Academic Journal
Q1Esophagus
About Esophagus
Esophagus is a scholarly journal published by Springer. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 1.595 and H-index of 41.
Coverage: 2003-2026. Research categories: Gastroenterology (Q1).
Verified field sources
- Journal Impact Factor: 5.8 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Editor(s): Yuichiro Doki MD, PhD (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
Source-backed journal facts
Topics in published research
Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment; Esophageal and GI Pathology; Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes; Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments; Dysphagia Assessment and Management; Eosinophilic Esophagitis.
OpenAlex classifies topics from published works. These topics are not the publisher’s official aims and scope.
Reported open-access list prices
2,390.00 USD; 3,590.00 EUR
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Journal Metrics
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Aims & Scope
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Recent Research Articles
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Correction: Heterogeneity of adjuvant therapy effectiveness across post-neoadjuvant pathologic strata in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a retrospective cohort study
Qiuchen Ge, Xuanzhi Feng, Chenglong Guo, Jindong Li et al.
2026-09-25 · DOI: 10.1007/s10388-026-01250-yImproved operative mortality after esophagectomy in patients aged ≥ 75 years over a decade: a nationwide Japanese retrospective cohort study
Akihiko Sano, Hideki Endo, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Yoshihiko Kawaguchi et al.
2026-09-20 · DOI: 10.1007/s10388-026-01251-xRandomized trial comparing esophageal resection versus substitution alone for corrosive esophageal strictures
Nihar Ranjan Dash, Lokesh Agarwal, Sujoy Pal, Alok Thakar et al.
2026-09-20 · DOI: 10.1007/s10388-026-01254-8Long-term nutritional outcomes after esophagectomy following induction chemotherapy versus chemoradiotherapy for T4b esophageal cancer
Keijiro Sugimura, Koji Tanaka, Takahito Sugase, Kota Momose et al.
2026-09-20 · DOI: 10.1007/s10388-026-01256-6Impact of educational pamphlet in achalasia care: education as therapy among Pakistani patients
Sameen Abbas, Tayyab Saeed Akhtar, Kiran Hameed, Gul Nisar et al.
2026-09-20 · DOI: 10.1007/s10388-026-01253-9Local triamcinolone acetonide injection for the prevention of pharyngeal deformity following endoscopic submucosal dissection of superficial pharyngeal neoplasms
Yugo Suzuki, Minoru Oda, Junji Tanaka, Daisuke Kikuchi et al.
2026-09-20 · DOI: 10.1007/s10388-026-01252-wComparison of Respiratory function recovery after esophagectomy: a retrospective analysis of surgical approaches
Naohito Sai, Kazushi Miyata, Takahiro Imaizumi, Yasukazu Kanie et al.
2026-09-20 · DOI: 10.1007/s10388-026-01241-zTumor-associated calcium signal transducer 2 expression as a promising therapeutic target in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a combined the Cancer Genome Atlas and an institutional cohort
Chiaki Inagaki, Hisato Kawakami, Seiichiro Mitani, Hiroshi Iijima et al.
2026-09-20 · DOI: 10.1007/s10388-026-01257-5Respiratory sarcopenia defined by paraspinal muscle mass and peak expiratory flow predicts postoperative pneumonia after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: a comparison with sternocleidomastoid muscle mass
Shota Sawai, Shinsuke Sato, Eiji Nakatani, Philip Hawke et al.
2026-09-20 · DOI: 10.1007/s10388-026-01255-7High-resolution 3D micro-CT reveals an additional muscle layer in esophageal atresia
Daniel Docter, Anastasia Ioannidou, Bernadette de Bakker, Joris J. T. H. Roelofs et al.
2026-08-31 · DOI: 10.1007/s10388-026-01242-yReal-world trends in radiotherapy modalities for esophageal cancer: analysis of a nationwide claims database in Japan
Kazuya Takeda, Shinsaku Okuda, Rei Umezawa, Takaya Yamamoto et al.
2026-08-31 · DOI: 10.1007/s10388-026-01248-6Factors associated with marked reduction in tongue pressure in patients with esophageal cancer during neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Takuya Fukushima, Makoto Yamasaki, Nobuyuki Yamamoto, Yasuaki Arima et al.
2026-08-31 · DOI: 10.1007/s10388-026-01246-8Robotic repair of an esophago–left main bronchial fistula using a pedicled autologous pericardial patch and latissimus dorsi muscle flap: a novel technique after chemoradiotherapy for cT4b esophageal cancer
Tomoki Makino, Shigeto Nakai, Tomohira Takeoka, Kotaro Yamashita et al.
2026-08-28 · DOI: 10.1007/s10388-026-01235-xRelationship between metabolic syndrome-related parameters and endoscopic classification of gastroesophageal reflux disease: a Japanese health checkup cohort study
Naohiko Nakamura, Yuji Nakatuji, Ryuji Hayashi
2026-08-28 · DOI: 10.1007/s10388-026-01247-7Treatment-dependent and independent prognostic value of inflammation-based nutritional indices in immune checkpoint inhibitor-based therapy for esophageal cancer
Hiroki Matsuda, Tomoki Makino, Shuichiro Hara, Shigeto Nakai et al.
2026-08-28 · DOI: 10.1007/s10388-026-01243-xInstitutional enrollment volume and clinical outcomes after surgery or chemoradiotherapy for clinical stage I esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a supplementary analysis of JCOG0502
Kazuhiro Shiraishi, Ken Kato, Yuya Ishikawa, Keita Sasaki et al.
2026-08-27 · DOI: 10.1007/s10388-026-01244-wClinical significance of combining circulating tumor DNA and endoscopic response evaluation for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Yuki Hoshi, Satoru Matsuda, Kohei Nakamura, Hirofumi Kawakubo et al.
2026-08-27 · DOI: 10.1007/s10388-026-01245-9Laparoscopic technique for performing feeding jejunostomy via the gastric tube through the round ligament of the liver in minimally invasive esophagectomy with retrosternal reconstruction
Shun Akiyama, Norihiro Shimoike, Seiichiro Kanaya, Akira Mori et al.
2026-08-10 · DOI: 10.1007/s10388-026-01239-7Incidental detection of cancers during population-based endoscopic gastric cancer screening in Japan
Kensuke Uraguchi, Kenta Hamada, Naomi Matsumoto, Toshiharu Mitsuhashi et al.
2026-08-10 · DOI: 10.1007/s10388-026-01238-8E-cigarette use and Barrett’s esophagus: evaluating a new risk in the era of vaping
Boniface Mensah, Albert E. Orhin, Natalie A. Y. Akoto, Aida Metri et al.
2026-08-10 · DOI: 10.1007/s10388-026-01240-0Reviews
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