Primary Care Diabetes

Aims & Scope

The journal publishes original research articles and high quality reviews in the fields of clinical care, diabetes education, nutrition, health services, psychosocial research and epidemiology and other areas as far as is relevant for diabetology in a primary-care setting.

The purpose of the journal is to encourage interdisciplinary research and discussion between all those who are involved in primary diabetes care on an international level.

The Journal also publishes news and articles concerning the policies and activities of Primary Care Diabetes Europe and reflects the society's aim of improving the care for people with diabetes mellitus within the primary-care setting.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.3
2024	2.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.832

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	52

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6411

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1028

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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 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.

• Clinical inertia to insulin initiation and intensification in the UK: A focused literature review

  Citation: 188

  Authors: Kamlesh, David

• Effects of lifestyle changes on adults with prediabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

  Citation: 174

  Authors: Anna, Lina, Lisa, Viktoria, Isolde, Nina, Gernot, Christina, Irma, Gerald

• Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in South Asians

  Citation: 169

  Authors: Nitin, Melanie, Kiran, Naveed, Kamlesh

• Health education via mobile text messaging for glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

  Citation: 161

  Authors: Mohsen, Ghader, Harold G.

• Teach back and pictorial image educational strategies on knowledge about diabetes and medication/dietary adherence among low health literate patients with type 2 diabetes

  Citation: 147

  Authors: Reza, Hassan, Hayedeh, Ramin, Elham

• A systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the prevalence of depression between people with and without Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes

  Citation: 136

  Authors: Aaisha, Clare, Harini, Sophia, Sam, Melanie J., William H., Kamlesh

• Meta-analysis of Atherogenic Index of Plasma and other lipid parameters in relation to risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus

  Citation: 130

  Authors: Xiao-Wei, Fei-Yan, Shu-Feng

• Addressing barriers to initiation of insulin in patients with type 2 diabetes

  Citation: 108

  Authors: Mark, Richard R., Kamlesh

• The effectiveness of patient activation intervention on type 2 diabetes mellitus glycemic control and self-management behaviors: A systematic review of RCTs

  Citation: 102

  Authors: Nasser, Hassan, Vinod

• Triglyceride-glucose index predicts independently type 2 diabetes mellitus risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies

  Citation: 98

  Authors: Alessandra, Ana Paula Silva, Daniela Mayumi Usuda Prado, Josefina

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