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Status
Active
Coverage
2009–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
25.6
SJR · SCImago
7.026
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
321
Best quartile
Q1 · 98th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (all) | 11 / 669 | 98th | Q1 |
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Science Translational Medicine
Science Translational Medicine is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 25.6), WoS SCIE. Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIE
25.6
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
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Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Quick answers
Is Science Translational Medicine indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2009–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 25.6.
What quartile is Science Translational Medicine in Scopus?
Science Translational Medicine is Q1 in Medicine (all) (rank 11 of 669), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Science Translational Medicine?
Science Translational Medicine is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, 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 25.6, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 98th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 7.026, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 321.
Who publishes Science Translational Medicine and what is its ISSN?
Science Translational Medicine is published by American Association for the Advancement of Science. Its print ISSN is 1946-6234 and its online ISSN is 1946-6242.
Is Science Translational Medicine in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Science Translational Medicine open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Science Translational Medicine? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Science Translational Medicine has an h-index of 368 and a 2-year mean of 15.52 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 25.6, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #7 of 646 Scopus journals in Medicine (all).
368
h-index
15.52
2-yr mean citations
4,079
i10-index
7,341
works indexed
652,032
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#7 of 646 Top 2% Medicine (all)
Science Translational Medicine published 336 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 485. 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 Science Translational Medicine? — latest 100 articles, 2026
In its latest 100 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United States (49.9%), China (10.9%) and United Kingdom (6%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Science Translational Medicine? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 12 retracted papers are recorded (1.6 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 12 · 1.6 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 · 0.1 per 1,000 papers — mostly suspect text
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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