Journal profile

International journal of biological macromolecules

Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN0141-8130 | 1879-0003 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.82
Citation rate 8.72 131,318 total citations
h5-index 153 h5 depth signal
Cited share 94.5% 14,464 of 15,307
Total citations 131,318 Citation footprint
Metric signal 7.58 External metric anchor
Self-citation 12.8% 16,787 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 26,019
India 5,878
Iran 2,841
United States 2,016
South Korea 1,661

Citing Fields of Research

Food Science & Technology 10,286
Polymer & Macromolecule Science 6,484
Phytochemicals 5,997
Drug Delivery Systems 5,268
Nanoparticles 4,244

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 53,126 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 15,307 14,464 cited publications
Last 12 months 6,110 509.2 publications/month
Open access share 10.4% 637 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 26,019 citing publications
Leading citing field Food Science & Technology 10,286 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 19 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v11n1,Feb. 1989-
PubMed
v11n1,Feb. 1989-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Food Science & Technology Paper & Wood Materials Science Polymer & Macromolecule Science Phytochemicals Drug Delivery Systems Nanofibers, Scaffolds & Fabrication Polymer Science

Broad Categories

Biochemistry Molecular Biology Food Science & Technology Paper & Wood Materials Science Polymer & Macromolecule Science Phytochemicals Nanofibers, Scaffolds & Fabrication Water Treatment

MeSH Descriptors

Macromolecular Substances

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Place of publication varies.

Also issued online.

Vol. 8, no. 1 (1986)19911012 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper