JMIR Publications Reports Its 2025 Journal Impact Factors and Rankings

(Toronto, June 18, 2026) Clarivate has released Journal Citation Reports 2026, including 2025 Journal Impact Factor results for 24 JMIR Publications journals. Of these, 12 ranked in the first quartile of their primary subject categories, 3 received a Journal Impact Factor for the first time, and 5 improved their quartile ranking over the prior year.

Key Highlights

Top-tier rankings: 12 journals ranked in the first quartile (Q1) in their category, including 6 journals in the 90th percentile or higher.

• Journal of Medical Internet Research achieved an all-time high Journal Impact Factor of 8.2, maintaining its Q1 ranking.
• JMIR Medical Education maintained its #1 spot in Education, Scientific Disciplines with an outstanding 13.9.
• JMIR Mental Health increased to 7.4 within its Q1 ranking.
• JMIR Nursing increased to 5.0 within its Q1 ranking.
• JMIR Aging maintained its Q1 ranking in Gerontology and received a Journal Impact Factor of 4.6.
• JMIR mHealth and uHealth increased to 6.3, maintaining its Q1 ranking.

First-time Journal Impact Factors: 3 journals received their inaugural Journal Impact Factor:

• JMIR Dermatology
• JMIR Perioperative Medicine
• JMIR XR and Spatial Computing

Year-over-year growth: 18 journals recorded an increase in Journal Impact Factor compared to the prior year, with 5 journals improving their quartile ranking.

Notable movers: Multiple titles experienced notable shifts in this year’s reports.

• JMIR Public Health and Surveillance increased to 4.4 within its Q1 ranking.
• JMIR Medical Informatics increased from 3.8 to 5.0.
• JMIR AI increased to 6.1, elevating its ranking from Q3 to Q1.
• JMIR Infodemiology has achieved Q1 ranking status, increasing to 4.0.

“These results belong to the researchers, editors, and staff behind every JMIR Publications journal,” says Tiffany I Leung, MPH, MD, FAMIA, Scientific Editorial Director at JMIR Publications. “An impact factor reflects how often research is cited; what stands behind it is the rigor and integrity of the open access work we publish.”

Portfolio Journal Impact Factor (JIF) Results

The 2025 Journal Impact Factor results for JMIR Publications journals are listed below.

Journal	2025 JIF	Quartile Performance	Rank	Percentile	5-Year JIF	Category
Journal of Medical Internet Research	8.2	Q1	8/194	96.1	8.1	Health Care Science & Services
JMIR Medical Education	13.9	Q1	1/89	99.4	9.9	Education, Scientific Disciplines
JMIR Mental Health	7.4	Q1	20/293	93.3	7.4	Psychiatry
JMIR mHealth and uHealth	6.3	Q1	16/194	92	7.2	Health Care Science & Services
JMIR AI	6.1	Q1	21/194	89.4	6	Health Care Sciences & Services
JMIR Medical Informatics	5.0	Q2	17/54	69.4	4.5	Medical Informatics
JMIR Nursing	5.0	Q1	8/194	96.1		Nursing
JMIR Serious Games	4.7	Q1	56/443	87.5	6.1	Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
JMIR Aging	4.6	Q1	4/49	92.9	5.8	Gerontology
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance	4.4	Q1	60/443	86.6	4.3	Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
JMIR Infodemiology	4.0	Q1	79/443	82.3	3.4	Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
JMIR Human Factors	3.9	Q1	46/194	76.5	4.1	Health Care Sciences & Services
JMIR Dermatology	3.4	Q2	25/99	75.3		Dermatology
Interactive Journal of Medical Research	3.3	Q2	86/191	55.2	3.3	Medicine, Research & Experimental
JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies	3.1	Q1	19/175	89.4		Rehabilitation
JMIR Diabetes	2.9	Q2	78/194	60.1		Health Care Sciences & Services
JMIR Cancer	2.6	Q3	196/333	41.3	3.7	Oncology
JMIR Formative Research	2.4	Q2	97/194	50.3	2.8	Health Care Sciences & Services
JMIR Cardio	2.4	Q2	117/237	50.8		Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
JMIR Perioperative Medicine	2.4	Q2	95/321	70.6		Surgery
JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting	2.3	Q2	55/190	71.3	2.7	Pediatrics
JMIR XR and Spatial Computing	1.8	Q3	136/194	30.2		Health Care Sciences & Services
JMIR Research Protocols	1.6	Q3	142/194	27.1	1.6	Health Care Sciences & Services
Online Journal of Public Health Informatics	1.4	Q4	153/194	21.4		Health Care Sciences & Services

Note: The Journal Impact Factor, published annually by Clarivate in its Journal Citation Reports, measures the average number of citations received in a given year by articles published in a journal during the preceding two years.

Responsible Use of Citation Metrics

JMIR Publications shares these results in the spirit of transparency while reaffirming its commitment to responsible research assessment. Journal-level citation metrics are aggregate indicators of a journal’s citation record within a defined time window and database; they are not measures of the quality of individual articles or the contributions of individual researchers. As a signatory of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), JMIR Publications supports the call to end the use of journal-based metrics as a surrogate measure for individual article quality in assessment, hiring, and promotion decisions. Ultimately, citation-based metrics like Journal Impact Factor or CiteScore are best understood as a single contextual reference point, not a definitive measure of worth.

About JMIR Publications

JMIR Publications is a leading open access publisher of digital health research and a champion of open science. With a focus on author advocacy and research amplification, JMIR Publications partners with researchers to advance their careers and maximize the impact of their work. As a technology organization with publishing at its core, we provide innovative tools and resources that go beyond traditional publishing, supporting researchers at every step of the dissemination process. Our portfolio features a range of peer-reviewed journals, including the renowned Journal of Medical Internet Research.

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