Centaurus

Aims & Scope

Centaurus publishes an international spectrum of original research papers, historiographical articles, and other academic content on the history of science in the broadest sense, including mathematics, medicine, biomedical sciences, earth sciences, social sciences, humanities and technology, and their social and cultural aspects.

We also invite contributions that build a bridge between history of science and other disciplines.

Book notices, book reviews and essay reviews of publications within the journal's scope are commissioned to experts.

The Editor encourages suggestions for special issues, short papers on topics of current interest and articles suited to open peer commentary along with a list of potential commentators.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.5
2024	0.50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	22335

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	71

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.182

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	16

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Bateson and Chromosomes: Conservative Thought in Science

  Citation: 69

  Authors: WILLIAM

• We Have Never Been Whiggish (About Phlogiston)¹

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Hasok

• Mechanical Explanation at the End of the Nineteenth Century

  Citation: 46

  Authors: MARTIN J.

• The Vortex Atom: A Victorian Theory of Everything

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Helge

• How epidemics end

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Erica, Kristin

• From the History of Science to the History of Knowledge – and Back

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Jürgen

• The Genotype Theory of Wilhelm Johannsen and its Relation to Plant Breeding and the Study of Evolution

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Nils

• Collecting Knowledge for the Family: Recipes, Gender and Practical Knowledge in the Early Modern English Household

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Elaine

• Tractional Motion and the Legitimation of Transcendental Curves

  Citation: 30

  Authors: H.J.M.

• Global perspectives on science diplomacy: Exploring the diplomacy‐knowledge nexus in contemporary histories of science

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Matthew, Roberto

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