Journal of Urology

Aims & Scope

The Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA), and the most widely read and highly cited journal in the field, The Journal of Urology® brings solid coverage of the clinically relevant content needed to stay at the forefront of the dynamic field of urology.

This premier journal presents investigative studies on critical areas of research and practice, survey articles providing short condensations of the best and most important urology literature worldwide, and practice-oriented reports on significant clinical observations.The Journal of Urology® covers the wide scope of urology, including: -pediatric urology -urologic oncology (cancer) -renal transplantation -male infertility -calculi (urinary tract stones) -female urology (urinary incontinence and pelvic outlet relaxation disorders) -neurourology (voiding disorders, urodynamic evaluation of patients and erectile dysfunction or impotence).

Members of the American Urological Association may access The Journal of Urology® online by logging in at AUA's website.

Nonmember personal subscribers may register and activate your subscription online at www.auajournals.com.

Authors and reviewers may submit and review manuscripts online.

The editorial team at The Journal of Urology® is committed to providing authors a thorough review of their work in a quick timeframe.

We return initial decisions within 3-4 weeks of receiving your submission, on average.

If accepted, articles are posted online in fully citable form within about one week.

Authors and reviewers may submit and review manuscripts online.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	6.8
2024	5.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.213

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	291

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1187

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	4702

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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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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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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.

• Impotence and Its Medical and Psychosocial Correlates: Results of the Massachusetts Male Aging Study

  Citation: 3759

  Authors: Henry A., Irwin, Dimitrios G., Robert J., John B.

• The American Urological Association Symptom Index for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

  Citation: 2693

  Authors: Michael J., Floyd J., Michael P., Reginald C., H. Logan, Winston K., Abraham T.K.

• The Development of Human Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia with Age

  Citation: 1850

  Authors: Stephen J., Donald S., Patrick C., Larry L.

• The R.E.N.A.L. Nephrometry Score: A Comprehensive Standardized System for Quantitating Renal Tumor Size, Location and Depth

  Citation: 1847

  Authors: Alexander, Robert G.

• Prediction of Prognosis for Prostatic Adenocarcinoma by Combined Histological Grading and Clinical Staging

  Citation: 1649

  Authors: Donald F., George T.

• Intracavitary Bacillus Calmette-guerin in the Treatment of Superficial Bladder Tumors

  Citation: 1519

  Authors: A., D., A.W.

• Guideline for Management of the Clinical T1 Renal Mass

  Citation: 1399

  Authors: Steven C., Andrew C., Arie, Michael L., George K., Ithaar H., Martha M., Jihad H., Raymond J., Surena F., Paul, Robert G.

• Impotence Following Radical Prostatectomy: Insight Into Etiology and Prevention

  Citation: 1291

  Authors: Patrick C., Pieter J.

• Laparoscopic Nephrectomy: Initial Case Report

  Citation: 1289

  Authors: Ralph V., Louis R., Nathaniel J., Stephen M., Shimon, Michael D., Frederick D., Edward D., Paul G., Stephenie R.

• The Results of Radical Nephrectomy for Renal Cell Carcinoma

  Citation: 1159

  Authors: Charles J., Bernard M., William

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