Journal profile

Hand surgery & rehabilitation

Publisher: Elsevier Masson SAS
ISSN2468-1229 | 1297-3203 | 2468-1210 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
2.36
Citation rate 0.59 428 total citations
h5-index 21 h5 depth signal
Cited share 23.1% 169 of 732
Total citations 428 Citation footprint
Metric signal 0.70 External metric anchor
Self-citation 10.3% 44 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

France 643
Belgium 91
United States 91
Turkey 84
Switzerland 82

Citing Fields of Research

Musculoskeletal Disorders 1,064
Nervous System Disorders 473
Cosmetic Surgery 236
Abdominal Surgery 220
Musculoskeletal & Nerve Cancer 93

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 3,514 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 732 169 cited publications
Last 12 months 399 33.3 publications/month
Open access share 10.3% 41 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country France 643 citing publications
Leading citing field Musculoskeletal Disorders 1,064 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 17 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v35n1, Feb. 2016-
PubMed
v35n1, Feb. 2016-

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Musculoskeletal Disorders Nervous System Disorders

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

sponsoring body
Société française de chirurgie de la main
sponsoring body
Société suisse de chirurgie de la main
sponsoring body
Belgian Hand Group
sponsoring body
French Society of Rehabilitation of the Hand & Upper Limb

Broad Categories

Musculoskeletal Disorders Nervous System Disorders Musculoskeletal & Nerve Cancer Cosmetic Surgery

MeSH Descriptors

Hand Injuries Hand

Latest Publications

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

05
DOI 10.1016/j.hansur.2026.102771

Book review

Open DOI
Nicolas Dréant, Jean Pierre Pequignot

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Biannual supplement issued in French.

Also issued online.

Most articles in English, some articles in French.