Protein Science

Aims & Scope

Protein Science, the flagship journal of The Protein Society, serves an international forum for publishing original reports on all scientific aspects of protein molecules.

The Journal publishes papers by leading scientists from all over the world that report on advances in the understanding of proteins in the broadest sense.

Protein Science aims to unify this field by cutting across established disciplinary lines and focusing on “protein-centered” science.

The Journal encompasses the structure, function, and biochemical significance of proteins, their role in molecular and cell biology, genetics, and evolution, and their regulation and mechanisms of action.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.2
2024	4.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	4.657

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	204

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	323

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	6489

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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
• Medline
• PubMed
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Medicine, 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.

• <scp>UCSF ChimeraX</scp>: Structure visualization for researchers, educators, and developers

  Citation: 8211

  Authors: Eric F., Thomas D., Conrad C., Elaine C., Gregory S., Tristan I., John H., Thomas E.

• UCSF ChimeraX: Meeting modern challenges in visualization and analysis

  Citation: 4960

  Authors: Thomas D., Conrad C., Elaine C., Eric F., Gregory S., John H., Thomas E.

• MolProbity: More and better reference data for improved all‐atom structure validation

  Citation: 4144

  Authors: Christopher J., Jeffrey J., Nigel W., Michael G., Lizbeth L., Lindsay N., Vishal, Daniel A., Bradley J., Vincent B., Swati, Steven M., W. Bryan, Jack, Paul D., Simon C., Jane S., David C.

• Toward understanding the origin and evolution of cellular organisms

  Citation: 3587

  Authors: Minoru

• Verification of protein structures: Patterns of nonbonded atomic interactions

  Citation: 3549

  Authors: Chris, Todd O.

• How to measure and predict the molar absorption coefficient of a protein

  Citation: 3413

  Authors: C. Nick, Felix, Lanette, Gerald, Theronica

• <scp>UCSF ChimeraX</scp>: Tools for structure building and analysis

  Citation: 2631

  Authors: Elaine C., Thomas D., Eric F., Greg S., Zach J., John H., Thomas E.

• Improvements to the <scp>APBS</scp> biomolecular solvation software suite

  Citation: 2146

  Authors: Elizabeth, Dave, Keith, Kyle, Juan, Lisa E., David H., Leighton, Jiahui, Karina, Minju, Peter, David W., Todd, Robert, David R., Jens Erik, Teresa, Weihua, Robert, Guo‐Wei, Michael J., J. Andrew, Nathan A.

• Statistical potential for assessment and prediction of protein structures

  Citation: 2080

  Authors: Min‐yi, Andrej

• Thioflavine T interaction with synthetic Alzheimer's disease <i>β</i>‐amyloid peptides: Detection of amyloid aggregation in solution

  Citation: 2012

  Authors: Harry

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