The Lancet

Elsevier BV · Not Open Access· Medline

Data up to Jan 2025

Total Papers112,357

Total Citations8,142,924

Years Active1823–2024

ISSN0140-6736, 1474-547X

EISSN1474547X

Primary Fields

Impact Metrics

2-Year IF (2024)29.01

5-Year IF (2024)34.39

CiteScore (2024)22.49

Metrics computed from OpenAlex data unless marked (official).

Retraction Statistics

Retractions25

Expressions of Concern8

Corrections6

Retraction Rate0.19%

Based on Retraction Watch data. Tracked 1989–2024.

Publishing Details

LanguagesENG

Data from Scopus.