Journal profile

International journal of biological sciences

Publisher: Ivyspring International
ISSN1449-2288 FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.93
Citation rate 13.56 8,605 total citations
h5-index 104 h5 depth signal
Cited share 96.4% 665 of 690
Total citations 8,605 Citation footprint
Metric signal 14.10 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.0% 88 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 2,793
United States 272
South Korea 102
Italy 38
Spain 37

Citing Fields of Research

Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis 671
Cancer & Development 638
Immunology 570
Noncoding RNA 498
Oncology 358

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 4,212 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 690 665 cited publications
Last 12 months 481 40.1 publications/month
Open access share 98.3% 473 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 2,793 citing publications
Leading citing field Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis 671 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 9 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, 2005-
PubMed
v1n1, 2005-
PMC
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Immunology Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis Cancer & Development Noncoding RNA Oncology Kidney Diseases

Broad Categories

Biology Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis Cancer & Development Immunology Noncoding RNA Nucleic Acids Chemistry Cell Biology

MeSH Descriptors

Biological Science Disciplines

Latest Publications

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

07
Rosaria Tinnirello, Maria Chiara Iachini, Maura Cimino et al.
Lung transplantation (LTx) remains the only curative option for patients with end-stage pulmonary diseases. However, long-term outcomes are compromised by ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI), a major contributor to primary graft dysfunctio...
08
Maosheng Chai, Yufei Xie, Xin Cong et al.
Immune cell-mediated damage to acinar cells plays a central role in Sjögren's syndrome (SS) pathogenesis, with T-cell recruitment being critical in the early stages. In this study, single-cell RNA sequencing was employed to generate tran...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from issue contents screen (publisher Web site, viewed Dec. 13, 2004).

Articles are added continuously.

Also issued in print.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.