Table 3.
The 10 most popular respiratory journals in Mainland (ML), Taiwan (TW) and Hong Kong (HK)
| Rank | ML (n=814) | N | TW (n=909) | N | HK (n=485) | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATS | 115 | Chest | 127 | Chest | 65 |
| 2 | LC | 112 | ATS | 109 | Respirology | 62 |
| 3 | EJCT | 68 | LC | 97 | IJTLD | 42 |
| 4 | JTCS | 68 | JTCS | 93 | ATS | 37 |
| 5 | Respirology | 57 | EJCT | 59 | ERJ | 36 |
| 6 | Respiration | 41 | Respirology | 42 | Thorax | 33 |
| 7 | IJTLD | 34 | IJTLD | 39 | RM | 30 |
| 8 | Chest | 28 | PP | 36 | PP | 25 |
| 9 | RR | 23 | TCS | 36 | AJRCC | 24 |
| 10 | PPT | 22 | JA | 29 | EJCT | 19 |
ATS, Annals of Thoracic Surgery: IF=3644; LC, Lung Cancer: IF=3140; EJCT, European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery: IF=2397; JTCS, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: IF=3063; Respirology: IF=1853; Respiration: IF=1935; IJTLD, The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease: IF=2548; Chest: IF=636; RR, Respiratory Research: IF=3127; PPT, Pulmonary Pharmacology and Therapeutics: IF=2024; PP, Pediatric Pulmonology: IF=1816; TCS, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon: IF=0745; JA, Journal of Asthma: IF=1372; ERJ, European Respiratory Journal: IF=5527; Thorax: IF=7041; RM, Respiratory Medicine: IF=2331; AJRCC, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine: IF=10 689.