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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2022; 28(43): 6168-6202
Published online Nov 21, 2022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i43.6168
Published online Nov 21, 2022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i43.6168
Table 1 Comparison of the 2020 and 2021 Journal Impact Factors™ of the seven Baishideng journals indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded
| Journal title | 2021 JIF | 2020 JIF | 5-yr JIF | Category: Journal rank/total journals (quartile) |
| World Journal of Gastroenterology | 5.374 | 5.742 | 5.715 | Gastroenterology and Hepatology: 31/93 (Q2) |
| World Journal of Stem Cells | 5.247 | 5.326 | 4.964 | Cell and Tissue Engineering: 12/29 (Q2); Cell Biology: 86/194 (Q2) |
| World Journal of Diabetes | 4.560 | 3.763 | 5.370 | Endocrinology and Metabolism: 62/146 (Q2) |
| World Journal of Psychiatry | 3.500 | 4.571 | 7.380 | Psychiatry: 89/155 (Q3) |
| World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology | 3.404 | 3.393 | 3.250 | Oncology: 163/245 (Q3); Gastroenterology and Hepatology: 59/93 (Q3) |
| World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | 2.505 | 2.582 | 3.099 | Surgery: 104/211 (Q2); Gastroenterology and Hepatology: 81/93 (Q4) |
| World Journal of Clinical Cases | 1.534 | 1.337 | 1.599 | Medicine, General and Internal: 135/172 (Q4) |
Table 2 Rank and record count of journals that published articles that cited the 1102 articles published in World Journal of Gastroenterology in 2019-2020, n (%)
| Rank | Publication title | Record count |
| 1 | Cancers | 241 (2.13) |
| 2 | International Journal of Molecular Sciences | 241 (2.13) |
| 3 | Frontiers in Oncology | 193 (1.706) |
| 4 | Journal of Clinical Medicine | 138 (1.22) |
| 5 | Nutrients | 119 (1.052) |
| 6 | Scientific Reports | 111 (0.981) |
| 7 | Frontiers in Pharmacology | 100 (0.884) |
| 8 | Frontiers in Immunology | 92 (0.813) |
| 9 | Frontiers in Medicine | 89 (0.787) |
| 10 | World Journal of Clinical Cases | 77 (0.681) |
| 11 | Cells | 76 (0.672) |
| 12 | Digestive Diseases and Sciences | 73 (0.645) |
| 13 | Medicine | 71 (0.628) |
| 14 | Medicine Hagerstown | 70 (0.619) |
| 15 | Cureus | 67 (0.592) |
| 16 | Surgical Endoscopy | 67 (0.592) |
| 17 | Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques | 67 (0.592) |
| 18 | Diagnostics | 64 (0.566) |
| 19 | Diagnostics Basel Switzerland | 64 (0.566) |
| 20 | BMC Gastroenterology | 63 (0.557) |
| 21 | Biomed Research International | 55 (0.486) |
| 22 | Evidence Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine | 55 (0.486) |
| 23 | Evidence Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine ECAM | 55 (0.486) |
| 24 | PLOS One | 53 (0.468) |
| 25 | Other journals, n = 3025 | 9013 (79.662) |
Table 3 Rank and record count of journals that published articles that cited the 184 articles published in World Journal of Stem Cells in 2019-2020, n (%)
| Rank | Publication title | Record count |
| 1 | International Journal of Molecular Sciences | 139 (7.748) |
| 2 | Cells | 76 (4.236) |
| 3 | Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology | 70 (3.902) |
| 4 | Stem Cell Research Therapy | 69 (3.846) |
| 5 | Stem Cells International | 44 (2.453) |
| 6 | Cancers | 37 (2.062) |
| 7 | Stem Cell Reviews and Reports | 24 (1.338) |
| 8 | Frontiers in Immunology | 23 (1.282) |
| 9 | Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology | 22 (1.226) |
| 10 | Biomedicines | 18 (1.003) |
| 11 | Scientific Reports | 18 (1.003) |
| 12 | Pharmaceutics | 17 (0.948) |
| 13 | Frontiers in Pharmacology | 16 (0.892) |
| 14 | Current Stem Cell Research Therapy | 14 (0.780) |
| 15 | Frontiers in Oncology | 12 (0.669) |
| 16 | Biology | 10 (0.557) |
| 17 | Biology Basel | 10 (0.557) |
