Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Aims & Scope

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology is a systematic review journal that aims to provide specialists with a unique and educational platform to keep up to date with the expanding volume of information published in the field of Chemical Biology.

The journal publishes 6 issues per year covering the following 10 sections, each of which is reviewed once a year, these are: Omics, Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, Bioinorganic Chemistry, Next Generation Therapeutics, Molecular Imaging, Chemical Genetics and Epigenetics, Synthetic Biology, Synthetic Biomolecules and Mechanistic Biology.

There is also a section that changes regularly to reflect hot topics in the field.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	6.1
2024	6.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1364

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2229

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.057

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	210

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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 and Chemistry, 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.

• In vivo near-infrared fluorescence imaging

  Citation: 2283

  Authors: J

• Interactions between macromolecules and ions: the Hofmeister series

  Citation: 1807

  Authors: Y, P

• Applications of carbon nanotubes in drug delivery

  Citation: 1620

  Authors: Alberto, Kostas, Maurizio

• Privileged scaffolds for library design and drug discovery

  Citation: 1337

  Authors: Matthew E, Scott A, Brent R

• New trends for metal complexes with anticancer activity

  Citation: 1181

  Authors: Pieter CA, Peter J

• Near-infrared fluorescence: application to in vivo molecular imaging

  Citation: 909

  Authors: Scott A, Ralph

• Polyubiquitin chains: polymeric protein signals

  Citation: 877

  Authors: Cecile M, David

• New metal complexes as potential therapeutics

  Citation: 825

  Authors: Christiana Xin, Stephen J

• Metal–organic frameworks as potential drug carriers

  Citation: 760

  Authors: Rachel C, Joseph, Wenbin

• Protein chip technology

  Citation: 756

  Authors: Heng, Michael

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