Cell Research

Aims & Scope

Cell Research (CR) publishes original research results that are of unusual significance or broad conceptual or technical advances in all areas of life sciences, as long as the study is closely related to molecular and cell biology.

The journal has an international authorship and a broad scope in basic research including: Cell growth, differentiation & apoptosis; Signal transduction; Stem cell biology & development; Chromatin, epigenetics & transcription; RNA biology; Structural & molecular biology; Cancer biology; Immunity & molecular pathogenesis; Molecular & cellular neuroscience; Plant molecular & cell biology; Genomics & proteomics.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	25.9
2024	28.10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	105

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	5533

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	8.740

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	232

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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.

• Remdesivir and chloroquine effectively inhibit the recently emerged novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in vitro

  Citation: 5238

  Authors: Manli, Ruiyuan, Leike, Xinglou, Jia, Mingyue, Zhengli, Zhihong, Wu, Gengfu

• Regulation of chromatin by histone modifications

  Citation: 4892

  Authors: Andrew J, Tony

• Characterization of microRNAs in serum: a novel class of biomarkers for diagnosis of cancer and other diseases

  Citation: 3731

  Authors: Xi, Yi, Lijia, Xing, Yuan, Kehui, Jigang, Yujing, Jiangning, Xing, Qibin, Xiaoying, Wenjing, Yan, Jin, Xueyuan, Yang, Chen, Pingping, Juanbin, Ruiqiang, Hongjie, Xiaobin, Ting, Guang, Jun, Ke, Junfeng, Chen-Yu

• Interaction between microbiota and immunity in health and disease

  Citation: 2936

  Authors: Danping, Timur, Eran

• Ferroptosis: molecular mechanisms and health implications

  Citation: 2933

  Authors: Daolin, Xin, Rui, Guido

• Crosstalk of reactive oxygen species and NF-κB signaling

  Citation: 2810

  Authors: Michael J, Zheng-gang

• TGF-β-induced epithelial to mesenchymal transition

  Citation: 2319

  Authors: Jian, Samy, Rik

• MAPK signal pathways in the regulation of cell proliferation in mammalian cells

  Citation: 2291

  Authors: Wei, Hui Tu

• Gasdermin D is an executor of pyroptosis and required for interleukin-1β secretion

  Citation: 2100

  Authors: Wan-ting, Haoqiang, Lichen, Pengda, Xin, Zhe, Zhang-Hua, Chuan-Qi, Jiahuai

• The molecular machinery of regulated cell death

  Citation: 2031

  Authors: Daolin, Rui, Tom Vanden, Peter, Guido

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