| 18 | Biomolecules | 10 (0.557) |
| 19 | Molecules | 10 (0.557) |
| 20 | Molecules Basel Switzerland | 10 (0.557) |
| 21 | Applied Sciences Basel | 8 (0.446) |
| 22 | Journal of Clinical Medicine | 8 (0.446) |
| 23 | Molecular Biology Reports | 8 (0.446) |
| 24 | Neural Regeneration Research | 8 (0.446) |
| 25 | Other journals, n = 834 | 1113 (62.040) |
Table 4 Rank and record count of journals that published articles that cited the 110 articles published in World Journal of Diabetes in 2019-2020, n (%)
| Rank | Publication title | Record count |
| 1 | International Journal of Molecular Sciences | 35 (3.776) |
| 2 | Frontiers in Endocrinology | 22 (2.373) |
| 3 | Nutrients | 17 (1.834) |
| 4 | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | 15 (1.618) |
| 5 | Journal of Clinical Medicine | 15 (1.618) |
| 6 | Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity Targets and Therapy | 14 (1.510) |
| 7 | Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome | 13 (1.402) |
| 8 | Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Research Reviews | 13 (1.402) |
| 9 | Cureus | 9 (0.971) |
| 10 | Diabetes Therapy | 8 (0.863) |
| 11 | Diabetes Therapy Research Treatment and Education of Diabetes and Related Disorders | 8 (0.863) |
| 12 | Antioxidants | 7 (0.755) |
| 13 | Antioxidants Basel Switzerland | 7 (0.755) |
| 14 | BMJ Open Diabetes Research Care | 7 (0.755) |
| 15 | Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice | 7 (0.755) |
| 16 | Medicine | 7 (0.755) |
| 17 | Medicine Hagerstown | 7 (0.755) |
| 18 | Metabolites | 7 (0.755) |
| 19 | PLOS One | 7 (0.755) |
| 20 | Scientific Reports | 7 (0.755) |
| 21 | Biomedicines | 6 (0.647) |
| 22 | Cardiovascular Diabetology | 6 (0.647) |
| 23 | Diabetes Obesity Metabolism | 6 (0.647) |
| 24 | Frontiers in Pharmacology | 6 (0.647) |
| 25 | Other journals, n = 645 | 671 (72.384) |
Table 5 Rank and record count of journals that published articles that cited the 35 articles published in World Journal of Psychiatry in 2019-2020, n (%)
| Rank | Publication title | Record count |
| 1 | Frontiers in Psychiatry | 9 (4.245) |
| 2 | Journal of Affective Disorders | 7 (3.302) |
| 3 | Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry | 6 (1.415) |
| 4 | BMC Psychiatry | 6 (2.830) |
| 5 | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | 6 (2.830) |
| 6 | International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications | 5 (2.358) |
| 7 | European Psychiatry | 4 (1.887) |
| 8 | Brain and Behavior | 3 (1.415) |
| 9 | Journal of Clinical Medicine | 3 (1.415) |
| 10 | Journal of Personalized Medicine | 3 (1.415) |
| 11 | Psychiatria Danubina | 3 (1.415) |
| 12 | Advances in Medical Education and Practice | 2 (0.943) |
| 13 | Asian Journal of Psychiatry | 2 (0.943) |
| 14 | Brain Sciences | 2 (0.943) |
| 15 | Clinical Neuropsychiatry | 2 (0.943) |
| 16 | European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience | 2 (0.943) |
| 17 | European Neuropsychopharmacology | 2 (0.943) |
| 18 | Frontiers in Neuroscience | 2 (0.943) |
| 19 | Frontiers in Psychology | 2 (0.943) |
| 20 | Indian Journal of Psychiatry | 2 (0.943) |
| 21 | Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine | 2 (0.943) |
| 22 | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | 2 (0.943) |
| 23 | Other journals, n = 54 | 135 (63.679) |
Table 6 Rank and record count of journals that published articles that cited the 218 articles published in World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology in 2019-2020, n (%)
| Rank | Publication title | Record count |
| 1 | Cancers | 70 (4.711) |
| 2 | Frontiers in Oncology | 64 (4.307) |
| 3 | International Journal of Molecular Sciences | 32 (2.153) |
| 4 | Cells | 21 (1.413) |
| 5 | BMC Cancer | 20 (1.346) |
| 6 | Cancer Management and Research | 17 (1.144) |
