Journal of Clinical Investigation


The Journal of Clinical Investigation is a semi-monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering biomedical research. It was established in 1924 and is published by the American Society for [Clinical Investigation]. Articles focus on the mechanisms of disease, with an emphasis on basic research, early-stage clinical studies in humans, and new research tools and techniques. The journal also publishes reviews in edited series or as stand-alone articles, commentaries on research, editorials, and feature items. The editor-in-chief is Elizabeth M. McNally.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
According to the Journal [Citation Reports], the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 13.3.

Editors-in-chief

The following persons are or have been editor-in-chief of the journal:

Most cited articles

as of 2017, the following articles have received the most citations according to Scopus:
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