Journal profile

Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association

Publisher: W.B. Saunders for the American Gastroenterological Association
ISSN1542-3565 | 1542-7714 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.40
Citation rate 7.18 7,482 total citations
h5-index 105 h5 depth signal
Cited share 62.2% 673 of 1,082
Total citations 7,482 Citation footprint
Metric signal 6.46 External metric anchor
Self-citation 2.4% 180 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 3,413
China 559
Canada 462
United Kingdom 397
Italy 393

Citing Fields of Research

Digestive Disorders 1,964
Liver Diseases 1,241
Hepatitis 1,057
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections 1,049
Liver & Colon Cancer 693

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 12,191 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 1,082 673 cited publications
Last 12 months 509 42.4 publications/month
Open access share 23.0% 117 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 3,413 citing publications
Leading citing field Digestive Disorders 1,964 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 20 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, Jan. 2003-
PubMed
v1n1, Jan. 2003-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Digestive Disorders Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections Liver Diseases Hepatitis

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
American Gastroenterological Association

Broad Categories

Gastroenterology Digestive Disorders Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections Hepatitis Liver & Colon Cancer

MeSH Descriptors

Digestive System Diseases Evidence-Based Medicine Gastroenterology

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Latest issue consulted: Vol. 1, no. 2 (Mar. 2003).

Subtitle removed in 2019.

Also issued online.

v.1, no. 1 (Jan. 2003)20040331 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper that meets the full ANSI standard for Permanent Paper