Elsevier BV · ISSN 1534-5807 · 1878-1551
Developmental Cell 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: 11.30 citations per paper for Developmental Cell, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Key metrics
- Two-year mean citedness
- 11.30Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
- h-index
- 359Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
- Papers in 2025
- 2556,437 in totalSource: OpenAlex
- Access
- SubscriptionAPC about $10,400Source: OpenAlex
Papers per year.
How many works Developmental Cell published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.
Fig. 1Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
What Developmental Cell publishes.
Mostly Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Developmental Neuroscience, within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.
- Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- Cellular transport and secretion
- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.
Journals with a similar citation profile.
| Journal | Two-year mean citedness | h-index | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Developmental Cell | 11.30 | 359 | Subscription |
| NSMB | 11.37 | 321 | Subscription |
| Nature Chemical Biology | 10.74 | 316 | Subscription |
| Cell Death & Differentiation | 10.43 | 313 | Subscription |
| Genome Biology | 10.27 | 389 | Open |
About Developmental Cell.
Comment 1What is the Developmental Cell 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: 11.30 citations per paper for Developmental Cell, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Comment 2Is Developmental Cell open access?
Developmental Cell is not a fully open-access journal; check its author guidelines for open-access options and charges.
Comment 3How many papers does Developmental Cell publish a year?
OpenAlex records 255 works in 2025, and 6,437 in total.
Sources
- 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026
The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.