BioMed Central · ISSN 1741-7007
BMC Biology 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: 6.34 citations per paper for BMC Biology, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Key metrics
- Two-year mean citedness
- 6.34Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
- h-index
- 172Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
- Papers in 2025
- 3943,547 in totalSource: OpenAlex
- Access
- OpenAPC about $3,690Source: OpenAlex
Papers per year.
How many works BMC Biology published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.
Fig. 1Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
What BMC Biology publishes.
Mostly Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
- Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.
Journals with a similar citation profile.
| Journal | Two-year mean citedness | h-index | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMC Biology | 6.34 | 172 | Open |
| mBio | 6.35 | 228 | Open |
| Aging Cell | 6.36 | 215 | Open |
| Current Biology | 6.23 | 453 | Subscription |
| Bioinformatics | 6.51 | 560 | Open |
About BMC Biology.
Comment 1What is the BMC Biology 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: 6.34 citations per paper for BMC Biology, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Comment 2Is BMC Biology open access?
Yes, BMC Biology is fully open access, with an article processing charge of about $3,690.
Comment 3How many papers does BMC Biology publish a year?
OpenAlex records 394 works in 2025, and 3,547 in total.
Sources
- 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026
The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.