Journal profile

The Lancet. Rheumatology

Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
ISSN2665-9913 FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.46
Citation rate 13.02 4,499 total citations
h5-index 67 h5 depth signal
Cited share 58.8% 218 of 371
Total citations 4,499 Citation footprint
Metric signal 8.24 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.0% 44 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United Kingdom 247
United States 241
France 102
Italy 96
Australia 94

Citing Fields of Research

Musculoskeletal Disorders 637
Auto-Inflammatory Disorders 418
Immunology 264
Virology 111
Medical Ethics 67

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 1,449 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 371 218 cited publications
Last 12 months 191 15.9 publications/month
Open access share 12.6% 24 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United Kingdom 247 citing publications
Leading citing field Musculoskeletal Disorders 637 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 19 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v5n1, Jan. 2023-
PubMed
v5n1, Jan. 2023- ; selected citations only before this date

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Musculoskeletal Disorders Auto-Inflammatory Disorders

Broad Categories

Rheumatology Musculoskeletal Disorders Auto-Inflammatory Disorders

MeSH Descriptors

Rheumatic Diseases Rheumatology

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Volume 1 complete in four issues.