Journal profile · Engineering-Biomedical Engineering
Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering
ISSN 0278-940X · eISSN 1943-619X · Begell House
Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering: subscription journal; 31 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering is published by Begell House. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medical Image Segmentation Techniques, Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects and Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications, together about 20.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Biomedical Engineering
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medical Image Segmentation TechniquesComputer Science6.9%
- Electromagnetic Fields and Biological EffectsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.7%
- Ultrasound and Hyperthermia ApplicationsEngineering6.7%
- Tissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineMedicine6.2%
- Advanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine5.4%
- Non-Invasive Vital Sign MonitoringEngineering4.7%
- Elasticity and Material ModelingEngineering4.4%
- Neuroscience and Neural EngineeringNeuroscience4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | Q3 | 204/342 | 40th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 312OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.35OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 882 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 0 | 756 |
| 2025 | 31 | 3 | 1,248 |
| 2024 | 25 | 1 | 1,347 |
| 2023 | 40 | 3 | 1,413 |
| 2022 | 28 | 4 | 1,417 |
| 2021 | 33 | 6 | 1,648 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Begell House
- ISSN
- 0278-940X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1943-619X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering
Which databases index Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering is indexed in Scopus.
Is Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .