Science

pISSN: 0036-8075eISSN: 1095-9203• JCR: SCIENCEAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceUnited States
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2026 Impact Factor

47.3

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 1.5 (+3.3%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    47.3
  2. Metric year 2024

    45.8

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCESSCIEQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B1
CAS Block

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Ranking position in Medicine

Ranked #23 in Medicine by impact factor and #23 among Q1 Medicine journals. This context helps compare Science against journals publishing in the same field.

#23
of 6,225 field journals

Science publication trend

Published 8,633 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 47.3.

2026 vs 2025: -1,549
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Journal Details

Total Articles
386,508
H-Index
1,738
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Economics and EconometricsReproductive MedicineAerospace EngineeringHistory and Philosophy of Science

Article Volume

2022
2,055
2023
1,969
2024
2,046
2025
2,056
2026
507
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