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Detailed Indexing Statistics: 1965-2007

Fiscal Year
(Oct. 1-Sep. 30)
Number of Journals
Indexed in
Index Medicus
Number of Journals
in MEDLINE®
Number of Citations
in MEDLINE®
Total Citations
2007 4,530 5,194 670,943 16,113,221
2006 4,416 5,020 623,089 14,103,589
2005 4,279 4,928 606,000 13,476,222
2004 4,189 4,839 571,000 --
2003 3,934 4,697 526,000 --
2002 3,834 4,538 502,000 --
2001 3,636 4,537 463,000 --
2000 3,472 4,332 442,000 10,796,185
1999 3,394 4,261 434,000 --
1998 3,302 3,931 411,921 --
1997 3,211 3,874 519,012 --
1996 3,205 3,868 322,825 --
1995 3,147 3,823 392,354 8,665,427
1994 3,127 -- 367,877 --
1993 3,058 -- 376,312 --
1992 3,048 -- 401,562 --
1991 3,020 -- 363,344 --
1990 2,973 -- 391,172 6,769,918
1989 2,888 -- 372,806 --
1988 2,697 -- 329,019 --
1987 2,786 -- 326,162 --
1986 2,740 -- 316,585 --
1985 2,730 -- 307,333 5,029,234
1984 2,695 -- 306,263 --
1983 2,709 -- 310,445 --
1982 2,697 -- 282,950 --
1981 2,664 -- 279,105 --
1980 2,661 -- 266,730 3,543,128
1979 2,595 -- 254,210 --
1978 2,543 -- 232,563 --
1977 2,525 -- 259,980 --
1976 2,410 -- 320,700 --
1975 2,353 3,823 220,800 2,208,945
1974 2,275 3,868 224,318 --
1973 2,194 3,874 207,816 --
1972 2,246 3,931 233,377 --
1971 2,199 4,261 224,619 --
1970 2,251 4,332 210,000 1,098,015
1969 2,260 4,537 210,602 --
1968 2,246 4,538 192,923 --
1967 2,279 4,697 168,310 --
1966 2,436 4,839 164,545 --
1965 2,241 4,928 151,635 --

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