Open Access
Open access

Life

MDPI
MDPI
ISSN: 20751729
SCImago
Q1
WOS
Q1
Impact factor
3.2
SJR
0.713
CiteScore
4.3
Categories
Paleontology
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Space and Planetary Science
Areas
Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Years of issue
2011-2025
journal names
Life
LIFE-BASEL
Publications
8 664
Citations
60 485
h-index
68
Publications
8 215
Citations
56 474
Top-3 citing journals
Life
Life (2966 citations)
Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports (769 citations)
Top-3 countries
USA (1295 publications)
Italy (1195 publications)
China (1065 publications)
Italy (1149 publications)
USA (1131 publications)
China (1051 publications)

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Life
2966 citations, 4.9%
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2095 citations, 3.46%
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769 citations, 1.27%
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694 citations, 1.15%
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506 citations, 0.84%
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481 citations, 0.8%
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435 citations, 0.72%
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429 citations, 0.71%
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421 citations, 0.7%
Cells
399 citations, 0.66%
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395 citations, 0.65%
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390 citations, 0.64%
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368 citations, 0.61%
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355 citations, 0.59%
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327 citations, 0.54%
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310 citations, 0.51%
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299 citations, 0.49%
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282 citations, 0.47%
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267 citations, 0.44%
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265 citations, 0.44%
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258 citations, 0.43%
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242 citations, 0.4%
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237 citations, 0.39%
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230 citations, 0.38%
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218 citations, 0.36%
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217 citations, 0.36%
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215 citations, 0.36%
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205 citations, 0.34%
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203 citations, 0.34%
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194 citations, 0.32%
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193 citations, 0.32%
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188 citations, 0.31%
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185 citations, 0.31%
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184 citations, 0.3%
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180 citations, 0.3%
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170 citations, 0.28%
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149 citations, 0.25%
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143 citations, 0.24%
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141 citations, 0.23%
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138 citations, 0.23%
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137 citations, 0.23%
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136 citations, 0.22%
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135 citations, 0.22%
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134 citations, 0.22%
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132 citations, 0.22%
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131 citations, 0.22%
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129 citations, 0.21%
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127 citations, 0.21%
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124 citations, 0.21%
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121 citations, 0.2%
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119 citations, 0.2%
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118 citations, 0.2%
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117 citations, 0.19%
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111 citations, 0.18%
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111 citations, 0.18%
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109 citations, 0.18%
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108 citations, 0.18%
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107 citations, 0.18%
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106 citations, 0.18%
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106 citations, 0.18%
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101 citations, 0.17%
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101 citations, 0.17%
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99 citations, 0.16%
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98 citations, 0.16%
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97 citations, 0.16%
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97 citations, 0.16%
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96 citations, 0.16%
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92 citations, 0.15%
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91 citations, 0.15%
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90 citations, 0.15%
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88 citations, 0.15%
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88 citations, 0.15%
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84 citations, 0.14%
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83 citations, 0.14%
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83 citations, 0.14%
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70 citations, 0.12%
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70 citations, 0.12%
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69 citations, 0.11%
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68 citations, 0.11%
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67 citations, 0.11%
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67 citations, 0.11%
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67 citations, 0.11%
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67 citations, 0.11%
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66 citations, 0.11%
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MDPI
16381 citations, 27.08%
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10995 citations, 18.18%
Springer Nature
9216 citations, 15.24%
Frontiers Media S.A.
3894 citations, 6.44%
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3819 citations, 6.31%
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1633 citations, 2.7%
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1263 citations, 2.09%
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1244 citations, 2.06%
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948 citations, 1.57%
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596 citations, 0.99%
Mary Ann Liebert
494 citations, 0.82%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
422 citations, 0.7%
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403 citations, 0.67%
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376 citations, 0.62%
SAGE
361 citations, 0.6%
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330 citations, 0.55%
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305 citations, 0.5%
Hindawi Limited
285 citations, 0.47%
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278 citations, 0.46%
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244 citations, 0.4%
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226 citations, 0.37%
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174 citations, 0.29%
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156 citations, 0.26%
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153 citations, 0.25%
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145 citations, 0.24%
The Royal Society
140 citations, 0.23%
IOP Publishing
131 citations, 0.22%
American Astronomical Society
120 citations, 0.2%
BMJ
115 citations, 0.19%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
109 citations, 0.18%
PeerJ
105 citations, 0.17%
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99 citations, 0.16%
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97 citations, 0.16%
85 citations, 0.14%
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84 citations, 0.14%
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79 citations, 0.13%
Annual Reviews
78 citations, 0.13%
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76 citations, 0.13%
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75 citations, 0.12%
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74 citations, 0.12%
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73 citations, 0.12%
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71 citations, 0.12%
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65 citations, 0.11%
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62 citations, 0.1%
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60 citations, 0.1%
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60 citations, 0.1%
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59 citations, 0.1%
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57 citations, 0.09%
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53 citations, 0.09%
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51 citations, 0.08%
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49 citations, 0.08%
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47 citations, 0.08%
King Saud University
47 citations, 0.08%
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47 citations, 0.08%
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43 citations, 0.07%
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42 citations, 0.07%
PAGEPress Publications
39 citations, 0.06%
American Physical Society (APS)
38 citations, 0.06%
OAE Publishing Inc.
37 citations, 0.06%
CSIRO Publishing
35 citations, 0.06%
SciELO
35 citations, 0.06%
The Company of Biologists
32 citations, 0.05%
AME Publishing Company
32 citations, 0.05%
Impact Journals
29 citations, 0.05%
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28 citations, 0.05%
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26 citations, 0.04%
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25 citations, 0.04%
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23 citations, 0.04%
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23 citations, 0.04%
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22 citations, 0.04%
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22 citations, 0.04%
Copernicus
21 citations, 0.03%
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21 citations, 0.03%
Emerald
20 citations, 0.03%
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
20 citations, 0.03%
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