Cell Stem Cell

Aims & Scope

Cell Stem Cell is a broad-spectrum journal that covers the entire spectrum of stem cell biology.

Topics covered include embryonic stem cells, pluripotency, germline stem cells, tissue-specific stem cells, stem cell differentiation, epigenetics, stem cell genomics and systems biology, genome reprogramming, cancer stem cells, stem cell niches, stem-cell-based disease models, nuclear transfer technology, bioengineering, drug discovery, in vivo imaging of stem cells, therapeutic applications, regenerative medicine, clinical and translational insights, stem cell research policies, ethical issues, and technical or resource-based innovations.

We will consider studies from any model system that provides insights into stem cell biology, and we encourage submissions on human stem cells.

Cell Stem Cell publishes research reports describing novel results of unusual significance in all areas of stem cell research.

Each issue also contains a wide variety of review and analysis articles covering topics relevant to stem cell research ranging from basic biological advances to ethical, policy, and funding issues.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	20.4
2024	19.80

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	96

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	6778

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	9.313

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	316

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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
• Embase

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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.

• A Perivascular Origin for Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Multiple Human Organs

  Citation: 3278

  Authors: Mihaela, Solomon, Louis, Chien-Wen, Mirko, Tea Soon, Gabriella, Bin, Bo, Li, Cyrille, Pang-Ning, Jeremy, Rebecca, Bridget M., Stephen, Hans-Jörg, Jean-Paul, Lorenza, Johnny, Bruno

• ALDH1 Is a Marker of Normal and Malignant Human Mammary Stem Cells and a Predictor of Poor Clinical Outcome

  Citation: 3208

  Authors: Christophe, Min Hee, Emmanuelle, Florence, Julie, Marty, Jocelyne, Patrice, Celina G., Suling, Anne, Dan, Daniel, Max S., Gabriela

• Distinct Populations of Cancer Stem Cells Determine Tumor Growth and Metastatic Activity in Human Pancreatic Cancer

  Citation: 2250

  Authors: Patrick C., Stephan L., Tanja, Alexandra, Joachim W., Markus, Christiane J., Christopher

• Highly Efficient Reprogramming to Pluripotency and Directed Differentiation of Human Cells with Synthetic Modified mRNA

  Citation: 2180

  Authors: Luigi, Philip D., Tim, Yuin-Han, Hu, Frank, Wataru, Pankaj K., Zachary D., Alexander, George Q., Andrew S., James J., Chad, Thorsten M., Derrick J.

• Evolution of the Cancer Stem Cell Model

  Citation: 1823

  Authors: Antonija, John E.

• Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Mediated Immunosuppression Occurs via Concerted Action of Chemokines and Nitric Oxide

  Citation: 1700

  Authors: Guangwen, Liying, Xin, Guangwu, Yingyu, Arthur I., Robert Chunhua, Yufang

• Naive and Primed Pluripotent States

  Citation: 1641

  Authors: Jennifer, Austin

• Control of Stem Cell Fate by Physical Interactions with the Extracellular Matrix

  Citation: 1624

  Authors: Farshid, Daniel M., Bradley T., Jeffrey M., Wolfgang, Christopher S.

• Intravenous hMSCs Improve Myocardial Infarction in Mice because Cells Embolized in Lung Are Activated to Secrete the Anti-inflammatory Protein TSG-6

  Citation: 1602

  Authors: Ryang Hwa, Andrey A., Min Jeong, Daniel J., Joni, Benjamin L., Laura, Patrice, Darwin J.

• Generation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells by Direct Delivery of Reprogramming Proteins

  Citation: 1415

  Authors: Dohoon, Chun-Hyung, Jung-Il, Young-Gie, Mi-Yoon, Baek-Soo, Sanghyeok, Eungi, Kwang Yul, Robert, Kwang-Soo

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