Tropical Doctor

Aims & Scope

Doctors working in low and middle-income countries are often isolated from medical colleagues and the latest developments in medicine and healthcare.

This peer-reviewed journal provides an ideal forum for sharing experiences and establishing best practice, aiding communication between medical professionals in different environments.

Readers of Tropical Doctor benefit from medical expertise and practical advice on how to apply current medical knowledge to the special circumstances of LMIC countries.

Most importantly, readers receive crucial information on the prevention, management and treatment of prevalent diseases in tropical and LMIC countries.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.6
2024	0.50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	19642

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	301

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.228

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	40

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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.

• Deaths associated with anaesthesia in Togo, West Africa

  Citation: 120

  Authors: A F, K, S, M

• Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: Experiences at King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban, South Africa and a Review of the Literature

  Citation: 111

  Authors: Dushyant, Jack, Datshana

• Scrub typhus: an unrecognized threat in South India – clinical profile and predictors of mortality

  Citation: 90

  Authors: Anugrah, Harikishan, Kango Gopal, John Antony Jude, Sara, O C, Asha Mary, Kurien

• The ‘Kangaroo-Method’ for Treating Low Birth Weight Babies in a Developing Country

  Citation: 83

  Authors: N J, L A

• Acute undifferentiated febrile illness in adult hospitalized patients: the disease spectrum and diagnostic predictors – an experience from a tertiary care hospital in South India

  Citation: 77

  Authors: Anugrah, Harikishan, Kango Gopal, Sara, John Antony Jude, Elsa Mary, Asha Mary, O C, Kurien

• The Effect of Qat Chewing on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate in Healthy Volunteers

  Citation: 76

  Authors: Nageeb A G M, Abdullah A, Ahmed A, Zaki Y, Mohamed A K, Amin Y, Iain M

• Prevalence of Podoconiosis (Endemic Non-Filarial Elephantiasis) in Wolaitta, Southern Ethiopia

  Citation: 71

  Authors: Kelemu, Meskele, Gail

• Malaria Control by Application of Indoor Spraying of Residual Insecticides in Tropical Africa and Its Impact on Community Health

  Citation: 69

  Authors: R. L.

• Anaesthesia in Malawi: Complications and Deaths

  Citation: 69

  Authors: D, S C, M

• Barriers to training in laparoscopic surgery in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review

  Citation: 68

  Authors: Ellen, Noel, J, Julia, David

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