JMIR Perioperative Medicine Receives Its Inaugural Journal Impact Factor
(Toronto, June 18, 2026) JMIR Perioperative Medicine has received its first-ever Journal Impact Factor of 2.4, as published in the Journal Citation Reports 2026 from Clarivate. This inaugural score places the journal in Q2 (71st percentile and ranked 95 of 321) in the Surgery category.
This milestone reflects the journal’s growing body of published research and citation record within the global scholarly community. JMIR Perioperative Medicine publishes multidisciplinary research impacting surgical patient care. Its scope includes surgery, anesthesiology, nursing, AI, and digital health, alongside contributions from informaticians, clinical trialists, and various medical subspecialists.
Top-cited articles in JMIR Perioperative Medicine in the Journal Citation Reports included:
Iovanel G, Ayers D, Zheng H. The Role of Wearable Technology in Measuring and Supporting Patient Outcomes Following Total
Joint Replacement: Review of the Literature. JMIR Perioper Med. 2023;6:e39396 [doi: 10.2196/39396]
Matsumoto K, Nohara Y, Sakaguchi M, Takayama Y, Fukushige S, Soejima H, Nakashima N, Kamouchi M. Temporal
Generalizability of Machine Learning Models for Predicting Postoperative Delirium Using Electronic Health Record Data: Model
Development and Validation Study. JMIR Perioper Med. 2023;6:e50895 [doi: 10.2196/50895]
Mlodzinski E, Wardi G, Viglione C, Nemati S, Crotty Alexander L, Malhotra A. Assessing Barriers to Implementation of Machine
Learning and Artificial Intelligence–Based Tools in Critical Care: Web-Based Survey Study. JMIR Perioper Med. 2023;6:e41056
[doi: 10.2196/41056]
JMIR Publications thanks the editor in chief, Dr Nidhi Rohatgi, and the authors, reviewers, and editorial board who contribute to high-quality, open access scholarship.
For more information on JMIR Publications’ 2025 Journal Impact Factor results, please see: JMIR Publications Reports Its 2025 Journal Impact Factors and Rankings.
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