Glycobiology

Aims & Scope

Established as the leading journal in the field, Glycobiology provides a unique forum dedicated to research into the biological functions of glycans, including glycoproteins, glycolipids, proteoglycans and free oligosaccharides, and on proteins that specifically interact with glycans (including lectins, glycosyltransferases, and glycosidases).

Glycobiology is essential reading for researchers in biomedicine, basic science, and the biotechnology industries.

By providing a single forum, the journal aims to improve communication between glycobiologists working in different disciplines and to increase the overall visibility of the field.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.3
2024	3.40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5979

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1114

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.872

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	146

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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.

• Biological roles of oligosaccharides: all of the theories are correct

  Citation: 4597

  Authors: Ajit

• Biological roles of glycans

  Citation: 2115

  Authors: Ajit

• Human milk oligosaccharides: Every baby needs a sugar mama

  Citation: 1495

  Authors: L.

• Protein glycosylation: nature, distribution, enzymatic formation, and disease implications of glycopeptide bonds

  Citation: 1161

  Authors: R. G.

• Symbol Nomenclature for Graphical Representations of Glycans

  Citation: 949

  Authors: Ajit, Richard D, Markus, Nicole H, Peter H, Jeffrey D, Pamela, Gerald, Alan, Taroh, James J, Ronald L, Hudson H, Jamey D, Carolyn R, Marilynn E, Martin, Johannes FG, Thomas, Serge, Evan, Pauline, James, Minoru, Philip, Kiyoko F, Anne, Hisashi, William, Naoyuki, Stuart

• A comparative study of the anti-inflammatory, anticoagulant, antiangiogenic, and antiadhesive activities of nine different fucoidans from brown seaweeds

  Citation: 843

  Authors: Albana, Natalia A., Marina E., Armida, Antonio, Licia, Nicola, Galina E., Albert E., Maria I., Anatolii I., Nadezhda E., Alexey A., Craig J., Maeve, Gabriel A., Stefano, Nikolay E.

• Fucose: biosynthesis and biological function in mammals

  Citation: 776

  Authors: D. J., J. B.

• Prediction, conservation analysis, and structural characterization of mammalian mucin-type O-glycosylation sites

  Citation: 739

  Authors: Karin, Anne, Ramneek, Søren

• Control of mucin-type O-glycosylation: A classification of the polypeptide GalNAc-transferase gene family

  Citation: 717

  Authors: E. P., U., H., T. A., T. A., L. A.

• Galectin-1: a small protein with major functions

  Citation: 713

  Authors: Isabelle, Marie, Florence, Robert

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