Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Encyclopedia
Mayo Clinic Proceedings is an American
peer-reviewed journal
published by Dowden Health Media
and sponsored by the Mayo Clinic
. It covers the field of medicine
and was established in 1926 as the Proceedings of the Staff Meetings of the Mayo Clinic. It obtained its current name in 1964. Its 2008 impact factor
is 4.811, ranking the journal 14th out of 107 in its ISI
category "Medicine, General & Internal".
United States
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peer-reviewed journal
Academic journal
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published by Dowden Health Media
Dowden Health Media
Dowden Health Media is an American publisher of websites and peer-reviewed journals in the field of medicine. Since 1997 Dowden Health Media has partnered with the Mayo Clinic to publish the Mayo Clinic Proceedings. The company was founded in 1988 In 2005, Dowden Health Media was acquired by...
and sponsored by the Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic is a not-for-profit medical practice and medical research group specializing in treating difficult patients . Patients are referred to Mayo Clinic from across the U.S. and the world, and it is known for innovative and effective treatments. Mayo Clinic is known for being at the top of...
. It covers the field of medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
and was established in 1926 as the Proceedings of the Staff Meetings of the Mayo Clinic. It obtained its current name in 1964. Its 2008 impact factor
Impact factor
The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...
is 4.811, ranking the journal 14th out of 107 in its ISI
Institute for Scientific Information
The Institute for Scientific Information was founded by Eugene Garfield in 1960. It was acquired by Thomson Scientific & Healthcare in 1992, became known as Thomson ISI and now is part of the Healthcare & Science business of the multi-billion dollar Thomson Reuters Corporation.ISI offered...
category "Medicine, General & Internal".