Journal profile

American journal of surgery

Publisher: Excerpta Medica
ISSN0002-9610 | 1879-1883 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.36
Citation rate 1.86 1,740 total citations
h5-index 44 h5 depth signal
Cited share 61.1% 586 of 959
Total citations 1,740 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.97 External metric anchor
Self-citation 6.7% 116 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 4,041
Canada 283
China 146
United Kingdom 112
Japan 76

Citing Fields of Research

Abdominal Surgery 1,827
Patient Care 1,324
Digestive Disorders 576
Healthcare Policy 573
Liver & Colon Cancer 466

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 40,112 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 959 586 cited publications
Last 12 months 528 44.0 publications/month
Open access share 11.4% 60 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 4,041 citing publications
Leading citing field Abdominal Surgery 1,827 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 17 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v107n1,Jan. 1964-
PubMed
v107n1,Jan. 1964-
OLDMEDLINE
Active Coverage
Abridged index medicus
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Abdominal Surgery Patient Care Endocrinology & Metabolism Healthcare Policy Digestive Disorders Liver & Colon Cancer

Broad Categories

General Surgery Patient Care Digestive Disorders Liver & Colon Cancer Abdominal Surgery Musculoskeletal Disorders Endocrinology & Metabolism

MeSH Descriptors

General Surgery

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Includes the papers and/or proceedings of various surgical associations.

Issues for Apr. 1905-June 1926, called: v. 18, no. 9-v.40.

Supplements accompany some issues.

Bound with v. 28-40: Quarterly supplement of anesthesia and analgesia, Oct. 1914-Apr. 1926.

Also issued online.

Microfilm. v. 111 (1966)-v.120 (1970) 10 microfilm reels : negative ; 35 mm.

Indexes: Vols. 95 (1958)-100 (1960) in v. 100; Vols. 101 (1961)-120 (1970) in v. 120.

19950524 Not printed on acid-free paper