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Life Sciences

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Data up to Jan 2025

Total Papers35,856
Total Citations1,129,317
Years Active1962–2024
ISSN0024-3205, 1879-0631
EISSN18790631
Primary Fields
MedicineInternal medicine
Impact Metrics
2-Year IF (2024)5.23
5-Year IF (2024)5.66
CiteScore (2024)4.56

Metrics computed from OpenAlex data unless marked (official).

Retraction Statistics
Retractions112
Expressions of Concern1
Corrections2
Retraction Rate1.12%

Based on Retraction Watch data. Tracked 1999–2025.

Publishing Details
LanguagesENG

Data from Scopus.

Title History
Formerly known as:
  • Life sciences. Pt. 1: Physiology and pharmacology
  • Life sciences. Pt. 2: Biochemistry, general and molecular biology

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