Impact Factor
3.90
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
4.01
1,552 total citations
h5-index
44
h5 depth signal
Cited share
86.7%
351 of 405
Total citations
1,552
Citation footprint
Metric signal
3.58
External metric anchor
Self-citation
7.3%
114 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
1,534
China
200
Canada
167
Germany
160
United Kingdom
147
Citing Fields of Research
Psychiatry & Psychology
946
Palliative Care
670
Aging & Longevity
485
Neurodegenerative Disorders
472
Sociology
370
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
4,723
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
405
351 cited publications
Last 12 months
275
22.9 publications/month
Open access share
41.5%
114 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
1,534 citing publications
Leading citing field
Psychiatry & Psychology
946 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
19 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v50n1,Jan. 1995-
v50n1,Jan. 1995-
Active Coverage
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Psychiatry & Psychology
Neurodegenerative Disorders
Palliative Care
Aging & Longevity
Healthcare Policy
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
Contributor
Gerontological Society of America
Broad Categories
Geriatrics
Psychology
Social Sciences
Palliative Care
Neurodegenerative Disorders
Psychiatry & Psychology
Healthcare Policy
Neurosciences
MeSH Descriptors
Aged
Aging
Geriatrics
Psychology, Social
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1093/geronb/gbag211
Open DOI
Caregiver-provider relationship quality and health outcomes in family caregivers of people living with dementia
Objectives: Family caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) work with healthcare providers to ensure effective care coordination on behalf of the care recipient. However, challenges within the careg...
02
DOI 10.1093/geronb/gbag213
Open DOI
Activity diversity and psychological richness across midlife and older adulthood
Objectives: Psychological richness, a dimension of well-being characterized by novelty, complexity, and perspective change, is theoretically grounded in varied and unusual experiences. This study examined whether daily activity diversity...
03
DOI 10.1093/geronb/gbag208
Open DOI
Ambivalent return: Older adults’ homecoming after wartime displacement
Objectives: Little is known about how older adults experience their return home after wartime displacement, particularly when home and community are altered or remain insecure. This longitudinal qualitative study examined continuity and ...
04
DOI 10.1093/geronb/gbag194
Open DOI
‘Keeping me sharp”: Self-perceived effects of grandparenthood on cognition: An exploratory thematic analysis
Objectives: The experience of grandparenthood holds the potential for novel and engaging social interactions and activities, which may protect against cognitive decline. The present study outlines how individuals believe grandparenthood ...
05
DOI 10.1093/geronb/gbag207
Open DOI
Characterizing lesbian, gay, and bisexual patients’ experiences with elder abuse: A chart review study
Objectives: Older adults who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) may be at increased risk of elder abuse (EA) due to unique risk factors; however, research in healthcare settings has been limited by the lack of data on sexual ori...
06
DOI 10.1093/geronb/gbag167
Open DOI
Intergenerational differences and similarities in economic well-being, family context, health, and life experiences among older adult parents and their middle-aged children: data from the Add Health and Add Health Parent Studies
Objectives: We examined the strength of intergenerational associations between midlife adults in Add Health and their Baby Boomer parents from the Add Health Parent Study (AHPS) across numerous substantive domains. Methods: Using linked ...
07
DOI 10.1093/geronb/gbag172
Open DOI
Why does a supplement issue on Add Health belong in a gerontology journal?
08
DOI 10.1093/geronb/gbag160
Open DOI
Add Health becomes an aging study: conceptualization, history and Wave VI design, response, and descriptive health data
Objectives: This paper describes the history and previous research contributions of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) and provides an overview of the recently completed Wave VI (average age 44 yea...
09
DOI 10.1093/geronb/gbag161
Open DOI
Mode effects for Add Health in transition from in-person to mixed mode
Objectives: As longitudinal panel surveys face escalating costs, many are transitioning from traditional in-person interviews to mixed-mode designs. While essential for fiscal sustainability, this shift creates a methodological challenge...
10
DOI 10.1093/geronb/gbag153
Open DOI
Laboratory methods and quality assurance in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health Waves V and VI
Objectives: Gerontological and population health sciences increasingly emphasize life-course, biosocial frameworks linking social environments to biological aging and disease processes, for which high-quality biological data are essentia...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Title from cover.
Consists of separately paginated sections called: Journal of gerontology. Psychological sciences, and: Journal of gerontology. Social sciences.
Special issues accompany some issues.
Also issued online.