Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Wiley · US · ISSN 00028614
SJR Q1
What the numbers say
More papers are appearing while average citedness has softened.
Field-weighted citation impact moved from 3.99 to 1.92. Expect lower average citation performance per paper than before. The share of top-10% cited papers moved from 41.0% to 21.0%. A published article is now less likely to be among the most highly cited in its field. Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education rose from 0.0% to 2.5% of what the journal runs. Submit AI health papers if you want better topical fit than in the past. Recent titles increasingly carry vsed · deprescribing · older · fingerstick · dementia. Use those trending keywords in your title or abstract to match current editorial attention.
Citation metrics
SJR quartile
Q1
SJR score
1.71
Citations / doc (2y)
3.41
h-index
346
Based on the Scopus and OpenAlex citation graphs. We do not provide Clarivate’s JCR Impact Factor.
Output and citation impact
Whether citation performance keeps up as output grows.
PapersField-weighted impact
2018
522
3.99
2019
586
3.58
2020
691
3.53
2021
701
2.24
2022
592
2.00
2023
547
2.59
2024
634
2.12
2025
584
1.92
Topic shift
Share in the last 24 months (2024-09 – 2026-08) versus the previous 24 (2022-09 – 2024-08).
Rising
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education0.0%→2.5%+2.5%pPrevNow
- Frailty in Older Adults12.1%→14.5%+2.4%pPrevNow
- Hip and Femur Fractures0.0%→2.3%+2.3%pPrevNow
Falling
- Healthcare Systems and Public Health3.0%→0.0%−3.0%pPrevNow
- Aging and Gerontology Research6.0%→3.0%−3.0%pPrevNow
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes2.1%→0.0%−2.1%pPrevNow
Terms appearing more often
Wording in recent paper titles that stands out against the journal's own baseline.
vseddeprescribingolderfingerstickdementiascp
Author countries
Last 24 months (2024-09 – 2026-08) against the previous 24 (2022-09 – 2024-08).
- US79.2%→76.2%−3.0%pPrevNow
- CA7.2%→8.6%+1.5%pPrevNow
- CN1.8%→3.4%+1.5%pPrevNow
- AU3.3%→3.3%−0.0%pPrevNow
- GB3.5%→3.1%−0.3%pPrevNow
- JP0.0%→2.0%+2.0%pPrevNow
Top 5 institutions
Top 5 institutions publishing in this journal, 2018 – 2026.
Recently published
20The 20 most recent papers — not the full list.
1
Article2026
Trends in Prevalence of Moderate‐To‐Severe Obesity in US Nursing Homes, 2011–2023, and Characteristics of Facilities With High Obesity PrevalenceHyunkyung Yun, Park, Mark Aaron Unruh, Hye‐Young Jung
General Health ProfessionsHealth Professions
2
Article2026
Interventions to Optimize Medication Management in Older Adults: An Umbrella Review of Systematic ReviewsSaibal Das, Sanskriti Shukla, Rajesh Aadityan, Kristina Skender, Deepasree Sukumaran, Jerin Jose Cherian, Mihir Bhatta, Ashish Pathak, Samiran Panda, Santanu Kumar Tripathi, Lundborg Cj
OAGeriatrics and GerontologyMedicine
3
Article2026
Evaluating the Association of a Self‐Guided, Asynchronous, Balance Exercise Application on Fall‐Related InjuriesKris Wain, Claudia Steiner, Andrea E. Daddato, Deanna B. McQuillan, John D Litten, Chris Jentz, Andrew Jessen, Wendolyn S. Gozansky
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationHealth Professions
4
Article2026
Patient Perceptions of Medicare Annual Wellness Visits: Findings From a Pilot SurveyAmy Cunningham, Lauren Hersh, B S Salzman, Kristine Swartz, Michael Danielewicz, Rebecca Berger, Elizabeth Clark, Payton McCready, Tushar Kumar, Stephanie Michael, Susan Parks
OAPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine
5
Article2026
Depiction of Delirium in Contemporary Medical Television Dramas: A Descriptive Content AnalysisM Guest, Brooke Johnson, M G Pistono, Jacqueline M. Kruser, Eduard E. Vasilevskis, Blair P. Golden*
