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Cell Structure and Function

Japan Society for Cell Biology
ISSN: 03867196, 13473700

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SCImago
Q1
WOS
Q4
Impact factor
2.2
SJR
1.216
CiteScore
2.5
Categories
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Physiology
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Areas
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Medicine
Years of issue
1975-2023, 2025
journal names
Cell Structure and Function
CELL STRUCT FUNCT
Publications
1 735
Citations
31 763
h-index
71
Publications
69
Citations
6 506
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo (160 publications)
Osaka University
Osaka University (118 publications)
Kyoto University
Kyoto University (116 publications)
Kyoto University
Kyoto University (12 publications)
Osaka University
Osaka University (9 publications)
Top-3 countries
Japan (1320 publications)
USA (102 publications)
China (16 publications)
Japan (33 publications)
Italy (2 publications)
USA (2 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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Journal of Biological Chemistry
1006 citations, 3.17%
Journal of Cell Science
516 citations, 1.62%
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
454 citations, 1.43%
PLoS ONE
425 citations, 1.34%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
361 citations, 1.14%
Molecular Biology of the Cell
324 citations, 1.02%
Journal of Cell Biology
309 citations, 0.97%
Scientific Reports
307 citations, 0.97%
Experimental Cell Research
298 citations, 0.94%
Cell Structure and Function
227 citations, 0.71%
Protoplasma
224 citations, 0.71%
Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton
201 citations, 0.63%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
196 citations, 0.62%
FEBS Letters
193 citations, 0.61%
Journal of Cellular Physiology
175 citations, 0.55%
Nature Communications
172 citations, 0.54%
Cells
165 citations, 0.52%
International Review of Cytology
165 citations, 0.52%
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
155 citations, 0.49%
Developmental Biology
148 citations, 0.47%
Autophagy
148 citations, 0.47%
Development (Cambridge)
113 citations, 0.36%
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research
103 citations, 0.32%
Biochemical Pharmacology
93 citations, 0.29%
Cytoskeleton
92 citations, 0.29%
Genes to Cells
91 citations, 0.29%
Biophysical Journal
89 citations, 0.28%
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
89 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Cellular Biochemistry
89 citations, 0.28%
Development Growth and Differentiation
88 citations, 0.28%
eLife
88 citations, 0.28%
American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology
85 citations, 0.27%
Oncogene
84 citations, 0.26%
European Journal of Cell Biology
80 citations, 0.25%
Traffic
80 citations, 0.25%
FASEB Journal
80 citations, 0.25%
Methods in Molecular Biology
78 citations, 0.25%
Current Opinion in Cell Biology
78 citations, 0.25%
Journal of Molecular Biology
78 citations, 0.25%
Cell and Tissue Research
77 citations, 0.24%
Methods in Enzymology
74 citations, 0.23%
Brain Research
72 citations, 0.23%
Methods in Cell Biology
71 citations, 0.22%
Current Biology
70 citations, 0.22%
Plant and Cell Physiology
70 citations, 0.22%
International Journal of Cancer
66 citations, 0.21%
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects
65 citations, 0.2%
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
65 citations, 0.2%
Molecular and Cellular Biology
65 citations, 0.2%
Gene
64 citations, 0.2%
Biochemical Journal
63 citations, 0.2%
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes
63 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Virology
61 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Immunology
59 citations, 0.19%
Cell Reports
59 citations, 0.19%
Histochemistry and Cell Biology
58 citations, 0.18%
Journal of Neurochemistry
57 citations, 0.18%
Oncotarget
57 citations, 0.18%
Cell
57 citations, 0.18%
Plant Cell
55 citations, 0.17%
Plant Journal
55 citations, 0.17%
Developmental Dynamics
54 citations, 0.17%
Cell Death and Disease
54 citations, 0.17%
FEBS Journal
54 citations, 0.17%
Life Sciences
53 citations, 0.17%
Nature Cell Biology
52 citations, 0.16%
Frontiers in Plant Science
51 citations, 0.16%
Cell Death and Differentiation
