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BioMed Central · ISSN 1471-2164

BMC Genomics impact factor, and the open numbers behind it.

Short answer

The Journal Impact Factor is a licensed Clarivate metric, so we do not reproduce it. The closest open equivalent is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness: 4.53 citations per paper for BMC Genomics, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.

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Key metrics

Two-year mean citedness
4.53Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
h-index
255Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
Papers in 2025
1,25519,762 in totalSource: OpenAlex
Access
OpenAPC about $3,090Source: OpenAlex
Output

Papers per year.

How many works BMC Genomics published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.

6008001,0001,2001,4001,60020192020202120222023202420251,255

Fig. 1 — Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.

Scope

What BMC Genomics publishes.

Mostly Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Genetics, within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks

Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.

Alternatives

Journals with a similar citation profile.

JournalTwo-year mean citednessh-indexAccess
BMC Genomics4.53255Open
AEM4.59479Open
PLOS Genetics4.66341Open
J Bacteriol4.40394Open
NAR Genom Bioinform4.3649Open
Questions

About BMC Genomics.

Comment 1What is the BMC Genomics impact factor?
Response

The Journal Impact Factor is a licensed Clarivate metric, so we do not reproduce it. The closest open equivalent is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness: 4.53 citations per paper for BMC Genomics, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.

Comment 2Is BMC Genomics open access?
Response

Yes, BMC Genomics is fully open access, with an article processing charge of about $3,090.

Comment 3How many papers does BMC Genomics publish a year?
Response

OpenAlex records 1,255 works in 2025, and 19,762 in total.

Sources

  1. 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026

The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.

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