Journal profile

Carbohydrate polymers

Publisher: Elsevier Applied Science Publishers
ISSN0144-8617 | 1879-1344 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
5.00
Citation rate 13.47 30,800 total citations
h5-index 159 h5 depth signal
Cited share 95.9% 2,204 of 2,298
Total citations 30,800 Citation footprint
Metric signal 12.68 External metric anchor
Self-citation 6.6% 2,048 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 7,179
United States 843
India 755
South Korea 565
Iran 559

Citing Fields of Research

Polymer & Macromolecule Science 3,579
Food Science & Technology 3,566
Paper & Wood Materials Science 2,597
Drug Delivery Systems 2,020
Nanofibers, Scaffolds & Fabrication 1,843

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 25,729 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 2,298 2,204 cited publications
Last 12 months 1,251 104.3 publications/month
Open access share 14.6% 183 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 7,179 citing publications
Leading citing field Polymer & Macromolecule Science 3,579 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 19 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v89n1, June 5 2012-
PubMed
v89n1, June 5 2012- ; selected citations only before this date

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Food Science & Technology Polymer & Macromolecule Science Paper & Wood Materials Science Phytochemicals Drug Delivery Systems Nanofibers, Scaffolds & Fabrication

Broad Categories

Biochemistry Food Science & Technology Paper & Wood Materials Science Polymer & Macromolecule Science Phytochemicals Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections

MeSH Descriptors

Carbohydrates Polysaccharides

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.