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Intensive Care Medicine

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 1964

ISSN1432-1238

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

4.999

H-Index

312

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

6.112

Total Works

15,769

Total Citations

736,909

2yr Mean Citedness

5.36

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope

Intensive Care Medicine serves as the premier publication platform facilitating the communication and exchange of cutting-edge research and ideas within the field of intensive care medicine on a comprehensive scale. This platform is designed for professionals engaged in intensive medical care, including intensivists, medical specialists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals dealing with adult ICU patients. ICM is the official journal of The European Society of Intensive Care Medicine. ICM aims to advance the understanding and practice of intensive care medicine among professionals in Europe and beyond. The journal provides a robust platform for disseminating current research findings and innovative ideas in intensive care medicine. Intensive Care Medicine publishes a wide array of content, including review articles, original research papers, letters, reviews, debates, and more. This diversity ensures comprehensive coverage of topics relevant to the intensive care community.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1964

FrequencyMonthly, 1995-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications15,769

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1432-1238

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Critical Care Medicine

Scopus Categories

Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Respiratory Support and MechanismsSepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentIntensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersHemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyCardiac Arrest and ResuscitationNosocomial Infections in ICUMechanical Circulatory Support DevicesCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesTrauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, ResuscitationAcute Kidney Injury Research