Journal metric profile

CURRENT OPINION IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 2.100 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 2.200 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 55/140 Recorded category rank

CURRENT OPINION IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

CURRENT OPINION IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY metric snapshot

CURRENT OPINION IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 2.100. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 2.200, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q2 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 55 out of 140 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 39% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q2. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The five-year Journal Impact Factor (2.200) is 0.100 points higher than the standard Journal Impact Factor (2.100). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 2.000, a difference of 0.100 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 0.580. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for CURRENT OPINION IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY lists total cites: 2,486; total articles: 52; citable items: 63. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 9.3 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 3.8 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

CURRENT OPINION IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY is identified in this directory by print ISSN 1040-872X and electronic ISSN 1473-656X. The publisher is recorded as LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal nameCURRENT OPINION IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
Abbreviated journalCURR OPIN OBSTET GYN
PublisherLIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
Metric year2025
Overall rank7,872
ISSN1040-872X
eISSN1473-656X
Total cites2,486
Total articles52
Citable items63
Cited half-life9.3 years
Citing half-life3.8 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor2.100
5-Year Impact Factor2.200
Impact Factor without journal self-cites2.000
Journal Citation Indicator0.580
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ2
JCR category rank55/140
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of CURRENT OPINION IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for CURRENT OPINION IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY is 2.100 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of CURRENT OPINION IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY?

CURRENT OPINION IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY is listed with quartile Q2 and category rank 55/140. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of CURRENT OPINION IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for CURRENT OPINION IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY is 2.200. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes CURRENT OPINION IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY?

CURRENT OPINION IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY is listed in this directory as being published by LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.

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