Journal profile

Tropical doctor

Publisher: Sage
ISSN0049-4755 | 1758-1133 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
2.33
Citation rate 0.85 184 total citations
h5-index 14 h5 depth signal
Cited share 38.9% 93 of 239
Total citations 184 Citation footprint
Metric signal 0.52 External metric anchor
Self-citation 4.3% 8 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

India 961
United Kingdom 55
United States 43
Turkey 40
Pakistan 39

Citing Fields of Research

Abdominal Surgery 134
Healthcare Policy 118
Tropical Diseases 112
Mycobacterial Diseases 110
Zoonotic Infections 105

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 6,392 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 239 93 cited publications
Last 12 months 269 22.4 publications/month
Open access share 1.5% 4 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country India 961 citing publications
Leading citing field Abdominal Surgery 134 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 16 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n4,Oct. 1971-
PubMed
v1n4,Oct. 1971-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Mycobacterial Diseases Abdominal Surgery Tropical Diseases Digestive Disorders Zoonotic Infections Fungal Pathogenesis Bacteriology

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Royal Society of Medicine (Great Britain)

Broad Categories

Tropical Medicine Digestive Disorders Mycobacterial Diseases Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents Parasitology Zoonotic Infections Urology Tropical Diseases

MeSH Descriptors

Developing Countries Tropical Medicine

Latest Publications

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

03
Mohamed E. Hamid, Mohamed Saadeldein
Actinomycetoma is a chronic, destructive infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissues that is often treated empirically in endemic settings because species identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing are unavailable or dela...
07
Lalit Takia, Poonam Godhwal, Varsha Mishra et al.
Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are increasingly explored as clinical decision support tools, but their accuracy and applicability remain insufficiently evaluated. We therefore evaluated and compared the accuracy, completeness, rea...
10
Gabriel Nery da Silva Menezes, Eduardo Ráfaga Gonçalves Calvoso
We report a rare case of disseminated cryptococcosis gattii infection with initial central nervous system manifestations in a 28-year old male under regular treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus since 2020. He presented with headach...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.

Issues for July 2002- also published in Medical education resource Africa.

Vol. 21, no. 1 (1991)19920910 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper

v.25-26 (1995-1996)Mass Deacidified; 200010 Bookkeeper; Preservation Technologies, LP;