Analysis of the publication activity of the scientific and practical journal «Emergency medical care» for 25 years

Introduction. In 2025 the Russian scientific and practical journal «Emergency medical care» turns 25 years old. This journal is the press organ of the Russian society of emergency medical care and the Specialty profile commission for the direction of emergency medical care of the Ministry of Health of Russia. The journal discusses topical issues of emergency medical care, disaster medicine services, and draft clinical guidelines. The purpose of the study : to analyze the journal›s publication activity over 25 years. Materials and methods. According to the scientific electronic library Elibrary.ru the analysis of the journal›s publication activity is carried out. The results of the study. For the period 01.01.2000–31.03.2025 102 issues of the journal with a total number of articles — 2344 were published. The journal is included in the List of peer-reviewed scientific publications in which the results of dissertations for the degree of Candidate of Sciences and Doctors of sciences should be published — in seven scientific specialties (category 2). Over the past 15 years, there has been a steady trend towards an increase in the number of citations of articles, the five-year and two–year impact factors, and the average Hirsch index of authors. The number of citations of articles in 2008 was 31, in 2023 — 158; the two-year impact factor of the RSCI in 2008 was 0.11, in 2023 — 0.40; the five-year impact factor of the RSCI in 2008 was 0.05, in 2023 — 0.40; the average Hirsch index of authors of publications in 2008 was 3.68, in 2023 — 7.36. Conclusion. The journal «Emergency medical care» is actively developing and has the potential to be included in the White List.