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Status
Active
Coverage
2001–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
Yes
CiteScore
4.6
SJR · SCImago
0.936
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
89
Best quartile
Q1 · 76th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dentistry (all) | 33 / 140 | 76th | Q1 |
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BMC Oral Health
BMC Oral Health is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 4.6), WoS SCIE, DOAJ. Published by BioMed Central Ltd.
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Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIEOpen Access
4.6
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
3
Indexed in
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Open accessFully open access, peer reviewed
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Quick answers
Is BMC Oral Health indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2001–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 4.6.
What quartile is BMC Oral Health in Scopus?
BMC Oral Health is Q1 in Dentistry (all) (rank 33 of 140), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of BMC Oral Health?
BMC Oral Health is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 4.6, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 76th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.936, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 89.
How much does it cost to publish in BMC Oral Health?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,190 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes BMC Oral Health and what is its ISSN?
BMC Oral Health is published by BioMed Central Ltd. Its ISSN is 1472-6831.
Is BMC Oral Health in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is BMC Oral Health open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
How well cited is BMC Oral Health? — open metrics via OpenAlex
BMC Oral Health has an h-index of 116 and a 2-year mean of 3.73 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4.6, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #11 of 140 Scopus journals in Dentistry (all).
116
h-index
3.73
2-yr mean citations
3,732
i10-index
10,332
works indexed
145,802
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,190
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#11 of 140 Top 8% Dentistry (all)
BMC Oral Health published 2,208 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in BMC Oral Health? — latest 92 articles, 2026
In its latest 92 research articles (2026), authors are most often from Türkiye (22.3%), China (16.3%) and Egypt (8.4%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for BMC Oral Health? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 20 retracted papers are recorded (1.9 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 20 · 1.9 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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