Histopathology

Aims & Scope

Histopathology is an international journal intended to be of practical value to surgical and diagnostic histopathologists, and to investigators of human disease who employ histopathological methods.

Our primary purpose is to publish advances in pathology, in particular those applicable to clinical practice and contributing to the better understanding of human disease.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.1
2024	3.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2443

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2480

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.481

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	145

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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

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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.

• pathological prognostic factors in breast cancer. I. The value of histological grade in breast cancer: experience from a large study with long‐term follow‐up

  Citation: 4367

  Authors: C.W., I.O.

• The 2019 WHO classification of tumours of the digestive system

  Citation: 2857

  Authors: Iris D, Robert D, David, Valerie, Massimo, Peter, Kay M, Fatima, Ian A

• Classification of colorectal cancer based on correlation of clinical, morphological and molecular features

  Citation: 1077

  Authors: J R

• Postmortem examination of COVID‐19 patients reveals diffuse alveolar damage with severe capillary congestion and variegated findings in lungs and other organs suggesting vascular dysfunction

  Citation: 1001

  Authors: Thomas, Jasmin D, Ronny, Spasenija, Helmut, Nikolaus, Stephan, Daniel, Niels, Hans, Stefano, Joerg D, Gieri, Markus, Kirsten D, Alexandar

• Assessment of a HER2 scoring system for gastric cancer: results from a validation study

  Citation: 935

  Authors: M, O, D, R, M, W, A, J, T

• Diffuse axonal injury in head injury: Definition, diagnosis and grading

  Citation: 897

  Authors: J. Hume, D., I., T. A., D. I., D. R.

• Keratin expression in human tissues and neoplasms

  Citation: 676

  Authors: P G, L M

• Triple negative tumours: a critical review

  Citation: 661

  Authors: J S, A N J

• Synovitis score: discrimination between chronic low‐grade and high‐grade synovitis

  Citation: 657

  Authors: V, L, G‐R, R W, U, B, T

• The 2019 World Health Organization classification of tumours of the breast

  Citation: 630

  Authors: Puay Hoon, Ian, Kimberly, Edi, Stephen B, Sunil, Alexander J, Elizabeth A, Aysegul, Roberto, Anna, Hironobu, Stuart, Christos, Paul, Valerie A, Dilani, Ian A

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