Politics and the Life Sciences

Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Abbrev: Polit. Life Sci.

ISSN 0730-9384EISSN 1471-5457

Database Coverage

Scopus
PubMed
MEDLINE
Scilit

Journal Articles

All-time journal articles: 2,319
2025 journal articles: 20

Subject

Political Science & International Relations
Psychiatry & Psychology
Sociology
Philosophy
Scientometrics & Research Ethics

Publications Analysis

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Publications in 2016-2026

Open Access Publications in 2016-2026

Top Subjects

Publications in 2016-2026.

Subject	Publications
Political Science & International Relations	85
Psychiatry & Psychology	77
Sociology	51
Philosophy	30
Communication Studies	23
Political Philosophy	17
Scientometrics & Research Ethics	15
Neurosciences	14
Medical Ethics	13
History & Philosophy Of Science	13

Top Countries

Publications in 2016-2026.

Country	Publications
United States	157
United Kingdom	28
Canada	12
Germany	11
Denmark	6
Cambodia	5
Netherlands	5
Norway	4
Spain	3
Turkey	3

Citation analysis

Publications published in 2023-2024 and cited in 2025.

Total Citations: 50
Total Publications: 45
Average Citations: 1.11
Cited Publications: 23
Cited Publications %: 51.1%
Self Citations: 8
Self Citations %: 16%

Metrics

2025 Integrated Impact Indicators

I3: 34
I3/N: 1.13
h5_index: 12
Monthly Citation Metric (MCM): 1.08

Monthly Citation Metric

Citations per year

All citations in 2016-2026

Citation Distribution

All citations to publications in 2023-2024.

Q1: 1
Med: 3
Q3: 7
99%: 16.4
Max: 19

Citation Origins

Publications published in 2023-2024 and cited in 2025.

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