Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: RNA

Aims & Scope

The emergence of the importance of such phenomena as alternative RNA processing, regulatory RNAs, and RNA-mediated enzymatic mechanisms to the regulation of gene expression in cells, along with the recognition of the contributions of RNA to disease pathogenesis and normal development, have made an understanding of the field of RNA biology essential to all life science disciplines.

It is the goal of WIREs RNA to provide comprehensive, up-to-date, and coherent coverage of this interesting and growing field, providing a framework for both RNA experts and interdisciplinary researchers to not only gain perspective in areas of RNA biology, but to generate new insights and applications as well.

Major topics to be covered are: RNA Structure and Dynamics; RNA Evolution and Genomics; RNA-Based Catalysis; RNA Interactions with Proteins and Other Molecules; Translation; RNA Processing; RNA Export/Localization; RNA Turnover and Surveillance; Regulatory RNAs/RNAi/Riboswitches; RNA in Disease and Development; and RNA Methods.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.8
2024	6.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	3.005

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	99

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	717

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1231

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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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.

• <scp>RNA</scp>‐Seq methods for transcriptome analysis

  Citation: 558

  Authors: Radmila, Masoud, Bin

• An overview of pre‐ribosomal <scp>RNA</scp> processing in eukaryotes

  Citation: 523

  Authors: Anthony K., Célia, Marie‐Françoise, Anirban, Pierre‐Emmanuel

• Posttranscriptional Upregulation by MicroRNAs

  Citation: 402

  Authors: Shobha

• The box C/D and H/ACA snoRNPs: key players in the modification, processing and the dynamic folding of ribosomal RNA

  Citation: 399

  Authors: Nicholas J., Markus T.

• <scp>RNA</scp> in extracellular vesicles

  Citation: 386

  Authors: Kyoung Mi, Kotb, Maja, Dimitrios, Myriam

• RNA nucleotide methylation

  Citation: 378

  Authors: Yuri, Mark

• A 360° view of circular RNAs: From biogenesis to functions

  Citation: 375

  Authors: Jeremy E.

• HITS‐CLIP: panoramic views of protein–RNA regulation in living cells

  Citation: 353

  Authors: Robert B.

• Posttranscriptional regulation of cancer traits by HuR

  Citation: 350

  Authors: Kotb, Myriam

• Cap and cap‐binding proteins in the control of gene expression

  Citation: 341

  Authors: Ivan, Yuri V., Nahum, Aaron J.

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