Journal profile

Life sciences in space research

Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
ISSN2214-5524 | 2214-5532 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.20
Citation rate 2.62 340 total citations
h5-index 23 h5 depth signal
Cited share 72.3% 99 of 137
Total citations 340 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.85 External metric anchor
Self-citation 0.6% 2 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 289
China 99
Russia 53
Germany 45
United Kingdom 44

Citing Fields of Research

Astrophysics 120
Musculoskeletal Disorders 114
DNA Damage 96
Nuclear Physics 88
Physiology 76

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 797 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 137 99 cited publications
Last 12 months 114 9.5 publications/month
Open access share 30.7% 35 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 289 citing publications
Leading citing field Astrophysics 120 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 18 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v4n1, Jan. 2015-
PubMed
v4n1, Jan. 2015- ; selected citations only before this date

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Musculoskeletal Disorders Astrophysics Physiology DNA Damage Nuclear Physics Ophthalmology

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

issuing body
COSPAR

Broad Categories

Aerospace Medicine Science Musculoskeletal Disorders

MeSH Descriptors

Biological Science Disciplines Ecological Systems, Closed Extraterrestrial Environment Radiation Effects

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.

Replaces the Life Sciences section of : Advances in space research 1879-1948 (DLC) 2002242075 (OCoLC)38492365.