Journal profile

Hand clinics

Publisher: W.B. Saunders
ISSN0749-0712 | 1558-1969 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
2.60
Citation rate 1.24 195 total citations
h5-index 19 h5 depth signal
Cited share 49.4% 79 of 160
Total citations 195 Citation footprint
Metric signal 0.92 External metric anchor
Self-citation 4.1% 8 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 459
China 36
Canada 27
United Kingdom 25
Singapore 15

Citing Fields of Research

Musculoskeletal Disorders 320
Nervous System Disorders 192
Cosmetic Surgery 132
Abdominal Surgery 87
Patient Care 46

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 3,311 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 160 79 cited publications
Last 12 months 78 7.8 publications/month
Open access share 0.0% 0 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 459 citing publications
Leading citing field Musculoskeletal Disorders 320 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 9 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, 1985-
PubMed
v1n1, 1985-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Patient Care Musculoskeletal Disorders AI & Machine Learning Abdominal Surgery

Broad Categories

Orthopedics Musculoskeletal Disorders Nervous System Disorders Cosmetic Surgery

MeSH Descriptors

Hand

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.

Vol. 11, no. 1 (1995)19950518 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper