Shock

Aims & Scope

SHOCK®: Injury, Inflammation, and Sepsis: Laboratory and Clinical Approaches includes studies of novel therapeutic approaches, such as immunomodulation, gene therapy, nutrition, and others.

The mission of the Journal is to foster and promote multidisciplinary studies, both experimental and clinical in nature, that critically examine the etiology, mechanisms and novel therapeutics of shock-related pathophysiological conditions.

Its purpose is to excel as a vehicle for timely publication in the areas of basic and clinical studies of shock, trauma, sepsis, inflammation, ischemia, and related pathobiological states, with particular emphasis on the biologic mechanisms that determine the response to such injury.

Making such information available will ultimately facilitate improved care of the traumatized or septic individual.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.9
2024	2.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.909

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	137

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5612

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1970

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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, 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.

• HMGB1 SIGNALS THROUGH TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR (TLR) 4 AND TLR2

  Citation: 675

  Authors: Man, Haichao, Aihao, Douglas T., Eicke, Christopher J., Matthew J., Kevin J., Huan

• A Unified Theory of Sepsis-Induced Acute Kidney Injury

  Citation: 642

  Authors: Hernando, Can, Daniel, Peter, Didier, John, John A.

• CECAL LIGATION AND PUNCTURE

  Citation: 553

  Authors: William J, Mashkoor, Martin G, Jeffrey D, Loring W, Kirby I, Irshad H

• The Endothelium in Sepsis

  Citation: 519

  Authors: Can, Philip R., Trung, Hernando, John A., Gustavo A., Glenn, Patrick, Daniel

• MiRNA-Mediated Macrophage Polarization and its Potential Role in the Regulation of Inflammatory Response

  Citation: 496

  Authors: Kobina, Yutian, Jiuzhou, Guo-Chang

• HEAT SHOCK PROTEINS: FACTS, THOUGHTS, AND DREAMS

  Citation: 492

  Authors: Antonio

• ANIMAL MODELS OF SEPSIS AND SHOCK

  Citation: 452

  Authors: Edwin A.

• COMPARISON OF THE MORTALITY AND INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE OF TWO MODELS OF SEPSIS: LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE VS. CECAL LIGATION AND PUNCTURE

  Citation: 436

  Authors: Daniel G., David E., Gerald L., Douglas R.

• THE CELLULAR, METABOLIC, AND SYSTEMIC CONSEQUENCES OF AGGRESSIVE FLUID RESUSCITATION STRATEGIES

  Citation: 429

  Authors: Bryan A., Jeffrey S., John A., Naji N.

• EFFECT OF GENDER AND SEX HORMONES ON IMMUNE RESPONSES FOLLOWING SHOCK

  Citation: 423

  Authors: Martin K., Martin G., Alfred, Irshad H.

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