Journal profile

Journal of anesthesia

Publisher: Springer International for the Japan Society of Anesthesiology
ISSN0913-8668 | 1438-8359 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.27
Citation rate 2.41 661 total citations
h5-index 33 h5 depth signal
Cited share 64.9% 187 of 288
Total citations 661 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.70 External metric anchor
Self-citation 7.6% 50 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

Japan 954
China 284
United States 161
South Korea 105
Turkey 56

Citing Fields of Research

Anesthetic & Pain Medicine 1,108
Respiratory Support 382
Laryngology 156
Cardiology 123
Abdominal Surgery 69

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 5,321 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 288 187 cited publications
Last 12 months 320 26.7 publications/month
Open access share 14.7% 47 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country Japan 954 citing publications
Leading citing field Anesthetic & Pain Medicine 1,108 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 16 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v17n1, 2003-
PubMed
v17n1, 2003-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Anesthetic & Pain Medicine

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Nihon Masui Gakkai

Broad Categories

Anesthesiology Anesthetic & Pain Medicine Respiratory Support Laryngology

MeSH Descriptors

Anesthesia

Latest Publications

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

03
Anže Jerman, Nejc Umek, Maks Matej Cuzak et al.
Purpose: The primary objective was to evaluate the influence of needle tip positioning during suprazygomatic maxillary nerve block on bupivacaine concentration within the pterygopalatine fossa (PPF). The secondary objective was to correl...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.

Journal of the Japan Society of Anesthesiology.

Companion journal to: JA clinical reports.

v. 8, no. 1 (Mar. 1994)20030910 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper