Critical Care Explorations Impact Factor 2026: 2.21

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At a glanceCritical Care Explorations is listed in ESCI, Scopus. Published by Wolters Kluwer, it has 1,490 published works, cited 15,599 times (h-index 47). Its impact factor* of 2.21 ranks it 20 of 63 in Critical Care Medicine. It is a fully open access journal listed in DOAJ, with an article fee of about US$1,600. 6% of its recent research articles name a funder, most often Research Foundation of Capital Institute of Pediatrics. Papers by ScholarsColab mentors and the researchers we track appear here as soon as they publish in it. Data updated 22 October 2026.

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Impact factor*2.21Rank 20 of 63 in Critical Care Medicine IndexingESCIScopusConfirm on the official lists before you submit Article fee (APC)US$1,600See if your author team can get a waiver

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01Impact factor

Impact factor of Critical Care Explorations (2026)

Impact factor (2-year)2.21calculated by ScholarsColab

Rank in category#20of 63 by citedness

APC (listed)US$1,600open access

h-index47

Papers published1,490cited 15,599 times

The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Critical Care Explorations published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, calculated by ScholarsColab. The journal is not listed in JCR 2024, so it has no official Journal Impact Factor from Clarivate; the value above is how often its recent papers are cited.

Rank in its subject categories

Critical Care Medicinerank 20 of 63 journals

Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.

Quartile of Critical Care Explorations

A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Critical Care Explorations is not listed in JCR 2024, so it has no JCR quartile. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.

Citations and papers per year

Citations per year

Papers per year

Open access (listed in DOAJ); article processing charge listed at about US$1,600.

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02Funders

Who funds research published in Critical Care Explorations

Articles naming a funder6%of 200 recent articles

Funders named most often

Research Foundation of Capital Institute of Pediatrics1

New Quality Foundation of Capital Institute of Pediatrics1

Reform and Development Program of Beijing Institute of Respiratory Medicine1

Capital Health Development Research Special Project1

the Clinical Research Improvement Program of Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital1

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Based on up to 200 research articles this journal published in the last 24 months. Not every article lists its funders, so the share can be lower than the real one. Updated: 29 October 2026.

03Indexing

Indexing of Critical Care Explorations

List	Status
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)	Not listed
Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)	Not listed
Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI)	Not listed
Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)	✓ Listed
Scopus	✓ Listed
Journal Citation Reports 2024	Not listed

ISSN: 2639-8028
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer all its journals →
Subjects: Critical Care Medicine

From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor on this page is calculated by ScholarsColab (see how the impact factor works).

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04How to submit

How to submit to Critical Care Explorations

Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that Critical Care Explorations accepts. You find it on the official website of the journal, usually under "For authors" or "Submit".
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05Reviewer comments

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06Same subject

Critical Care Medicine journals with a similar impact factor*

The journals next to Critical Care Explorations when the 60 journals of Critical Care Medicine in our data are ranked by impact factor*:

Rank	Journal	Impact factor*	Indexing	Open access
16	Resuscitation Plus	2.63	ESCI	Fully open access
17	Critical Care Clinics	2.49	SCIE	Subscription
18	Current Opinion in Critical Care	2.36	SCIE	Subscription
19	Shock	2.29	SCIE	Subscription
21	Journal of Intensive Care Medicine	2.13	SCIE	Subscription
22	Pediatric Critical Care Medicine	2.12	SCIE	Subscription
23	Injury	2.09	SCIE	Subscription
24	Burns	2.05	SCIE	Subscription

*Impact factor calculated by ScholarsColab (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.

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07Questions

Frequently asked questions

What is the impact factor of Critical Care Explorations?

Based on ScholarsColab citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Critical Care Explorations is 2.21: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 2.21 times on average in a year. The journal is not listed in JCR 2024, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

What is the h-index of Critical Care Explorations?

The h-index of Critical Care Explorations is 47 (October 2026): 47 of its papers have each been cited at least 47 times. Its i10-index is 522.

What is the APC of Critical Care Explorations?

The listed article processing charge (APC) is about US$1,600 for Critical Care Explorations, an open access journal (data from October 2026). APCs change and can differ by article type, country or discounts, so confirm the current charge on the journal’s website before submitting.

What is the quartile of Critical Care Explorations?

Is Critical Care Explorations indexed in Scopus?

Yes. Critical Care Explorations appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.

Is Critical Care Explorations an SCIE journal?

Critical Care Explorations is listed in ESCI of the Web of Science Core Collection, but not in SCIE, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.

Is Critical Care Explorations in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?

Critical Care Explorations is not listed in the JCR 2024 list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.

Does Critical Care Explorations offer an APC waiver?

Critical Care Explorations follows the policy of Wolters Kluwer (Lippincott): no general country waiver for Lippincott journals; most Medknow journals charge no APC. No country rule: the publisher decides case by case, or has no waiver scheme. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.

Who funds research published in Critical Care Explorations?

6% of 200 recent research articles in Critical Care Explorations name a funder; the funders named most often are Research Foundation of Capital Institute of Pediatrics, New Quality Foundation of Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Reform and Development Program of Beijing Institute of Respiratory Medicine.