51 citations, 0.16%
Trends in Cell Biology
51 citations, 0.16%
Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
51 citations, 0.16%
Blood
50 citations, 0.16%
International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology
49 citations, 0.15%
Journal of Investigative Dermatology
49 citations, 0.15%
EMBO Journal
49 citations, 0.15%
In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Animal
49 citations, 0.15%
Journal of Biochemistry
48 citations, 0.15%
Hepatology
48 citations, 0.15%
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids
47 citations, 0.15%
Developmental Cell
47 citations, 0.15%
Nucleic Acids Research
47 citations, 0.15%
Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
46 citations, 0.14%
Eukaryotic Cell
46 citations, 0.14%
Cancer Letters
45 citations, 0.14%
Nature
45 citations, 0.14%
Frontiers in Physiology
44 citations, 0.14%
Fish and Shellfish Immunology
44 citations, 0.14%
American Journal of Pathology
43 citations, 0.14%
Cellular Signalling
42 citations, 0.13%
Microscopy Research and Technique
42 citations, 0.13%
Physiological Reviews
42 citations, 0.13%
Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
41 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
41 citations, 0.13%
Cell Calcium
41 citations, 0.13%
Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology
40 citations, 0.13%
European Journal of Pharmacology
39 citations, 0.12%
Frontiers in Immunology
39 citations, 0.12%
Journal of Membrane Biology
39 citations, 0.12%
Journal of Neuroscience
39 citations, 0.12%
Cell Proliferation
38 citations, 0.12%
PLoS Genetics
38 citations, 0.12%
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Citing publishers

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Elsevier
8132 citations, 25.6%
Springer Nature
4614 citations, 14.53%
Wiley
4158 citations, 13.09%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
1065 citations, 3.35%
MDPI
1064 citations, 3.35%
Taylor & Francis
977 citations, 3.08%
Oxford University Press
790 citations, 2.49%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
759 citations, 2.39%
The Company of Biologists
711 citations, 2.24%
Frontiers Media S.A.
598 citations, 1.88%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
561 citations, 1.77%
Rockefeller University Press
378 citations, 1.19%
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)
359 citations, 1.13%
American Physiological Society
350 citations, 1.1%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
348 citations, 1.1%
American Society for Microbiology
340 citations, 1.07%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
291 citations, 0.92%
Mary Ann Liebert
289 citations, 0.91%
Japan Society for Cell Biology
254 citations, 0.8%
SAGE
244 citations, 0.77%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
229 citations, 0.72%
Hindawi Limited
189 citations, 0.6%
Spandidos Publications
146 citations, 0.46%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
124 citations, 0.39%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
122 citations, 0.38%
Portland Press
110 citations, 0.35%
eLife Sciences Publications
104 citations, 0.33%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
97 citations, 0.31%
European Molecular Biology Organization
97 citations, 0.31%
Annual Reviews
96 citations, 0.3%
Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
91 citations, 0.29%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
81 citations, 0.26%
Pleiades Publishing
79 citations, 0.25%
Impact Journals
77 citations, 0.24%
S. Karger AG
72 citations, 0.23%
American Society of Hematology
70 citations, 0.22%
Society for Neuroscience
65 citations, 0.2%
The American Association of Immunologists
61 citations, 0.19%
Cambridge University Press
58 citations, 0.18%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
54 citations, 0.17%
The Endocrine Society
53 citations, 0.17%
The Royal Society
52 citations, 0.16%
Society for the Study of Reproduction
52 citations, 0.16%
IOP Publishing
44 citations, 0.14%
American Society for Clinical Investigation
43 citations, 0.14%
Canadian Science Publishing
41 citations, 0.13%
Walter de Gruyter
40 citations, 0.13%
Optica Publishing Group
40 citations, 0.13%
Bioscientifica
40 citations, 0.13%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
39 citations, 0.12%
Baishideng Publishing Group
36 citations, 0.11%
BMJ
35 citations, 0.11%
Biophysical Society
32 citations, 0.1%
American Thoracic Society
31 citations, 0.1%
IMR Press
26 citations, 0.08%
Zoological Society of Japan
25 citations, 0.08%
AIP Publishing
24 citations, 0.08%
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
24 citations, 0.08%
23 citations, 0.07%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
22 citations, 0.07%
Japan Society of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry
21 citations, 0.07%
Microbiology Society
20 citations, 0.06%
CSIRO Publishing
20 citations, 0.06%
Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz
19 citations, 0.06%
Biomedical Research Foundation
19 citations, 0.06%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
18 citations, 0.06%
IntechOpen
17 citations, 0.05%
Japan Academy
16 citations, 0.05%
American Physical Society (APS)
16 citations, 0.05%
American Diabetes Association
15 citations, 0.05%
IOS Press
13 citations, 0.04%
13 citations, 0.04%
13 citations, 0.04%
Biophysical Society of Japan
13 citations, 0.04%
AME Publishing Company
12 citations, 0.04%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
11 citations, 0.03%
American Society of Nephrology
11 citations, 0.03%
F1000 Research
11 citations, 0.03%
The Japanese Society of Plant Morphology
11 citations, 0.03%
10 citations, 0.03%
PeerJ
10 citations, 0.03%
Japanese Association for Oral Biology
10 citations, 0.03%
American Society of Animal Science
10 citations, 0.03%
Scientific Research Publishing
10 citations, 0.03%
9 citations, 0.03%
Radiation Research Society
9 citations, 0.03%
Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering
9 citations, 0.03%
Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
9 citations, 0.03%
Japanese Society of Animal Reproduction
9 citations, 0.03%
World Scientific
8 citations, 0.03%
American Medical Association (AMA)
8 citations, 0.03%
International Society Histology & Cytology
8 citations, 0.03%
University of Chicago Press
7 citations, 0.02%
Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)
7 citations, 0.02%
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
7 citations, 0.02%
7 citations, 0.02%
Institute of Electronics, Information and Communications Engineers (IEICE)
7 citations, 0.02%
The Society for Free Radical Research Japan
7 citations, 0.02%
King Saud University
6 citations, 0.02%
Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry
6 citations, 0.02%
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University of Tokyo
160 publications, 9.22%
Osaka University
118 publications, 6.8%
Kyoto University
116 publications, 6.69%
Nagoya University
102 publications, 5.88%
Tohoku University
72 publications, 4.15%
Okayama University
57 publications, 3.29%
RIKEN-Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
50 publications, 2.88%
Hokkaido University
49 publications, 2.82%
Hiroshima University
47 publications, 2.71%
Kyushu University
46 publications, 2.65%
Japan Science and Technology Agency
38 publications, 2.19%
National Institute for Basic Biology
38 publications, 2.19%
Tokyo Institute of Technology
37 publications, 2.13%
Kansai Medical University
36 publications, 2.07%
Aichi Cancer Center
33 publications, 1.9%
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
31 publications, 1.79%
Yokohama City University
28 publications, 1.61%
Gunma University
28 publications, 1.61%
University of Tsukuba
27 publications, 1.56%
Keio University
27 publications, 1.56%
Ochanomizu University
24 publications, 1.38%
National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology
23 publications, 1.33%
Kyoto Pharmaceutical University
22 publications, 1.27%
Yamaguchi University
22 publications, 1.27%
National Institute of Genetics
20 publications, 1.15%
Kumamoto University
20 publications, 1.15%
Sapporo Medical University
19 publications, 1.1%
Kanazawa Medical University
19 publications, 1.1%
Chiba University
17 publications, 0.98%
Nara Institute of Science and Technology
16 publications, 0.92%
Mie University
16 publications, 0.92%
Gifu University
14 publications, 0.81%
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
13 publications, 0.75%
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
13 publications, 0.75%
Aichi Medical University
13 publications, 0.75%
Nara Medical University
13 publications, 0.75%
Kyoto Institute of Technology
13 publications, 0.75%
University of Hyogo
13 publications, 0.75%
