From evidence to real world change
At BMJ Group, impact is not measured only by what we publish. It is measured by what happens next. When evidence informs policy, improves clinical decisions, strengthens health systems, and helps healthcare professionals deliver better care.
Across research, education, publishing, events, and partnerships, we help turn knowledge into action, supporting measurable change for patients, clinicians, researchers, and health systems worldwide.
Impact in action
Research informing food safety action
Research published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood on glycerol intoxication in children helped inform food safety risk assessments and guidance on slush ice drinks in Europe.
How BMJ Group creates impact
Impact happens when trusted evidence moves beyond publication and helps shape decisions, policy, and practice.
Better evidence
We publish trusted research, support rigorous peer review, and help evidence reach global clinical and academic communities.
Research published through BMJ Group contributes to scientific understanding, informs future studies, and supports global knowledge exchange.
Flour fortification with folic acid
In November 2024, the UK government announced legislation mandating folic acid fortification of non-wholemeal wheat flour, citing research published in The BMJ.
Better decisions
We support clinicians, policymakers, researchers, and healthcare leaders with knowledge that helps improve decision making.
Our journals, clinical decision support tools, education, and evidence summaries help translate research into action.
Combatting misinformation and empowering patient decisions
Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE) is tackling the challenge of misinformation head on with BMJ Best Practice.
Better systems
We convene healthcare communities, support improvement science, and help organisations apply evidence in practice.
Through partnerships, events, and quality improvement work, we help strengthen healthcare systems and improve outcomes.
Driving global consensus on Alzheimer’s disease imaging
Our BMJ China team created the conditions for change by convening experts in partnership with the Department of Radiology at West China Hospital of Sichuan University and the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.
Impact at a glance
A top 10 policy influencer
BMJ Group ranked 8th globally in influencing clinical guidelines and policy documents between 2020 and 2024.* We were cited in nearly 6,200 new and updated policy documents and clinical guidelines in 2024. [Source]
A top-tier publisher
The BMJ, (JIF 42.7) ranks 4th in general medicine and 5th worldwide including review journals, consistently in the top five globally [Source]
A strong international presence
As a wholly owned subsidiary of the British Medical Association (BMA), we serve an international community with over 450 staff based in offices across the United Kingdom, North America, India and China
An expert network
We work with 3.7 million authors and peer reviewers who help ensure the rigour, accuracy, and credibility of the evidence based research and knowledge we provide
A preferred global partner
More than 10,000 institutions worldwide subscribe to BMJ Group tools and resources
A trusted source
Nearly 80 million users a year rely on BMJ Group websites for trusted research and clinical information
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