Life

SJR Rank #6,101H-index: 88SJR: 0.869Best quartile: Q1Open AccessAPC: US$3,137Listed in DOAJ
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Publisher

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

Country

Switzerland

Type

journal

SJR by Edition

2022202500.250.50.751

Subject Categories

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1
  • PaleontologyQ1
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q2
  • Space and Planetary ScienceQ2

Areas: Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Earth and Planetary Sciences

Most published research topics

Origins and Evolution of LifeCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsGut microbiota and healthGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologySARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentPhotoreceptor and optogenetics research

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Publication Statistics

2025 Docs3-Year DocsCitable Docs02000400060008000

Documents per Year

202220250550110016502200

Detailed Information

ISSN

2075-1729

SJR Best Quartile

Q1

Region

Western Europe

Citations per Document (2 years)

4.27

References per Document

61.42

Coverage

2011-2026

Scope

Life (ISSN 2075-1729) is an international, peer-reviewed scientific open access journal concerned with fundamental themes in life sciences. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. There is no restriction on the length of the papers. This journal covers all aspects of life sciences. Research fields of interest include but are not limited to: abiogenesis artificial life astrobiology biochemistry biodiversity bioinformatics biomedicine biophysics biotechnology botany cell biology definition of life developmental biology ecology extremophiles evolutionary biology genetics genomics geobiology habitability life detection technology microbiology molecular biology molecular phylogeny neurobiology origins of life paleontology prebiotic chemistry proteomics space life sciences/ space biology structural biology systems biology synthetic biology theoretical biology virology.

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