Molecular Imaging and Biology

Aims & Scope

Molecular Imaging and Biology (MIB) invites original contributions (research articles, review articles, commentaries, etc.) on the utilization of molecular imaging (i.e., nuclear imaging, optical imaging, autoradiography and pathology, MRI, MPI, ultrasound imaging, radiomics/genomics etc.) to investigate questions related to biology and health.

The objective of MIB is to provide a forum to the discovery of molecular mechanisms of disease through the use of imaging techniques.

We aim to investigate the biological nature of disease in patients and establish new molecular imaging diagnostic and therapy procedures.

Some areas that are covered are: Preclinical and clinical imaging of macromolecular targets (e.g., genes, receptors, enzymes) involved in significant biological processes.

The design, characterization, and study of new molecular imaging probes and contrast agents for the functional interrogation of macromolecular targets.

Development and evaluation of imaging systems including instrumentation, image reconstruction algorithms, image analysis, and display.

Development of molecular assay approaches leading to quantification of the biological information obtained in molecular imaging.

Study of in vivo animal models of disease for the development of new molecular diagnostics and therapeutics.

Extension of in vitro and in vivo discoveries using disease models, into well designed clinical research investigations.

Clinical molecular imaging involving clinical investigations, clinical trials and medical management or cost-effectiveness studies.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.5
2024	3.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.642

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	81

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8992

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	773

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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 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.

• Determination of lipophilicity and its use as a predictor of blood–brain barrier penetration of molecular imaging agents

  Citation: 474

  Authors: R

• Initial Evaluation of [18F]DCFPyL for Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA)-Targeted PET Imaging of Prostate Cancer

  Citation: 395

  Authors: Zsolt, Esther, Steven P., Donika, Rosa, Mario A., Emmanuel S., Hong, Robert F., Ying, Ronnie C., Melin, Akrita, George, Steve Y., Martin G.

• Development of a 4-D digital mouse phantom for molecular imaging research

  Citation: 335

  Authors: W

• Comparison of [18F]DCFPyL and [68Ga]Ga-PSMA-HBED-CC for PSMA-PET Imaging in Patients with Relapsed Prostate Cancer

  Citation: 303

  Authors: Markus, Carsten, Georg, Simone, Thomas, Klaus, Matthias, Felix, Boris D., Philipp, Raphael, Stephan, Alexander, Bernd

• Bioconjugated gold nanoparticles as a molecular based contrast agent: implications for imaging of deep tumors using optoacoustic tomography

  Citation: 254

  Authors: J, M, V, N, N, M, A

• Evaluation of Positron Emission Tomography Imaging Using [68Ga]-DOTA-D Phe1-Tyr3-Octreotide in Comparison to [111In]-DTPAOC SPECT. First Results in Patients with Neuroendocrine Tumors

  Citation: 240

  Authors: J

• Repeatability of Radiomic Features in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer [18F]FDG-PET/CT Studies: Impact of Reconstruction and Delineation

  Citation: 217

  Authors: Floris H. P., Gerbrand M., Virginie, Ida A., Emma R., Adrianus J., Otto S., Egbert F., Ronald

• Optical Image-guided Surgery—Where Do We Stand?

  Citation: 214

  Authors: Stijn, Jeroen D. F., Pieter B. A. A., Bangwen, Eric L., Thomas J. A., Ivo, Merlijn, Joost R., J. Sven D., Alexander L., Cornelis J. H., Robert J., Clemens W. G. M.

• PSMA-Based [18F]DCFPyL PET/CT Is Superior to Conventional Imaging for Lesion Detection in Patients with Metastatic Prostate Cancer

  Citation: 214

  Authors: Steven P., Katarzyna J., Esther, Amanda L., Rosa, Emmanuel S., Mario, Michael, Hong, Robert F., Ying, Ronnie C., Zsolt, Martin G., Steve Y.

• Relationships between radiotracer properties and image quality in molecular imaging of the brain with positron emission tomography

  Citation: 197

  Authors: M

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