Impact Factor
4.00
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
5.45
760 total citations
h5-index
41
h5 depth signal
Cited share
92.4%
134 of 145
Total citations
760
Citation footprint
Metric signal
5.08
External metric anchor
Self-citation
12.0%
91 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
845
Canada
24
Germany
10
Philippines
9
Australia
7
Citing Fields of Research
Education & Pedagogy
863
Sociology
163
Psychiatry & Psychology
79
Scientometrics & Research Ethics
73
Linguistics & Language Studies
33
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
1,542
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
145
134 cited publications
Last 12 months
60
15.0 publications/month
Open access share
35.0%
21 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
845 citing publications
Leading citing field
Education & Pedagogy
863 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
1 September 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v5n1, spring 2006-
v5n1, spring 2006-
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Education & Pedagogy
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
Contributor
American Society for Cell Biology
Broad Categories
Cell Biology
Education
Science
Education & Pedagogy
MeSH Descriptors
Cell Biology
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1187/cbe.26-06-0151
Open DOI
From Accommodation to Anticipation: A Philippine Deaf-Ready STEM Teaching Framework
02
DOI 10.1187/cbe.26-03-0055
Open DOI
Student Perceptions of Obstacles in Science Careers are Not Altered by Scientist Stories of Challenges
Incorporating counterstereotypical scientist role models into undergraduate biology courses is a powerful, evidence-based way to support student persistence in STEM fields. However, educational resources featuring counterstereotypical sc...
03
DOI 10.1187/cbe.26-01-0002
Open DOI
Life Science Students’ Perceptions of Risk Associated with Social Metacognition
Social metacognition occurs when students monitor and evaluate their own and others’ thinking out loud during group work. Social metacognition, such as directly correcting peers, may be perceived as risky by students. However, this has n...
04
DOI 10.1187/cbe.25-11-0263
Open DOI
Build Your Research Community: Evaluation of an Online Course to Build Strong Mentoring Relationships and Networks
Build Your Research Community (BYRC) is an asynchronous, free online course that guides research students to build effective relationships with their primary research advisors as well as build mentoring networks that provide holistic sup...
05
DOI 10.1187/cbe.25-11-0241
Open DOI
Metacognitive Milestones: A Longitudinal View of How Life Science Students Develop Metacognition Across Their College Years
Metacognition can support undergraduates in challenging science courses by helping them to monitor their understanding of concepts, evaluate their approaches for learning, and change their plans for studying as needed. Fostering metacogn...
06
DOI 10.1187/cbe.25-09-0205
Open DOI
Impacts of Sharing an Instructor's Religious Identity on Students in a Large-Enrollment Introductory Biology Course
Stereotypes about scientists narrow how students relate to them and influence how students see themselves in science. However, sharing identities and interests of contemporary scientists enables students to see aspects of their possible ...
07
DOI 10.1187/cbe.25-07-0149
Open DOI
Supporting Development of Mechanistic Reasoning Across Chemistry and Biology
While extensive research explores the difficulties undergraduate students face when learning chemistry or biology, less is known about how students learn across disciplines, especially when constructing mechanistic explanations. This stu...
08
DOI 10.1187/cbe.25-03-0050
Open DOI
What is Competition in STEM Classes? “It's Not Just the Curve”
The culture of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) is often cited as being competitive. This creates a driving force for attrition from these fields, especially for minoritized students. But what—according to students—defin...
09
DOI 10.1187/cbe.25-06-0124
Open DOI
Investigating Undergraduate Student Perceptions of Classroom Inclusion—Emergence of the Student Perceptions of Instructor Practices—Inclusion/Exclusion (SPIP-I/E) Framework
While assertions are common about what fosters inclusive undergraduate STEM classrooms, few studies have systematically investigated student perspectives. Additionally, it is unclear how students broadly perceive active learning practice...
10
DOI 10.1187/cbe.25-11-0255
Open DOI
The Conclusion Assessment Rubric (CAR): A Tool to Evaluate Students’ Ability to Make Context-Driven Claims with Appropriate Scope from Experimental Biological Evidence
Few tools exist to thoroughly assess undergraduate students’ ability to generate evidence-based conclusions from research inquiries, a higher-order reasoning skill aligned with the Vision & Change Process of Science core competency. To f...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Called also: CBE-LSE.
Title from issue contents screen (publisher's Web site, viewed Apr. 21, 2006).
Mode of access: World Wide Web.