OACritical Care and Intensive Care MedicineMedicine
6
Article2026
Billing for Comprehensive Dementia Care Services Among Traditional Medicare Beneficiaries: Implications for the <scp>GUIDE</scp> ModelYucheng Hou, Aanand D. Naik, Karen E. Joynt Maddox, Kenton J. Johnston
General Health ProfessionsHealth Professions
7
Article2026
Loneliness in the End‐of‐Life: Now What?Daniel David, Kelseanne Breder
Clinical PsychologyPsychology
8
Article2026
Clinical Benefit and Remaining Risks of Kidney Transplantation in Older Patients: A Matched Comparison With <scp>CKD</scp> PatientsYu Ho Lee, Jae‐Joong Kim, Soo‐Young Yoon, Kyung Hwan Jeong, Byung Ha Chung, Ki-Ryang Na, Dong Ryeol Lee, Jaeseok Yang, Myoung Soo Kim, Hyeon Seok Hwang*, KOTRY study group
TransplantationMedicine
9
Article2026
Introducing Residents to Advocacy for Aging Incarcerated People: A Compassionate Release Pilot ElectiveNicole Mushero, Claire Stover, Nishi Kumar, Hollis Day
Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyPsychology
10
Article2026
Life‐Sustaining Treatment Documentation in <scp>VA</scp> Home Based Primary Care Improves With Feedback Reports and FacilitationCari Levy*, Kate H. Magid, Jennifer Kononowech, Paula Langner, Anne Sales
OAPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine
11
Article2026
Caregiver Availability and Racial Differences in End‐Of‐Life Care Quality: Evidence From the National Health and Aging Trends Study 2017–2024Yusheng Jia, Zijing Cheng, Wenhan Guo, Yue Li
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine
12
Article2026
Prevalence of Unmet Service Needs and Associated Person‐Reported Outcomes in Long‐Term Services and Supports in the United StatesRomil R Parikh*, Jack M. Wolf, Nishka U. Shetty, Ashwin A. Pillai, Benjamin Langworthy, Chanee D. Fabius, Stephanie Giordano, Eric Jutkowitz, Tetyana Shippee
OAGeneral Health ProfessionsHealth Professions
13
Article2026
<scp>NegotiAge</scp> —An <scp>AI</scp> ‐Based Caregiver Negotiation Training: Results From the Multiphase Optimization Strategy ( <scp>MOST</scp> ) TrialVanessa Ramirez‐Zohfeld, Alaine Murawski, Celie Jobin, Charles Olvera, Johnathan Mell, Jeanne Brett, Jonathan Gratch, Marianne Tschoe, ANGELA F. PFAMMATTER, Lee A. Lindquist*
OASociology and Political ScienceSocial Sciences
14
Article2026
Efficacy of Adjunct <scp>PRObiotics</scp> as Compared to the Standard Care in Moderate Unipolar Depression Among Geriatric Patients: A Randomized Double‐Blind Placebo‐Controlled Pilot Multi‐Center Trial ( <scp>PRODG</scp> )Preeti Sinha, Prasun Chatterjee, Preethy Kathiresan, Karishma Sundara Raju, Rasika Panwar, Aparna Mukherjee, Gunjan Kumar, Jerin Jose Cherian, Anoop Velayuthan, Avinash Chakrawarty, Sarnendu Mondal, Manoj Kalita, SS Kamboj, Sreyashi Sen, Mounamukhar Bhattacharjee, Manaswini Mondal, Kalyan Bhowmik, Sovonlal Mukherjee, Indranil Saha, Atanu Kumar Dutta, Asim Saha, Amit Chakrabarti, Abhinaba Ghosh, Saibal Das
OAMolecular BiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
15
Article2026
Why We Continue to Advance the Science of Advance Care PlanningRyan D. McMahan, Jasmine Santoyo‐Olsson
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine
16
Article2026
A Scoping Review on Strategies for Navigating Conflicting Rights Between Safety and Autonomy in Residential Long‐Term Care in the United StatesAngela K. Perone*, Leyi Zhou, Ann Glusker, Jiwon Shin, Christina Xu, Poorvi Thairani, Yuka Iriguchi, Joseph George, Kati Khov, Ali Abud, Wendy Shu Peng, Manan Dua, Amy Jillian Wallrath, Anthony Chicotel, Lori Walsh, Meredith Chillemi, Jessica King
OAGeneral Health ProfessionsHealth Professions
17
Article2026
