Journal profile

Current opinion in chemical biology

Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN1367-5931 | 1879-0402 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.40
Citation rate 8.12 1,772 total citations
h5-index 56 h5 depth signal
Cited share 87.6% 197 of 225
Total citations 1,772 Citation footprint
Metric signal 8.34 External metric anchor
Self-citation 0.6% 11 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 545
United Kingdom 140
China 102
Germany 95
Japan 58

Citing Fields of Research

Genetics & Genomics 209
Industrial Microbiology 169
Mass Spectrometry 148
Nucleic Acids Chemistry 140
Cell Biology 134

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 3,529 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 225 197 cited publications
Last 12 months 106 9.6 publications/month
Open access share 53.8% 57 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 545 citing publications
Leading citing field Genetics & Genomics 209 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 16 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1,Jun. 1997-
PubMed
v1n1,Jun. 1997-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Nucleic Acids Chemistry Mass Spectrometry Genetics & Genomics Bacteriology Industrial Microbiology Physiology Cell Biology

Broad Categories

Biochemistry Molecular Pharmacology Immunotherapy Mycotoxins Photochemistry Mass Spectrometry Metalloenzymes Material Chemistry For Sensing & Imaging

MeSH Descriptors

Biochemistry Biology Chemistry

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Also issued online.

Vol. 1, no. 1 (JUNE 1997)19980722 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper