Journal profile

Science

Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
ISSN0036-8075 | 1095-9203 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed
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Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.77
Citation rate 23.44 88,576 total citations
h5-index 382 h5 depth signal
Cited share 66.7% 2,673 of 4,009
Total citations 88,576 Citation footprint
Metric signal 21.46 External metric anchor
Self-citation 0.7% 594 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 10,230
United Kingdom 2,482
Germany 2,001
China 1,987
France 1,101

Citing Fields of Research

Climate Change 2,274
Scientometrics & Research Ethics 2,151
Genetics & Genomics 2,133
Astrophysics 1,404
Animal Biology 1,306

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 379,729 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 4,009 2,673 cited publications
Last 12 months 2,043 170.3 publications/month
Open access share 1.8% 36 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 10,230 citing publications
Leading citing field Climate Change 2,274 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 15 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v149n687, Aug. 27, 1965-
PubMed
v149n687, Aug. 27, 1965-
Chemical abstracts
Active Coverage
OLDMEDLINE
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Multidisciplinary

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Broad Categories

Science Multidisciplinary

MeSH Descriptors

Science

Latest Publications

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

07
DOI 10.1126/science.aen2353

Redating the Inca empire

Open DOI
Lizzie Wade
The traditional Inca chronology has collapsed. New radiocarbon dates show the empire lasted longer than was previously thought—and met more resistance
09
DOI 10.1126/science.aen1237

In Other Journals

Open DOI
Corinne Simonti, Sacha Vignieri, Yevgeniya Nusinovich et al.
Editors’ selections from the current scientific literature
10
DOI 10.1126/science.aen1236

In Science Journals

Open DOI
Jesse Smith, Jelena Stajic, Ian S. Osborne et al.
Highlights from the Science family of journals

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

"A weekly record of scientific progress."

Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Science Company, Moses King, 1883- ; Lancaster, Pa. : Science Press, -1944; Lancaster, Pa. : American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1945-

Since Jan. 1901 the official proceedings and most of the papers of the American Association for the Advancement of Science have been included in Science.

Some issues accompanied by CD-ROM.

None issued for Jan. 7, Jan. 28-Feb. 1882.

Also issued online.

Online version contains the following titles: Science Magazine, Daily News, Science Signaling, Science Translational Medicine, SAGE KE and Science Careers.

Microfilm. v.1 (1883)-v.23 (1894),new ser.: v.1 (1895)-v.111 (1950), v. 159 (1968), v. 160 (1968), v. 161 (1968), v. 162 (1968), v. 162A supplement (1968), v.164 (1969)-v.174 (1971) 108 microfilm reels : negative ; 35 mm.

Indexes: Index in last issue of v., -1996; index only available in online version, 1997-

Vols. for 1911-1913 contain: the Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington, 1st-15th meeting.

Vol. 267, no. 5199 (FEB 1995)19950522 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper