Thorax

Aims & Scope

Thorax is one of the world’s leading respiratory medicine journals, publishing clinical and experimental research articles on respiratory medicine, critical care, paediatrics, immunology, pharmacology, pathology, and surgery.

Thorax seeks to publish significant advances in scientific understanding, which are likely to impact on clinical practice.

This includes articles concerning basic and translational mechanisms with application to clinical material (cell and molecular biology, genetics, epidemiology, and immunology).

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	7.7
2024	9.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.448

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	259

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	996

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	3681

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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.

• Defining community acquired pneumonia severity on presentation to hospital: an international derivation and validation study

  Citation: 2358

  Authors: W S

• Surgical repair of tricuspid atresia

  Citation: 2345

  Authors: F., E.

• Usefulness of the Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnoea scale as a measure of disability in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  Citation: 2084

  Authors: J C, E A, R, R, P W, J A

• Relationship between exacerbation frequency and lung function decline in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  Citation: 1587

  Authors: G C

• Severe acute exacerbations and mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  Citation: 1353

  Authors: J J

• Association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and systemic inflammation: a systematic review and a meta-analysis

  Citation: 1260

  Authors: W Q

• A measure of quality of life for clinical trials in chronic lung disease.

  Citation: 1213

  Authors: G H, L B, M, S O, L W

• Role of lopinavir/ritonavir in the treatment of SARS: initial virological and clinical findings

  Citation: 1208

  Authors: C M

• A technique for complete replacement of the ascending aorta

  Citation: 1076

  Authors: H., A.

• Development of a shuttle walking test of disability in patients with chronic airways obstruction.

  Citation: 1064

  Authors: S J, M D, S, D, A E

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