Journal profile

Journal of viral hepatitis

Publisher: Blackwell Scientific Publications
ISSN1352-0504 | 1365-2893 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.22
Citation rate 2.21 567 total citations
h5-index 29 h5 depth signal
Cited share 65.2% 176 of 270
Total citations 567 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.22 External metric anchor
Self-citation 8.1% 46 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 459
China 387
United Kingdom 204
Australia 143
France 117

Citing Fields of Research

Hepatitis 1,958
Liver Diseases 156
Liver & Colon Cancer 56
Immunology 47
Substance Abuse 35

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 4,853 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 270 176 cited publications
Last 12 months 148 12.3 publications/month
Open access share 43.9% 65 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 459 citing publications
Leading citing field Hepatitis 1,958 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 19 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, 1994-
PubMed
v1n1, 1994-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Hepatitis

Broad Categories

Gastroenterology Hepatitis

MeSH Descriptors

Hepatitis, Viral, Animal Hepatitis, Viral, Human

Latest Publications

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

02
Kady Pack, Mamoon Yousaf, Rachel A. Wattick et al.
Direct‐acting antiviral therapy can cure hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection; however, because treatment is not recommended during pregnancy, preconception treatment remains the primary strategy to prevent perinatal HCV exposure. West Virg...
03
David Mutimer, Elinor Latham, Sowsan F. Atabani et al.
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is an uncommon indication for liver transplantation, and donor‐derived or transfusion‐associated HAV infection is rare. Data describing HAV recurrence or early acquisition following liver transplantation...
04
Sahith Kudaravalli, Taotao Yan, Cheng‐Hao Tseng et al.
Antiviral therapy with nucleos(t)ide analogues is recommended for patients with viremic hepatitis B virus (HBV)‐related cirrhosis regardless of levels of viremia or liver enzymes. However, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is not an antivir...
07
Shunsuke Sato, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Hiroki Nago et al.
Direct‐acting antivirals (DAAs) cure most chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections, but their impact on liver functional reserve in patients with a history of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), particularly after non‐curative HCC treatmen...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Also issued online.