Journal metric profile

International Journal of Astrobiology

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.000 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 1.200 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q3 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 74/107 Recorded category rank

International Journal of Astrobiology JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

International Journal of Astrobiology is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 1.000, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q3.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 74 out of 107 journals in its listed category. A Q3 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 779 total citations, 17 total articles, 20 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 1.200, which is 0.200 points above the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 0.900. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.310.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 8.3 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 13.1 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

International Journal of Astrobiology is identified in this record by print ISSN 1473-5504 and electronic ISSN 1475-3006. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameInternational Journal of Astrobiology
Abbreviated journalINT J ASTROBIOL
PublisherCAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
Metric year2025
Overall rank13,445
ISSN1473-5504
eISSN1475-3006
Total cites779
Total articles17
Citable items20
Cited half-life8.3 years
Citing half-life13.1 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.000
5-Year Impact Factor1.200
Impact Factor without journal self-cites0.900
Journal Citation Indicator0.310
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ3
JCR category rank74/107
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of International Journal of Astrobiology?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for International Journal of Astrobiology is 1.000 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is International Journal of Astrobiology?

International Journal of Astrobiology is listed in quartile Q3. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes International Journal of Astrobiology?

International Journal of Astrobiology is listed as being published by CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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