Development of a Video‐Based Decision Aid for Breast Cancer Screening Among Older WomenMeghan E. Lindsay, Iyanuoluwa Odole, Sadde Mohamed, Claire King, Nancy L. Schoenborn, Mara A. Schonberg, Ilana B. Richman*
OAOncologyMedicine
18
Article2026
Reply to: From De‐Implementation to Culturally Responsive Decision Support: Rethinking Tube Feeding for Individuals With Advanced Dementia in AsiaSteven Tsun-Wai Chu, Jacqueline Kwan Yuk Yuen*
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine
19
Article2026
From De‐Implementation to Culturally Responsive Decision Support: Rethinking Tube Feeding for Individuals With Advanced Dementia in AsiaYaolin Pei*, Peiyuan Zhang, Jing Wang
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine
20
Article2026
American Geriatrics Society Position Statement: Advancing the Healthcare of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and More Older AdultsCarl H. Burton*, Maria H. van Zuilen, Chelsea Namahana Wong, Angela Primbas, Michael Danielewicz, Timothy W. Farrell, Rohin Aggarwal, Carl G. Streed, Aruna V. Josyula, Reena Karani, Alexia Mary Torke, Bronwyn Keefe, Joseph Shega, N E Menacho Javier
OASocial PsychologyPsychology
Most cited
20Top 20 most cited, 2018 – 2026.
1
ArticleCitations 3,1652019
American Geriatrics Society 2019 Updated AGS Beers Criteria® for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older AdultsBy the 2019 American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria® Update Expert Panel*
Geriatrics and GerontologyMedicine
2
ArticleCitations 1,4372018
Medical Costs of Fatal and Nonfatal Falls in Older AdultsCurtis Florence*, Gwen Bergen, Adam Atherly, Elizabeth R. Burns, Judy A. Stevens, Cynthia Drake
OAPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationHealth Professions
3
ArticleCitations 1,3132023
American Geriatrics Society 2023 updated AGS Beers Criteria® for potentially inappropriate medication use in older adultsBy the 2023 American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria® Update Expert Panel*
OAGeriatrics and GerontologyMedicine
4
ReviewCitations 9392020
<scp>COVID</scp> ‐19 and Older Adults: What We KnowZainab Shahid*, Ricci Kalayanamitra, Brendan McClafferty, Douglas Kepko, Devyani Ramgobin, Ravi Patel, Chander Shekher Aggarwal, Ramarao Vunnam, Nitasa Sahu, Dhirisha Bhatt, Kirk D. Jones, Reshma Golamari, Rohit Jain
OAInfectious DiseasesMedicine
5
ArticleCitations 6772020
Sarcopenia Definition: The Position Statements of the Sarcopenia Definition and Outcomes ConsortiumShalender Bhasin*, Thomas G. Travison, Todd M. Manini, Sheena Patel, Karol M. Pencina, Roger A. Fielding, Jay Magaziner, Anne B. Newman, Douglas P. Kiel, Cyrus Cooper, Jack M. Guralnik, Jane A. Cauley, Hidenori Arai, Brian C. Clark, Francesco Landi, L. Schaap, Suzette L. Pereira, Daniel Rooks, Jean Woo, Linda J. Woodhouse, Ellen F. Binder, Todd T. Brown, Michelle Shardell, Qian‐Li Xue, Ralph B. D’Agostino, Denise Orwig, Greg Gorsicki, Rosaly Correa‐de‐Araujo, Peggy M. Cawthon
OAPhysiologyMedicine
6
ReviewCitations 5092020
Deconstructing the Complexities of Advance Care Planning Outcomes: What Do We Know and Where Do We Go? A Scoping ReviewRyan D. McMahan*, Ismael Tellez, Rebecca L. Sudore
OAPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine
7
ReviewCitations 3792021
Impact of dementia: Health disparities, population trends, care interventions, and economic costsMaría Aranda*, Ian N. Kremer, Ladson Hinton, Julie Zissimopoulos, Rachel A. Whitmer, Cynthia Huling Hummel, Laura Trejo, Chanee Fabius
OAPsychiatry and Mental healthMedicine
8
ArticleCitations 3552020
Characteristics of U.S. Nursing Homes with <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19 CasesHannah R. Abrams, Lacey Loomer, Ashvin Gandhi, David C. Grabowski*
OAGeneral Health ProfessionsHealth Professions
9
