Journal of Medical Ethics

Published by BMJ

Abbrev: J. Med. Ethics

ISSN 0306-6800EISSN 1473-4257

Database Coverage

Scopus
PubMed
MEDLINE
SCIE
SSCI
Scilit

Journal Articles

All-time journal articles: 8,107
2025 journal articles: 230

Subject

Medical Ethics
Philosophy
Palliative Care
Transplantation
Patient Care

Publications Analysis

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Publications in 2016-2026

Open Access Publications in 2016-2026

Top Subjects

Publications in 2016-2026.

Subject	Publications
Medical Ethics	1,266
Philosophy	599
Palliative Care	247
Healthcare Policy	222
Patient Care	220
Psychiatry & Psychology	175
Transplantation	120
Psychiatry	115
Human Reproduction	114
Law & Legal Studies	110

Top Countries

Publications in 2016-2026.

Country	Publications
United Kingdom	753
United States	674
Australia	231
Canada	132
Netherlands	107
Germany	97
New Zealand	79
Singapore	71
Denmark	67
Norway	61

Citation analysis

Publications published in 2023-2024 and cited in 2025.

Total Citations: 1,319
Total Publications: 493
Average Citations: 2.68
Cited Publications: 302
Cited Publications %: 61.3%
Self Citations: 174
Self Citations %: 13.2%

Metrics

2025 Integrated Impact Indicators

I3: 1866
I3/N: 7.94
h5_index: 43
Monthly Citation Metric (MCM): 2.7

Monthly Citation Metric

Citations per year

All citations in 2016-2026

Citation Distribution

All citations to publications in 2023-2024.

Q1: 1
Med: 3
Q3: 8
99%: 74.2
Max: 140

Citation Origins

Publications published in 2023-2024 and cited in 2025.

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