Oxford University Press · ISSN 1040-4651 · 1532-298X
Plant 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: 10.90 citations per paper for Plant Cell, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Key metrics
- Two-year mean citedness
- 10.90Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
- h-index
- 502Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
- Papers in 2025
- 27611,784 in totalSource: OpenAlex
- Access
- SubscriptionAPC about $4,934Source: OpenAlex
Papers per year.
How many works Plant Cell published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.
Fig. 1Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
What Plant Cell publishes.
Mostly Plant Science and Molecular Biology, within Agricultural and Biological Sciences.
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Light effects on plants
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.
Journals with a similar citation profile.
| Journal | Two-year mean citedness | h-index | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant Cell | 10.90 | 502 | Subscription |
| Nature Plants | 10.66 | 204 | Subscription |
| Molecular Plant | 11.71 | 227 | Subscription |
| New Phytologist | 8.13 | 413 | Subscription |
| Plant Cell Environ | 6.72 | 307 | Subscription |
About Plant Cell.
Comment 1What is the Plant 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: 10.90 citations per paper for Plant Cell, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Comment 2Is Plant Cell open access?
Plant Cell is not a fully open-access journal; check its author guidelines for open-access options and charges.
Comment 3How many papers does Plant Cell publish a year?
OpenAlex records 276 works in 2025, and 11,784 in total.
Sources
- 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026
The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.