How we are making a difference
In our annual impact reports, we highlight our progress in research, education, publishing, and policy, and the ripple effect that better knowledge creates for patients and health systems worldwide.
Our vision is a healthier world where knowledge transforms care. As a global healthcare knowledge provider and wholly owned subsidiary of the British Medical Association (BMA), we remain focused on empowering health communities to not just survive, but thrive.
Highlights from our report
Research impact often takes time to emerge. Our impact stories therefore focuses on influence achieved during the past year or two, rather than when the underlying research was published, recognising the time needed for evidence to shape policy, clinical guidance and patient care.
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.
Research informs inquiry into falling vaccination uptake
As childhood vaccination uptake declines in England and vaccine confidence becomes an increasing public health concern, research published in The BMJ is informing parliamentary debate on how governments should respond.
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.
Building research capability across three health systems
Clinicians and researchers everywhere are using Research to Publication to strengthen research skills, improve publication quality, and support healthcare improvement. In Colombia, Sergio Prada used Research to Publication to strengthen the structure and clarity of English-language manuscripts.
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.
From one question to system-wide change
A question developed at Monash Health is now used routinely to monitor children’s vital signs in four Australian states. Connections made at the Healthcare Improvement Forum helped the project grow from a local initiative into a national collaboration.
“The dream of good academic research is to drive real world decision making. I was excited, obviously, going into The BMJ. I assumed there was a pretty good chance that policymakers would see it.”
Kai Ruggeri
Professor of health policy and management, Columbia University, US
Ranked 10th worldwide
among academic publishers for total citations in clinical guidelines and health policy documents.
500 staff across four global regions
serving an international audience, with offices in the UK, North America, India and China.
Cited nearly 5,000 times in 2025
in new and updated clinical guidelines and health policy documents.
Nearly 100,000 submissions in the past year
involving almost 483,000 authors and more than 37,500 peer reviewers.
The BMJ is one of the world’s top five general medical journals
In the 2026 Journal Citation Reports, The BMJ ranked fifth overall in Medicine, General & Internal, with an impact factor of 55.1.
How BMJ Group creates impact
Impact happens when trusted evidence moves beyond publication and helps shape decisions, policy, and practice.
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Explore recent examples of how BMJ Group research, publishing, education, and partnerships are helping create change across healthcare.
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Each year, we bring together stories, metrics, and examples that show how BMJ Group knowledge is making a difference in healthcare around the world.
