"Journal Impact Factor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A quantitative measure of the frequency on average with which articles in a journal have been cited in a given period of time.
| Descriptor ID |
D055811
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.178.682.099.325.500 L01.453.183.291.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Journal Impact Factor- Journal Impact Factor
- Factor, Journal Impact
- Factors, Journal Impact
- Impact Factor, Journal
- Impact Factors, Journal
- Journal Impact Factors
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Journal Impact Factor" by people in Profiles.
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Aggarwal M, Hutchison B, Katz A, Wong ST, Marshall EG, Slade S. Assessing the impact of Canadian primary care research and researchers: Citation analysis. Can Fam Physician. 2024 May; 70(5):329-341.
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Welk G, Fischman MG, Greenleaf C, Harrison L, Ransdell L, van der Mars H, Zhu W. Editorial Board Position statement regarding the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) recommendations with respect to journal impact factors. Res Q Exerc Sport. 2014 Dec; 85(4):429-30.