Biophysical Journal

Aims & Scope

BJ publishes original articles, letters, and perspectives on important problems in modern biophysics.

The papers should be written so as to be of interest to a broad community of biophysicists.

BJ welcomes experimental studies that employ quantitative physical approaches for the study of biological systems, including or spanning scales from molecule to whole organism.

Experimental studies of a purely descriptive or phenomenological nature, with no theoretical or mechanistic underpinning, are not appropriate for publication in BJ.

Theoretical studies should offer new insights into the understanding ofexperimental results or suggest new experimentally testable hypotheses.

Articles reporting significant methodological or technological advances, which have potential to open new areas of biophysical investigation, are also suitable for publication in BJ.

Papers describing improvements in accuracy or speed of existing methods or extra detail within methods described previously are not suitable for BJ.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.1
2024	3.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4051

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	3597

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.112

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline
• PubMed

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• MR diffusion tensor spectroscopy and imaging

  Citation: 4953

  Authors: P.J., J., D.

• Impulses and Physiological States in Theoretical Models of Nerve Membrane

  Citation: 4923

  Authors: Richard

• Size-Distribution Analysis of Macromolecules by Sedimentation Velocity Ultracentrifugation and Lamm Equation Modeling

  Citation: 3608

  Authors: Peter

• Ultra-High Resolution Imaging by Fluorescence Photoactivation Localization Microscopy

  Citation: 3154

  Authors: Samuel T., Thanu P.K., Michael D.

• Excitatory and Inhibitory Interactions in Localized Populations of Model Neurons

  Citation: 2902

  Authors: Hugh R., Jack D.

• Cell Movement Is Guided by the Rigidity of the Substrate

  Citation: 2815

  Authors: Chun-Min, Hong-Bei, Micah, Yu-li

• Dynamic strength of molecular adhesion bonds

  Citation: 2229

  Authors: E., K.

• Mobility measurement by analysis of fluorescence photobleaching recovery kinetics

  Citation: 2161

  Authors: D., D.E., J., E., W.W.

• MDTraj: A Modern Open Library for the Analysis of Molecular Dynamics Trajectories

  Citation: 2085

  Authors: Robert T., Kyle A., Matthew P., Christoph, Jason M., Carlos X., Christian R., Lee-Ping, Thomas J., Vijay S.

• Refinement of the AMBER Force Field for Nucleic Acids: Improving the Description of α/γ Conformers

  Citation: 2081

  Authors: Alberto, Iván, Daniel, Jiri, Thomas E., Charles A., Modesto

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