Academic Journal
Q1Burns
About Burns
Burns is a scholarly journal published by Elsevier Ltd. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 0.725 and H-index of 129.
Coverage: 1974-2026. Research categories: Emergency Medicine (Q1); Surgery (Q1); Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine (Q2); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q2).
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Topics in published research
Burn Injury Management and Outcomes; Wound Healing and Treatments; Injury Epidemiology and Prevention; Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques; Dermatologic Treatments and Research; Disaster Response and Management.
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3,190.00 USD; 2,980.00 EUR; 2,550.00 GBP; 395,660.00 JPY
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Point-of-care digital manufacturing workflow for patient-specific 3D-printed burn orthoses in a low-resource setting: A retrospective study
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2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2026.108173The burden of tobacco-free nicotine dependence in burn survivors: Acute complications and long-term morbidity
Matthew Q. Dao, Anika Y. Kim, Sarah Wang, Paul Won et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2026.108175Dignity-related distress profiles in burn survivors: A latent profile analysis
YunYun Deng, QianYu Qin, GuangLin Chen, CuiCan Yang et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2026.108171LncRNA KCNQ1OT1 promotes hypertrophic scar progression by regulating fibroblast proliferation, migration, and ECM accumulation via the miR-324–5p/SP1 axis
Chenxing Liang, Zhenhua Gong
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2026.108123Early fluid resuscitation and 28-day mortality in burns: A mediation analysis via coagulation biomarkers
Shengyu Huang, Yusong Wang, Qimin Ma, Dinghong Min et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2026.108169The impact of cannabis on clinical outcomes in burn patients: A systematic review
S.S. Sara Sheikh-Oleslami, A.K. Amir Khorrami, A.P. Anthony Papp
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2026.108186Neurocognitive outcomes in survivors of severe burn injuries: A systematic review
Shahad Shati Alruwaili, Saniyah Shaikh, Mohammed Shariq Siddiqui, Khalid Abdulrahman Alshahrani et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2026.108155Association between neighborhood disadvantage and surgical outcomes in hidradenitis suppurativa
Lily Zhu, Arushi Biswas, Carisa M. Cooney, Julie A. Caffrey et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2026.108179Necrotizing soft tissue infections: Challenges and opportunities to improve patient outcomes
Jesse de Haan, Lidewij M.F.H. Neeter, Bouke K.H.L. Boekema, Michael S. Timmers et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2026.108176Pain trajectories during acute hospitalization after burn injuries
Sheera F. Lerman, Lynn Nakad, Matthew J. Reid, Rachel Kornhaber et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2026.108162Hyper-inflammatory response in burn patients coincides with impaired antibacterial activity of neutrophils in blood and burn tissue
Patrick P.G. Mulder, Marit van Hooren, Britt van der Leeden, H. Ibrahim Korkmaz et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2026.108165Post-burn Occupational Disruption:Employment Status, Job Change, and Perceived Career Impact
SiNing Zhao, Yongpei Yu, Zhiqing Zhou, Katherine P. Frey et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2026.108209Comprehensive bioinformatic analyses identify a PANoptosome-related gene diagnostic signature in keloid fibroblasts
Yue Qi, YunPeng Gu, GuiE Ma
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2026.108151Expanding the boundaries of enzymatic debridement: Short-term laboratory and metabolic responses to on-label and off-label NexoBrid application in acute burn care
Sonja Verena Schmidt, Christina Alekos, Marius Drysch, Flemming Puscz et al.
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2026.108182Resveratrol ameliorates acute kidney injury following burn injury by promoting mitophagy through SIRT5-mediated ATG3 succinylation
Lineng Lin, Lu Liang, Jiyi Huang
2026-12 · DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2026.108184Toxic epidermal necrolysis: Management in the ICU
Camille Windsor, Antoine Gaillet, Saskia Ingen-Housz-Oro, Nicolas de Prost et al.
2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2026.108143Burn family caregivers’ distress trajectories: Latent and mixed-effects analyses
SiNing Zhao, Jun Wu, Yongpei Yu, Katherine P. Frey et al.
2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2026.108147Response to letter that comments on: “Validation of the Intensive Care Infection Score for infection discrimination in burn patients compared with other inflammatory biomarkers (ICARUS study)”
Bohumil Bakalář, Robert Zajíček, Helena Lahoda Brodská
2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2026.108083Comment on “Effects on health-related quality of life of therapeutic exercise in burn survivors: A systematic review and meta-analyses”
Yashasvi Parmar, Sunita Sharma
2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2026.108027Delirium in burn patients: Incidence, risk factors, and management strategies
Katherine C. Bergus, Omar Obaid, Dana Schwartz, Jennifer MacDonald et al.
2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2026.108139Reviews
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