Journal profile

Geriatric nursing

Publisher: Mosby-Yearbook
ISSN0197-4572 | 1528-3984 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.84
Citation rate 3.56 2,403 total citations
h5-index 44 h5 depth signal
Cited share 79.0% 565 of 715
Total citations 2,403 Citation footprint
Metric signal 3.40 External metric anchor
Self-citation 5.1% 122 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 899
China 878
South Korea 135
Turkey 120
Australia 93

Citing Fields of Research

Palliative Care 1,091
Patient Care 505
Health Education & Remote Healthcare 472
Nutrition & Dietetics 413
Aging & Longevity 340

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 7,602 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 715 565 cited publications
Last 12 months 634 52.8 publications/month
Open access share 25.6% 162 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 899 citing publications
Leading citing field Palliative Care 1,091 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 17 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v7n6, 1986-
PubMed
v7n6, 1986-
International nursing index
v12n1, 1991-v20n6, Nov./Dec. 1999
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Palliative Care Patient Care Nutrition & Dietetics Neurodegenerative Disorders Health Education & Remote Healthcare Postural Control

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
American Journal of Nursing Company

Broad Categories

Geriatrics Nursing Palliative Care Nutrition & Dietetics Postural Control Neurodegenerative Disorders Patient Care

MeSH Descriptors

Geriatric Nursing

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

At head of title <1999->: GN.

Title from cover.

Place of publication varies.

Also issued online.