Thorax

SJR Rank #990H-index: 270SJR: 2.479Best quartile: Q1

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Publisher

BMJ Publishing Group

Country

United Kingdom

Type

journal

SJR by Edition

Subject Categories

Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineQ1

Areas: Medicine

Most published research topics

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchAsthma and respiratory diseasesRespiratory Support and MechanismsInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisRespiratory and Cough-Related ResearchLung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentPleural and Pulmonary DiseasesTracheal and airway disordersCystic Fibrosis Research AdvancesNeonatal Respiratory Health Research

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Publication Statistics

Documents per Year

Detailed Information

ISSN

1468-3296, 0040-6376

SJR Best Quartile

Region

Western Europe

Citations per Document (2 years)

5.17

References per Document

25.55

Coverage

1946-2026

Scope

Thorax is one of the world’s leading respiratory medicine journals, publishing clinical and experimental research articles on respiratory medicine, critical care, paediatrics, immunology, pharmacology, pathology, and surgery. Thorax seeks to publish significant advances in scientific understanding, which are likely to impact on clinical practice. This includes articles concerning basic and translational mechanisms with application to clinical material (cell and molecular biology, genetics, epidemiology, and immunology).

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