Journal profile

PeerJ

Publisher: PeerJ Inc
ISSN2167-8359 FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.18
Citation rate 3.86 14,349 total citations
h5-index 75 h5 depth signal
Cited share 82.6% 3,388 of 4,103
Total citations 14,349 Citation footprint
Metric signal 4.01 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.7% 247 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 7,260
United States 3,549
United Kingdom 1,058
Germany 870
Australia 828

Citing Fields of Research

Genetics & Genomics 2,268
Animal Biology 2,126
Marine Biology 1,983
Crop Science 1,819
Evolutionary Genomics 1,777

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 21,627 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 4,103 3,388 cited publications
Last 12 months 1,669 139.1 publications/month
Open access share 100.0% 1,669 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 7,260 citing publications
Leading citing field Genetics & Genomics 2,268 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 16 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v10, 2022-
PubMed
v1, 2013-
PMC
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Multidisciplinary

Broad Categories

Biology Environmental Health Medicine Multidisciplinary

MeSH Descriptors

Biological Phenomena Medicine

Latest Publications

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

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Claudio Cifuentes-Zapata, Oscar Andrades-Ramírez, Luis Romero-Vera et al.
Background: Determining the reliability of exercise instruments and protocols in the fields of health and sports performance is of great interest due to their close relationship with monitoring and decision-making in athletes. Studies in...
04
Mustafa A. Fawzy, Mona Alharbi, Hana Sonbol et al.
Background: Biosorption using marine algae biosorbents is a sustainable and effective method for removing of heavy metals from aquatic environments. Methods: This study explored the biosorption of zinc ions from aqueous solutions using t...