2018 Journal Impact Factors Life Science

by | Jun 21, 2019

The 2019 Journal Citation Reports have been released, and the 2018 impact factors for selected life science journals are now available.

The 2019 Journal Citation Reports have been released, and the 2018 impact factors (IF) for selected life science journals are available here.

Advanced Healthcare Materials reaches the highest IF in the journal’s history, 6.270 (+12%). Read the most read and cited articles in our Virtual Issues on Nanotherapeutics, Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cell Research, Diagnostic Devices, and Biofabrication.

The WIREs Climate Change IF has increased significantly, from 5.124 to 7.057–read the most cited articles of 2018 at Top Ten WCC Articles. In addition, other environmental science titles in the WIREs portfolio have also increased, with WIREs Water rising from 3.943 to 4.436, and WIREs Energy and Environment rising from 2.514 to 3.297. Find out more about the WIREs series here. 

CLEAN – Soil, Air, Water, which publishes papers related to environmental sustainability issues, has received an increase in IF of 1.512, reflecting the importance of sustainable living in current times.

JournalImpact Factor
WIREs Climate Change7.057
Advanced Healthcare Materials6.270
WIREs Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology6.140
WIREs RNA4.928
Molecular Nutrition & Food Research4.653
WIREs Water4.436
Bioessays4.396
WIREs Developmental Biology3.754
Biotechnology Journal3.543
WIREs Systems Biology and Medicine3.542
WIREs Energy and Environment3.297
WIREs Cognitive Science3.175
Proteomics3.106
Macromolecular Bioscience2.895
Proteomics – Clinical Applications2.324
European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology1.852
Biopolymers1.845
Starch – Stärke1.795
Clean — Soil, Air, Water1.512

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[1] 2018 Journal Impact Factor, Journal Citation Reports (Web of Science Group, 2019)