Journal profile

Journal of trauma nursing : the official journal of the Society of Trauma Nurses

Publisher: Nursecom
ISSN1078-7496 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
2.29
Citation rate 0.85 101 total citations
h5-index 13 h5 depth signal
Cited share 45.3% 53 of 117
Total citations 101 Citation footprint
Metric signal 0.60 External metric anchor
Self-citation 8.9% 9 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 263
China 9
Turkey 7
Brazil 7
South Korea 6

Citing Fields of Research

Musculoskeletal Disorders 230
Patient Care 177
Psychiatry & Psychology 87
Health Education & Remote Healthcare 59
Psychiatry 50

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 527 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 117 53 cited publications
Last 12 months 54 4.9 publications/month
Open access share 1.9% 1 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 263 citing publications
Leading citing field Musculoskeletal Disorders 230 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 16 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n2,Oct.-Dec. 1994-
PubMed
v1n2,Oct.-Dec. 1994-
International nursing index
v1n2,Oct.-Dec. 1994-v6n3, July/Sept. 1999

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Musculoskeletal Disorders Patient Care Psychiatry & Psychology Respiratory Support Hematology

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Society of Trauma Nurses

Broad Categories

Nursing Traumatology Musculoskeletal Disorders

MeSH Descriptors

Emergencies Wounds and Injuries

Latest Publications

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

02
Min Seong Lee, Morgan Krause
BACKGROUND: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are postoperative complications after trauma laparotomy, associated with increased length of hospital stay, readmission rates, and health care costs. Despite their clinical relevance, SSI incid...
05
Tabea Rosenthal, Inken Diskowski, Johanna Buchcik et al.
BACKGROUND: Postintensive care syndrome (PICS) describes symptoms after treatment in an intensive care unit (ICU). Impaired cognitive, physical, mental, and social recovery may occur, which can lead to a reduction in health-related quali...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Also issued online.