World Journal of Emergency Medicine

Aims & Scope

The journal will cover technical, clinical and bio-engineering studies related to multidisciplinary specialties of emergency and critical care medicine, such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, acute injury, out-of-hospital emergency medical service, intensive care, injury and disease prevention, disaster management, healthy policy and ethics, toxicology, and sudden illness, including cardiology, internal medicine, anesthesiology, orthopedics, and trauma care, and more.

The journal also features basic science, special reports, case reports, board review questions, and more.

Editorials and Letter to the Editor explore controversial issues and encourage further discussion by physicians dealing with emergency medicine.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.2

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.451

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	19

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	12622

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	379

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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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• Web of Science
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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.

• Airway foreign bodies: A critical review for a common pediatric emergency

  Citation: 133

  Authors: Alaaddin M, Musab, Dafalla M

• Modified shock index and mortality rate of emergency patients

  Citation: 129

  Authors: Ye-cheng, Ji-hai, Zhe Amy, Guang-liang, Jun, Zhi-wei, Hua-dong, Zhong, Xue-zhong

• Comparison of neurological clinical manifestation in patients with hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke

  Citation: 128

  Authors: Seyedhossein, Samad Shams, Akram, Ali

• Presepsin as a novel sepsis biomarker

  Citation: 117

  Authors: Qi, Wei, Xin-chao

• Basic life support: knowledge and attitude of medical/paramedical professionals

  Citation: 76

  Authors: Shrestha, Batajoo, Piryani, Sharma

• The reliability of the Australasian Triage Scale: a meta-analysis

  Citation: 67

  Authors: Mohsen, Abbas, Reza, Amir

• Effects of early rehabilitation therapy on patients with mechanical ventilation

  Citation: 63

  Authors: Ze-hua, Bang-xu, Yun-bo, Wei, Lei

• Emergency department electric scooter injuries after the introduction of shared e-scooter services: A retrospective review of 3,331 cases

  Citation: 62

  Authors: Ittai, Or, Shai, Ahuva, Amal

• The role of regulatory T cells in immune dysfunction during sepsis

  Citation: 62

  Authors: Chao, Tao, Yan-fen, Song-tao

• Attributes of cancer patients admitted to the emergency department in one year

  Citation: 58

  Authors: Muallaoglu, Karagün, Mertsoylu, Besen, Sezer, Ozyilkan

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