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eLife

eLife Sciences Publications
eLife Sciences Publications
ISSN: 2050084X
SCImago
Q1
WOS
Q1
Impact factor
6.4
SJR
3.932
CiteScore
12.9
Categories
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)
Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Neuroscience (miscellaneous)
Areas
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Immunology and Microbiology
Medicine
Neuroscience
Years of issue
2012-2025
journal names
eLife
Publications
18 985
Citations
740 667
h-index
250
Top-3 citing journals
eLife
eLife (22555 citations)
Nature Communications
Nature Communications (19167 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (1331 publications)
Harvard University
Harvard University (980 publications)
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (549 publications)
Top-3 countries
USA (10380 publications)
United Kingdom (2913 publications)
Germany (2438 publications)

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USA, 10380, 54.67%
United Kingdom, 2913, 15.34%
Germany, 2438, 12.84%
China, 1540, 8.11%
France, 1207, 6.36%
Canada, 980, 5.16%
Switzerland, 860, 4.53%
Japan, 794, 4.18%
Netherlands, 673, 3.54%
Australia, 625, 3.29%
Spain, 460, 2.42%
Sweden, 459, 2.42%
Israel, 412, 2.17%
Italy, 406, 2.14%
Republic of Korea, 329, 1.73%
Denmark, 326, 1.72%
Austria, 315, 1.66%
Belgium, 273, 1.44%
India, 255, 1.34%
Singapore, 189, 1%
Norway, 129, 0.68%
Portugal, 125, 0.66%
Finland, 124, 0.65%
Russia, 117, 0.62%
Brazil, 112, 0.59%
Hungary, 96, 0.51%
Ireland, 86, 0.45%
South Africa, 86, 0.45%
Czech Republic, 81, 0.43%
Poland, 79, 0.42%
New Zealand, 67, 0.35%
Argentina, 57, 0.3%
Thailand, 56, 0.29%
Mexico, 53, 0.28%
Chile, 48, 0.25%
Vietnam, 47, 0.25%
Turkey, 42, 0.22%
Greece, 32, 0.17%
Saudi Arabia, 31, 0.16%
Iran, 28, 0.15%
Kenya, 27, 0.14%
Malaysia, 23, 0.12%
Egypt, 21, 0.11%
UAE, 20, 0.11%
Croatia, 20, 0.11%
Estonia, 18, 0.09%
Bangladesh, 18, 0.09%
Iceland, 17, 0.09%
Slovenia, 16, 0.08%
Tanzania, 16, 0.08%
Qatar, 13, 0.07%
Colombia, 13, 0.07%
Luxembourg, 12, 0.06%
Pakistan, 12, 0.06%
Panama, 12, 0.06%
Puerto Rico, 12, 0.06%
Ghana, 11, 0.06%
Bulgaria, 10, 0.05%
Burkina Faso, 10, 0.05%
Indonesia, 10, 0.05%
Cambodia, 10, 0.05%
Malawi, 10, 0.05%
Mali, 10, 0.05%
Uganda, 10, 0.05%
Philippines, 10, 0.05%
Nigeria, 9, 0.05%
Monaco, 8, 0.04%
Peru, 8, 0.04%
Romania, 8, 0.04%
Slovakia, 8, 0.04%
Cameroon, 7, 0.04%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 7, 0.04%
Serbia, 7, 0.04%
Uruguay, 7, 0.04%
Cyprus, 6, 0.03%
Lebanon, 6, 0.03%
