Impact Factor
3.35
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
2.23
771 total citations
h5-index
43
h5 depth signal
Cited share
60.8%
216 of 355
Total citations
771
Citation footprint
Metric signal
2.87
External metric anchor
Self-citation
0.0%
0 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
China
2,029
United States
478
Canada
186
Japan
111
United Kingdom
94
Citing Fields of Research
Palliative Care
648
Oncology
390
Anesthetic & Pain Medicine
299
Lung Cancer
226
Musculoskeletal Disorders
222
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
3,186
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
355
216 cited publications
Last 12 months
96
13.7 publications/month
Open access share
90.6%
87 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
China
2,029 citing publications
Leading citing field
Palliative Care
648 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
1 September 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v4n1, Jan. 2015-
v4n1, Jan. 2015- ; selected citations only before this date
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Palliative Care
Broad Categories
Palliative Care
Therapeutics
MeSH Descriptors
Palliative Care
Palliative Medicine
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.21037/apm-20262-07
Open DOI
Holistic Palliative Care
02
DOI 10.21037/apm-20262-06
Open DOI
Top reviewers for Annals of Palliative Medicine from 2025
Top reviewers for Annals of Palliative Medicine from 2025
03
DOI 10.21037/apm-20262-05
Open DOI
The most downloaded articles published in Annals of Palliative Medicine from 2025
The most downloaded articles published in Annals of Palliative Medicine from 2025
04
DOI 10.21037/apm-2026-1-0018
Open DOI
Using strengths-based nursing to introduce the Kerala model of palliative care to Australia—a theoretical integrative narrative review
Background and Objective: Palliative care aims to enhance the quality of life for individuals with life-limiting illness through holistic, person-centred, and family-centred support. However, delivering equitable palliative care in rural...
05
DOI 10.21037/apm-2026-0066
Open DOI
Narrative review of pharmacologic and interventional strategies for cancer pain management in adults with incurable disease
Background and Objective: Cancer pain affects 55–95% of patients with advanced malignancy and remains inadequately controlled in approximately two-thirds of those with metastatic disease. Management is shifting toward a multimodal, mecha...
06
DOI 10.21037/apm-2026-0062
Open DOI
Spinal cord stimulation for cancer pain: a narrative review of mechanistic rationale, clinical integration, and emerging applications
Background and Objective: Pain remains one of the most prevalent symptoms among patients with advanced cancer, with a substantial subset experiencing persistent pain despite optimized pharmacologic management. Although spinal cord stimul...
07
DOI 10.21037/apm-2026-0061
Open DOI
A phenomenological study of routine, independence, and help-seeking in home hospice patients living alone with terminal illness
Background: Patients living alone with terminal illness in home hospice face challenges distinct from those living with caregivers. While prevailing research describes patterns of service use, less is known about the lived meanings that ...
08
DOI 10.21037/apm-2026-0060
Open DOI
Intraoperative methadone for cardiac surgery: is it time to embrace it?
Intraoperative methadone for cardiac surgery: is it time to embrace it?
09
DOI 10.21037/apm-2026-0043
Open DOI
Myofascial pain with psychosomatic features in an octogenarian female gastric cancer survivor treated with a psychosomatic approach: a case report
Background: Non-cancer-related pain in cancer survivors can be difficult to assess when symptoms are interpreted as cancer progression and when impaired bodily awareness limits engagement in self-care. Myofascial pain with psychosomatic ...
10
DOI 10.21037/apm-2026-0042
Open DOI
What is oligoprogression?—a narrative review
Background and Objective: Modern systemic therapies have transformed metastatic cancer management, yet acquired resistance remains a persistent clinical challenge. Frequently, this resistance manifests as oligoprogression, a distinct bio...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Also issued online.