Impact Factor
3.54
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
3.19
446 total citations
h5-index
32
h5 depth signal
Cited share
81.9%
118 of 144
Total citations
446
Citation footprint
Metric signal
4.01
External metric anchor
Self-citation
3.1%
14 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United Kingdom
214
United States
196
Japan
55
Germany
43
China
40
Citing Fields of Research
Digestive Disorders
274
Liver Diseases
181
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections
165
Hepatitis
131
Liver & Colon Cancer
127
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
775
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
144
118 cited publications
Last 12 months
82
6.8 publications/month
Open access share
100.0%
82 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United Kingdom
214 citing publications
Leading citing field
Digestive Disorders
274 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
9 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v7n1, 2020-
v1n1, 2014-
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Digestive Disorders
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections
Liver & Colon Cancer
Liver Diseases
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
issuing body
British Society of Gastroenterology
Broad Categories
Gastroenterology
Digestive Disorders
Liver & Colon Cancer
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections
Hepatitis
MeSH Descriptors
Gastroenterology
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
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DOI 10.1136/bmjgast-2026-002381
Open DOI
Patient outcomes and healthcare utilisation following implementation of an advanced therapy care pathway for inflammatory bowel disease: a multicentre, prospective quasi-experimental preimplementation/postimplementation study in the Netherlands
Objective: Care pathways have the potential to decrease treatment variation and improve patient outcomes. This study aims to evaluate the effect of an advanced therapy care pathway (ACP) on patient outcomes, healthcare utilisation and tr...
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DOI 10.1136/bmjgast-2026-002421
Open DOI
Baseline characteristics of participants recruited into the COLO-COHORT study: a UK-wide resource for colorectal cancer prevention
Objective: To describe the design, recruitment, and baseline characteristics of the first phase of COLO-COHORT and to establish this population as a resource for colorectal cancer (CRC) prevention research. Methods: COLO-COHORT is a pros...
04
DOI 10.1136/bmjgast-2026-002491
Open DOI
Pancreatic arteriovenous malformations as a manifestation of hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (Rendu-Osler-Weber disease): a systematic review
Objectives: Limited data are available on pancreatic arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in patients with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), also known as Rendu-Osler-Weber disease. This systematic review aimed to identify all ...
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DOI 10.1136/bmjgast-2026-002414
Open DOI
Prevalence of intestinal spirochaetosis in serrated polyposis syndrome compared with other colorectal polyp conditions: a case–control study in Japan
Objective: Serrated polyposis syndrome (SPS) is the most common form of colorectal polyposis syndrome. Most SPS cases are sporadic, and the environmental factors underlying its pathogenesis remain poorly defined. Intestinal spirochaetosi...
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DOI 10.1136/bmjgast-2026-002496
Open DOI
Using a mobile unit to deliver capsule sponge testing for Barrett’s oesophagus in the community in England through GP invitation and self-referral: an implementation study
Objective: Offering individuals with gastro-oesophageal reflux a non-endoscopic capsule sponge test increased detection of Barrett’s oesophagus (BO), a precursor to oesophageal adenocarcinoma. However, only 24% of individuals identified ...
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DOI 10.1136/bmjgast-2026-002439
Open DOI
Clinical characteristics and treatment patterns of elderly versus non-elderly adults with inflammatory bowel disease in Brazil: a cross-sectional study
Objective: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is increasingly diagnosed in older adults, but data from Latin America remain limited. This study aimed to compare the clinical, phenotypic and therapeutic characteristics of elderly and non-el...
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DOI 10.1136/bmjgast-2026-002476
Open DOI
Gastric varices: a contemporary review of vascular anatomy and therapeutic strategies
Gastric varices (GV) are found in 20% of patients with portal hypertension and bleed infrequently, but are associated with greater blood loss, higher transfusion requirements and mortality than oesophageal varices. The vascular anatomy o...
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DOI 10.1136/bmjgast-2026-002489
Open DOI
Optimising clinical trial design choices in inflammatory bowel disease
The success of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) clinical trials is strongly influenced by study design and disease-specific operational challenges. Over the past decade, however, IBD clinical trials face slow enrolment, poor retention, a...
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DOI 10.1136/bmjgast-2026-002286
Open DOI
Evaluating the predictive value of multiple rounds of faecal haemoglobin measurement for the prediction of advanced neoplasia and colorectal cancer: an analysis of data from the Dutch national colorectal cancer screening programme
Objective: Faecal haemoglobin (f-Hb) concentrations from two screening rounds improve colorectal cancer (CRC) risk prediction, but the value of longer longitudinal data remains uncertain. This study aimed to assess whether incorporating ...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
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