The BMJ rises to 4th place in global rankings of most cited general medical journals — BMJ Group

"The BMJ (formerly the British Medical Journal) has risen from sixth to fourth place in the international rankings of the most influential general medical journals in the world, show new figures on research citations (impact factor) for 2012. The BMJ has now overtaken two heavyweight US titles, PLos Medicine and the Annals of Internal Medicine. Only the New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, and the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) now rank above The BMJ, the flagship publication of international healthcare knowledge provider BMJ (formerly BMJ Group). The BMJ’s impact factor* rose from 14.093 in 2011 to 17.215 in 2012—an increase of 3.112 points or 22%. The BMJ is now the most highly cited open access general medical journal in the world. Not only is this increase greater than for any of the other publications in the world’s top 10 general medical journals in 2012, but The BMJ is one of only three general medical titles in the top 10 not to have decreased its impact factor since 2011.  Additionally, the title’s total citations rose from 74759 to 81336—a total increase of 8.7%. Furthermore, The BMJ was not the only journal among the publisher’s growing stable of more than 40 specialist and open access titles to register an increase in impact factor. Of the 25 eligible journals with comparative data over the past two years, 17 titles increased their impact factor ..."