JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS impact factor overview
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Impact factor overview
JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by ELSEVIER SCI LTD. The recorded Journal Impact Factor is 2.400. Its listed JIF quartile is Q3.
Ranking and quartile
The recorded JIF rank is 47 out of 79 journals in its listed category. A Q3 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 31,428 total citations, 417 total articles, 422 citable items. The five-year JIF is 2.700, which is 0.300 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 2.200. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.600.
Citation half-life
The cited half-life is recorded as 13.8 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 10.2 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.
Journal identifiers and verification
JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS is identified in this record by print ISSN 0021-9290 and electronic ISSN 1873-2380. 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 name | JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS |
|---|---|
| Abbreviated journal | J BIOMECH |
| Publisher | ELSEVIER SCI LTD |
| Metric year | 2025 |
| Overall rank | 6,685 |
| ISSN | 0021-9290 |
| eISSN | 1873-2380 |
| Total cites | 31,428 |
| Total articles | 417 |
| Citable items | 422 |
| Cited half-life | 13.8 years |
| Citing half-life | 10.2 years |
| Impact Factor | 2.400 |
| 5-Year JIF | 2.700 |
| JIF without self-cites | 2.200 |
| Journal Citation Indicator | 0.600 |
| JIF quartile | Q3 |
| JIF rank | 47/79 |
| Record last updated |
Frequently asked questions
What is the 2025 impact factor of JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS?
The impact factor recorded in this directory for JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS is 2.400 for the 2025 metric year.
What quartile is JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS?
JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS is listed in quartile Q3. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.
Who publishes JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS?
JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS is listed as being published by ELSEVIER SCI LTD.
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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