Journal profile

Scientific American

Publisher: Scientific American
ISSN0036-8733 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
1.79
Citation rate 0.15 109 total citations
h5-index 12 h5 depth signal
Cited share 9.0% 69 of 770
Total citations 109 Citation footprint
Metric signal 0.11 External metric anchor
Self-citation 0.0% 0 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 44
United Kingdom 6
Germany 4
France 2
China 1

Citing Fields of Research

Astrophysics 491
History & Philosophy Of Science 372
Scientometrics & Research Ethics 268
Climate Change 240
Psychiatry & Psychology 227

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 191,300 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 770 69 cited publications
Last 12 months 456 41.5 publications/month
Open access share 14.7% 67 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 44 citing publications
Leading citing field Astrophysics 491 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 1 November 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v213n4, Oct. 1965-
PubMed
v213n4, Oct. 1965-
OLDMEDLINE
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Multidisciplinary

Broad Categories

Science Multidisciplinary

MeSH Descriptors

Science Technology

Latest Publications

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

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DOI 10.1038/scientificamerican112026-tb9kjyeyx36wqs9pdurco

Scroll Bars

Open DOI
Ella Dershowitz
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DOI 10.1038/scientificamerican112026-r9otl9sa9ghzrtr9edxtg

Knit Theory

Open DOI
Emma Gometz
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DOI 10.1038/scientificamerican112026-6t6qj88fa9aoeo6rgq7p8i

AI Spotter

Open DOI
Sam Macdonald
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DOI 10.1038/scientificamerican112026-6qvlpxfnefydmalqbjl2ov

Lettuce Meat

Open DOI
Lila Magbilang

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Vol. 259. no. 4 (Oct. 1988) also reprinted with title: The science of AIDS.

Vol. 268, no. 3 (Mar. 1993) misnumbered as v. 266, no. 3.

Vol. 285, no. 2 (Aug. 2001) misnumbered as v. 265, no. 2.

Also issued online.

Microfilm. v. 199 (1958), v. 204, jan-jun (1961) 2 microfilm reels : negative ; 35 mm.

Indexes: 1948-57. 1 v.

Each issue also published in an International ed. with identical content, but different pagination and advertisements.

v.1-198 (1959-1957)Will not microfilm 20070111

Vol. 272, no. 4 (APR 1995)19950522 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper