Journal profile

Journal of human evolution

Publisher: Academic Press
ISSN0047-2484 | 1095-8606 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.41
Citation rate 3.26 510 total citations
h5-index 32 h5 depth signal
Cited share 68.8% 121 of 176
Total citations 510 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.33 External metric anchor
Self-citation 11.6% 59 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 600
Germany 224
United Kingdom 200
Spain 200
France 196

Citing Fields of Research

Archaeology 917
Paleontology 472
Animal Biology 202
Evolutionary Genomics 74
Solid Earth Sciences 24

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 5,553 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 176 121 cited publications
Last 12 months 66 5.5 publications/month
Open access share 40.9% 27 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 600 citing publications
Leading citing field Archaeology 917 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 15 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v32n1,Jan. 1997-
PubMed
v32n1,Jan. 1997-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Archaeology Paleontology

Broad Categories

Anthropology Biology Archaeology

MeSH Descriptors

Anatomy, Comparative Anthropology Biological Evolution

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.