The Company of Biologists · ISSN 0950-1991 · 1477-9129
Development 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: 3.73 citations per paper for Development, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Key metrics
- Two-year mean citedness
- 3.73Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
- h-index
- 469Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
- Papers in 2025
- 40820,752 in totalSource: OpenAlex
- Access
- SubscriptionOpen-access options may applySource: OpenAlex
Papers per year.
How many works Development published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.
Fig. 1Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
What Development publishes.
Mostly Molecular Biology, Developmental Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.
- Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling
- Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.
Journals with a similar citation profile.
| Journal | Two-year mean citedness | h-index | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development | 3.73 | 469 | Subscription |
| FEBS J | 3.72 | 225 | Subscription |
| MBoC | 3.74 | 297 | Subscription |
| J Physiol | 3.65 | 483 | Subscription |
| J Cell Sci | 3.58 | 385 | Subscription |
About Development.
Comment 1What is the Development 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: 3.73 citations per paper for Development, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Comment 2Is Development open access?
Development is not a fully open-access journal; check its author guidelines for open-access options and charges.
Comment 3How many papers does Development publish a year?
OpenAlex records 408 works in 2025, and 20,752 in total.
Sources
- 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026
The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.