Methods of Information in Medicine

Aims & Scope

Methods of Information in Medicine is an official journal of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA), of the European Federation of Medical Informatics (EFMI) and the international official journal of the German Association for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (GMDS, in German only).

Methods of Information in Medicine is directed towards the methodology and scientific fundamentals of organizing, representing and analyzing data, information and knowledge in biomedicine and health care.

Publications include new methods in biomedical and health informatics, biomedical statistics and epidemiology covering biomedically and clinically motivated approaches for • Information documentation, storage, and retrieval • Knowledge management and discovery • Data integration and interoperability • Natural language processing and text mining • Statistical modeling and analysis • Data linkage • Predictive modeling and simulation • Software engineering and evaluation

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8
2024	1.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.663

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	73

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8632

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	240

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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

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Health Professions, Medicine and Nursing, 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 Unified Medical Language System

  Citation: 632

  Authors: B. L., A. T., D. A. B.

• Risk Adjustment in Outcome Assessment: the Charlson Comorbidity Index

  Citation: 443

  Authors: C., C., W.

• Assessing the Quality of Activities in a Smart Environment

  Citation: 301

  Authors: M., D. J.

• The Evolution of Boosting Algorithms

  Citation: 296

  Authors: H., O., M., A.

• What is Bioinformatics? A Proposed Definition and Overview of the Field

  Citation: 269

  Authors: N. M., D., M.

• The Charlson Comorbidity Index in Registry-based Research

  Citation: 262

  Authors: Jesper, Nele

• Virtual Rehabilitation – Benefits and Challenges

  Citation: 244

  Authors: G. C.

• Methodology of the Modular ECG Analysis System MEANS

  Citation: 206

  Authors: G., J. H., J. A.

• Probability Machines

  Citation: 198

  Authors: J. D., J., A., K. G., A.

• Toward Normative Expert Systems: Part I The Pathfinder Project

  Citation: 196

  Authors: D. E., E. J., B. N.

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