Journal profile

The Journal of membrane biology

Publisher: Springer
ISSN0022-2631 | 1432-1424 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.10
Citation rate 2.71 148 total citations
h5-index 22 h5 depth signal
Cited share 69.6% 39 of 56
Total citations 148 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.55 External metric anchor
Self-citation 2.7% 4 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 120
India 119
China 58
Germany 31
Poland 21

Citing Fields of Research

Surfactants, Lipid Bilayers & Antimicrobial Peptides 186
Cellular Membrane Transporters & Receptors 156
Physiology 112
Cell Biology 103
Lipids 45

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 6,421 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 56 39 cited publications
Last 12 months 39 3.9 publications/month
Open access share 46.2% 18 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 120 citing publications
Leading citing field Surfactants, Lipid Bilayers & Antimicrobial Peptides 186 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 16 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v8n1, 1972-
PubMed
v8n1, 1972-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Surfactants, Lipid Bilayers & Antimicrobial Peptides Physiology Cellular Membrane Transporters & Receptors Cell Biology

Broad Categories

Molecular Biology Surfactants, Lipid Bilayers & Antimicrobial Peptides Physiology

MeSH Descriptors

Membranes

Latest Publications

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

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Samuel R. Pennock, Maggie Cortes, Megha D. Salecha et al.
The global challenge of increasing antibiotic resistance development has necessitated the continued development and investigation of novel and existing antimicrobials. Daptomycin is a cyclic lipopeptide isolated from Streptomyces roseosp...
07
Marine Lefebvre, Henri Chahinian, Aleksandra Lleshaj et al.
Life requires membranes. But what were the first membranes made of, and how did they acquire the functional complexity of modern cells? Here we show that nonanoic acid and nonanol, two short-chain amphiphiles found in carbonaceous meteor...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Print issues ceased with v. 245, no.1 (2012)

Also issued online.

(1988)19890818 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper