Journal profile

Best practice & research. Clinical gastroenterology

Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN1521-6918 | 1532-1916 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.55
Citation rate 4.82 629 total citations
h5-index 28 h5 depth signal
Cited share 58.9% 83 of 141
Total citations 629 Citation footprint
Metric signal 3.83 External metric anchor
Self-citation 0.3% 2 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

Italy 111
United Kingdom 96
Netherlands 83
United States 79
Canada 44

Citing Fields of Research

Digestive Disorders 282
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections 112
Liver & Colon Cancer 110
Liver Diseases 101
Oncology 77

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 2,133 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 141 83 cited publications
Last 12 months 87 7.3 publications/month
Open access share 29.9% 26 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country Italy 111 citing publications
Leading citing field Digestive Disorders 282 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 15 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v15n1,Feb. 2001-
PubMed
v15n1,Feb. 2001-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Digestive Disorders

Broad Categories

Gastroenterology Digestive Disorders Liver & Colon Cancer Liver Diseases

MeSH Descriptors

Gastrointestinal Diseases

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Imprint varies.

Each issue has also a distinctive title.

Also issued online.