Journal profile

Fertility and sterility

Publisher: Elsevier for the American Society for Reproductive Medicine
ISSN0015-0282 | 1556-5653 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.19
Citation rate 1.49 4,386 total citations
h5-index 82 h5 depth signal
Cited share 25.1% 779 of 3,103
Total citations 4,386 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.34 External metric anchor
Self-citation 5.4% 237 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 5,657
China 595
Spain 498
Italy 387
Canada 381

Citing Fields of Research

Human Reproduction 11,989
Reproductive Health 7,061
Obstetrics/Gynecology 1,365
Cytogenetics 1,036
Genetics & Genomics 656

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 61,467 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 3,103 779 cited publications
Last 12 months 1,553 129.4 publications/month
Open access share 4.6% 71 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 5,657 citing publications
Leading citing field Human Reproduction 11,989 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 15 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v16n4,July/Aug. 1965-
PubMed
v16n4,July/Aug. 1965-
OLDMEDLINE
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Human Reproduction Reproductive Health

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
American Society for the Study of Sterility
Contributor
American Society for Reproductive Medicine

Broad Categories

Reproductive Medicine Human Reproduction

MeSH Descriptors

Fertility Infertility

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Issues for Dec. 1975- include a section with title: Modern trends, which is also published seperately in 3-year cumulations.

Place of publication varies.

Supplements accompany some numbers.

Also available online.

Microfilm. v. 21 (1970). 1 microfilm reel : negative ; 35 mm.

Official journal of the American Society for the Study of Sterility; official journal of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, <2004->

Indexes: Vols. 1-32, 1950-1979. 1 v.

Some supplements are also published as issues of: Sexuality, reproduction & menopause.

Vol. 48, no. 1 (JULY 1987)19890818 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper