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Status
Active
Coverage
2019–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
Yes
CiteScore
4.2
SJR · SCImago
0.827
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
16
Best quartile
Q2 · 64th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hematology | 54 / 151 | 64th | Q2 |
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Blood Science
Blood Science is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 4.2), WoS ESCI, DOAJ. Published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
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ISSN 2543-6368Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Scopus · Q2WoS · ESCIOpen Access
4.2
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
3
Indexed in
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Quick answers
Is Blood Science indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2019–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 4.2.
What quartile is Blood Science in Scopus?
Blood Science is Q2 in Hematology (rank 54 of 151), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Blood Science?
Blood Science is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 4.2, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 64th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.827, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 16.
Who publishes Blood Science and what is its ISSN?
Blood Science is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. Its ISSN is 2543-6368.
Is Blood Science in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is Blood Science open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
How well cited is Blood Science? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Blood Science has an h-index of 20 and a 2-year mean of 1.98 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4.2, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #50 of 148 Scopus journals in Hematology.
20
h-index
1.98
2-yr mean citations
49
i10-index
304
works indexed
1,683
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#50 of 148 Top 34% Hematology
Blood Science published 54 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Blood Science? — latest 99 articles, 2024–2026
In its latest 99 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from China (77.6%), United States (5.1%) and Japan (2.5%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Blood Science? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration77.6% of recent authorship from China
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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