Elsevier BV · ISSN 1097-2765 · 1097-4164
Molecular 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: 14.33 citations per paper for Molecular Cell, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Key metrics
- Two-year mean citedness
- 14.33Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
- h-index
- 527Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
- Papers in 2025
- 34710,665 in totalSource: OpenAlex
- Access
- SubscriptionAPC about $10,400Source: OpenAlex
Papers per year.
How many works Molecular Cell published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.
Fig. 1Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
What Molecular Cell publishes.
Mostly Molecular Biology, within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- DNA Repair Mechanisms
- RNA Research and Splicing
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.
Journals with a similar citation profile.
| Journal | Two-year mean citedness | h-index | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molecular Cell | 14.33 | 527 | Subscription |
| Redox Biology | 14.60 | 209 | Open |
| Nature Biotechnology | 13.69 | 630 | Subscription |
| Microbiome | 15.31 | 231 | Open |
| Cell Host & Microbe | 15.93 | 312 | Subscription |
About Molecular Cell.
Comment 1What is the Molecular 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: 14.33 citations per paper for Molecular Cell, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Comment 2Is Molecular Cell open access?
Molecular Cell is not a fully open-access journal; check its author guidelines for open-access options and charges.
Comment 3How many papers does Molecular Cell publish a year?
OpenAlex records 347 works in 2025, and 10,665 in total.
Sources
- 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026
The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.