ArticleCitations 3422020
Social Isolation and Loneliness Among San Francisco Bay Area Older Adults During the <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19 <scp>Shelter‐in‐Place</scp> OrdersAshwin Kotwal*, Julianne Holt‐Lunstad, Rebecca L. Newmark, Irena Cenzer, Alexander K. Smith, Kenneth E. Covinsky, Danielle P. Escueta, Jina M. Lee, Carla Perissinotto
OAHealthSocial Sciences
10
ArticleCitations 3342020
Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Geriatrics and Long‐Term Care: The <scp>ABCDs</scp> of <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19Heather D’Adamo*, Thomas T. Yoshikawa, Joseph G. Ouslander
OAGeneral Health ProfessionsHealth Professions
11
ReviewCitations 3312020
<scp>COVID</scp> ‐19 in Nursing Homes: Calming the Perfect StormJoseph G. Ouslander*, David C. Grabowski
OAGeneral Health ProfessionsHealth Professions
12
ArticleCitations 3072019
Decision Making for Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions: Executive Summary for the American Geriatrics Society Guiding Principles on the Care of Older Adults With MultimorbidityCynthia M. Boyd, Cynthia D. Smith, Frederick A. Masoudi, Caroline Blaum, John A. Dodson, Ariel R. Green, Amy S. Kelley, Daniel D. Matlock, Jennifer A. Ouellet, Michael W. Rich, Nancy L. Schoenborn, Mary E. Tinetti*
EpidemiologyMedicine
13
ArticleCitations 2952019
Registered Nurse Burnout, Job Dissatisfaction, and Missed Care in Nursing HomesElizabeth M. White*, Linda H. Aiken, Matthew D. McHugh
OAGeneral Health ProfessionsHealth Professions
14
ReviewCitations 2792018
Falls in Cognitively Impaired Older Adults: Implications for Risk Assessment And PreventionManuel Montero‐Odasso*, Mark Speechley
OAPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationHealth Professions
15
ArticleCitations 2512018
American Geriatrics Society and National Institute on Aging Bench‐to‐Bedside Conference: Sensory Impairment and Cognitive Decline in Older AdultsHeather E. Whitson*, Alice Cronin‐Golomb, Karen J. Cruickshanks, Grover C. Gilmore, Cynthia Owsley, Jonathan E. Peelle, Gregg H. Recanzone, Anu Sharma, Bonnielin K. Swenor, Kristine Yaffe, Frank R. Lin
OASpeech and HearingHealth Professions
16
ReviewCitations 2482018
Adherence to Mediterranean Diet Reduces Incident Frailty Risk: Systematic Review and Meta‐AnalysisGotaro Kojima*, Christina Avgerinou, Steve Iliffe, Kate Walters
OAPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine
17
ArticleCitations 2452020
Rationing Limited Healthcare Resources in the COVID‐19 Era and Beyond: Ethical Considerations Regarding Older AdultsTimothy W. Farrell*, Leslie P. Francis, Teneille R. Brown, Lauren E. Ferrante, Eric Widera, Ramona L. Rhodes, Tony Rosen, Ula Hwang, Leah J. Witt, Niranjan Thothala, Shan W. Liu, Caroline A. Vitale, Ursula K. Braun, Caroline Stephens, Debra Saliba
OAPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine
18
ReviewCitations 2382018
Prevalence and Preventability of Drug‐Related Hospital Readmissions: A Systematic ReviewNajla El Morabet, Elien B. Uitvlugt, Bart J. F. van den Bemt, Patricia M. L. A. van den Bemt, Marjo J. A. Janssen, Fatma Karapinar‐Çarkit*
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineMedicine
19
ArticleCitations 2342018
Multifactorial Examination of Caregiver Burden in a National Sample of Family and Unpaid CaregiversCatherine Riffin*, Peter H. Van Ness, Jennifer L. Wolff, Terri R. Fried
OAPsychiatry and Mental healthMedicine
20
ArticleCitations 2322021
Sarcopenia is associated with incident Alzheimer's dementia, m <scp>ild cognitive impairment,</scp> and cognitive declineMichal Schnaider Beeri*, Sue E. Leugrans, Osvaldo Delbono, David A. Bennett, Aron S. Buchman
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