Impact Factor
3.50
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
3.27
1,773 total citations
h5-index
46
h5 depth signal
Cited share
47.2%
265 of 561
Total citations
1,773
Citation footprint
Metric signal
2.76
External metric anchor
Self-citation
3.8%
68 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
Germany
1,560
Switzerland
41
United States
34
Austria
27
United Kingdom
13
Citing Fields of Research
Musculoskeletal Disorders
183
Cardiology
172
Healthcare Policy
113
Virology
108
Medical Ethics
97
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
5,459
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
561
265 cited publications
Last 12 months
240
20.0 publications/month
Open access share
0.4%
1 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
Germany
1,560 citing publications
Leading citing field
Musculoskeletal Disorders
183 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
30 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v106n1, 2009-
v105, 2008-
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Cardiology
Substance Abuse
Statistical Methods
Prostate Cancer
Psychiatry
Oncology
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
Contributor
Bundesärztekammer
Contributor
Kassenärztliche Bundesvereinigung (Germany)
Broad Categories
Medicine
Public Health
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Patient Care
Cardiology
Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents
Vascular Disorders
Psychiatry
Urology
MeSH Descriptors
Medicine
Public Health
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.3238/arztebl.m2026.0163
Open DOI
Correspondence
02
DOI 10.3238/arztebl.m2026.0162
Open DOI
Correspondence
03
DOI 10.3238/arztebl.m2026.0153
Open DOI
The quality and perception of preoperative informed-consent discussions with older patients
04
DOI 10.3238/arztebl.m2026.0140
Open DOI
Polygenic risk scores: Towards clinical application
05
06
DOI 10.3238/arztebl.m2026.0136
Open DOI
Epidemiology, modifying factors, and clinical implications.
07
DOI 10.3238/arztebl.m2026.0133
Open DOI
Clinical practice at the end of life and attitudes toward assisted suicide
08
DOI 10.3238/arztebl.m2026.0110
Open DOI
Digital tools in emergency care: Varying acceptance of symptom checkers
09
DOI 10.3238/arztebl.m2026.0048
Open DOI
Angina pectoris symptoms in a young female patient
10
DOI 10.3238/arztebl.m2026.0156
Open DOI
Obsessive-compulsive disorder in adulthood: Etiology, diagnosis, and treatment
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Description based on: Vol. 104, no. 1/2 (08 Jan. 2007); title from journal homepage (publisher's site, viewed May 21, 2008).
Latest issue consulted: Vol. 105, no. 25 (20 June 2008) (viewed June 20, 2008).
Numbering corresponds to original German language Deutsches Ärzteblatt.
Deutsches Ärzteblatt international is a peer-reviewed, weekly, open-access, internet journal of medicine and public health. It is the international (translated into English) version of the Medizin section of Deutsches Ärzteblatt, the official journal of the German Medical Association (Bundesärztekammer) and the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (Kassenärztliche Bundesvereinigung).