Journal profile

Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract

Publisher: Elsevier B.V
ISSN1091-255X | 1873-4626 | 1091-255X FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.40
Citation rate 2.31 1,701 total citations
h5-index 33 h5 depth signal
Cited share 63.1% 485 of 769
Total citations 1,701 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.30 External metric anchor
Self-citation 3.6% 62 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 1,824
China 624
Japan 325
Italy 217
France 156

Citing Fields of Research

Digestive Disorders 1,906
Abdominal Surgery 1,607
Liver & Colon Cancer 1,065
Oncology 558
Liver Diseases 399

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 8,933 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 769 485 cited publications
Last 12 months 376 31.3 publications/month
Open access share 12.5% 47 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 1,824 citing publications
Leading citing field Digestive Disorders 1,906 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 18 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, Jan./Feb. 1997-
PubMed
v1n1, Jan./Feb. 1997-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Digestive Disorders Abdominal Surgery Liver & Colon Cancer Oncology

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
Contributor
American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
Contributor
International Society for Digestive Surgery

Broad Categories

Gastroenterology General Surgery Digestive Disorders Liver & Colon Cancer

MeSH Descriptors

Gastrointestinal Diseases

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Imprint varies.

Supplements accompany some issues.

Also issued online.

Vols. for 2002- are the official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract and the American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association; v. for <2006-> are the official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, the American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, and the International Society for Digestive Surgery.

Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan./Feb. 1997)19990106 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper