Table 3. Top 3 journals and corresponding journal correlation coefficients of 18 clinical medicine disciplines in 2016 and 2018.
| Disciplines | 2016 | 2018 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 3 journals (by IF) | Correlation coefficient | Top 3 journals (by correlation coefficient) | Correlation coefficient | Top 3 journals (by IF) | Correlation coefficient | Top 3 journals (by correlation coefficient) | Correlation coefficient | ||
| General internal medicine | N Engl J Med | 0.392 | TER ARKHIV | 0.707 | N ENGL J MED | 0.36 | TER ARKHIV | 0.703 | |
| LANCET | 0.254 | KOREAN J INTERN MED | 0.619 | LANCET | 0.23 | SHOCK | 0.662 | ||
| JAMA-J AM MED ASSOC | 0.317 | IRAN RED CRESCENT ME | 0.409 | JAMA-J AM MED ASSOC | 0.32 | INTERNAL MED | 0.615 | ||
| Pediatrics | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 0.028 | PEDIATRIC DIABETES | 0.920 | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 0.0234 | PEDIATRIC DIABETES | 0.908 | |
| BLOOD | 0.052 | PEDIATR TRANSPLANT | 0.828 | BLOOD | 0.0508 | PEDIATR TRANSPLANT | 0.868 | ||
| J ALLERGY CLIN IMMUN | 0..178 | CHILD CARE HLTH DEV | 0.743 | J ALLERGY CLIN IMMUN | 0.161 | PEDIATRIC OBESITY | 0.848 | ||
| Geriatrics/gerontology | J AM COLL CARDIOL | 0.034 | NEUROBIOL AGING | 0.800 | J AM COLL CARDIOL | 0.021 | NEUROBIOL AGING | 0.806 | |
| BLOOD | 0.022 | INT J GERIATR PSYCH | 0.788 | BLOOD | 0.024 | INT J GERIATR PSYCH | 0.803 | ||
| DIABETES OBES METAB | 0.239 | FRONT AGING NEUROSCI | 0.758 | AGING CELL | 0.733 | FRONT AGING NEUROSCI | 0.798 | ||
| Neurosciences/neurology | LANCET NEUROL | 0.642 | NEUROBIOL AGING | 0.800 | LANCET NEUROL | 0.635 | J HEADACHE PAIN | 0.881 | |
| J AM COLL CARDIOL | 0.027 | INT J GERIATR PSYCH | 0.788 | EUR HEART J | 0.033 | CEPHALALGIA | 0.861 | ||
| EUR HEART J | 0.031 | FRONT AGING NEUROSCI | 0.758 | J AM COLL CARDIOL | 0.027 | EPILEPSY BEHAV | 0.854 | ||
| Psychiatry | JAMA PSYCHIAT | 0.753 | EPILEPSY BEHAV | 0.839 | LANCET PSYCHIAT | 0.556 | J AFFECT DISORDERS | 0.843 | |
| AM J PSYCHIAT | 0.571 | EPILEPSY RES | 0.832 | JAMA PSYCHIAT | 0.707 | DEPRESS ANXIETY | 0.824 | ||
| MOL PSYCHIATR | 0.685 | CEPHALALGIA | 0.818 | AM J PSYCHIAT | 0.643 | BIPOLAR DISORD | 0.821 | ||
| Dermatology | J ALLERGY CLIN IMMUN | 0.092 | MELANOMA RES | 0.767 | ANN RHEUM DIS | 0.067 | MELANOMA RES | 0.918 | |
| ANN RHEUM DIS | 0.063 | J COSMET LASER THER | 0.702 | J ALLERGY CLIN IMMUN | 0.081 | AM J CLIN DERMATOL | 0.720 | ||
| NAT COMMUN | 0.009 | ACTA DERMATOVENER CR | 0.691 | NAT COMMUN | 0.013 | J COSMET LASER THER | 0.681 | ||
| Radiology/nuclear medicine/ medical imaging | J AM COLL CARDIOL | 0.084 | J CONTEMP BRACHYTHER | 0.919 | EUR HEART J | 0.054 | J CONTEMP BRACHYTHER | 0.909 | |
| EUR HEART J | 0.085 | BRACHYTHERAPY | 0.840 | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 0.024 | BRACHYTHERAPY | 0.856 | ||
| GASTROENTEROLOGY | 0.021 | INVEST RADIOL | 0.808 | J AM COLL CARDIOL | 0.090 | J COMPUT ASSIST TOMO | 0.827 | ||
| Clinical Laboratory | J AM COLL CARDIOL | 0.040 | CLIN EPIGENETICS | 0.561 | EUR HEART J | 0.042 | CLIN EPIGENETICS | 0.609 | |
| EUR HEART J | 0.058 | JOURNAL OF CLIN LAB ANALYSIS | 0.461 | CIRCULATION | 0.061 | HLA | 0.464 | ||
| CIRCULATION | 0.071 | CLIN LAB | 0.452 | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 0.047 | CLIN CHIM ACTA | 0.449 | ||
| Nursing | INT J NURS STUD | 0.777 | NURS EDUC TODAY | 0.891 | INT J NURS STUD | 0.832 | J NURS MANAGE | 0.906 | |
