Journal profile

Journal of the history of biology

Publisher: Springer
ISSN0022-5010 | 1573-0387 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
1.73
Citation rate 0.35 37 total citations
h5-index 9 h5 depth signal
Cited share 21.6% 22 of 102
Total citations 37 Citation footprint
Metric signal 0.30 External metric anchor
Self-citation 5.4% 2 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 241
Germany 30
United Kingdom 30
Australia 24
France 20

Citing Fields of Research

History & Philosophy Of Science 277
Philosophy 48
Modern History 43
Literary Theory 27
Political Philosophy 24

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 1,577 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 102 22 cited publications
Last 12 months 35 7.0 publications/month
Open access share 20.0% 7 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 241 citing publications
Leading citing field History & Philosophy Of Science 277 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 14 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v3, Spring 1970-
PubMed
v3, Spring 1970-

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

History & Philosophy Of Science

Broad Categories

Biology History of Medicine History & Philosophy Of Science

MeSH Descriptors

Biology

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.