Impact Factor Highlights

2011 Impact Factors highlights from LWW*


REASON #1: 3 top titles in 4 major specialties
	Circulation, published on behalf of the American Heart Association, holds the #1 position in three categories, Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems, Peripheral Vascular Disease and Hematology (IF 14.739). Annals of Surgery, affiliated with the American Surgical Association and the European Surgical Association, maintains its position at #1 in IF ranking in Surgery (IF 7.492). Academic Medicine, is the official, peer-reviewed journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges took over the #1 spot in Education and Scientific disciplines (IF 3.524).


REASON #2: 2 Top Cited Journals in Clinical Neurology & Transplantation
	Neurology (IF 8.312), published on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology, was the most frequently cited journal in Clinical Neurology (ranked #7 in IF) with 72,475 total citations in 2011. In the Transplantation category, Transplantation (IF 4.003) was the most frequently cited journal in 2011 with 26,338 citations (ranked at #4 in IF).


REASON #3: 4 of the top 10 titles in Anesthesiology
	LWW publishes five of the top 10 titles in the Anesthesiology category: #2 Anesthesiology, published on behalf of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (IF 5.359) #4 Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, published on behalf of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (IF 4.079) #6 Anesthesia & Analgesia, published on behalf of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IF 3.286) #8 The Clinical Journal of Pain (IF 2.813)


REASON #4: 3 of the top 10 journals in Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
	LWW has the top journal and nine of the top 20 journals in the Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems category: #1 Circulation, published on behalf of the American Heart Association (IF 14.739) #4 Circulation Research, published on the behalf of the American Heart Association (IF 9.489) #10 Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, published on the behalf of the American Heart Association (IF 6.462)


REASON #5: 3 journals in the top 10 for Critical Care
	LWW publishes three of the top 10 journals in the Critical Care category: #2 Critical Care Medicine, published in conjunction with the Society of Critical Care Medicine (IF 6.330) #8 Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, published on behalf of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive & Critical Care Societies (IF 3.129) #9 Shock, published on behalf of the Shock Society and affiliated with the European Shock Society, the Indonesian Shock Society, the International Federation of Shock Societies and the Japan Shock Society, (IF 2.848)


REASON #6: Top Journal in Hematology
	LWW publishes three of the top 10 titles, including the number one title in Hematology and four titles in the top 20. #1 Circulation, published on behalf of the American Heart Association (IF 14.739) #4 Circulation Research, published on the behalf of the American Heart Association (IF 9.489) #7 Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis & Vascular Biology, published on behalf of the American Heart Association (IF 6.368)


REASON #7: 3 of the top 10 journals in Infectious Disease
	LWW has three titles in top ten and five titles in the top 20 in Infectious Diseases: #4 AIDS, the official journal of the International AIDS Society (IF 6.245) #8 Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases (IF 4.930) #9 Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS (IF 4.747)— New to the JCR list


REASON #8: 1 of the top 5 in Nursing
	#2 Cancer Nursing (IF 1.792) LWW publishes one journals in the top five and six journals in the top 20.


REASON #9: 2 of the top 10 titles in Obstetrics & Gynecology
	#2 Obstetrics & Gynecology, published on behalf of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (IF 4.730) #7 Menopause, published on behalf of The North American Menopause Society (IF 3.758)


REASON #10: All 5 of the top 5 journals in Peripheral Vascular Disease
	LWW publishes all top five journals, six of the top 10 journals and eight of the top 20 journals. #1 Circulation, published on behalf of the American Heart Association (IF 14.739) #2 Circulation Research, published on the behalf of the American Heart Association (IF 9.489) #3 Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis & Vascular Biology, published on behalf of the American Heart Association (IF 6.368) #4 Hypertension, published on behalf of the American Heart Association (IF 6.207) #5 Current Opinion in Lipidology (IF 6.086) #8 Stroke, published on behalf of the American Heart Association (IF 5.729)


REASON #11: 2 of the top 10 titles in Radiology
	LWW has two of the top ten journals in the Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging category: #2 Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, published on behalf of the American Heart Association (IF IF 5.941) #9 Investigative Radiology (IF 4.593)


REASON #12: 2 of the top 10 titles in Sports Sciences
	LWW has two titles in the top ten and four titles in the top 20 in the Sport Sciences category. #2 Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, published on behalf of the American College of Sports Medicine (IF 4.491) #3 Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, published on behalf of the American College of Sports Medicine (IF 4.431)


REASON #13: Top title in Surgery
	LWW has the top journal, two journals in the top 10, and five journals in the top 20 in the Surgery category: #1 Annals of Surgery, affiliated with the American Surgical Association and the European Surgical Association (IF IF 7.492) #9 The American Journal of Surgical Pathology, affiliated with The Arthur Purdy Stout Society of Surgical Pathologists and The Gastrointestinal Pathology Society, (IF 4.352)


REASON #14: 8 LWW published titles were newly recognized by the 2011 JCR
	4 titles from the LWW's Nursing titles: Advances in Skin & Wound Care; Holistic Nursing Practice; Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing; and Journal of Nursing Research. 1 titles from LWW's Current Opinion series: Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS Rounding out the newly ranked 8 titles includes: Dermatitis; International Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Ultrasound Quarterly.

* According to 2011 Journal Citation Reports® (Thomson Reuters, 2012).