MOLECULAR CELL Impact factor 2025

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The latest impact factor of MOLECULAR CELL and all the other Web of Science journals was released on 20th June 2025 by Clarivate. Through this web page, researchers can check the impact factor, total citation, journal quartile, and journal aim & scope.

MOLECULAR CELL: Aim & Scope

MOLECULAR CELL is a Web of Science indexed journal tha publishes research in the area: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Cell Biology.
The ISSN of this journal is 10974164.

Impact factor of MOLECULAR CELL

Journal Title	Molecular Cell
Impact Factor	14.5
SJR	9.541
ISSN	10974164
Quartile	Q1

Impact Factor from year 2018-2024

Year	Impact Factor
2018	14.248
2019	14.548
2020	15.584
2021	17.970
2022
2023	16
2025	14.5

The Journal Impact Factor is defined as citations to the journal in the JCR year to items published in the previous two years, divided by the total number of scholarly items, also known as citable items, (these comprise articles and reviews) published in the journal in the previous two years.

Impact factor data has a strong influence on the scientific community, affecting decisions on where to publish, whom to promote or hire, the success of grant applications, and even salary bonuses.

Only journals listed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) and Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) receive an Impact Factor.

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