Ecuador, 6, 0.03%
Gambia, 5, 0.03%
Iraq, 5, 0.03%
Nepal, 5, 0.03%
Rwanda, 5, 0.03%
Sri Lanka, 5, 0.03%
Ukraine, 4, 0.02%
Armenia, 4, 0.02%
Venezuela, 4, 0.02%
Zambia, 4, 0.02%
Zimbabwe, 4, 0.02%
Lithuania, 4, 0.02%
Papua New Guinea, 4, 0.02%
Kazakhstan, 3, 0.02%
Gabon, 3, 0.02%
Haiti, 3, 0.02%
Guinea, 3, 0.02%
Georgia, 3, 0.02%
Jordan, 3, 0.02%
Costa Rica, 3, 0.02%
Laos, 3, 0.02%
Mozambique, 3, 0.02%
Tunisia, 3, 0.02%
French Guiana, 3, 0.02%
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USA, 5427, 48.4%
United Kingdom, 1548, 13.81%
Germany, 1319, 11.76%
China, 1083, 9.66%
France, 631, 5.63%
Canada, 555, 4.95%
Switzerland, 500, 4.46%
Japan, 454, 4.05%
Netherlands, 385, 3.43%
Australia, 370, 3.3%
Sweden, 285, 2.54%
Italy, 258, 2.3%
Republic of Korea, 254, 2.27%
Spain, 246, 2.19%
Israel, 237, 2.11%
Denmark, 222, 1.98%
Austria, 200, 1.78%
India, 170, 1.52%
Belgium, 159, 1.42%
Singapore, 109, 0.97%
Russia, 81, 0.72%
Norway, 77, 0.69%
Brazil, 71, 0.63%
Finland, 66, 0.59%
Portugal, 58, 0.52%
Ireland, 53, 0.47%
Hungary, 50, 0.45%
South Africa, 48, 0.43%
Poland, 45, 0.4%
New Zealand, 42, 0.37%
Czech Republic, 41, 0.37%
Vietnam, 35, 0.31%
Argentina, 33, 0.29%
Turkey, 33, 0.29%
Thailand, 31, 0.28%
Mexico, 29, 0.26%
Chile, 26, 0.23%
Iran, 22, 0.2%
Saudi Arabia, 21, 0.19%
Greece, 19, 0.17%
Malaysia, 17, 0.15%
Egypt, 15, 0.13%
Croatia, 14, 0.12%
Estonia, 13, 0.12%
Iceland, 13, 0.12%
UAE, 13, 0.12%
Kenya, 12, 0.11%
Slovenia, 12, 0.11%
Bangladesh, 10, 0.09%
Luxembourg, 10, 0.09%
Qatar, 9, 0.08%
Pakistan, 9, 0.08%
Panama, 9, 0.08%
Tanzania, 9, 0.08%
Bulgaria, 8, 0.07%
Ghana, 8, 0.07%
Indonesia, 8, 0.07%
Colombia, 8, 0.07%
Philippines, 8, 0.07%
Nigeria, 7, 0.06%
Puerto Rico, 7, 0.06%
Romania, 7, 0.06%
Cambodia, 6, 0.05%
Serbia, 6, 0.05%
Monaco, 5, 0.04%
Peru, 5, 0.04%
Rwanda, 5, 0.04%
Armenia, 4, 0.04%
Iraq, 4, 0.04%
Cyprus, 4, 0.04%
Lebanon, 4, 0.04%
Slovakia, 4, 0.04%
Uruguay, 4, 0.04%
Ecuador, 4, 0.04%
Ukraine, 3, 0.03%
Georgia, 3, 0.03%
Zambia, 3, 0.03%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 3, 0.03%
Costa Rica, 3, 0.03%
Laos, 3, 0.03%
Lithuania, 3, 0.03%
Malawi, 3, 0.03%
Mozambique, 3, 0.03%
Tunisia, 3, 0.03%
Uganda, 3, 0.03%
Montenegro, 3, 0.03%
Sri Lanka, 3, 0.03%
Kazakhstan, 2, 0.02%
Gabon, 2, 0.02%
Gambia, 2, 0.02%
Zimbabwe, 2, 0.02%
Jordan, 2, 0.02%
Cameroon, 2, 0.02%
Mali, 2, 0.02%
Morocco, 2, 0.02%
Falkland Islands (Malvinas), 2, 0.02%
French Guiana, 2, 0.02%
Central African Republic, 2, 0.02%
Ethiopia, 2, 0.02%
Belarus, 1, 0.01%
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