Journal profile

Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death

Publisher: Springer
ISSN1360-8185 | 1573-675X FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
4.60
Citation rate 10.09 2,342 total citations
h5-index 51 h5 depth signal
Cited share 96.1% 246 of 256
Total citations 2,342 Citation footprint
Metric signal 9.14 External metric anchor
Self-citation 4.1% 97 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 771
United States 120
India 109
South Korea 34
Germany 28

Citing Fields of Research

Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis 678
Immunology 230
Cell Biology 150
Cancer & Development 115
Oncology 99

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 3,325 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 256 246 cited publications
Last 12 months 251 22.8 publications/month
Open access share 15.5% 39 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 771 citing publications
Leading citing field Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis 678 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 16 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v5n1, Feb. 2000-
PubMed
v5n1, Feb. 2000-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis Immunology Cancer & Development Noncoding RNA Oncology

Broad Categories

Cell Biology Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis Immunology Noncoding RNA Cancer & Development

MeSH Descriptors

Apoptosis

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

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Seth-Frerich Fobian, Eric Eldering, Jacqueline Tromp et al.
Immunotherapy has improved outcomes for a subset of patients with locally advanced cervical cancer. However, many tumors remain immunologically “cold” and fail to respond. Strategies that enhance tumor immunogenicity are therefore of inc...
09
Sonakshi Antal, Tushar Anshu, Pawan Kumar Goswami et al.
The broadening field of regulated cell death (RCD) has shown a complex, intertwined web of pathways that are not confined to apoptosis but also to ferroptosis, cuproptosis, necroptosis, and other non-canonical mechanisms, especially in h...
10
Yizhi Luo, Yong Lei, Jianmin Deng et al.
Anastasis is a newly identified cellular recovery process that enables cells to regain viability after progressing into execution-phase apoptosis. In cancer, this process may allow tumor cells to survive transient cytotoxic stress and su...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Description based on: Vol. 2, issue 2 (Apr. 1997); title from cover.

Also issued online.