Life 98.6k citations
10k papers · indexed · active since 2011
Impact in Origins and Evolution of Life Papers in i Spaceflight effects on biology 109 Gut microbiota and health 134 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 99 show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Life
Comparison fields: 5 of 237 Health Informatics 704 Astronomy and Astrophysics 6k Molecular Biology 16.8k Drug Discovery 75 Plant Science 8.1k Physiology 5k Rehabilitation 1.2k Aquatic Science 1.3k Molecular Medicine 1.1k Biochemistry 1.1k Dermatology 1.3k Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 349 Complementary and alternative medicine 1.3k Pharmacology 2.1k Neurology 1.1k Biomaterials 1.7k Food Science 2.7k Reproductive Medicine 1.4k Neurology 1.9k Biotechnology 923 Environmental Chemistry 1.2k Infectious Diseases 2.3k Pollution 1.4k Cancer Research 1.6k Biological Psychiatry 157 Oncology 2.5k Genetics 3.2k Rheumatology 1.5k Pharmaceutical Science 779 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 965 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2.3k Epidemiology 3.3k Immunology 2k Animal Science and Zoology 922 Ophthalmology 968 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1.6k Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2.9k Ecology 2.1k Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2.2k Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1.5k Nephrology 900 Cell Biology 1.3k Aging 151 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1.5k Nutrition and Dietetics 1.1k Periodontics 507 Complementary and Manual Therapy 162 Genetics 687 Biomedical Engineering 2.9k Insect Science 814 Surgery 3.2k Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 968 Geriatrics and Gerontology 241 Health Information Management 596 Computational Theory and Mathematics 1.1k Microbiology 416 Sensory Systems 339 Obstetrics and Gynecology 582 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 348 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1.1k Psychiatry and Mental health 1.1k Virology 262 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2k Soil Science 790 Urology 414 Pharmacology 545 Clinical Biochemistry 268 Parasitology 363 Biochemistry 326 Agronomy and Crop Science 569 Toxicology 267 Hepatology 441 Hematology 641 General Dentistry 21 Developmental Neuroscience 141 Paleontology 420 Otorhinolaryngology 238 Behavioral Neuroscience 118 Biophysics 278 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 186 Physiology 153 Immunology and Allergy 193 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 613 Materials Chemistry 1.6k Gastroenterology 262 Endocrinology 156 Oral Surgery 221 Organic Chemistry 1.2k Internal Medicine 107 Cognitive Neuroscience 724 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 441 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 207 Water Science and Technology 493 Oceanography 331 Small Animals 248 Waste Management and Disposal 189 Orthodontics 176 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 98 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 182 Spectroscopy 408 Analytical Chemistry 281 Geochemistry and Petrology 153 Environmental Engineering 305 Modeling and Simulation 112 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 376 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 490 Artificial Intelligence 703 Structural Biology 43 Building and Construction 287 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 154 Radiation 152 Earth-Surface Processes 145 Equine 37 Forestry 66 Clinical Psychology 381 Horticulture 10 History and Philosophy of Science 193 Process Chemistry and Technology 29 Catalysis 81 Emergency Medicine 126 Pharmacy 59 Emergency Medical Services 99 Speech and Hearing 72 Transplantation 50 Nature and Landscape Conservation 158 Global and Planetary Change 301 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 130 Microbiology 13 General Health Professions 314 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 150 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 135 Inorganic Chemistry 177 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 67 Health 92 Ecological Modeling 25 Family Practice 24 Bioengineering 23 Occupational Therapy 65 Polymers and Plastics 110 Filtration and Separation 16 Human-Computer Interaction 61 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 18 Atmospheric Science 107 Applied Psychology 39 Anatomy 14 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 114 Social Psychology 147 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 364 Geophysics 86 Automotive Engineering 54 Safety Research 72 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 67 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 172 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 15 Developmental and Educational Psychology 85 Aerospace Engineering 134 Chemical Health and Safety 4 Information Systems 132 Condensed Matter Physics 59 Information Systems and Management 46 Conservation 23 Management Science and Operations Research 78 Electrochemistry 15 Ocean Engineering 57 Economics and Econometrics 118 Statistics and Probability 51 Mechanical Engineering 151 Mechanics of Materials 87 Sociology and Political Science 204 Media Technology 34 Control and Systems Engineering 90 Archeology 41 Demography 39 Acoustics and Ultrasonics 4 Geology 21 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 9 Developmental Biology 6 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 27 Geometry and Topology 27 Computer Networks and Communications 57 Computational Mechanics 53 Architecture 11 Education 81 Cultural Studies 22 Management of Technology and Innovation 16 Fuel Technology 2 Leadership and Management 3 Civil and Structural Engineering 39 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 2 Hardware and Architecture 13 Instrumentation 4 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 16 General Social Sciences 6 Archeology 2 Computer Science Applications 8 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 11 Research and Theory 5 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 18 Signal Processing 11 Gender Studies 14 Law 17 Strategy and Management 20 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 19 Space and Planetary Science 1 Anthropology 12 Marketing 8 Philosophy 15 Urban Studies 6 Literature and Literary Theory 16 Management Information Systems 9 Life-span and Life-course Studies 1 Communication 7 Human Factors and Ergonomics 3 History 13 General Energy 1 General Decision Sciences 2 Library and Information Sciences 2 Mathematical Physics 7 Software 3 Museology 3 Ceramics and Composites 3 General Psychology 1 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 2 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 5 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 2 Finance 5 Numerical Analysis 2 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 4 Geography, Planning and Development 3 Metals and Alloys 1 Transportation 2 Accounting 3 Political Science and International Relations 8 Religious studies 2 Linguistics and Language 1 Applied Mathematics 1 Language and Linguistics 1
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About Life The 10k papers published in Life in the last decades have received a total of 98.6k indexed citations . Papers published in Life usually cover Physiology (582 papers), Molecular Biology (1.4k papers), Astronomy and Astrophysics (461 papers), Infectious Diseases (335 papers) and Dermatology (145 papers) specifically the topics of Origins and Evolution of Life (370 papers), COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (152 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (136 papers), Gut microbiota and health (134 papers), Medicinal Plant Research (115 papers), Spaceflight effects on biology (109 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (101 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (99 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Life are David W. Deamer , Pabulo Henrique Rampelotto , Hans W. Paerl , Bruce Damer , Roberto De Philippis , Federico Rossi , Jonghoe Byun , Michael J. Russell , Dirk Schulze‐Makuch and Martin Hagemann .
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