International Journal of Developmental Biology

Aims & Scope

IJDB publishes works that shed light on our understanding of the mechanism of animal and plant development in health and disease and, in particular, researchs that elucidate the developmental principles underlying the properties of stem cells and cancer.

Technical, historical or theoretical approaches also fall within the journal’s scope.

Some of the topics we publish on, but not restricted to, include: Cancer, Morphogenesis, Neurobiology, Immunology, Tissue regeneration, Evolutionary Biology, Physiology, Genetics, Biomechanics, Biophysics, Bioinformatics and computer modelling.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.3
2024	1.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.341

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	119

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	15395

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	120

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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

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Medicine, 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.

• Transcriptional regulation of cadherins during development and carcinogenesis

  Citation: 443

  Authors: Hector, Francisco, Amparo

• The stroma reaction myofibroblast: a key player in the control of tumor cell behavior

  Citation: 431

  Authors: Alexis, Christelle, Giulio

• Matrix metalloproteinases in cancer: from new functions to improved inhibition strategies

  Citation: 424

  Authors: Alicia R., Alberto M., Luis M., Carlos

• Collective cell migration in morphogenesis and cancer

  Citation: 369

  Authors: Peter, Yael, Miriam

• The role of pericytes in angiogenesis

  Citation: 360

  Authors: Domenico, Beatrice, Enrico

• Differentiation of human embryonic stem cells into hepatocytes in 2D and 3D culture systems in vitro

  Citation: 350

  Authors: Hossein, Seyed M., Saeid, Ali

• N-cadherin in the spotlight of cell-cell adhesion, differentiation, embryogenesis, invasion and signalling

  Citation: 309

  Authors: Lara D.M., Marc E.

• Regulation of sperm storage and movement in the mammalian oviduct

  Citation: 292

  Authors: Susan S.

• Development and pathology of the hyaloid, choroidal and retinal vasculature

  Citation: 290

  Authors: Magali, Patricia A.

• Mechanical control of tissue morphogenesis during embryological development

  Citation: 287

  Authors: Donald E.

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