Journal profile

Molecular cell

Publisher: Cell Press
ISSN1097-2765 | 1097-4164 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.86
Citation rate 15.61 12,249 total citations
h5-index 139 h5 depth signal
Cited share 85.1% 705 of 828
Total citations 12,249 Citation footprint
Metric signal 15.22 External metric anchor
Self-citation 2.5% 309 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 2,453
China 584
Germany 522
United Kingdom 521
France 223

Citing Fields of Research

Genetics & Genomics 1,781
Cell Biology 1,333
DNA Damage 796
Noncoding RNA 695
Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis 652

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 10,547 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 828 705 cited publications
Last 12 months 393 32.8 publications/month
Open access share 40.2% 158 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 2,453 citing publications
Leading citing field Genetics & Genomics 1,781 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 15 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

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

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Genetics & Genomics Cell Biology DNA Damage Noncoding RNA Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis Immunology

Broad Categories

Cell Biology Molecular Biology Genetics & Genomics DNA Damage Nucleic Acids Chemistry Cancer, Autophagy & Apoptosis Bacteriology

MeSH Descriptors

Cell Biology Molecular Biology

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Also available online.

Companion publication to: Cell.