Impact Factor
4.62
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
21.92
6,158 total citations
h5-index
120
h5 depth signal
Cited share
67.4%
201 of 298
Total citations
6,158
Citation footprint
Metric signal
19.77
External metric anchor
Self-citation
0.7%
43 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
482
United Kingdom
198
Germany
126
Italy
118
France
101
Citing Fields of Research
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections
400
Digestive Disorders
313
Hepatitis
281
Liver Diseases
251
Liver & Colon Cancer
157
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
3,377
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
298
201 cited publications
Last 12 months
137
11.4 publications/month
Open access share
4.4%
6 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
482 citing publications
Leading citing field
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections
400 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
16 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v6n4, Apr. 2009-
v6n4, Apr. 2009-
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections
Liver Diseases
Hepatitis
Immunology
Digestive Disorders
Broad Categories
Gastroenterology
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections
Hepatitis
Digestive Disorders
Liver & Colon Cancer
MeSH Descriptors
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1038/s41575-026-01270-0
Open DOI
Training the next generation of hepatologists for the cardiovascular–kidney–metabolic era
02
DOI 10.1038/s41575-026-01262-0
Open DOI
Primary cilia: sensors of biliary homeostasis and disease
The primary cilium (plural ‘cilia’) is a highly specialized organelle found on nearly every vertebrate cell. It functions as a sensor, cell cycle regulator and coordinator of multiple signalling transduction pathways. In cholangiocytes, ...
03
DOI 10.1038/s41575-026-01269-7
Open DOI
CHESS-LiverHealth: community prevalence of chronic liver disease in China
04
DOI 10.1038/s41575-026-01268-8
Open DOI
Antifungal therapy reshapes the gut microbiota in IBD
05
06
07
DOI 10.1038/s41575-026-01263-z
Open DOI
ESPEN 2026
08
DOI 10.1038/s41575-026-01260-2
Open DOI
The exposome and inflammatory bowel disease: a framework for primary and primordial prevention
The role of the environment in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is acknowledged as being critical, yet enquiry into the exposome and IBD is limited. Recognizing the exposome as encompassing all physical, chemical, biological and psychoso...
09
DOI 10.1038/s41575-026-01257-x
Open DOI
Occult hepatitis B virus infection
10
DOI 10.1038/s41575-026-01258-w
Open DOI
Drug–microbiome–host interactions: antimicrobial effects of non-antibiotic compounds
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Description based on: Vol. 6, no. 4 (Apr. 2009); title from cover.
Latest issue consulted: Vol. 6, no. 4 (Apr. 2009).
Also issued online.