Early Science and Medicine

Aims & Scope

Early Science and Medicine (ESM) is a peer-reviewed international journal dedicated to the history of science, medicine and technology from the earliest times through to the end of the eighteenth century.

The need to treat in a single journal all aspects of scientific activity and thought to the eighteenth century is due to two factors: to the continued importance of ancient sources throughout the Middle Ages and the early modern period, and to the comparably low degree of specialization and the high degree of disciplinary interdependence characterizing the period before the professionalization of science.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2
2024	0.50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	27000

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	24

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.123

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	28

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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, Medicine and Multidisciplinary, 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.

• Alchemy Vs. Chemistry: the Etymological Origins of a Historiographic Mistake1

  Citation: 141

  Authors: William R., Lawrence M.

• Sharing Cases: The Observationes in Early Modern Medicine

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Gianna

• Philosophy of Experiment in Early Modern England: The Case of Bacon, Boyle and Hooke

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Peter R.

• Newton's "Experimental Philosophy"

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Alan

• Confession-Building, Long-Distance Networks, and the Organization of Jesuit Science

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Steven J.

• Metaphysics and the Origins of Modern Science: Descartes and the Importance of Laws of Nature

  Citation: 41

  Authors: John

• Nothing New under the Sun: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders in the Ancient World

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Walid Khalid, Jamie Hacker

• Robert Boyle's 'Designe about Natural History'

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Michael, Peter

• Inside the Camera Obscura: Kepler's Experiment and Theory of Optical Imagery

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Sven

• Infinite Degrees of Speed Marin Mersenne and the Debate Over Galileo's Law of Free Fall

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Carla Rita

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