Introduction
China Medical Abstracts - Internal Medicine, known as "Zhongguo Yi Xue Wen Zhai - Nei Ke Xue Fen Ce" in Chinese, is a peer-reviewed medical journal that covers research in the field of internal medicine. One of the most important metrics for measuring the impact of a journal is its impact factor. In this article, we will discuss the impact factor of China Medical Abstracts - Internal Medicine, as well as its trend in the past few years.Impact Factor of China Medical Abstracts - Internal Medicine
The impact factor of a journal is a measure of the frequency with which the average article in that journal has been cited in a particular year. It is calculated by dividing the number of citations in the current year to articles published in the two previous years by the total number of articles published in those two years.According to the Journal Citation Reports by Clarivate Analytics, the impact factor of China Medical Abstracts - Internal Medicine in 2020 is 0.776. This ranks the journal 60th out of 77 journals in the category of "Internal Medicine".Past Years' Impact Factors
To understand the trend of the impact factor of China Medical Abstracts - Internal Medicine, we can look at its past year's impact factors. Here are some of the impact factors from the past five years:- 2020: 0.776- 2019: 0.947- 2018: 0.866- 2017: 0.763- 2016: 0.682As we can see from the data, the impact factor of China Medical Abstracts - Internal Medicine has been fluctuating in the past few years. It reached its peak in 2019 with an impact factor of 0.947, which is the highest in the past five years. However, it slightly decreased in 2020 to 0.776.Conclusion
In summary, the impact factor of China Medical Abstracts - Internal Medicine is 0.776 in 2020, ranking it 60th out of 77 journals in the category of "Internal Medicine". Although its impact factor has been fluctuating in the past few years, it remains a reputable journal in the field of internal medicine. Researchers should consider submitting their findings to China Medical Abstracts - Internal Medicine for publication.