Journal profile

Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular and cell biology of lipids

Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN1879-2618 | 1388-1981 FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.50
Citation rate 3.12 570 total citations
h5-index 35 h5 depth signal
Cited share 73.3% 143 of 195
Total citations 570 Citation footprint
Metric signal 3.43 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.9% 11 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 384
China 273
Germany 140
Japan 121
Canada 94

Citing Fields of Research

Lipids 858
Cell Biology 192
Diabetes 156
Molecular & Cellular Toxicology 149
Physiology 144

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 4,361 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 195 143 cited publications
Last 12 months 81 6.8 publications/month
Open access share 28.4% 23 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 384 citing publications
Leading citing field Lipids 858 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 19 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1862n1, Jan. 2017-
PubMed
v1862n1, Jan. 2017-

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Lipids

Broad Categories

Biochemistry Biophysics Cell Biology Lipids Lysosomal Storage Disorders Diabetes Photoproductivity Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis Mitochondria

MeSH Descriptors

Lipids

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Biochimica et biophysica acta was published according to a volume numbering scheme that embraced all sections of the journal through 2016. In 2017, each journal section began with its own numbering scheme. Through 2016, all topical sections of Biochimica et biophysica acta share numbering: Bioenergetics; Biomembranes; Gene regulatory mechanisms (formerly Gene structure and expression); General subjects; Molecular and cell biology of lipids (formerly Lipids and lipid metabolism); Molecular basis of disease; Molecular cell research; Proteins and proteomics (formerly Protein structure and molecular enzymology); Biomembranes (formerly Reviews on biomembranes); and Reviews on cancer.

Also issued in print.

Separated from Biochimica et biophysica acta in 2017.