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Life Sciences

This list of life sciences comprises the branches of science that involve the scientific study of life – such as microorganisms, plants, and animals including human beings. This science is one of the two major branches of natural science, the other being physical science, which is concerned with non-living matter. Biology is the overall natural science that studies life, with the other life sciences as its sub-disciplines.

Metrics Summary

Total Publications
Lifetime
16,915,245
Prior Five Years
3,355,347
Total Citations
Lifetime
425,738,447
Prior Five Years
36,825,617
Total Scholars
Lifetime
3,189,100
Prior Five Years
1,660,753

Institutional Rankings

Global (Worldwide)

Academic Institutions

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#1
United States
#2
United States
#3
#4
United Kingdom
#7
#9
United States
#10
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Academic Institutions

Prior Five Years

#1
United States
#2
United Kingdom
#3
United States
#4
#5
#6
#7
Belgium
#9
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National Institutional Rankings

Publications and Citation History

Publications based on Disciplines

Scholars based on Disciplines

Publications based on Top 20 Specialties

Scholars based on Top 20 Specialties

Highly Ranked Scholars™

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Prior Five Years

Highly Cited Publications

Lifetime