Journal profile

British journal of anaesthesia

Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN0007-0912 | 1471-6771 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.16
Citation rate 4.96 4,918 total citations
h5-index 81 h5 depth signal
Cited share 64.4% 665 of 1,032
Total citations 4,918 Citation footprint
Metric signal 5.45 External metric anchor
Self-citation 9.1% 447 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United Kingdom 1,458
United States 1,428
Australia 557
China 496
Canada 417

Citing Fields of Research

Anesthetic & Pain Medicine 3,471
Respiratory Support 1,404
Laryngology 670
Cardiology 460
Patient Care 322

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 29,990 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 1,032 665 cited publications
Last 12 months 806 67.2 publications/month
Open access share 14.1% 114 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United Kingdom 1,458 citing publications
Leading citing field Anesthetic & Pain Medicine 3,471 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 17 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v37n1,Jul. 1965-
PubMed
v37n1,Jul. 1965-
OLDMEDLINE
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Anesthetic & Pain Medicine

Broad Categories

Anesthesiology Anesthetic & Pain Medicine Respiratory Support Cardiology Laryngology Hematology

MeSH Descriptors

Anesthesiology

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Issues for Apr. 1994- called also BJA.

Supplements accompany some vols.

Available also online.

Microfilm. v. 1 (1923)-20 (1947), v. 40 (1968). 8 microfilm reels : negative ; 35 mm.

Some summaries in French and German.

Vol. 56, no. 7 (JUN 1984)19920831 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper