Developmental Cell

Aims & Scope

Developmental Cell, launched in 2001, is a broad-interest journal covering the areas of cell biology and developmental biology.

In addition to publishing work spanning all areas of cell biology and developmental biology, we have particular interest in how these fields interface with each other and with other disciplines in biology.

The journal aims to showcase work that examines, through a cell biological lens, the fundamentals of how a cell works, how cells interact with one another and with the environment, how cells come together to form a tissue, organ, and ultimately a whole organism, and what happens when any of these processes go awry.

Developmental Cell will consider papers in any area of cell biology or developmental biology, as well as at the interface either of these fields make to any other areas in biology.

Examples of these include signaling, cell proliferation, polarity, cell migration, cell lineage and fate specification, chromatin regulation and function, cancer cell biology, evo-devo, disease etiology, membrane traffic, metabolic regulation, morphogenesis and biomechanics, organ development, ncRNAs, stem cell biology, and regeneration.

We are also interested in studies building on large datasets or developing new tools that could be good fits for our Resource or Technology formats.

The primary criterion for publication in Developmental Cell, as for all Cell Press journals, is new biological insight.

We are happy to consider any study that leads to important new conclusions about biological function.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	8.7
2024	10.70

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	281

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	6158

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	5.180

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	306

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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.

• Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling: Components, Mechanisms, and Diseases

  Citation: 4708

  Authors: Bryan T., Keiko, Xi

• Cell Shape, Cytoskeletal Tension, and RhoA Regulate Stem Cell Lineage Commitment

  Citation: 3621

  Authors: Rowena, Dana M, Celeste M, Kiran, Christopher S

• Development by Self-Digestion

  Citation: 3100

  Authors: Beth, Daniel J

• Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition: At the Crossroads of Development and Tumor Metastasis

  Citation: 2406

  Authors: Jing, Robert A.

• Pericytes: Developmental, Physiological, and Pathological Perspectives, Problems, and Promises

  Citation: 2273

  Authors: Annika, Guillem, Christer

• Induction and Activation of the Transcription Factor NFATc1 (NFAT2) Integrate RANKL Signaling in Terminal Differentiation of Osteoclasts

  Citation: 2175

  Authors: Hiroshi, Sunhwa, Takako, Hiroshi, Masashi, Hiroki, Akio, Miho, Taeko, Jun-ichiro, Erwin F., Tak W., Tatsuhiko, Tadatsugu

• The Hippo Signaling Pathway in Development and Cancer

  Citation: 1977

  Authors: Duojia

• Dynasore, a Cell-Permeable Inhibitor of Dynamin

  Citation: 1788

  Authors: Eric, Marcelo, Ramiro, Emmanuel, Christian, Tomas

• An Essential Role for Senescent Cells in Optimal Wound Healing through Secretion of PDGF-AA

  Citation: 1667

  Authors: Marco, Naoko, Sameh A., Francis, Wendy, James R., Remi-Martin, Jan, Harry, Martijn E.T., Jan H.J., Alain, Eiji, Judith

• The Diverse Functions of MicroRNAs in Animal Development and Disease

  Citation: 1659

  Authors: Wigard P., Ronald H.A.

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