Journal profile

Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular cell research

Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN1879-2596 | 0167-4889 FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.05
Citation rate 4.82 1,737 total citations
h5-index 50 h5 depth signal
Cited share 85.1% 325 of 382
Total citations 1,737 Citation footprint
Metric signal 4.97 External metric anchor
Self-citation 0.3% 6 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 483
United States 342
Germany 284
India 136
United Kingdom 120

Citing Fields of Research

Cell Biology 786
Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis 439
Cancer & Development 258
Physiology 226
Mitochondria 209

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 9,420 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 382 325 cited publications
Last 12 months 155 12.9 publications/month
Open access share 40.0% 62 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 483 citing publications
Leading citing field Cell Biology 786 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 15 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1864n1, Jan. 2017-
PubMed
v1864n1, Jan. 2017-

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis Cell Biology Immunology Cancer & Development Mitochondria Physiology

Broad Categories

Biochemistry Biophysics Cell Biology Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis Cancer & Development Physiology Metalloenzymes Mitochondria

MeSH Descriptors

Cells 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.