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Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
Biology and life sciences
Among the 50 biology and life sciences journals in this index it has the 11th highest h-index and the 1st highest two-year mean citedness. Both are explained under how venues are ranked.
Where its authors come from
Share of the 470 papers since 2023 with at least one author in each country.
| Country | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| United States | 42% |
| Germany | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 10% |
| China | 9% |
| Switzerland | 5% |
What it publishes
Mix of article types:
| Type | Share |
|---|---|
| Research articles | 56% |
| Reviews | 38% |
Main subject areas of those papers:
| Subject area | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics | 7% |
| RNA Research and Splicing | 6% |
| RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms | 4% |
| Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence | 4% |
| Cellular Mechanics and Interactions | 3% |
| Cellular transport and secretion | 3% |
Most cited papers since 2023
- Long non-coding RNAs: definitions, functions, challenges and recommendations (2023, 2 374 citations)
- Cellular and molecular mechanisms of skin wound healing (2024, 1 672 citations)
- The cell biology of ferroptosis (2024, 1 551 citations)
- Autophagy and autophagy-related pathways in cancer (2023, 1 408 citations)
- The technological landscape and applications of single-cell multi-omics (2023, 1 018 citations)
Official rankings
Many evaluations use a national or commercial list rather than raw citation counts. We don't reproduce those lists here; check the journal on each one directly (search for ISSN 1471-0072):
- Scimago (SJR and quartile): what quartiles mean
- Norwegian register (level 1 or 2): national lists explained
- Finnish Publication Forum (JUFO level 0 to 3)
Similar journals
- The EMBO Journal
- Genes & Development
- Nucleic Acids Research
- Journal of Biological Chemistry
- The Journal of Cell Biology
- Cell
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