Journal profile

Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc
ISSN1527-6465 | 1527-6473 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 2.49 1,245 total citations
h5-index 40 h5 depth signal
Cited share 58.9% 305 of 518
Total citations 1,245 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.68 External metric anchor
Self-citation 12.8% 159 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 1,345
Italy 175
United Kingdom 164
Canada 162
Spain 134

Citing Fields of Research

Transplantation 1,860
Liver Diseases 1,104
Hepatitis 364
Liver & Colon Cancer 252
Abdominal Surgery 85

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 7,722 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 518 305 cited publications
Last 12 months 268 22.3 publications/month
Open access share 7.1% 19 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 1,345 citing publications
Leading citing field Transplantation 1,860 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 15 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v6n1, Jan. 2000-
PubMed
v6n1, Jan. 2000-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Transplantation Liver Diseases

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
Contributor
International Liver Transplantation Society

Broad Categories

Gastroenterology Transplantation

MeSH Descriptors

Liver Transplantation

Latest Publications

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

08
Bader A. Alfares, Lydia Sieben, Piotr Kaliciński et al.
Background and aims: Pediatric liver transplantation (pLT) has become a standard treatment, but it is still burdened by complications such as portal vein stenosis (PVS). PVS can result in compromised graft function and portal hypertensio...
09
Enrico Prosperi, Dimitri A. Raptis, Edoardo Prosperi et al.
Introduction: Graft-to-recipient weight ratio (GRWR) is widely used to guide graft selection in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT), however its role as an independent predictor of postoperative outcomes and small-for-size syndrome...
10
Ainhoa Fernández Yunquera, Aránzazu Caballero-Marcos, Sergio Ródriguez-Tajes et al.
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is an established indication for liver transplantation (LT), but disease recurrence (rPSC) and the course of associated inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may influence post-transplant outcomes. This st...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Also issued online.