Journal profile

Advances in life course research

Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN1569-4909 | 1040-2608 | 1879-6974 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.38
Citation rate 3.27 256 total citations
h5-index 22 h5 depth signal
Cited share 80.2% 65 of 81
Total citations 256 Citation footprint
Metric signal 3.92 External metric anchor
Self-citation 5.1% 13 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

Germany 71
United States 69
United Kingdom 41
Netherlands 31
Switzerland 22

Citing Fields of Research

Sociology 231
Psychiatry & Psychology 179
Anthropology 80
Economics 74
Human Geography 71

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 767 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 81 65 cited publications
Last 12 months 30 2.7 publications/month
Open access share 66.7% 20 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country Germany 71 citing publications
Leading citing field Sociology 231 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 20 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v18n1, Mar. 2013-
PubMed
v18n1, Mar. 2013- ; selected citations only before this date

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Sociology Psychiatry & Psychology Education & Pedagogy Human Geography Anthropology

Broad Categories

Behavioral Sciences Social Sciences Anthropology Psychiatry & Psychology

MeSH Descriptors

Aging Life Change Events

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Each volume also has a distinctive title.

Title from cover.

Published as a monographic series, 2000-2008; as a quarterly journal, 2009- .

Also issued online.