Journal profile

Science advances

Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
ISSN2375-2548 FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
5.00
Citation rate 17.32 73,462 total citations
h5-index 235 h5 depth signal
Cited share 97.8% 4,359 of 4,457
Total citations 73,462 Citation footprint
Metric signal 15.85 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.4% 1,050 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 10,238
China 5,770
Germany 2,517
United Kingdom 2,375
France 1,408

Citing Fields of Research

Cell Biology 1,725
Genetics & Genomics 1,513
Immunology 1,372
Neurosciences 959
Climate Change 847

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 20,669 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 4,457 4,359 cited publications
Last 12 months 3,466 288.8 publications/month
Open access share 87.2% 3,022 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 10,238 citing publications
Leading citing field Cell Biology 1,725 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 16 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v2n1, Jan. 2016-
PubMed
v1n1, Feb. 2015-
PMC
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Multidisciplinary

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

issuing body
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Broad Categories

Science Multidisciplinary

MeSH Descriptors

Biological Science Disciplines

Latest Publications

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

04
Belén Adiego-Pérez, Christina Ludwig, Demian Fluit et al.
Escherichia coli couples the initiation of DNA replication with cell size by modulating the activity of the replication initiator protein DnaA. The activity of DnaA is regulated both by its interconversion between an active and inactive ...
05
Chiara Nardin, Andrea Sattin, Sebastiano Curreli et al.
Investigating neural circuits underlying complex behavior requires high-resolution imaging of large neuronal populations during naturalistic conditions. Miniaturized two-photon microscopes (MINI2Ps) enable deep brain imaging in freely mo...
06
Lauren Aubrey, Nathalie Berube, Natalia Pessoa et al.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus spillover into dairy cows represents the emergence of a mammalian host capable of sustaining a panzootic and creates a transmission pathway to humans. HPAI research involving dairy cows...
07
Sathyanarayana Paladugu, Oleksandr Kurochkin, Ruslan Kravchuk et al.
Liquid crystal displays (LCDs) use thin pixels of a paraelectric nematic, confined between two glass plates with transparent indium tin oxide (ITO) electrodes. A voltage applied to the electrodes realigns the molecules, changing optical ...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

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