27 June 2025 : Review article
A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis of Biomedical Research Waste: Current Situation, Development, and Trends
Lei Peng ABCDEF 1, Jinqian Li CDEF 2, Yan Chu DEF 1,3, Honghao Song DE 1, Kaiqiang Sun F 4,5, Jingchuan Sun F 4, Jianping Fan A 4*, Chen Yan AC 2, Hongbin Yuan AG 1DOI: 10.12659/MSM.948390
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e948390
Table 3 Information of the top 10 journals published.
| Rank | Journal | n | % | Citation | Average citation | IF | Quartile in category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lancet | 48 | 5.49% | 2520 | 52.50 | 98.4 | Q1 |
| 2 | Trials | 41 | 4.69% | 894 | 21.80 | 2.0 | Q3 |
| 3 | PLoS One | 34 | 3.89% | 2493 | 73.32 | 2.9 | Q1 |
| 4 | British Medical Journal | 29 | 3.31% | 3589 | 123.76 | 93.7 | Q1 |
| 5 | BMJ Open | 28 | 3.20% | 312 | 11.14 | 2.4 | Q1 |
| 6 | Bmc Medical Research Methodology | 17 | 1.94% | 338 | 19.88 | 3.9 | Q1 |
| 7 | Jama Network Open | 13 | 1.49% | 128 | 9.85 | 10.5 | Q1 |
| 8 | Clinical Trials | 12 | 1.37% | 503 | 41.92 | 2.2 | Q3 |
| 9 | BMC Medicine | 9 | 1.03% | 498 | 55.33 | 7.1 | Q1 |
| 10 | Statistics in Medicine | 8 | 0.91% | 1669 | 208.63 | 1.8 | Q1 |