Journal profile

Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association

Publisher: Springer-Verlag Tokyo
ISSN1436-3291 | 1436-3305 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.15
Citation rate 6.23 1,284 total citations
h5-index 45 h5 depth signal
Cited share 86.2% 187 of 217
Total citations 1,284 Citation footprint
Metric signal 7.00 External metric anchor
Self-citation 2.7% 35 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

Japan 568
China 257
South Korea 212
United States 130
Italy 66

Citing Fields of Research

Digestive Disorders 707
Oncology 677
Liver & Colon Cancer 176
Abdominal Surgery 167
Immunology 135

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 2,369 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 217 187 cited publications
Last 12 months 132 11.0 publications/month
Open access share 37.9% 50 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country Japan 568 citing publications
Leading citing field Digestive Disorders 707 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 14 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v4n1, 2001-
PubMed
v4n1, 2001-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Digestive Disorders Oncology Immunology Abdominal Surgery

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
International Gastric Cancer Association
Contributor
Nihon Igan Gakkai

Broad Categories

Gastroenterology Neoplasms Digestive Disorders

MeSH Descriptors

Stomach Neoplasms

Latest Publications

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

01
Ayaka Takasu, Fumiaki Ishibashi, Rapat Pittayanon et al.
Background: Gastric cancer (GC) remains a major global health burden, and early detection is essential for improving patient outcomes. Although GC screening has been widely implemented in East Asian countries with a high disease burden, ...
07
Toshifumi Yamaguchi, Ryohei Kawabata, Yusuke Akamaru et al.
Background: There is currently no established chemotherapy regimen for early recurrence of pathological stage III gastric cancer (GC) following adjuvant chemotherapy with docetaxel plus S-1 (DS) after D2 gastrectomy. We aimed to evaluate...
10
Ayaka Takasu, Waku Hatta, Takuji Gotoda et al.
Background: Additional gastrectomy is recommended after noncurative endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for early gastric cancer (EGC) despite the low incidence of lymph node metastasis (LNM). The eCura system, W-eCura score, and 11-p...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Also issued online.

v. 1, no. 1 (1998)20011126 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper