Journal profile

Current problems in surgery

Publisher: Mosby
ISSN0011-3840 | 1535-6337 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
2.79
Citation rate 2.22 488 total citations
h5-index 18 h5 depth signal
Cited share 49.8% 114 of 229
Total citations 488 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.64 External metric anchor
Self-citation 40.8% 199 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 247
United States 242
United Kingdom 31
Italy 24
Turkey 22

Citing Fields of Research

Abdominal Surgery 186
Digestive Disorders 105
Musculoskeletal Disorders 94
Anesthetic & Pain Medicine 61
Oncology 53

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 2,732 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 229 114 cited publications
Last 12 months 276 23.0 publications/month
Open access share 97.5% 269 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 247 citing publications
Leading citing field Abdominal Surgery 186 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 16 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
May 1968-
PubMed
May 1968-
OLDMEDLINE
Active Coverage
Abridged index medicus
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Abdominal Surgery Musculoskeletal Disorders Digestive Disorders Liver & Colon Cancer Anesthetic & Pain Medicine Cardiology

Broad Categories

General Surgery Digestive Disorders Abdominal Surgery Liver & Colon Cancer Musculoskeletal Disorders Dentistry & Oral Medicine Cosmetic Surgery

MeSH Descriptors

General Surgery

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.

Vol. 17, no. 1 (1980)19900914 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper