Cureus Journal Citation Rate 2026
2168-8184
Cureus, Inc.
US
Q3 Quartile Open Access
About Cureus
Cureus (C) is a peer-reviewed academic journal, published by Cureus, Inc. in US, catalogued under ISSN 2168-8184. As of 2026, it has a 2025 2-Year Citation Rate (OpenAlex) of 0.96 (Q3 quartile) — the average number of citations its recent articles received over a two-year window, computed from OpenAlex open citation data, not the Clarivate (JCR) Impact Factor. It is fully open access.
Cureus Citation Rate 2026 — In Context
Cureus has a 2025 2-Year Citation Rate (OpenAlex) of 0.96, placing it in the Q3 quartile. This is the average number of citations the journal's recent articles received over a two-year window, computed from OpenAlex open citation data — not the Clarivate (JCR) Journal Impact Factor.
As a fully open-access publication, Cureus makes all articles freely available to readers.
Researchers looking to publish in Cureus should review the journal's submission tips and verify the latest indexing status against Scopus, DOAJ, and Web of Science using our indexing tracker. To compare Cureus against similar journals in the field, use our journal comparison tool.
| ISSN (Print) | 2168-8184 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Cureus, Inc. |
| Country | United States |
| APC / Cost | Inquire with Publisher |
| h-index | 132 |
| Total Works | 117,164 |
| Total Citations | 436,589 |
| 2-yr Mean Citedness | 1.13 (OpenAlex) |
In-depth profile & metrics
Cureus is published by Cureus, Inc. and based in United States. It publishes on an open-access basis.
Editorially, Cureus concentrates on COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, within the broader field of Medicine.
Cureus is indexed in OpenAlex. OpenAlex tracking provides an open, citable record of its output even where commercial indexing is absent.
OpenAlex records 117,164 works that have together drawn 436,589 citations, giving the journal an h-index of 132; its most recent citation rate stands at 0.957; OpenAlex puts its two-year mean citedness at 1.13.
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Citation Rate
Historical Trend
Initial data points onlyCitation Rate by Year
| Year | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.957 | 2-Year Mean Citedness (OpenAlex) |
Metrics are sourced from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Scopus and reflect the latest data we hold. The headline figure is a 2-year citation rate (OpenAlex), not a Clarivate Impact Factor. Always verify against the journal's official site before relying on it. See our Methodology or report a correction.
Works Published per Year (2014–2025)
Annual publication volume sourced from OpenAlex. Current year omitted (partial data).
Publication & citation history by year
| Year | Works published | Citations received |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23,993 | 16,693 |
| 2024 | 25,394 | 55,353 |
| 2023 | 18,301 | 91,935 |
| 2022 | 12,448 | 72,357 |
| 2021 | 8,476 | 56,425 |
| 2020 | 5,893 | 67,082 |
| 2019 | 2,741 | 27,514 |
| 2018 | 1,811 | 21,224 |
| 2017 | 1,076 | 15,374 |
| 2016 | 647 | 7,075 |
| 2015 | 215 | 3,088 |
| 2014 | 87 | 362 |
Journal at a Glance
Source: OpenAlex — refreshed daily.
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Last updated: Jul 12, 2026
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