Journal profile

The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society

Publisher: Elsevier Science Inc
ISSN1529-9430 | 1878-1632 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.29
Citation rate 1.80 2,543 total citations
h5-index 59 h5 depth signal
Cited share 34.6% 499 of 1,444
Total citations 2,543 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.49 External metric anchor
Self-citation 4.8% 121 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 1,965
China 479
Canada 271
Japan 238
South Korea 187

Citing Fields of Research

Musculoskeletal Disorders 6,390
Anesthetic & Pain Medicine 1,239
Abdominal Surgery 560
Nervous System Disorders 333
Postural Control 307

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 18,041 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 1,444 499 cited publications
Last 12 months 922 76.8 publications/month
Open access share 5.7% 53 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 1,965 citing publications
Leading citing field Musculoskeletal Disorders 6,390 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 19 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, Jan./Feb. 2001-
PubMed
v1n1, Jan./Feb. 2001-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Musculoskeletal Disorders

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
North American Spine Society

Broad Categories

Orthopedics Musculoskeletal Disorders

MeSH Descriptors

Spinal Diseases

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Also issued online.

v.1, no. 1 (Jan. 2001)20030701 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper that meets the full ANSI standard for Permanent Paper