Isis

Aims & Scope

Since its inception in 1912, Isis has featured scholarly articles, research notes, and commentary on the history of science, medicine, and technology and their cultural influences.

Review essays and book reviews on new contributions to the discipline are also included.

An official publication of the History of Science Society, Isis is the oldest English-language journal in the field.

The Press, along with the journal’s editorial office in Starkville, MS, would like to acknowledge the following supporters: Mississippi State University, its College of Arts and Sciences and History Department, and the Consortium for the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.9
2024	1.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.219

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	54

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	20093

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	110

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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 Earth and Planetary 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.

• The Matthew Effect in Science, II: Cumulative Advantage and the Symbolism of Intellectual Property

  Citation: 840

  Authors: Robert K.

• Knowledge in Transit

  Citation: 505

  Authors: James A.

• The House of Experiment in Seventeenth-Century England

  Citation: 321

  Authors: Steven

• The Function of Measurement in Modern Physical Science

  Citation: 226

  Authors: Thomas S.

• Beyond Postcolonialism … and Postpositivism: Circulation and the Global History of Science

  Citation: 176

  Authors: Kapil

• Race and Gender: The Role of Analogy in Science

  Citation: 146

  Authors: Nancy Leys

• On Scientific Observation

  Citation: 139

  Authors: Lorraine

• Objects and the Museum

  Citation: 133

  Authors: Samuel J. M. M.

• Making Dollars out of DNA: The First Major Patent in Biotechnology and the Commercialization of Molecular Biology, 1974-1980

  Citation: 127

  Authors: Sally Smith

• The Experimenter's Museum: GenBank, Natural History, and the Moral Economies of Biomedicine

  Citation: 124

  Authors: Bruno J.

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