Journal profile

Gut

Publisher: British Medical Assn
ISSN0017-5749 | 1468-3288 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.22
Citation rate 6.29 8,139 total citations
h5-index 135 h5 depth signal
Cited share 35.6% 485 of 1,362
Total citations 8,139 Citation footprint
Metric signal 13.53 External metric anchor
Self-citation 2.2% 182 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United Kingdom 3,820
China 1,522
United States 1,198
Germany 627
Italy 460

Citing Fields of Research

Digestive Disorders 2,770
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections 1,791
Liver Diseases 1,588
Liver & Colon Cancer 1,427
Hepatitis 1,117

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 24,687 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 1,362 485 cited publications
Last 12 months 432 36.0 publications/month
Open access share 34.7% 150 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United Kingdom 3,820 citing publications
Leading citing field Digestive Disorders 2,770 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 20 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v6n4, Aug. 1965-
PubMed
v1n1, Mar. 1960-
OLDMEDLINE
Active Coverage
PMC Inactive
Active Coverage
Abridged index medicus
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

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

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
British Medical Association
Contributor
British Society of Gastroenterology

Broad Categories

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

MeSH Descriptors

Gastroenterology

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Journal of the British Society of Gastroenterology.

Two vols. of six issues, 1995-2002; One vol. of twelve issues, 2003-2008.

Some issues have supplements.

Also issued online.

Vol. 21, no. 1 (1980)19920824 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper