Journal profile

RNA biology

Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISSN1547-6286 | 1555-8584 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.02
Citation rate 5.48 945 total citations
h5-index 41 h5 depth signal
Cited share 87.6% 163 of 186
Total citations 945 Citation footprint
Metric signal 5.90 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.5% 14 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 395
China 334
Germany 195
Canada 86
France 84

Citing Fields of Research

Noncoding RNA 911
Genetics & Genomics 536
Nucleic Acids Chemistry 513
Cell Biology 211
Bacteriology 127

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 2,711 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 186 163 cited publications
Last 12 months 88 7.3 publications/month
Open access share 97.7% 86 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 395 citing publications
Leading citing field Noncoding RNA 911 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 15 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, May/June 2004-
PubMed
v1n1, May/June 2004-
PMC
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Noncoding RNA

Broad Categories

Molecular Biology Nucleic Acids Chemistry Noncoding RNA Genetics & Genomics

MeSH Descriptors

Molecular Biology RNA

Latest Publications

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

06
DOI 10.1080/15476286.2026.2722169

Circular RNA functions in HIV-1 infection

Open DOI
Gabriela Berger, Y. Grace Chen
Viral infection extensively remodels host RNA regulatory networks, affecting transcription, alternative splicing, RNA stability, and post-transcriptional gene regulation, to facilitate viral replic...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Description based on: Vol.1, issue 2 (July/Aug. 2004); title from cover.

Also issued online.

v. 1, no. 1 (Jan 2004)20070104 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper