Science China Life Sciences

Aims & Scope

Science China Life Sciences is an academic journal cosponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and published by Science China Press.

It is committed to publishing high-quality, original results in both basic and applied Life Science research.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	9.5
2024	8.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.929

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	88

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1550

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	3953

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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

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Environmental Science, 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.

• Evolution of the novel coronavirus from the ongoing Wuhan outbreak and modeling of its spike protein for risk of human transmission

  Citation: 1552

  Authors: Xintian, Ping, Jingfang, Jiannan, Hui, Xuan, Wu, Pei

• Clinical and biochemical indexes from 2019-nCoV infected patients linked to viral loads and lung injury

  Citation: 1546

  Authors: Yingxia, Yang, Cong, Fengming, Fuxiang, Jing, Zhaoqin, Jinxiu, Jianming, Cheng, Zheng, Lifei, Ling, Li, Yuhao, Dandan, Shuguang, Lu, Jun, Congzhao, Chengyu, Lei

• Plant abiotic stress response and nutrient use efficiency

  Citation: 1038

  Authors: Zhizhong, Liming, Huazhong, Shuhua, Luis R., Guohua, Dai-Yin, Jingrui, Peng-Yun, Feng, Jijang, Yanglin, Yiting, Yu, Yongqing, Yan, Jian-Kang

• Clinical characteristics of 24 asymptomatic infections with COVID-19 screened among close contacts in Nanjing, China

  Citation: 912

  Authors: Zhiliang, Ci, Chuanjun, Guangfu, Yaling, Xin, Hongxia, Wei, Yuan, Yishan, Jianming, Zhibin, Yongxiang, Hongbing

• Hi-TOM: a platform for high-throughput tracking of mutations induced by CRISPR/Cas systems

  Citation: 382

  Authors: Qing, Chun, Xiaozhen, Huawei, Lili, Yanxin, Caixia, Kejian

• Genetic basis and biotechnological manipulation of sexual dimorphism and sex determination in fish

  Citation: 358

  Authors: Jie, Jian-Fang

• Structural changes of gut microbiota in Parkinson’s disease and its correlation with clinical features

  Citation: 355

  Authors: Wei, Xiaoli, Xu, Tao, Shan, Yunfeng, Feng, Bin

• QMEC: a tool for high-throughput quantitative assessment of microbial functional potential in C, N, P, and S biogeochemical cycling

  Citation: 342

  Authors: Bangxiao, Yongguan, Jordi, Josep, Jianqiang

• Terrestrial carbon sinks in China and around the world and their contribution to carbon neutrality

  Citation: 315

  Authors: Yuanhe, Yue, Wenjuan, Jinfeng, Jianxiao, Leiyi, Xin, Yanpei, Hongtu, Lingfei, Shuqing, Kang, Jiangling, Haihua, Yuanyuan, Yunfeng, Xia, Xiangping, Huifeng, Shiping, Mei, Xuefa, Shaopeng, Biao, Shuli, Zhiyao, Lingli, Jingyun

• Function of lncRNAs and approaches to lncRNA-protein interactions

  Citation: 309

  Authors: JuanJuan, HanJiang, YongGe, XiaoFei

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