Gerontologist

Aims & Scope

The Gerontologist®, published since 1961, is a bimonthly journal of The Gerontological Society of America that provides a multidisciplinary perspective on human aging by publishing research and analysis on applied social issues.

It informs the broad community of disciplines and professions involved in understanding the aging process and providing care to older people.

Articles should include a conceptual framework and testable hypotheses.

Implications for policy or practice should be highlighted.

The Gerontologist publishes quantitative and qualitative research and encourages manuscript submissions of various types including: research articles, intervention research, review articles, measurement articles, forums, and brief reports.

Book and media reviews, International Spotlights, and award-winning lectures are commissioned by the editors.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.2
2024	4.60

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1708

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2830

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.822

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	169

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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
• Medline

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine and Nursing, 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.

• Assessment of Older People: Self-Maintaining and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living

  Citation: 12600

  Authors: M. P., E. M.

• Relatives of the Impaired Elderly: Correlates of Feelings of Burden

  Citation: 4074

  Authors: S. H., K. E., J.

• Caregiving and the Stress Process: An Overview of Concepts and Their Measures

  Citation: 3419

  Authors: L. I., J. T., S. J., M. M.

• Successful Aging

  Citation: 3178

  Authors: J. W., R. L.

• Progress in Development of the Index of ADL

  Citation: 3095

  Authors: S., T. D., H. R., R. C.

• Performance of an Abbreviated Version of the Lubben Social Network Scale Among Three European Community-Dwelling Older Adult Populations

  Citation: 1582

  Authors: James, Eva, Gerhard, Steve, Wolfgang, John C., Andreas E.

• Age-Ism: Another Form of Bigotry

  Citation: 1388

  Authors: R. N.

• The Meaning of "Aging in Place" to Older People

  Citation: 1329

  Authors: J. L., A., N., J., R. E. S.

• Subjective Burden of Husbands and Wives as Caregivers: A Longitudinal Study

  Citation: 1325

  Authors: S. H., P. A., J. M.

• Psychiatric and Physical Morbidity Effects of Dementia Caregiving: Prevalence, Correlates, and Causes

  Citation: 1286

  Authors: R., A. T., J., K.

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