Journal profile

Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular basis of disease

Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN1879-260X | 0925-4439 FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.20
Citation rate 5.17 4,276 total citations
h5-index 54 h5 depth signal
Cited share 82.0% 723 of 882
Total citations 4,276 Citation footprint
Metric signal 5.10 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.3% 54 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 1,337
United States 767
Italy 195
Spain 164
India 157

Citing Fields of Research

Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis 495
Immunology 482
Cell Biology 387
Neurodegenerative Disorders 382
Mitochondria 374

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 7,326 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 882 723 cited publications
Last 12 months 343 28.6 publications/month
Open access share 17.8% 61 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 1,337 citing publications
Leading citing field Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis 495 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 21 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1863n1, Jan. 2017-
PubMed
v1863n1, Jan. 2017-

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis Immunology Cancer & Development Mitochondria Neurodegenerative Disorders Noncoding RNA Kidney Diseases

Broad Categories

Biochemistry Biophysics Genetics, Medical Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis Mitochondria Neurodegenerative Disorders Cancer & Development Noncoding RNA Musculoskeletal Disorders Immunology

MeSH Descriptors

Molecular Biology

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.