| PLOS ONE | 0.002 | NURSE EDUC PRACT | 0.890 | BMC GERIATRICS | 0.101 | NURS EDUC TODAY | 0.901 | ||
| EUR J CARDIOVASC NUR | 0.396 | J NURS MANAGE | 0.857 | PLOS ONE | 0.004 | INT NURS REV | 0.893 | ||
| Surgery | J AM COLL CARDIOL | 0.141 | J CRANIO MAXILL SURG | 0.996 | EUR HEART J | 0.073 | J LAPAROENDOSC ADV S | 0.926 | |
| EUR HEART J | 0.087 | EJSO | 0.929 | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 0.113 | J ARTHROPLASTY | 0.889 | ||
| GASTROENTEROLOGY | 0.114 | J LAPAROENDOSC ADV S | 0.903 | J AM COLL CARDIOL | 0.144 | EJSO | 0.879 | ||
| Obstetrics/gynecology | N ENGL J MED | 0.043 | GYNECOL ONCOL | 0.826 | N ENGL J MED | 0.046 | GYNECOL ONCOL | 0.834 | |
| J AM COLL CARDIOL | 0.007 | BMC WOMENS HEALTH | 0.824 | J AM COLL CARDIOL | 0.010 | PREGNANCY HYPERTENS | 0.832 | ||
| CLIN CANCER RES | 0.130 | GYNECOL OBSTET INVES | 0.809 | CLIN CANCER RES | 0.055 | JOURNAL OF GYNECOL ONCOL | 0.830 | ||
| Ophthalmology | N ENGL J MED | 0.009 | ANNU REV VIS SCI | 1.000 | N ENGL J MED | 0.013 | ANNU REV VIS SCI | 1.000 | |
| ANN RHEUM DIS | 0.013 | J GLAUCOMA | 0.870 | ANN RHEUM DIS | 0.010 | J GLAUCOMA | 0.864 | ||
| NAT COMMUN | 0.005 | J CATARACT REFR SURG | 0.831 | NAT COMMUN | 0.006 | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 0.816 | ||
| Otorhinolaryngology | J ALLERGY CLIN IMMUN | 0.032 | TRENDS HEAR | 0.755 | J ALLERGY CLIN IMMUN | 0.032 | AUDIOL NEURO-OTOL | 0.814 | |
| EUR RESPIR J | 0.001 | AUDIOL NEURO-OTOL | 0.709 | EUR RESPIR J | 0.001 | EAR HEARING | 0.675 | ||
| CLIN CANCER RES | 0.005 | INT FORUM ALLERGY RH | 0.688 | CLIN CANCER RES | 0.005 | INT FORUM ALLERGY RH | 0.673 | ||
| Oncology | LANCET ONCOL | 33.900 | BREAST CANCER RES TR | 0.889 | LANCET ONCOL | 0.527 | BREAST CANCER RES TR | 0.890 | |
| J CLIN ONCOL | 24.008 | CLIN BREAST CANCER | 0.878 | J CLIN ONCOL | 0.695 | CLIN BREAST CANCER | 0.838 | ||
| JAMA ONCOLOGY | 20.871 | CLIN LUNG CANCER | 0.869 | CANCER DISCOV | 0.481 | BONE MARROW TRANSPLV | 0.828 | ||
| Rehabilitation medicine | EUR HEART J | 0.003 | TOP STROKE REHABIL | 0.929 | EUR HEART J | 0.013 | TOP STROKE REHABIL | 0.944 | |
| SPORTS MED | 0.547 | J HEAD TRAUMA REHAB | 0.847 | BRIT J SPORT MED | 0.447 | INT J REHABIL RES | 0.758 | ||
| BRIT J SPORT MED | 0.422 | REHABILITATION | 0.807 | SPORTS MED | 0.519 | EUR J PHYS REHAB MED | 0.750 | ||
| Sport sciences | EUR HEART J | 0.003 | J ORTHOP TRAUMA | 0.541 | EUR HEART J | 0.005 | J ORTHOP TRAUMA | 0.591 | |
| SPORTS MED | 0.403 | STRENGTH COND J | 0.525 | BRIT J SPORT MED | 0.429 | J AGING PHYS ACTIV | 0.563 | ||
| BRIT J SPORT MED | 0.373 | J SPORT HEALTH SCI | 0.524 | SPORTS MED | 0.439 | ARTHROSCOPY | 0.480 | ||
| Anesthesiology | JAMA-J AM MED ASSOC | 0.009 | CLIN J PAIN | 0.878 | JAMA-J AM MED ASSOC | 0.009 | PAIN PRACTICE | 0.879 | |
| INTENS CARE MED | 0.437 | PEDIATR ANESTH | 0.858 | INTENS CARE MED | 0.461 | CLIN J PAIN | 0.865 | ||
| CRIT CARE MED | 0.109 | SCHMERZ | 0.840 | COCHRANE DB SYST REV | 0.030 | PEDIATR ANESTH | 0.856 | ||
| Emergency medicine | N ENGL J MED | 0.009 | ACAD EMERG MED | 0.789 | N ENGL J MED | 0.009 | SCAND J TRAUMA RESUS | 0.802 | |
| JAMA-J AM MED ASSOC | 0.019 | EMERG MED CLIN N AM | 0.780 | JAMA-J AM MED ASSOC | 0.019 | EUR J EMERG MED | 0.776 | ||
| CIRCULATION | 0.006 | SCAND J TRAUMA RESUS | 0.743 | CIRCULATION | 0.006 | ACAD EMERG MED | 0.771 | ||
IF, impact factor.