Journal profile

Population studies

Publisher: Routledge
ISSN0032-4728 | 1477-4747 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.19
Citation rate 2.90 159 total citations
h5-index 20 h5 depth signal
Cited share 77.0% 47 of 61
Total citations 159 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.69 External metric anchor
Self-citation 5.0% 8 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United Kingdom 91
United States 87
Germany 45
Australia 33
Sweden 30

Citing Fields of Research

Sociology 149
Anthropology 101
Economics 83
Human Geography 69
Modern History 51

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 4,827 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 61 47 cited publications
Last 12 months 27 2.7 publications/month
Open access share 81.5% 22 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United Kingdom 91 citing publications
Leading citing field Sociology 149 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 11 September 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v58n1, Mar. 2004-
PubMed
v58n1, Mar. 2004-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Sociology Human Geography Anthropology Healthcare Policy Economics Aging & Longevity

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
London School of Economics and Political Science. Population Investigation Committee

Broad Categories

Epidemiology Anthropology Healthcare Policy Human Geography Aging & Longevity

MeSH Descriptors

Demography

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.

Issued by the Population Investigation Committee.