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 Rheumatology
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 | Acta Reumatol Port | 2021 | 315 | 0.628 | 0.659 | 0.102 | 49 | 6 | Details |
| 2 | Acta Rheumatol Scand | 1971 | 19 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 52 | Details |
| 3 | Adv Rheumatol | 2026 | 280 | 1.648 | 1.691 | 0.380 | 71 | 2 | Details |
| 4 | Ann Rheum Dis | 2028 | 31657 | 8.881 | 8.863 | 3.019 | 208 | 8 | Details |
| 5 | Arthritis Care Res | 2000 | 217 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 25 | Details |
| 6 | Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) | 2026 | 7776 | 2.605 | 2.707 | 1.194 | 227 | 6 | Details |
| 7 | Arthritis Res | 2002 | 487 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 20 | Details |
| 8 | Arthritis Res Ther | 2026 | 13634 | 3.349 | 3.573 | 0.910 | 290 | 7 | Details |
| 9 | Arthritis Rheum | 2013 | 27439 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 15 | Details |
| 10 | Arthritis Rheumatol | 2026 | 11382 | 6.527 | 5.690 | 2.577 | 239 | 4 | Details |
| 11 | Baillieres Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol | 2000 | 31 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 21 | Details |
| 12 | Baillieres Clin Rheumatol | 1999 | 93 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 27 | Details |
| 13 | Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol | 2026 | 2890 | 2.708 | 3.222 | 0.927 | 41 | 7 | Details |
| 14 | Br J Rheumatol | 1998 | 843 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 26 | Details |
| 15 | Bull Hosp Joint Dis | 1979 | 31 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 65 | Details |
| 16 | Bull Hosp Jt Dis | 2006 | 105 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 21 | Details |
| 17 | Bull Hosp Jt Dis Orthop Inst | 1991 | 36 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 33 | Details |
| 18 | Bull NYU Hosp Jt Dis | 2012 | 238 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 12 | Details |
| 19 | Bull Rheum Dis | 2001 | 21 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 49 | Details |
| 20 | Clin Exp Rheumatol | 2026 | 6147 | 1.987 | 1.754 | 0.263 | 278 | 6 | Details |
| 21 | Clin Rheum Dis | 1986 | 19 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 36 | Details |
| 22 | Clin Rheumatol | 2026 | 7777 | 1.970 | 1.813 | 0.551 | 383 | 5 | Details |
| 23 | Coll Relat Res | 1988 | 70 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 36 | Details |
| 24 | Connect Tissue Res | 2026 | 1908 | 1.629 | 2.170 | 0.297 | 37 | 8 | Details |
| 25 | Curr Opin Rheumatol | 2026 | 3808 | 3.165 | 3.397 | 1.270 | 74 | 7 | Details |
| 26 | Curr Rheumatol Rep | 2026 | 2644 | 2.871 | 3.071 | 0.934 | 76 | 6 | Details |
| 27 | Curr Rheumatol Rev | 2026 | 319 | 0.747 | 1.178 | 0.453 | 53 | 4 | Details |
| 28 | Eur J Rheumatol Inflamm | 1994 | 13 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 38 | Details |
| 29 | Fysiatr Revmatol Vestn | 1984 | 4 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 43 | Details |
| 30 | Int J Rheum Dis | 2026 | 2457 | 1.218 | 1.506 | 0.348 | 178 | 4 | Details |
| 31 | Int J Tissue React | 2005 | 99 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 30 | Details |
| 32 | J Belge Rhumatol Med Phys | 1976 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 54 | Details |
| 33 | J Clin Rheumatol | 2026 | 1440 | 0.626 | 0.705 | 0.255 | 525 | 7 | Details |
| 34 | J Rheumatol | 2026 | 13248 | 1.713 | 1.890 | 0.332 | 184 | 13 | Details |
| 35 | J Rheumatol Suppl | 2021 | 363 | 1.385 | 1.400 | 0.125 | 8 | 16 | Details |
| 36 | Joint Bone Spine | 2026 | 2326 | 1.244 | 1.658 | 0.257 | 109 | 8 | Details |
| 37 | Lancet Rheumatol | 2026 | 2691 | 8.634 | 8.634 | 3.000 | 165 | 1 | Details |
| 38 | Lupus | 2026 | 4961 | 1.259 | 1.540 | 0.284 | 218 | 8 | Details |
| 39 | Lupus Sci Med | 2026 | 648 | 2.318 | 2.500 | 0.392 | 74 | 3 | Details |
| 40 | Mod Rheumatol | 2026 | 2485 | 1.401 | 1.451 | 0.733 | 45 | 6 | Details |
| 41 | Mod Rheumatol Case Rep | 2026 | 35 | 0.289 | 0.289 | 0.136 | 44 | 1 | Details |
| 42 | Mod Trends Rheumatol | 1971 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 50 | Details |
| 43 | Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol | 2009 | 421 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 14 | Details |
| 44 | Nat Rev Rheumatol | 2026 | 8950 | 5.039 | 4.471 | 1.024 | 166 | 5 | Details |
| 45 | Osteoarthritis Cartilage | 2026 | 12836 | 3.838 | 3.963 | 0.603 | 184 | 8 | Details |
| 46 | Pediatr Rheumatol Online J | 2026 | 1338 | 1.756 | 2.165 | 0.460 | 161 | 4 | Details |
| 47 | Reumatismo | 2026 | 300 | 0.500 | 0.656 | 0.531 | 32 | 7 | Details |
| 48 | Reumatizam | 2016 | 12 | 0.000 | 0.083 | 0.000 | 0 | 7 | Details |
| 49 | Reumatol Clin | 2023 | 307 | 3.000 | 0.756 | 0.000 | 1 | 7 | Details |
| 50 | Reumatol Clin (Engl Ed) | 2026 | 214 | 0.503 | 0.500 | 0.173 | 81 | 3 | Details |
| 51 | Reumatologia | 2026 | 388 | 0.968 | 1.102 | 0.232 | 56 | 3 | Details |
| 52 | Rev Bras Reumatol | 2016 | 226 | 0.000 | 0.045 | 0.000 | 0 | 9 | Details |
| 53 | Rev Bras Reumatol Engl Ed | 2017 | 214 | 0.000 | 1.415 | 0.000 | 0 | 5 | Details |
| 54 | Rev Rhum Ed Fr | 2022 | 13 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 15 | 28 | Details |
| 55 | Rev Rhum Engl Ed | 1999 | 90 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 25 | Details |
| 56 | Rev Rhum Mal Osteoartic | 1992 | 75 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 34 | Details |
| 57 | Rheum Dis Clin North Am | 2026 | 1662 | 1.200 | 2.143 | 0.233 | 43 | 8 | Details |
| 58 | Rheumatol Int | 2026 | 5857 | 2.196 | 1.868 | 1.142 | 274 | 7 | Details |
| 59 | Rheumatol Phys Med | 1972 | 4 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 49 | Details |
| 60 | Rheumatol Rehabil | 1982 | 59 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 44 | Details |
| 61 | Rheumatology | 1975 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 52 | Details |
| 62 | Rheumatology (Oxford) | 2026 | 14493 | 2.280 | 2.528 | 1.170 | 917 | 7 | Details |
| 63 | Rhumatologie | 1972 | 5 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 51 | Details |
| 64 | Ryumachi | 2003 | 32 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 26 | Details |
| 65 | Scand J Rheumatol | 2026 | 1931 | 1.053 | 1.203 | 0.174 | 92 | 11 | Details |
| 66 | Scand J Rheumatol Suppl | 2011 | 102 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 33 | Details |
| 67 | Semin Arthritis Rheum | 2026 | 5300 | 2.868 | 3.183 | 0.336 | 149 | 6 | Details |
| 68 | Vopr Revm | 1982 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 53 | Details |
| 69 | Z Rheumaforsch | 1973 | 4 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 58 | Details |
| 70 | Z Rheumatol | 2026 | 751 | 0.847 | 0.670 | 0.222 | 144 | 4 | Details |


