Journal profile

General and comparative endocrinology

Publisher: Academic Press
ISSN0016-6480 | 1095-6840 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.17
Citation rate 2.07 511 total citations
h5-index 29 h5 depth signal
Cited share 64.1% 166 of 259
Total citations 511 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.07 External metric anchor
Self-citation 5.5% 28 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 624
China 355
Japan 272
Canada 177
India 120

Citing Fields of Research

Animal Biology 1,085
Marine Biology 609
Endocrinology & Metabolism 431
Physiology 425
Genetics & Genomics 247

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 13,718 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 259 166 cited publications
Last 12 months 117 9.8 publications/month
Open access share 28.2% 33 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 624 citing publications
Leading citing field Animal Biology 1,085 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 9 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v5n4,Aug. 1965-
PubMed
v5n4,Aug. 1965-
OLDMEDLINE
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Animal Biology Marine Biology Endocrinology & Metabolism Physiology Genetics & Genomics

Broad Categories

Endocrinology Endocrinology & Metabolism Animal Biology Marine Biology Human Reproduction Diabetes Entomology

MeSH Descriptors

Endocrinology

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.

Vol. 77, no. 1 (JAN 1990)19901002 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper