Validation of a Decisional Conflict Scale

  Citation: 1956

  Authors: Annette M.

• Markov Models in Medical Decision Making

  Citation: 1847

  Authors: Frank A., J. Robert

• Validation of a Decision Regret Scale

  Citation: 1123

  Authors: Jamie C., Annette M., Timothy J., Thomas F., Laura, Elisa, Deb

• General Performance on a Numeracy Scale among Highly Educated Samples

  Citation: 1120

  Authors: Isaac M., Greg, Barbara K.

• The Efficacy of Diagnostic Imaging

  Citation: 1008

  Authors: Dennis G., John R.

• Where Is the Evidence? A Systematic Review of Shared Decision Making and Patient Outcomes

  Citation: 957

  Authors: L. Aubree, Jennifer Elston

• Evidence Synthesis for Decision Making 2

  Citation: 951

  Authors: Sofia, Alex J., A. E., Nicky J.

• Measuring Numeracy without a Math Test: Development of the Subjective Numeracy Scale

  Citation: 716

  Authors: Angela, Brian J., Peter A., Aleksandra, Holly A., Dylan M.

• The Interpretation of Random-Effects Meta-Analysis in Decision Models

  Citation: 700

  Authors: A. E., G., J. P. T.

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