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Top 20 Cell Biology Journals By Impact Factor

Journal impact factor is a measure of research influence. As calculated by Journal Citation Reports: Science Edition (the source of this list) , impact factor is a measure of the frequency with which the average article in a journal has been cited in a year. A higher impact factor suggests a greater impact on the research in a particular field. The impact factor for 2015 is listed after each title. Journals available through the RU Library are listed in blue (click on the blue titles to explore the journal).

Top 20 Cell Biology Journals by Impact Factor

Nature Review of Molecular Cell Biology (38.602)
Nature Medicine (30.357)
Cell (28.71)
Cancer Cell (23.214)
Cell Stem Cell (22.387)
Nature Cell Biology (18.699)
Cell Metabolism (17.303)
Science Translational Medicine (16.264)
Cell Research (14.812)
Molecular Cell (13.958)
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology (13.338)
Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology (12.755)
Trends in Cell Biology (11.532)
Genes & Development (10.042)
The EMBO Journal (9.643)
Developmental Cell (9.338)
Trends in Molecular Medicine (9.292)
Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology (9.173)
Autophagy (9.108)
Current Biology (8.983)

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Complete collection of bibliographic references covering life science and biomedical research literature published from more than 4,300 journals internationally. It provides access to the information in virtually every life science discipline and contains nearly 13.2 million archival records from as far back as 1969, with more than 370,000 citations added each year.
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Open Access Resources

Open Access resources are freely available via the web. Use the links below to navigate to open access resources of literature focused on cell biology.

BMC Cell Biology
An open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of the biology of cells.
Cells-Open Access Cell Biology Journal
An international, open access journal of cell biology, molecular biology, and biophysics.
Open Journal of Cell Biology
An international journal dedicated to the advancement of Cell Biology.
PLOS Biology
PLOS Biology features works in all areas of biological science, from molecules to ecosystems, including works at the interface of other disciplines, such as chemistry, medicine, and mathematics.
PLOS ONE: Cell Biology
PLOS ONE Cell Biology is a collection of reports of original research from the field of cell biology published in PLOS ONE (an open access, multidisciplinary science and medicine journal).
PLOS ONE: Plant Cell Biology
PLOS ONE: Plant Cell Biology is a collection of original research in the field of plant cell biology.