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Gut impact factor, and the open numbers behind it.
Short answer
The Journal Impact Factor is a licensed Clarivate metric, so we do not reproduce it. The closest open equivalent is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness: 11.44 citations per paper for Gut, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Key metrics
- Two-year mean citedness
- 11.44Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
- h-index
- 452Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
- Papers in 2025
- 37724,891 in totalSource: OpenAlex
- Access
- SubscriptionOpen-access options may applySource: OpenAlex
Papers per year.
How many works Gut published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.
Fig. 1Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
What Gut publishes.
Mostly Gastroenterology, Genetics and Surgery, within Medicine.
- Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment
- Gut microbiota and health
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.
Journals with a similar citation profile.
| Journal | Two-year mean citedness | h-index | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gut | 11.44 | 452 | Subscription |
| Acta Neuropathol | 10.92 | 288 | Subscription |
| JCI | 10.90 | 707 | Open |
| Kidney International | 12.77 | 391 | Subscription |
| Brain | 8.89 | 503 | Subscription |
About Gut.
Comment 1What is the Gut impact factor?
The Journal Impact Factor is a licensed Clarivate metric, so we do not reproduce it. The closest open equivalent is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness: 11.44 citations per paper for Gut, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Comment 2Is Gut open access?
Gut is not a fully open-access journal; check its author guidelines for open-access options and charges.
Comment 3How many papers does Gut publish a year?
OpenAlex records 377 works in 2025, and 24,891 in total.
Sources
- 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026
The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.