Cell Press · ISSN 1931-3128 · 1934-6069
Cell Host & Microbe 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: 15.93 citations per paper for Cell Host & Microbe, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Key metrics
- Two-year mean citedness
- 15.93Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
- h-index
- 312Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
- Papers in 2025
- 2173,665 in totalSource: OpenAlex
- Access
- SubscriptionAPC about $10,400Source: OpenAlex
Papers per year.
How many works Cell Host & Microbe published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.
Fig. 1Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
What Cell Host & Microbe publishes.
Mostly Molecular Biology, Immunology and Genetics, within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.
- Gut microbiota and health
- Immune Response and Inflammation
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
- interferon and immune responses
- Escherichia coli research studies
- HIV Research and Treatment
Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.
Journals with a similar citation profile.
| Journal | Two-year mean citedness | h-index | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cell Host & Microbe | 15.93 | 312 | Subscription |
| Microbiome | 15.31 | 231 | Open |
| Nature Cell Biology | 17.15 | 486 | Subscription |
| Redox Biology | 14.60 | 209 | Open |
| NAR | 17.49 | 869 | Open |
About Cell Host & Microbe.
Comment 1What is the Cell Host & Microbe 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: 15.93 citations per paper for Cell Host & Microbe, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Comment 2Is Cell Host & Microbe open access?
Cell Host & Microbe is not a fully open-access journal; check its author guidelines for open-access options and charges.
Comment 3How many papers does Cell Host & Microbe publish a year?
OpenAlex records 217 works in 2025, and 3,665 in total.
Sources
- 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026
The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.