New Scientist

pISSN: 0262-4079• JCR: NEW SCIENTISTElsevier BVUnited Kingdom
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Newest Impact Factor

1.0

Released June 18, 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

New this year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    1.0

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCESSCIEQ3
Q3
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CAS Block

New Scientist current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Medicine

Ranked #4,974 in Medicine by impact factor and #1,279 among Q3 Medicine journals. This context helps compare New Scientist against journals publishing in the same field.

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New Scientist publication trend

Published 9,956 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 1.0.

2026 vs 2025: -1,095
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Journal Details

Total Articles
56,494
H-Index
33
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Reproductive MedicineAstronomy and AstrophysicsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEducation

Article Volume

2022
2,336
2023
2,334
2024
2,239
2025
2,071
2026
976
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