Journal profile

Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society

Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
ISSN0961-8368 | 1469-896X FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.40
Citation rate 7.30 4,940 total citations
h5-index 55 h5 depth signal
Cited share 78.5% 559 of 712
Total citations 4,940 Citation footprint
Metric signal 7.50 External metric anchor
Self-citation 2.2% 110 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 1,359
Germany 225
China 212
Japan 195
United Kingdom 153

Citing Fields of Research

Protein Structure & Folding 1,396
Cell Biology 947
Bacteriology 526
Genetics & Genomics 334
Industrial Microbiology 251

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 9,726 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 712 559 cited publications
Last 12 months 504 42.0 publications/month
Open access share 70.2% 354 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 1,359 citing publications
Leading citing field Protein Structure & Folding 1,396 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 15 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, Jan. 1992-
PubMed
v1n1, 1992-
PMC
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Protein Structure & Folding Cell Biology Bacteriology Neurodegenerative Disorders Industrial Microbiology Genetics & Genomics

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Protein Society
Contributor
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Contributor
Innovative Technology Fund

Broad Categories

Biochemistry Protein Structure & Folding

MeSH Descriptors

Proteins

Latest Publications

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

01
Adam Bellaiche, Preeti Choudhary, Sreenath Nair et al.
Structure integration with function, taxonomy and sequences (SIFTS) provides residue‐level mappings between UniProt Knowledgebase sequences and Protein Data Bank structures and has historically been generated through internal Protein Dat...
04
Hongwu Yang, Ting Li, Chuantong Liu et al.
Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are critical epigenetic regulators of fungal growth and pathogenicity and constitute promising targets for antifungal drug development. Hos3 defines a fungal‐specific HDAC subclass that lacks a clear mammalia...
05
Ru‐Hsuan Bai, Hsin‐Yi Tien, Chu‐Chun Cheng et al.
Although biological membranes exhibit complex and dynamic organization, the mechanistic role of molecular crowding in governing lateral membrane heterogeneity remains poorly characterized experimentally. Here, we provide direct experimen...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Issues for Jan. 1992-Dec. 1994 accompanied by supplements: Diskette appendix (abstract and bibliography files for each article) for Macintosh, DS/DD.

Print issues ceased with v. 22 (2013).

Also issued online.

Sustained in part with the support of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and by the Innovative Technology Fund supported by the Biophysical Society.

Vol. 1, no. 1 (JAN 1992)19930204 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper