Medical Physics

Aims & Scope

Medical Physics publishes original, high impact physics, imaging science, and engineering research that advances patient diagnosis and therapy through contributions in 1) Basic science developments with high potential for clinical translation 2) Clinical applications of cutting edge engineering and physics innovations 3) Broadly applicable and innovative clinical physics developments Medical Physics is a journal of global scope and reach.

By publishing in Medical Physics your research will reach an international, multidisciplinary audience including practicing medical physicists as well as physics- and engineering based translational scientists.

We work closely with authors of promising articles to improve their quality.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.2
2024	3.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.986

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	218

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4947

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	7342

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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
• Medline
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and 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 technique for the quantitative evaluation of dose distributions

  Citation: 2358

  Authors: Daniel A., William B., Sasa, James A.

• The Lung Image Database Consortium (LIDC) and Image Database Resource Initiative (IDRI): A Completed Reference Database of Lung Nodules on CT Scans

  Citation: 2066

  Authors: Samuel G., Geoffrey, Luc, Michael F., Charles R., Anthony P., Binsheng, Denise R., Claudia I., Eric A., Ella A., Heber, Edwin J. R., David, Alberto M., Peyton H., Matthew S., Roger M., Gary E., Daniel, Richard C., David P.‐Y., Rachael Y., Amanda R., Adam, Poonam, Philip, Ali, Gregory W., C. Matilda, Reginald F., Iva, Leslie E., Lawrence H., Baskaran, Lori E., Charles, David, Nicholas, John, Justin, Brian, Alessi, Sangeeta, Maha, Michael D., Michael H., Ekta, Richard, David S., Marcos, Vikram, Uri, Stephen, Barbara Y., Laurence P.

• The management of respiratory motion in radiation oncology report of AAPM Task Group 76a)

  Citation: 1913

  Authors: Paul J., Gig S., James M., Richard S., Kenneth M., Steve B., Jeffrey M., Daniel A., Martin J., Brad R., Chester R., Marcel B., S. Sastry, John W., Ellen

• Stereotactic body radiation therapy: The report of AAPM Task Group 101

  Citation: 1784

  Authors: Stanley H., Kamil M., David, James M., William, Brian, Paul, Michael, Sanford, Lech, Thomas, Ramaswamy, Michael C., Bill, David J., Almon S., Timothy, Danny Y., Volker, Robert, Wolfgang A., Dirk, Lu, Fang‐Fang

• Dosimetry of interstitial brachytherapy sources: Recommendations of the AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group No. 43

  Citation: 1585

  Authors: Ravinder, Lowell L., Gary, Keith A., Jeffrey F., Ali S.

• Volumetric modulated arc therapy: IMRT in a single gantry arc

  Citation: 1466

  Authors: Karl

• Update of AAPM Task Group No. 43 Report: A revised AAPM protocol for brachytherapy dose calculations

  Citation: 1358

  Authors: Mark J., Bert M., Larry A., William F., M., Geoffrey S., Michael G., Ravinder, Jeffrey F.

• AAPM's TG‐51 protocol for clinical reference dosimetry of high‐energy photon and electron beams

  Citation: 1356

  Authors: Peter R., Peter J., B. M., W. F., M. Saiful, Ravinder, D. W. O.

• Task Group 142 report: Quality assurance of medical acceleratorsa)

  Citation: 1344

  Authors: Eric E., Joseph, John, Fang‐Fang, William, Sean, Christopher, Francisco, Lijun, Bijan, Chihray, Carlos, Todd

• The role of magnetic susceptibility in magnetic resonance imaging: MRI magnetic compatibility of the first and second kinds

  Citation: 1286

  Authors: John F.

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