Journal profile

Biology direct

Publisher: BioMed Central
ISSN1745-6150 FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.19
Citation rate 6.43 1,367 total citations
h5-index 35 h5 depth signal
Cited share 96.6% 225 of 233
Total citations 1,367 Citation footprint
Metric signal 6.46 External metric anchor
Self-citation 2.2% 30 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 532
Italy 108
United States 97
Germany 33
Russia 27

Citing Fields of Research

Cancer & Development 171
Genetics & Genomics 146
Noncoding RNA 138
Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis 123
Immunology 109

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 1,401 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 233 225 cited publications
Last 12 months 291 24.3 publications/month
Open access share 100.0% 291 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 532 citing publications
Leading citing field Cancer & Development 171 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 16 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, 2006-
PubMed
v1n1, 2006-
PMC
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

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

Broad Categories

Biology Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis Noncoding RNA Cancer & Development Genetics & Genomics Immunology Musculoskeletal Disorders

MeSH Descriptors

Biology

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from title screen (publisher's Web site, viewed Feb. 22, 2006).

Latest issue consulted: 1:7 (16 Mar. 2006) (viewed Mar. 17, 2006).

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Systems requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.