Gastroenterology

Aims & Scope

Gastroenterology is the most prominent journal in the field of gastrointestinal disease.

As the official journal of the AGA Institute, Gastroenterology delivers up-to-date and authoritative coverage of both basic and clinical gastroenterology.

Regular features include articles by leading authorities and reports on the latest treatments for diseases.

Original research is organized by clinical and basic-translational content, as well as by alimentary tract, liver, pancreas, and biliary content.

Gastroenterology also bridges the gap between basic and clinical science by publishing comprehensive reviews and perspectives on important topics such as pancreatitis and liver disease.

Additional features include Covering the Cover; Mentoring, Training, and Education Corner; Press Highlights; Imaging and Advanced Technology; Clinical Challenges and Images in GI; Selected Summaries; Print and Digital Media Reviews; Continuing Medical Education Activities; Editorials; and Correspondence.

Multimedia offerings include images, video abstracts, and podcasts.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	25.1
2024	25.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	7.195

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	482

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	153

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	17027

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Epidemiology and Molecular Carcinogenesis

  Citation: 4241

  Authors: Hashem B., K. Lenhard

• Increasing Incidence and Prevalence of the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases With Time, Based on Systematic Review

  Citation: 3843

  Authors: Natalie A., Ing Shian, Doreen M., William A., Mollie, Greg, Eric I., Remo, Subrata, Herman W., Gilaad G.

• Functional Bowel Disorders

  Citation: 3758

  Authors: George F., W. Grant, William D., Lesley A., Fermin, Robin C.

• Steatohepatitis: A tale of two “hits”?

  Citation: 3347

  Authors: Christopher P., Oliver F.W.

• Long-term Expansion of Epithelial Organoids From Human Colon, Adenoma, Adenocarcinoma, and Barrett's Epithelium

  Citation: 3200

  Authors: Toshiro, Daniel E., Marc, Robert G.J., Johan H., Stieneke, Winan J., Apollo, Joost, Peter D., Hans

• Biology of Incretins: GLP-1 and GIP

  Citation: 2940

  Authors: Laurie L., Daniel J.

• Development of a Crohn's Disease Activity Index

  Citation: 2745

  Authors: William R., Jack M., John W., Fred

• Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A spectrum of clinical and pathological severity☆, ☆☆

  Citation: 2588

  Authors: C, Z, T, N, Y, A

• MAFLD: A Consensus-Driven Proposed Nomenclature for Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease

  Citation: 2561

  Authors: Mohammed, Arun J., Jacob, Arun, Brent, Claudio, David E., Elizabeth, Elisabetta, Hannele, Henning, Helena, Jacob, Jiangao, Luca, Manal, Manuel, Mary, Marco, Mohammed, Pierre, Philip N., Quentin M., Rajiv, Ramon, Rohit, Silvia, Shiv K., Stephen, Takumi, Vincent Wai-Sun, Vlad, Yusuf, Zobair

• Epidemiology of Viral Hepatitis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma

  Citation: 2560

  Authors: Hashem B.

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