Journal profile

BMC biology

Publisher: BioMed Central
ISSN1741-7007 FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.49
Citation rate 6.93 3,830 total citations
h5-index 69 h5 depth signal
Cited share 92.3% 560 of 607
Total citations 3,830 Citation footprint
Metric signal 6.91 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.9% 71 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 802
United States 729
United Kingdom 377
Germany 297
France 202

Citing Fields of Research

Genetics & Genomics 810
Cell Biology 360
Evolutionary Genomics 317
Animal Biology 249
Entomology 244

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 3,534 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 607 560 cited publications
Last 12 months 355 29.6 publications/month
Open access share 100.0% 355 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 802 citing publications
Leading citing field Genetics & Genomics 810 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 19 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, 2003-
PubMed
v1n1, 2003-
PMC
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Genetics & Genomics Entomology Evolutionary Genomics Animal Biology Noncoding RNA Cell Biology

Broad Categories

Biology Genetics & Genomics Crop Science Evolutionary Genomics Entomology Noncoding RNA Cancer & Development

MeSH Descriptors

Biology Biomedical Research

Latest Publications

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

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Christian Vera-Granda, Mariangela Sociale, Konstantin Beckschäfer et al.
Background: Ceramides are central sphingolipid intermediates whose abundance and molecular composition are closely linked to insulin resistance. Ceramide synthases (CerSs) generate ceramides and, in several family members, also contain a...
09
Nikolay Syrov, Polina Morozova, Anna Popova et al.
The heart exerts a rhythmic influence on the nervous system, modulating neural excitability throughout the cardiac cycle. Although cardiac-phase effects on
10
Keita Sato, Takahiro Yamashita, Kazumi Sakai et al.
Background: The teleost whole-genome duplication (TGD) contributed to functional diversification of opsins. Some TGD paralogs, including those of parapinopsin (PP), vertebrate ancient (VA) opsin, and long wavelength-sensitive opsin (LWS)...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from BioMed Central archive p. (viewed Jan. 20, 2004).

Latest issue consulted: Vol. 2 (2004) (viewed Jan. 20, 2004).

Articles added consecutively to current annual v.

Mode of access: Internet.