Journal profile

Placenta

Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN0143-4004 | 1532-3102 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
2.92
Citation rate 1.20 1,367 total citations
h5-index 42 h5 depth signal
Cited share 28.5% 341 of 1,195
Total citations 1,367 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.56 External metric anchor
Self-citation 6.0% 82 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 563
China 451
United Kingdom 256
Australia 236
Japan 196

Citing Fields of Research

Obstetrics/Gynecology 3,399
Human Reproduction 1,780
Cell Biology 687
Cell Differentiation & Development 450
Noncoding RNA 392

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 13,425 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 1,195 341 cited publications
Last 12 months 576 48.0 publications/month
Open access share 18.2% 105 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 563 citing publications
Leading citing field Obstetrics/Gynecology 3,399 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 20 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, Jan./Mar. 1980-
PubMed
v1n1, Jan./Mar. 1980-47
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Obstetrics/Gynecology Human Reproduction Noncoding RNA Cell Biology

Broad Categories

Embryology Obstetrics Physiology Obstetrics/Gynecology

MeSH Descriptors

Placenta

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.

Has supplements: Placenta. Supplement, 1981-1982, classed separately; and: Trophoblast research, 2000- which was classed separately, 1984-1999, but now dependently numbered, indexed, and shelved with the main series.

Vol. 2, no. 1 (1981)19920909 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper