Bibliometric Analysis
Journal Bibliometric Report (2021)
The Journal Bibliometric Report is based on all publications in Medline/Pubmed that were cited by Medline/Pubmed publications in 2021.
Journals for Complementary Therapies
For each journal, the table below lists the year of the most recent citable publication (Last Year); the total number of times citable publications were cited in 2021 (Total Cites); the average number of times citable publications from 2019 and 2020 were cited by publications in 2021 (Impact Factor); the average number of times citable publications from 2016 through 2020 were cited by publications in 2021 (5-Year Impact); the average number of times citable publications from 2021 were cited by publications in 2021 (Immediacy Index); the number of citable publications in 2021 (Articles); and the median age in years of citable publications that were cited by publications in 2021 (Cited Half-Life). Citable publications are those whose Medline/Pubmed type is "Journal Article", which in general includes things like original research, meta-analysis, and reviews, but does not include editorials or letters. The data in the table below includes self-citations.
| Rank | Journal | Last Year | Total Cites | Impact Factor | 5-Year Impact | Immediacy Index | Articles | CitedHalfLife | JournalDetails |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acupunct Electrother Res | 2017 | 72 | 0.000 | 0.286 | 0.000 | 0 | 14 | Details |
| 2 | Acupunct Med | 2026 | 760 | 1.057 | 1.220 | 0.113 | 53 | 6 | Details |
| 3 | Adv Mind Body Med | 2026 | 97 | 0.261 | 0.333 | 0.125 | 16 | 6 | Details |
| 4 | Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med | 2017 | 827 | 0.000 | 0.908 | 0.000 | 0 | 8 | Details |
| 5 | Altern Med Rev | 2012 | 787 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 15 | Details |
| 6 | Altern Ther Health Med | 2026 | 699 | 0.698 | 0.644 | 0.348 | 92 | 9 | Details |
| 7 | Am J Chin Med | 2026 | 2682 | 2.892 | 2.483 | 0.713 | 94 | 6 | Details |
| 8 | Arts Health | 2026 | 72 | 0.868 | 0.718 | 0.000 | 19 | 3 | Details |
| 9 | BMC Complement Altern Med | 2019 | 7724 | 2.429 | 2.232 | 0.000 | 0 | 5 | Details |
| 10 | BMC Complement Med Ther | 2026 | 752 | 1.626 | 1.626 | 0.461 | 295 | 1 | Details |
| 11 | Chin J Integr Med | 2026 | 1663 | 1.606 | 1.213 | 0.152 | 132 | 5 | Details |
| 12 | Chin J Nat Med | 2026 | 1196 | 1.670 | 1.374 | 0.392 | 97 | 4 | Details |
| 13 | Chin Med Sci J | 2026 | 312 | 0.726 | 0.652 | 0.000 | 40 | 6 | Details |
| 14 | Chiropr Man Therap | 2026 | 545 | 1.123 | 1.307 | 0.533 | 45 | 4 | Details |
| 15 | Complement Med Res | 2026 | 128 | 0.663 | 0.637 | 0.119 | 42 | 2 | Details |
| 16 | Complement Ther Clin Pract | 2026 | 1416 | 1.666 | 1.520 | 0.235 | 187 | 3 | Details |
| 17 | Complement Ther Med | 2026 | 2556 | 1.558 | 1.574 | 0.328 | 128 | 4 | Details |
| 18 | Complement Ther Nurs Midwifery | 2004 | 27 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 19 | Details |
| 19 | Explore (NY) | 2026 | 575 | 0.536 | 0.600 | 0.165 | 91 | 6 | Details |
| 20 | Fitoterapia | 2026 | 4513 | 1.167 | 1.187 | 0.231 | 208 | 8 | Details |
| 21 | Forsch Komplementarmed Klass Naturheilkd | 2005 | 47 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 17 | Details |
| 22 | Forsch Komplementmed | 2016 | 293 | 0.000 | 0.412 | 0.000 | 0 | 9 | Details |
| 23 | Homeopathy | 2026 | 156 | 0.371 | 0.369 | 0.071 | 56 | 6 | Details |
| 24 | Int J Med Mushrooms | 2026 | 464 | 0.500 | 0.476 | 0.112 | 89 | 5 | Details |
| 25 | Int J Yoga Therap | 2026 | 112 | 0.826 | 0.750 | 0.115 | 26 | 5 | Details |
| 26 | J Acupunct Meridian Stud | 2024 | 361 | 0.400 | 0.686 | 0.000 | 29 | 7 | Details |
| 27 | J Altern Complement Med | 2021 | 3028 | 1.163 | 1.271 | 0.144 | 111 | 9 | Details |
| 28 | J Complement Integr Med | 2026 | 417 | 0.747 | 0.802 | 0.080 | 176 | 4 | Details |
| 29 | J Evid Based Complementary Altern Med | 2017 | 396 | 0.000 | 1.636 | 0.000 | 0 | 5 | Details |
| 30 | J Evid Based Integr Med | 2026 | 148 | 1.408 | 1.320 | 0.571 | 28 | 2 | Details |
| 31 | J Herb Pharmacother | 2007 | 64 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 16 | Details |
| 32 | J Integr Complement Med | 2026 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | -1 | Details |
| 33 | J Integr Med | 2026 | 710 | 2.146 | 1.716 | 0.579 | 57 | 3 | Details |
| 34 | J Music Ther | 2026 | 335 | 0.750 | 0.951 | 0.368 | 19 | 11 | Details |
| 35 | J Nat Med | 2026 | 1228 | 1.263 | 1.180 | 0.362 | 105 | 5 | Details |
| 36 | J Tradit Chin Med | 2026 | 906 | 0.852 | 0.701 | 0.092 | 120 | 7 | Details |
| 37 | Phytomedicine | 2026 | 8443 | 3.515 | 2.980 | 0.461 | 434 | 5 | Details |
| 38 | Phytother Res | 2026 | 9710 | 3.168 | 3.054 | 0.720 | 332 | 7 | Details |
| 39 | Zhen Ci Yan Jiu | 2026 | 414 | 0.358 | 0.333 | 0.069 | 175 | 4 | Details |
| 40 | Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao | 2012 | 261 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 11 | Details |
| 41 | Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi | 1991 | 27 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 31 | Details |
| 42 | Zhong Yao Cai | 2016 | 339 | 0.000 | 0.116 | 0.000 | 0 | 11 | Details |
| 43 | Zhong Yao Tong Bao | 1988 | 13 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 34 | Details |
| 44 | Zhongguo Zhen Jiu | 2026 | 755 | 0.280 | 0.262 | 0.062 | 260 | 6 | Details |
| 45 | Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi | 2017 | 624 | 0.000 | 0.206 | 0.000 | 0 | 10 | Details |
| 46 | Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi | 2026 | 2177 | 0.339 | 0.282 | 0.057 | 789 | 5 | Details |
| 47 | Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi | 2026 | 1450 | 0.264 | 0.220 | 0.049 | 465 | 6 | Details |