Elsevier BV · ISSN 2405-4712 · 2405-4720 · 2639-5460
Cell Systems 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: 7.49 citations per paper for Cell Systems, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Key metrics
- Two-year mean citedness
- 7.49Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
- h-index
- 133Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
- Papers in 2025
- 1211,423 in totalSource: OpenAlex
- Access
- SubscriptionAPC about $9,350Source: OpenAlex
Papers per year.
How many works Cell Systems published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.
Fig. 1Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
What Cell Systems publishes.
Mostly Molecular Biology, within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.
- Gene Regulatory Network Analysis
- Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
- Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.
Journals with a similar citation profile.
| Journal | Two-year mean citedness | h-index | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cell Systems | 7.49 | 133 | Subscription |
| Brief Bioinform | 7.52 | 210 | Open |
| AJHG | 7.44 | 385 | Subscription |
| EMBO Mol Med | 7.39 | 186 | Open |
| PLOS Biology | 7.25 | 383 | Open |
About Cell Systems.
Comment 1What is the Cell Systems 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: 7.49 citations per paper for Cell Systems, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Comment 2Is Cell Systems open access?
Cell Systems is not a fully open-access journal; check its author guidelines for open-access options and charges.
Comment 3How many papers does Cell Systems publish a year?
OpenAlex records 121 works in 2025, and 1,423 in total.
Sources
- 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026
The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.