Journal profile

The American journal of gastroenterology

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health
ISSN0002-9270 | 1572-0241 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
2.79
Citation rate 0.58 6,147 total citations
h5-index 71 h5 depth signal
Cited share 18.0% 1,967 of 10,901
Total citations 6,147 Citation footprint
Metric signal 0.61 External metric anchor
Self-citation 4.0% 246 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 18,190
Canada 801
China 751
United Kingdom 656
India 483

Citing Fields of Research

Digestive Disorders 19,798
Liver Diseases 9,028
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections 6,677
Abdominal Surgery 4,674
Liver & Colon Cancer 4,464

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 83,470 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 10,901 1,967 cited publications
Last 12 months 7,079 589.9 publications/month
Open access share 0.7% 51 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 18,190 citing publications
Leading citing field Digestive Disorders 19,798 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 16 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v44n3,Sept. 1965-
PubMed
v44n3,Sept. 1965-
OLDMEDLINE
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Digestive Disorders Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections Liver Diseases Liver & Colon Cancer Hepatitis

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
American College of Gastroenterology
Contributor
National Gastroenterological Association (U.S.)

Broad Categories

Gastroenterology Digestive Disorders Liver Diseases Liver & Colon Cancer Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections Hepatitis

MeSH Descriptors

Gastroenterology

Latest Publications

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

02
Jason A Dominitz, Douglas J. Robertson, Anita Patil et al.
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic prompted the Veterans Health Administration (VA) to implement programmatic mailed fecal immunochemical test (FIT) screening for colorectal cancer. This paper describes VA’s programmatic mailed FIT deve...
04
DOI 10.14309/ajg.0000000000004195

Response to Pichon et al

Open DOI
William D. Chey, Steven Moss, Douglas Morgan et al.
Was not provided for this article.
05
DOI 10.14309/ajg.0000000000004198

Response to Bai et al

Open DOI
Catherine Y. Wang, Logan McLennan, Ritam H. Patel et al.
Was not provided for this article.
06
Walter W. Chan, Matthew K. Schroeder, Muhammad Hashim Hayat et al.
Modern reflux monitoring technology provides for both prolonged wireless and 24-hour catheter-based testing options. Wireless pH monitoring offers the advantages of patient comfort and prolonged assessment for up to 96 hours to account f...
07
Becky Truscott, Imogen Bennett, Arron S. Lacey et al.
Objectives: This study aimed to better document incidence and progression of duodenal disease in MUTYH -associated polyposis (MAP). Methods: Incidences of duodenal cancer, and duodenal polyposis by age and genotype were assessed in indiv...
09
DOI 10.14309/ajg.0000000000004202

Letter to the Editor

Open DOI
Cynthia W. Buness, Steve Wadsworth, Kevin M. Johnson et al.
Was not provided for this article.

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Imprint varies.

Issue for Sept. 1954 includes the Program of the 19th and final annual convention of the National Gastroenterological Association and the 1st annual convention of the American College of Gastroenterology, the latter's program being continued in later issues.

Includes supplements.

Also issued online.

Official publication of the National Gastroenterological Association, Jan.-Oct. 1954; of the American College of Gastroenterology, Nov. 1954-

Vol. 80, no. 6 (JUN 1985)19900913 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper