Journal profile

Science China. Life sciences

Publisher: Science China Press, co-published with Springer
ISSN1674-7305 | 1869-1889 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.38
Citation rate 7.09 3,403 total citations
h5-index 60 h5 depth signal
Cited share 83.6% 419 of 501
Total citations 3,403 Citation footprint
Metric signal 6.70 External metric anchor
Self-citation 12.2% 416 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 2,529
United States 263
Germany 44
United Kingdom 36
Australia 22

Citing Fields of Research

Genetics & Genomics 515
Crop Science 298
Immunology 292
Cell Biology 195
Noncoding RNA 184

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 5,004 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 501 419 cited publications
Last 12 months 379 31.6 publications/month
Open access share 4.2% 16 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 2,529 citing publications
Leading citing field Genetics & Genomics 515 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 14 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v53n1, Jan. 2010-
PubMed
v53n1, Jan. 2010-

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Immunology Genetics & Genomics Crop Science Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections Noncoding RNA Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Zhongguo ke xue yuan
Contributor
Guo jia zi ran ke xue ji jin wei yuan hui (China)

Broad Categories

Biology Science Genetics & Genomics Crop Science Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections Nucleic Acids Chemistry Noncoding RNA Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis Human Reproduction

MeSH Descriptors

Biological Science Disciplines

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Description based on: Vol. 53, No. 2 (Feb. 2010); title from cover.

Latest issue consulted: Vol. 53, No. 2 (Feb. 2010).

Also issued online.