| 7 | Aging | 16 (1.077) |
| 8 | Aging US | 16 (1.077) |
| 9 | Biomedicines | 16 (1.077) |
| 10 | Scientific Reports | 16 (1.077) |
| 11 | Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology | 15 (1.009) |
| 12 | Journal of Clinical Medicine | 15 (1.009) |
| 13 | World Journal of Clinical Cases | 14 (0.942) |
| 14 | Biomed Research International | 13 (0.875) |
| 15 | European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences | 13 (0.875) |
| 16 | World Journal of Gastroenterology | 13 (0.875) |
| 17 | Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology | 12 (0.808) |
| 18 | Frontiers in Genetics | 11 (0.740) |
| 19 | Annals of Surgical Oncology | 10 (0.673) |
| 20 | Frontiers in Pharmacology | 10 (0.673) |
| 21 | Oncology Letters | 10 (0.673) |
| 22 | PLOS One | 10 (0.673) |
| 23 | Surgical Endoscopy | 10 (0.673) |
| 24 | Other journals, n = 768 | 1042 (70.121) |
Table 7 Rank and record count of journals that published articles that cited the 100 articles published in World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery in 2019-2020, n (%)
| Rank | Publication title | Record count |
| 1 | Frontiers in Oncology | 13 (2.754) |
| 2 | Surgical Endoscopy | 13 (2.754) |
| 3 | Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques | 13 (2.754) |
| 4 | Cancers | 12 (2.542) |
| 5 | Cureus | 11 (2.331) |
| 6 | HPB | 10 (2.119) |
| 7 | Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | 10 (2.119) |
| 8 | Langenbeck’s Archives of Surgery | 10 (2.119) |
| 9 | Journal of Clinical Medicine | 9 (1.907) |
| 10 | Diseases of the Esophagus | 8 (1.695) |
| 11 | Updates in Surgery | 8 (1.695) |
| 12 | World Journal of Clinical Cases | 7 (1.483) |
| 13 | BMJ Case Reports | 6 (1.271) |
| 14 | Frontiers in Surgery | 6 (1.271) |
| 15 | Annals of Coloproctology | 5 (1.059) |
| 16 | BMC Surgery | 5 (1.059) |
| 17 | Egyptian Journal of Surgery | 5 (1.059) |
| 18 | Indian Journal of Surgery | 5 (1.059) |
| 19 | Scientific Reports | 5 (1.059) |
| 20 | Annals of Coloproctology | 4 (0.847) |
| 21 | Cureus Journal of Medical Science | 4 (0.847) |
| 22 | Other journals, n = 320 | 303 (64.195) |
Table 8 Rank and record count of journals that published articles that cited the 1263 articles published in World Journal of Clinical Cases in 2019-2020, n (%)
| Rank | Publication title | Record count |
| 1 | Cureus | 63 (1.651) |
| 2 | International Journal of Molecular Sciences | 54 (1.415) |
| 3 | Journal of Clinical Medicine | 44 (1.153) |
| 4 | Medicine | 39 (1.022) |
| 5 | Medicine Hagerstown | 39 (1.022) |
| 6 | Frontiers in Oncology | 36 (0.944) |
| 7 | Cancers | 31 (0.813) |
| 8 | World Journal of Gastroenterology | 30 (0.786) |
| 9 | Cureus Journal of Medical Science | 29 (0.760) |
| 10 | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | 29 (0.760) |
| 11 | Scientific Reports | 29 (0.760) |
| 12 | BMJ Case Reports | 24 (0.629) |
| 13 | Diagnostics | 24 (0.629) |
| 14 | Diagnostics Basel Switzerland | 24 (0.629) |
| 15 | Nutrients | 23 (0.603) |
| 16 | PLOS One | 22 (0.577) |
| 17 | BMC Gastroenterology | 20 (0.524) |
| 18 | Frontiers in Medicine | 20 (0.524) |
| 19 | American Journal of Translational Research | 19 (0.498) |
| 20 | Abdominal Radiology | 18 (0.472) |
| 21 | Abdominal Radiology New York | 18 (0.472) |
| 22 | Biomedicines | 16 (0.419) |
| 23 | Cells | 16 (0.419) |
| 24 | Frontiers in Immunology | 16 (0.419) |
| 25 | Other journals, n = 2274 | 3132 (82.097) |
- Citation: Wang JL, Li X, Fan JR, Yan JP, Gong ZM, Zhao Y, Wang DM, Ma L, Ma N, Guo DM, Ma LS. Integrity of the editing and publishing process is the basis for improving an academic journal’s Impact Factor. World J Gastroenterol 2022; 28(43): 6168-6202
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v28/i43/6168.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v28.i43.6168