Respirology

Aims & Scope

Respirology is a journal of international standing, publishing peer-reviewed articles of scientific excellence in clinical and clinically-relevant experimental respiratory biology and disease.

Fields of research include immunology, intensive and critical care, epidemiology, cell and molecular biology, pathology, pharmacology, physiology, paediatric respiratory medicine, clinical trials, interventional pulmonology and thoracic surgery.

The Journal aims to encourage the international exchange of results and publishes papers in the following categories: Original Articles, Editorials, Reviews, and Correspondences.

Respirology is the preferred journal of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, has been adopted as the preferred English journal of the Japanese Respiratory Society and the Taiwan Society of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and is an official journal of the World Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	6.3
2024	6.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.570

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	113

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2204

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1682

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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 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.

• MERS, SARS and other coronaviruses as causes of pneumonia

  Citation: 776

  Authors: Yudong, Richard G.

• Inflammatory subtypes in asthma: Assessment and identification using induced sputum

  Citation: 740

  Authors: Jodie L., Rodney, Michael J., Peter G.

• Global burden of <scp>COPD</scp>

  Citation: 714

  Authors: José Luis, Wan, Joan B.

• SARS: epidemiology

  Citation: 446

  Authors: Moira, Rui‐Heng

• The airway epithelium: Structural and functional properties in health and disease

  Citation: 443

  Authors: Darryl A., Stephen T.

• COPD in Japan: the Nippon COPD Epidemiology study

  Citation: 415

  Authors: Yoshinosuke, Masaharu, Masakazu, Mitsuru, Atsushi, Takayuki, Keiji, Koichi, Shinichi, Hisamichi, Carol

• The long‐term impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome on pulmonary function, exercise capacity and health status

  Citation: 399

  Authors: Jenny C., Fanny W., Susanna S., Kin‐Wang, Mabel, David S.

• Neurocognitive function in obstructive sleep apnoea: A meta‐review

  Citation: 379

  Authors: ROMOLA S., MICHELLE, PETER

• Mesothelial cells: Their structure, function and role in serosal repair

  Citation: 323

  Authors: Steven E.

• Update on tuberculous pleural effusion

  Citation: 318

  Authors: Richard W.

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