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Medical Engineering and Physics

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1950

ISSN1873-4030

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total37

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

0.525

H-Index

147

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.001

Total Works

4,907

Total Citations

148,531

2yr Mean Citedness

2.18

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Medical Engineering and Physics publishes research on biomechanics, biomaterials, mechanobiology, rehabilitation engineering, biomedical signal processing, and medical device development. The journal aims to inform engineers and clinicians about the latest applications of technology to health care and engineering to the development of medical devices and technology, with the ultimate aim of producing improvements in the quality of health care.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1950

Annual Volume~ 162 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,907

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1873-4030

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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

Biomedical EngineeringQ3

BiophysicsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Biomedical

Scopus Categories

BiophysicsBiomedical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMuscle activation and electromyography studiesTotal Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesEEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesBalance, Gait, and Falls PreventionBone fractures and treatmentsSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyElasticity and Material ModelingDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies