Springer Nature · ISSN 1001-0602 · 1748-7838
Cell Research 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: 12.60 citations per paper for Cell Research, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Key metrics
- Two-year mean citedness
- 12.60Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
- h-index
- 270Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
- Papers in 2025
- 1494,076 in totalSource: OpenAlex
- Access
- SubscriptionAPC about $5,190Source: OpenAlex
Papers per year.
How many works Cell Research published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.
Fig. 1Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
What Cell Research publishes.
Mostly Molecular Biology and Immunology, within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.
- Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
- Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
- Cell death mechanisms and regulation
- T-cell and B-cell Immunology
Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.
Journals with a similar citation profile.
| Journal | Two-year mean citedness | h-index | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cell Research | 12.60 | 270 | Subscription |
| Nature Biotechnology | 13.69 | 630 | Subscription |
| NSMB | 11.37 | 321 | Subscription |
| Developmental Cell | 11.30 | 359 | Subscription |
| Molecular Cell | 14.33 | 527 | Subscription |
About Cell Research.
Comment 1What is the Cell Research impact factor?
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: 12.60 citations per paper for Cell Research, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Comment 2Is Cell Research open access?
Cell Research is not a fully open-access journal; check its author guidelines for open-access options and charges.
Comment 3How many papers does Cell Research publish a year?
OpenAlex records 149 works in 2025, and 4,076 in total.
Sources
- 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026
The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.