Journal metric profile

Science China-Life Sciences

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 9.500 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 8.100 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 3/107 Recorded category rank

Science China-Life Sciences JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

Science China-Life Sciences is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by SCIENCE PRESS. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 9.500, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q1.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 3 out of 107 journals in its listed category. A Q1 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 9,425 total citations, 137 total articles, 182 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 8.100, which is 1.400 points below 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 8.300. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 1.820.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 4.5 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 5.9 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

Science China-Life Sciences is identified in this record by print ISSN 1674-7305 and electronic ISSN 1869-1889. 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 nameScience China-Life Sciences
Abbreviated journalSCI CHINA LIFE SCI
PublisherSCIENCE PRESS
Metric year2025
Overall rank619
ISSN1674-7305
eISSN1869-1889
Total cites9,425
Total articles137
Citable items182
Cited half-life4.5 years
Citing half-life5.9 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor9.500
5-Year Impact Factor8.100
Impact Factor without journal self-cites8.300
Journal Citation Indicator1.820
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rank3/107
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Science China-Life Sciences?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Science China-Life Sciences is 9.500 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is Science China-Life Sciences?

Science China-Life Sciences is listed in quartile Q1. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes Science China-Life Sciences?

Science China-Life Sciences is listed as being published by SCIENCE 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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