Historical Records of Australian Science

Aims & Scope

HRAS is a bi-annual journal that publishes two kinds of unsolicited manuscripts — Historical Articles and Historical Documents — on the history of science in Australia, New Zealand and the southwest Pacific.

The journal also publishes Reviews, Memoirs of deceased Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science, Book Reviews, and an Annual Bibliography of the history of science in Australia, New Zealand and the southwest Pacific.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.4
2024	0.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	27677

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	5

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.116

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	10

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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 and Social Sciences, 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.

• On Visiting the 'Moving Metropolis': Reflections on the Architecture of Imperial Science.

  Citation: 67

  Authors: R

• Duboisia myoporoides: The Medical Career of a Native Australian Plant

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Paul

• Remembering the Spread of Western Science

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Warwick

• J.D. Hooker, George Bentham, Asa Gray and Ferdinand Mueller on Species Limits in Theory and Practice: A Mid-Nineteenth-Century Debate and Its Repercussions.

  Citation: 19

  Authors: PF

• Collections and the Nation: Science, History and the National Museum of Australia

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Libby

• John Carew Eccles 1903-1997

  Citation: 14

  Authors: DR, P

• Science and Technology in the Story of Australian Federation: The Case of Meteorology, 1876-1908.

  Citation: 14

  Authors: RW, KT

• Stepping-stones to One-step Growth: Frank Macfarlane Burnet's Role in Elucidating the Viral Nature of the Bacteriophages

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Neeraja

• The Fate of Leichhardt

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Darrell

• Frank Macfarlane Burnet 1899-1985

  Citation: 11

  Authors: F

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