Journal profile

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Publisher: Blackwell Science
ISSN0002-8614 | 1532-5415 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.87
Citation rate 3.59 3,964 total citations
h5-index 62 h5 depth signal
Cited share 65.9% 759 of 1,152
Total citations 3,964 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.99 External metric anchor
Self-citation 7.5% 297 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 4,461
Canada 387
China 233
Australia 174
United Kingdom 172

Citing Fields of Research

Palliative Care 1,517
Patient Care 1,367
Health Education & Remote Healthcare 804
Neurodegenerative Disorders 737
Healthcare Policy 638

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 24,656 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 1,152 759 cited publications
Last 12 months 619 51.6 publications/month
Open access share 42.5% 263 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 4,461 citing publications
Leading citing field Palliative Care 1,517 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 18 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v13n10,Oct. 1965-
PubMed
v13n10,Oct. 1965-
OLDMEDLINE
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Palliative Care Patient Care Neurodegenerative Disorders Health Education & Remote Healthcare Nutrition & Dietetics Healthcare Policy

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
American Geriatrics Society
Contributor
American Therapeutic Society
Contributor
Texas Geriatrics Society

Broad Categories

Geriatrics Palliative Care Patient Care Nutrition & Dietetics Neurodegenerative Disorders Respiratory Support

MeSH Descriptors

Geriatrics

Latest Publications

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

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Mia Yang, Stephanie K. Nothelle, Bruce Kinosian et al.
Background: As Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) progress, many people become homebound and depend on home‐based medical care (HBMC), but differences in HBMC, telemedicine, and office visits between Traditional Medicare (T...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Place of publication varies.

Supplements accompany some vols.

Also issued online.

Jan. 1955-Oct. 1959 also official journal of the American Therapeutic Society; Jan. 1955-Oct 1958, of the Texas Geriatrics Society.

(1989)19890911 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper