Modern Pathology

Aims & Scope

Modern Pathology is an international journal owned by The United States & Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP).

Modern Pathology concentrates on all aspects of diagnostic human pathology, contemporary issues pertinent to diagnostic accuracy, reviews, illustrative cases, Academy news and clinical medicine directly related to pathology practice.

Modern Pathology provides a forum for the understanding of the pathologic processes and evaluation of new and existing diagnostic applications of scientific advances and clinical pathologic correlations; fostering the acquisition and maintenance of up-to-date information to ensure high standards of practice; and, encouraging the publication of new information.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.5
2024	7.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.400

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	187

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1026

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	4452

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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• 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.

• Consensus statement on the pathology of IgG4-related disease

  Citation: 2109

  Authors: Vikram, Yoh, John KC, Eunhee E, Yasuharu, Tadashi, Günter, J Godfrey, Arezou, Judith A, Rob C, Donald B, William R, Adrian C, Mollie N, Suresh T, Wah, Lynn D, Carlos, David G, Daniel L, Terumi, Satomi, Shigeyuki, Mitsuhiro, Gregory Y, Yasufumi, Yasuni, Kenji, Kazuichi, Ji Kon, Takako, Dushyant V, Thomas C, James R, Masayuki, George J, Motohisa, Giuseppe, Hisanori, John H

• A common classification framework for neuroendocrine neoplasms: an International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and World Health Organization (WHO) expert consensus proposal

  Citation: 870

  Authors: Guido, David S., Behnoush, Sylvia L., Frederik T., Elisabeth, Klaus J., Ronald R., Manfred, Adel K., Lynnette, Günter, W.Glenn, Holger, Hiroko, Emad A., Nicholas S., Brian A., Hironobu, Aldo, Jean-Yves, William D., Giovanni, Jacqueline, J.Han, Ian A.

• Recommendations for reporting tumor budding in colorectal cancer based on the International Tumor Budding Consensus Conference (ITBCC) 2016

  Citation: 843

  Authors: Alessandro, Richard, Yoichi, Fred, Gieri, Heather, Hala, Jean-François, Tine Plato, Arndt, Sanjay, Cord, Iris, Giacomo, Robert, Ari, Kieran, Thomas, Kenichi, Benoît, Hideki, Michael, Inti, Phil

• Cytokeratin 7 and Cytokeratin 20 Expression in Epithelial Neoplasms: A Survey of 435 Cases

  Citation: 829

  Authors: Peiguo, Emerald, Lawrence M

• Phenotypic evaluation of the basal-like subtype of invasive breast carcinoma

  Citation: 822

  Authors: Chad A, Gamze, Rita, Maria S, Olufunmilayo I, Dominic T, Charles M

• Impact of proposed IASLC/ATS/ERS classification of lung adenocarcinoma: prognostic subgroups and implications for further revision of staging based on analysis of 514 stage I cases

  Citation: 805

  Authors: Akihiko, Noriko, Gregory J, Cami S, William L, Mark G, Bernard J, Valerie W, William D

• Pathological study of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) through postmortem core biopsies

  Citation: 687

  Authors: Sufang, Yong, Huan, Li, Jianchun, Meiyan, Shu-Yuan

• Nuclear expression of STAT6 distinguishes solitary fibrous tumor from histologic mimics

  Citation: 620

  Authors: Leona A, Marina, Christopher DM, Fredrik, Jason L

• Basal-like and triple-negative breast cancers: a critical review with an emphasis on the implications for pathologists and oncologists

  Citation: 511

  Authors: Sunil, David J, Stuart J, Frederick L, Thomas, Vincenzo, Stephen B, Shu, Jocelyne, Sunil R, José, Emad A, Andrea L, Fernando C, Puay-Hoon, Gary M, Britta, Ian O, Jorge S

• ALK1 and p80 Expression and Chromosomal Rearrangements Involving 2p23 in Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor

  Citation: 508

  Authors: Cheryl M, Ankita, Sherrie, Kojo S J, Elizabeth, Constance A

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