Journal profile

Lab on a chip

Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
ISSN1473-0197 | 1473-0189 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.35
Citation rate 5.95 5,661 total citations
h5-index 76 h5 depth signal
Cited share 75.2% 729 of 970
Total citations 5,661 Citation footprint
Metric signal 6.31 External metric anchor
Self-citation 7.0% 394 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 1,530
China 1,069
South Korea 330
Canada 238
Japan 235

Citing Fields of Research

Microfluidic Devices & Surface Engineering 2,655
Biosensors 680
Cell Biology 354
Nanoparticles 333
Stem Cell Biology 284

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 11,661 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 970 729 cited publications
Last 12 months 566 47.2 publications/month
Open access share 53.0% 300 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 1,530 citing publications
Leading citing field Microfluidic Devices & Surface Engineering 2,655 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 13 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1,Sept. 2001-
PubMed
v1n1,Sept. 2001-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Microfluidic Devices & Surface Engineering

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain)

Broad Categories

Biotechnology Chemistry Microfluidic Devices & Surface Engineering

MeSH Descriptors

Biotechnology Microchemistry Miniaturization Nanotechnology

Latest Publications

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

09
Volkan Cirik, Lívia Kanizsová, Olga Kočková et al.
We quantify unreacted resin leaching from SLA 3D-printed microfluidics: internal channels have higher leaching rates than external surfaces, standard light curing fails inside them, and no post-processing eliminates leaching entirely.

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

"Miniaturisation for chemistry and biology."

Print issues ceased with v. 19 (2019).

Also issued online.

v.1, no. 1 (Sept. 2001)20040602 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper that meets the full ANSI standard for Permanent Paper