Journal profile

Acta tropica

Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN0001-706X | 1873-6254 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
3.78
Citation rate 3.30 2,030 total citations
h5-index 41 h5 depth signal
Cited share 82.0% 553 of 674
Total citations 2,030 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.86 External metric anchor
Self-citation 4.7% 95 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

Brazil 857
China 573
United States 424
Thailand 257
India 253

Citing Fields of Research

Parasitology Studies 1,395
Parasitology 1,130
Entomology 742
Zoonotic Infections 633
Tropical Diseases 600

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 8,206 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 674 553 cited publications
Last 12 months 483 40.3 publications/month
Open access share 26.5% 128 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country Brazil 857 citing publications
Leading citing field Parasitology Studies 1,395 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 18 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v22n3, 1965-
PubMed
v22n3, 1965-
OLDMEDLINE
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Parasitology Studies Parasitology Zoonotic Infections Tropical Diseases

Broad Categories

Tropical Medicine Parasitology Studies Tropical Diseases Zoonotic Infections Parasitology

MeSH Descriptors

Ethnology Tropical Medicine

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Place of publication varies.

Also issued online.

In English, French, and German.

Vol. 46, no. 1 (JAN 1989)19900914 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper