Journal profile

Digestive diseases and sciences

Publisher: Springer Science + Business Media
ISSN0163-2116 | 1573-2568 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.50
Citation rate 2.43 2,289 total citations
h5-index 40 h5 depth signal
Cited share 64.3% 630 of 980
Total citations 2,289 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.03 External metric anchor
Self-citation 3.5% 80 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 3,061
China 1,272
Japan 358
Italy 272
India 226

Citing Fields of Research

Digestive Disorders 2,619
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections 1,196
Liver Diseases 1,177
Liver & Colon Cancer 786
Hepatitis 618

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 26,432 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 980 630 cited publications
Last 12 months 817 68.1 publications/month
Open access share 26.3% 215 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 3,061 citing publications
Leading citing field Digestive Disorders 2,619 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 16 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v24n1,Jan. 1979-
PubMed
v24n1,Jan. 1979-
Abridged index medicus
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

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

Broad Categories

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

MeSH Descriptors

Gastroenterology

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Suppls. accompany some vols.

Also issued online.

(1989)19890818 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper