Journal profile · Engineering-Biomedical Engineering
IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering
ISSN 1937-3333 · eISSN 1941-1189 · IEEE
IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 15.42; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,645; 27 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering is published by IEEE and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Biomedical and Engineering Education, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering, together about 29.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering (RBME) publishes comprehensive review articles that evaluate major developments and critically assess current trends, recent advancements, and emerging directions across all areas of biomedical engineering. Areas of interest include (but are not limited to): artificial intelligence and deep learning in medicine and healthcare; wearable, diagnostic and implantable technologies; neuroengineering and neurotechnology; rehabilitation engineering; biomedical imaging and signal processing; biomedical robotics and devices; health informatics; computational biomedicine; biomedical microsystems and nanotechnology; tissue and cellular engineering; biomaterials; immunoengineering; and genetic engineering.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Biomedical Engineering
Editor-in-chief Bin HePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Biomedical and Engineering EducationEngineering11.8%
- EEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesNeuroscience10%
- Neuroscience and Neural EngineeringNeuroscience7.5%
- Non-Invasive Vital Sign MonitoringEngineering7.3%
- Wireless Body Area NetworksEngineering5.3%
- Muscle activation and electromyography studiesEngineering3.9%
- ECG Monitoring and AnalysisMedicine3.9%
- Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance DevicesEngineering3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 15.42LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 16Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 36.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 36.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 4.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 100OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 300OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 15.57OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 492 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 6 | 24 |
| 2025 | 27 | 12 | 241 |
| 2024 | 25 | 18 | 778 |
| 2023 | 17 | 11 | 936 |
| 2022 | 40 | 25 | 1,807 |
| 2021 | 38 | 13 | 2,423 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,645 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,800 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- IEEE
- ISSN
- 1937-3333
- Electronic ISSN
- 1941-1189
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering
What CAS zone is IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Engineering, Biomedical; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 15.42; CiteScore 36.2, h-index 100.
Which databases index IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,645.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .