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 Critical Care
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 | AACN Adv Crit Care | 2026 | 270 | 0.364 | 0.527 | 0.298 | 57 | 5 | Details |
| 2 | AACN Clin Issues Crit Care Nurs | 1994 | 11 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 29 | Details |
| 3 | Am J Crit Care | 2026 | 1320 | 0.697 | 0.926 | 0.239 | 88 | 9 | Details |
| 4 | Am J Respir Crit Care Med | 2026 | 45997 | 8.116 | 6.327 | 4.384 | 263 | 9 | Details |
| 5 | Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med | 2026 | 549 | 2.326 | 1.590 | 0.194 | 67 | 3 | Details |
| 6 | Anaesth Intensive Care | 2026 | 1323 | 0.423 | 0.605 | 0.149 | 67 | 11 | Details |
| 7 | Anaesthesiol Intensive Ther | 2026 | 478 | 1.198 | 0.996 | 0.255 | 51 | 4 | Details |
| 8 | Anaesthesiol Reanim | 2004 | 16 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 23 | Details |
| 9 | Anasth Intensivther Notfallmed | 1990 | 10 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 38 | Details |
| 10 | Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther | 2026 | 193 | 0.258 | 0.177 | 0.029 | 70 | 8 | Details |
| 11 | Ann Fr Anesth Reanim | 2014 | 335 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 12 | Details |
| 12 | Aust Crit Care | 2026 | 637 | 1.449 | 1.372 | 0.207 | 116 | 4 | Details |
| 13 | Clin Intensive Care | 1995 | 7 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 26 | Details |
| 14 | Confed Aust Crit Care Nurses J | 1991 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 31 | Details |
| 15 | Crit Care | 2026 | 21390 | 8.717 | 6.811 | 2.294 | 344 | 6 | Details |
| 16 | Crit Care Clin | 2026 | 1445 | 1.965 | 2.456 | 0.538 | 39 | 7 | Details |
| 17 | Crit Care Explor | 2026 | 1036 | 2.913 | 2.913 | 0.563 | 286 | 1 | Details |
| 18 | Crit Care Med | 2026 | 27216 | 4.450 | 3.996 | 2.240 | 288 | 9 | Details |
| 19 | Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am | 2026 | 349 | 0.736 | 0.896 | 0.067 | 30 | 5 | Details |
| 20 | Crit Care Nurs Q | 2026 | 316 | 0.902 | 0.665 | 0.239 | 46 | 6 | Details |
| 21 | Crit Care Nurse | 2026 | 395 | 0.436 | 0.427 | 0.091 | 66 | 6 | Details |
| 22 | Crit Care Resusc | 2026 | 723 | 3.055 | 1.729 | 0.111 | 27 | 4 | Details |
| 23 | Crit Care Update | 1983 | 5 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 40 | Details |
| 24 | Curr Opin Crit Care | 2026 | 2374 | 1.946 | 2.244 | 0.611 | 95 | 7 | Details |
| 25 | Dimens Crit Care Nurs | 2026 | 298 | 0.639 | 0.671 | 0.152 | 46 | 5 | Details |
| 26 | Enferm Intensiva | 2023 | 29 | 0.000 | 0.310 | 0.000 | 3 | 8 | Details |
| 27 | Enferm Intensiva (Engl Ed) | 2026 | 35 | 0.595 | 0.471 | 0.095 | 21 | 1 | Details |
| 28 | Heart Lung | 2026 | 1702 | 1.398 | 1.340 | 0.545 | 121 | 6 | Details |
| 29 | Intensive Care Med | 2026 | 18251 | 11.437 | 7.310 | 3.462 | 117 | 6 | Details |
| 30 | Intensive Care Nurs | 1991 | 12 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 31 | Details |
| 31 | Intensive Care World | 1995 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 26 | Details |
| 32 | Intensive Crit Care Nurs | 2026 | 1015 | 1.333 | 1.258 | 0.363 | 102 | 5 | Details |
| 33 | J Crit Care | 2026 | 5517 | 2.150 | 2.079 | 0.396 | 182 | 5 | Details |
| 34 | J Crit Illn | 2003 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 30 | Details |
| 35 | J Intensive Care Med | 2026 | 1912 | 1.785 | 1.704 | 0.752 | 149 | 4 | Details |
| 36 | J Safety Res | 2026 | 1056 | 0.733 | 0.919 | 0.095 | 148 | 7 | Details |
| 37 | J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) | 2026 | 868 | 0.790 | 0.852 | 0.196 | 102 | 6 | Details |
| 38 | Med Intensiva | 2023 | 353 | 4.071 | 1.121 | 0.129 | 31 | 6 | Details |
| 39 | Med Intensiva (Engl Ed) | 2026 | 279 | 0.662 | 0.650 | 0.149 | 87 | 1 | Details |
| 40 | Neonatal Intensive Care | 2016 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 17 | Details |
| 41 | Neurocrit Care | 2026 | 3246 | 1.654 | 1.786 | 0.869 | 274 | 6 | Details |
| 42 | New Horiz | 1998 | 49 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 25 | Details |
| 43 | Nurs Crit Care | 2026 | 583 | 1.131 | 1.122 | 0.537 | 108 | 6 | Details |
| 44 | Pediatr Crit Care Med | 2026 | 4617 | 1.822 | 1.857 | 0.705 | 183 | 6 | Details |
| 45 | Rev Bras Ter Intensiva | 2023 | 624 | 1.151 | 1.044 | 0.088 | 57 | 4 | Details |
| 46 | Semin Respir Crit Care Med | 2026 | 1969 | 2.412 | 2.332 | 0.359 | 64 | 6 | Details |
| 47 | Zhongguo Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue | 2012 | 103 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 14 | Details |
| 48 | Zhonghua Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue | 2026 | 431 | 0.309 | 0.264 | 0.046 | 304 | 3 | Details |