Journal metric profile

DERMATOLOGIC CLINICS

Impact factor, five-year JIF, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

Impact Factor 2.500 2025 metric year
5-Year JIF 2.900 Longer citation window
JIF Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JIF Rank 40/96 Recorded category rank

DERMATOLOGIC CLINICS impact factor overview

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Updated August 5, 2026

Impact factor overview

DERMATOLOGIC CLINICS is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC. The recorded Journal Impact Factor is 2.500. Its listed JIF quartile is Q2.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JIF rank is 40 out of 96 journals in its listed category. A Q2 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 3,140 total citations, 51 total articles, 56 citable items. The five-year JIF is 2.900, which is 0.400 points above the listed two-year JIF. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The JIF without journal self-citations is recorded as 2.500. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 1.000.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 9.4 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 6.2 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

DERMATOLOGIC CLINICS is identified in this record by print ISSN 0733-8635 and electronic ISSN 1558-0520. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameDERMATOLOGIC CLINICS
Abbreviated journalDERMATOL CLIN
PublisherW B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
Metric year2025
Overall rank6,322
ISSN0733-8635
eISSN1558-0520
Total cites3,140
Total articles51
Citable items56
Cited half-life9.4 years
Citing half-life6.2 years
Impact Factor2.500
5-Year JIF2.900
JIF without self-cites2.500
Journal Citation Indicator1.000
JIF quartileQ2
JIF rank40/96
Record last updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 impact factor of DERMATOLOGIC CLINICS?

The impact factor recorded in this directory for DERMATOLOGIC CLINICS is 2.500 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is DERMATOLOGIC CLINICS?

DERMATOLOGIC CLINICS is listed in quartile Q2. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes DERMATOLOGIC CLINICS?

DERMATOLOGIC CLINICS is listed as being published by W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC.

Can a journal impact factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. A journal impact factor is a journal-level citation average. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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