The Lancet
Impact Factor & Key Scientometrics

The Lancet
Overview

Impact Factor

79.321

H Index

807

Impact Factor

22.226

I. Basic Journal Info

Country

United Kingdom
Journal ISSN: 01406736, 1474547X
Publisher: The Lancet Publishing Group
History: 1823-ongoing
Journal Hompage: Link
How to Get Published:

Research Categories

Scope/Description:

The Lancet is the world leading independent general medical journal. The journal coverage is international in focus and extends to all aspects of human health. The Lancet is published weekly from editorial offices in London and New York. It aims to publish the best original primary research papers, and review articles of the highest standard. The Lancet is stringently edited and peer-reviewed to ensure the scientific merit and clinical relevance of its diverse content. Drawing on an international network of advisers and contributors, The Lancet meets the needs of physicians by adding to their clinical knowledge and alerting them to current issues affecting the practise of medicine worldwide.

II. Science Citation Report (SCR)



The Lancet
SCR Impact Factor

The Lancet
SCR Journal Ranking

The Lancet
SCImago SJR Rank

SCImago Journal Rank (SJR indicator) is a measure of scientific influence of scholarly journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from.

13.103

The Lancet
Scopus 2-Year Impact Factor Trend

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Scopus 3-Year Impact Factor Trend

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Scopus 4-Year Impact Factor Trend

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The Lancet
Impact Factor History

2-year 3-year 4-year
  • 2022 Impact Factor
    21.54 18.273 16.658
  • 2021 Impact Factor
    22.226 18.731 17.264
  • 2020 Impact Factor
    9.153 9.67 10.368
  • 2019 Impact Factor
    8.043 9.348 9.275
  • 2018 Impact Factor
    9.098 9.182 9.083
  • 2017 Impact Factor
    9.482 9.185 8.679
  • 2016 Impact Factor
    8.466 8.025 8.23
  • 2015 Impact Factor
    7.325 7.958 8.049
  • 2014 Impact Factor
    7.453 NA NA
  • 2013 Impact Factor
    7.436 NA NA
  • 2012 Impact Factor
    7.512 NA NA
  • 2011 Impact Factor
    7.133 NA NA
  • 2010 Impact Factor
    6.79 NA NA
  • 2009 Impact Factor
    6.283 NA NA
  • 2008 Impact Factor
    5.203 NA NA
  • 2007 Impact Factor
    6.594 NA NA
  • 2006 Impact Factor
    7.554 NA NA
  • 2005 Impact Factor
    6.69 NA NA
  • 2004 Impact Factor
    6.179 NA NA
  • 2003 Impact Factor
    4.902 NA NA
  • 2002 Impact Factor
    4.33 NA NA
  • 2001 Impact Factor
    4.62 NA NA
  • 2000 Impact Factor
    4.249 NA NA
Note: impact factor data for reference only

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Impact Factor

Impact factor (IF) is a scientometric factor based on the yearly average number of citations on articles published by a particular journal in the last two years. A journal impact factor is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field. Find out more: What is a good impact factor?


III. Other Science Influence Indicators

Any impact factor or scientometric indicator alone will not give you the full picture of a science journal. There are also other factors such as H-Index, Self-Citation Ratio, SJR, SNIP, etc. Researchers may also consider the practical aspect of a journal such as publication fees, acceptance rate, review speed. (Learn More)

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H-Index

The h-index is an author-level metric that attempts to measure both the productivity and citation impact of the publications of a scientist or scholar. The index is based on the set of the scientist's most cited papers and the number of citations that they have received in other publications

807

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H-Index History