Journal profile

Journal of visceral surgery

Publisher: Elsevier Maason SAS
ISSN1878-7886 FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
2.69
Citation rate 1.52 311 total citations
h5-index 21 h5 depth signal
Cited share 39.8% 88 of 221
Total citations 311 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.05 External metric anchor
Self-citation 7.1% 22 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

France 896
Italy 42
Switzerland 18
United States 17
China 16

Citing Fields of Research

Abdominal Surgery 598
Digestive Disorders 325
Liver & Colon Cancer 165
Liver Diseases 98
Oncology 61

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 1,819 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 221 88 cited publications
Last 12 months 120 10.0 publications/month
Open access share 21.7% 26 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country France 896 citing publications
Leading citing field Abdominal Surgery 598 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 19 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v147n1,Feb. 2010-
PubMed
v147n1,Feb. 2010-

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Abdominal Surgery Digestive Disorders Liver & Colon Cancer Patient Care

Broad Categories

Gastroenterology General Surgery Digestive Disorders Liver & Colon Cancer Abdominal Surgery Patient Care Endocrinology & Metabolism

MeSH Descriptors

General Surgery

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Description based on: Vol. 147, no. 1 (Feb. 2010); title from title screen (ScienceDirect, viewed on May 24, 2010).

Latest issue consulted: Vol. 147, no. 1 (Feb. 2010) (viewed June 8, 2010).

Assumes the volume numbering of: Journal de chirurgie.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Translation of: Journal de chirurgie viscérale 1878-786X (OCoLC)642309498 (DNLM)101530148.