Journal profile

Current opinion in urology

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISSN0963-0643 | 1473-6586 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed
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Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.20
Citation rate 2.32 382 total citations
h5-index 23 h5 depth signal
Cited share 68.8% 121 of 176
Total citations 382 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.95 External metric anchor
Self-citation 3.4% 13 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 409
Austria 163
Italy 120
United Kingdom 116
Germany 96

Citing Fields of Research

Urology 529
Prostate Cancer 244
Kidney Diseases 236
Oncology 96
Testicular Disorders 49

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 3,985 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 176 121 cited publications
Last 12 months 95 7.9 publications/month
Open access share 17.9% 17 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 409 citing publications
Leading citing field Urology 529 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 1 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v9n1, Jan. 1999-
PubMed
v9n1, Jan. 1999-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Urology Prostate Cancer Kidney Diseases

Broad Categories

Urology Prostate Cancer Kidney Diseases

MeSH Descriptors

Female Urogenital Diseases Male Urogenital Diseases Urologic Diseases

Latest Publications

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

05
DOI 10.1097/mou.0000000000001441

Management of cryptozoospermia

Open DOI
Blair T. Stocks, Taylor P. Kohn, Larry I. Lipshultz
Purpose of review: Cryptozoospermia, spermatozoa detectable only after centrifugation of the ejaculate, sits at the severe end of spermatogenic failure and is frequently misclassified as azoospermia. We review recent evidence on its accu...
06
Open DOI
Pushan Prabhakar, Jaya Krishnan, Mohamed Javid Raja Iyub et al.
Purpose of review: Despite several advancements in the surgical technique of robotic prostatectomy, urinary incontinence and sexual dysfunction remain as significant side effects. The purpose of this review is to compare and evaluate the...
07
Open DOI
Philip Xie, Stephanie Cheung, Lily Ng et al.
Purpose of review: Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) transformed the treatment of severe male factor infertility by reducing the sperm-cell-to-oocyte ratio to one-to-one. This review summarizes current approaches to identify and ut...
08
Open DOI
Jio Jerome Co, Monroe Orlina, Ryzee Raychelle Buban et al.
Purpose of review: Idiopathic male factor infertility remains a major reproductive health concern, presenting with abnormal semen parameters despite no identifiable anatomical, hormonal, genetic, infectious, or endocrine cause. Oxidative...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Includes a section called: Bibliography of the current world literature.

Vol. 1 completes in 2 issues.

Also issued online.