Kitasato University
12 publications, 0.69%
Kagoshima University
12 publications, 0.69%
Kwansei Gakuin University
12 publications, 0.69%
Kanazawa University
11 publications, 0.63%
Kobe University
11 publications, 0.63%
Tokai University
11 publications, 0.63%
Waseda University
11 publications, 0.63%
Osaka Metropolitan University
11 publications, 0.63%
National Institute for Physiological Sciences
11 publications, 0.63%
Teikyo University
11 publications, 0.63%
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
11 publications, 0.63%
Fukuoka University
11 publications, 0.63%
Tokyo University of Science
10 publications, 0.58%
Tokushima University
10 publications, 0.58%
University of Arizona
9 publications, 0.52%
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology
9 publications, 0.52%
University of Shizuoka
9 publications, 0.52%
Akita University
9 publications, 0.52%
University of Toyama
8 publications, 0.46%
Kawasaki Medical School
8 publications, 0.46%
Showa University
8 publications, 0.46%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
7 publications, 0.4%
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
7 publications, 0.4%
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
7 publications, 0.4%
Nagoya City University
7 publications, 0.4%
Toho University
7 publications, 0.4%
Tottori University
7 publications, 0.4%
Niigata University
7 publications, 0.4%
Nihon University
6 publications, 0.35%
Fujita Health University
6 publications, 0.35%
Kurume University
6 publications, 0.35%
University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan
6 publications, 0.35%
Shiga University of Medical Science
6 publications, 0.35%
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
6 publications, 0.35%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
5 publications, 0.29%
Kyushu Institute of Technology
5 publications, 0.29%
Kanagawa Cancer Center
5 publications, 0.29%
Nagasaki University
5 publications, 0.29%
Kagawa University
5 publications, 0.29%
Ehime University
5 publications, 0.29%
Kyorin University
5 publications, 0.29%
Saitama Cancer Center
5 publications, 0.29%
Nara Women's University
5 publications, 0.29%
University of Pennsylvania
5 publications, 0.29%
Uppsala University
4 publications, 0.23%
Columbia University
4 publications, 0.23%
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
4 publications, 0.23%
Tokyo Metropolitan University
4 publications, 0.23%
Seoul National University
4 publications, 0.23%
Harvard University
4 publications, 0.23%
University of Michigan
4 publications, 0.23%
Baylor College of Medicine
4 publications, 0.23%
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
4 publications, 0.23%
Juntendo University
4 publications, 0.23%
Shinshu University
4 publications, 0.23%
Fukushima Medical University
4 publications, 0.23%
Jikei University School of Medicine
4 publications, 0.23%
Iwate University
4 publications, 0.23%
Rikkyo University
4 publications, 0.23%
Institute for Molecular Science
4 publications, 0.23%
Setsunan University
4 publications, 0.23%
Musashino University
4 publications, 0.23%
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Kyoto University
12 publications, 17.39%
Osaka University
9 publications, 13.04%
RIKEN-Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
7 publications, 10.14%
Tohoku University
6 publications, 8.7%
University of Tokyo
5 publications, 7.25%
Nagoya University
4 publications, 5.8%
Hokkaido University
4 publications, 5.8%
Tokushima University
3 publications, 4.35%
Osaka International Cancer Institute
3 publications, 4.35%
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
3 publications, 4.35%
Yamaguchi University
3 publications, 4.35%
University of Hyogo
3 publications, 4.35%
Tokyo University of Science
2 publications, 2.9%
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
2 publications, 2.9%
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
2 publications, 2.9%
Japan Science and Technology Agency
2 publications, 2.9%
Hiroshima University
2 publications, 2.9%
Nara Institute of Science and Technology
2 publications, 2.9%
National Institute for Basic Biology
2 publications, 2.9%
Gunma University
2 publications, 2.9%
Wakayama Medical University
2 publications, 2.9%
Kwansei Gakuin University
2 publications, 2.9%
National Institute of Infectious Diseases
2 publications, 2.9%
Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
1 publication, 1.45%
Vietnam Military Medical University
1 publication, 1.45%
University of Liège
1 publication, 1.45%
Nankai University
1 publication, 1.45%
Huazhong Agricultural University
1 publication, 1.45%
Tokyo Institute of Technology
1 publication, 1.45%
Tokyo Metropolitan University
1 publication, 1.45%
Brawijaya University
1 publication, 1.45%
Kasetsart University
1 publication, 1.45%
Case Western Reserve University
1 publication, 1.45%
Harvard University
1 publication, 1.45%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
1 publication, 1.45%
Nagoya Institute of Technology
1 publication, 1.45%
Semmelweis University
1 publication, 1.45%
University of Bristol
1 publication, 1.45%
National Chiayi University
1 publication, 1.45%
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
1 publication, 1.45%
Kyushu University
1 publication, 1.45%
National Institute of Genetics
1 publication, 1.45%
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
1 publication, 1.45%
Kumamoto University
1 publication, 1.45%
Nagoya City University
1 publication, 1.45%
National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
1 publication, 1.45%
Kitasato University
1 publication, 1.45%
Nippon Medical School
1 publication, 1.45%
National Institute for Physiological Sciences
1 publication, 1.45%
University of Yamanashi
1 publication, 1.45%
University of Shizuoka
1 publication, 1.45%
Fukushima Medical University
1 publication, 1.45%
Ehime University
1 publication, 1.45%
University of Miyazaki
1 publication, 1.45%
Hosei University
1 publication, 1.45%
Nara Medical University
1 publication, 1.45%
Iwate University
1 publication, 1.45%
Chuo University
1 publication, 1.45%
Dokkyo Medical University
1 publication, 1.45%
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
1 publication, 1.45%
Rikkyo University
1 publication, 1.45%
Institute for Molecular Science
1 publication, 1.45%
University of Fukui
1 publication, 1.45%
Oita University
1 publication, 1.45%
Tokyo University of Technology
1 publication, 1.45%
Prefectural University of Hiroshima
1 publication, 1.45%
Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences
1 publication, 1.45%
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Japan, 1320, 76.08%
Japan
1320 publications, 76.08%
USA, 102, 5.88%
USA
102 publications, 5.88%
China, 16, 0.92%
China
16 publications, 0.92%
Italy, 16, 0.92%
Italy
16 publications, 0.92%
United Kingdom, 14, 0.81%
United Kingdom
14 publications, 0.81%
Germany, 12, 0.69%
Germany
12 publications, 0.69%
Canada, 12, 0.69%
Canada
12 publications, 0.69%
Brazil, 11, 0.63%
Brazil
11 publications, 0.63%
Republic of Korea, 8, 0.46%
Republic of Korea
8 publications, 0.46%
Indonesia, 7, 0.4%
Indonesia
7 publications, 0.4%
Sweden, 7, 0.4%
Sweden
7 publications, 0.4%
Russia, 5, 0.29%
Russia
5 publications, 0.29%
France, 5, 0.29%
France
5 publications, 0.29%
Netherlands, 5, 0.29%
Netherlands
5 publications, 0.29%
Australia, 4, 0.23%
Australia
4 publications, 0.23%
India, 4, 0.23%
India
4 publications, 0.23%
Israel, 3, 0.17%
Israel
3 publications, 0.17%
Norway, 3, 0.17%
Norway
3 publications, 0.17%
Montenegro, 3, 0.17%
Montenegro
3 publications, 0.17%
Czech Republic, 3, 0.17%
Czech Republic
3 publications, 0.17%
Switzerland, 3, 0.17%
Switzerland
3 publications, 0.17%
Portugal, 2, 0.12%
Portugal
2 publications, 0.12%
Argentina, 2, 0.12%
Argentina
2 publications, 0.12%
Spain, 2, 0.12%
Spain
2 publications, 0.12%
Belarus, 1, 0.06%
Belarus
1 publication, 0.06%
Austria, 1, 0.06%
Austria
1 publication, 0.06%
Belgium, 1, 0.06%
Belgium
1 publication, 0.06%
Hungary, 1, 0.06%
Hungary
1 publication, 0.06%
Vietnam, 1, 0.06%
Vietnam
1 publication, 0.06%
Ghana, 1, 0.06%
Ghana
1 publication, 0.06%
Denmark, 1, 0.06%
Denmark
1 publication, 0.06%
Jordan, 1, 0.06%
Jordan
1 publication, 0.06%
Colombia, 1, 0.06%
Colombia
1 publication, 0.06%
Poland, 1, 0.06%
Poland
1 publication, 0.06%
Singapore, 1, 0.06%
Singapore
1 publication, 0.06%
Thailand, 1, 0.06%
Thailand
1 publication, 0.06%
Turkey, 1, 0.06%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.06%
Finland, 1, 0.06%
Finland
1 publication, 0.06%
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Japan, 33, 47.83%
Japan
33 publications, 47.83%
USA, 2, 2.9%
USA
2 publications, 2.9%
Italy, 2, 2.9%
Italy
2 publications, 2.9%
Belgium, 1, 1.45%
Belgium
1 publication, 1.45%
Vietnam, 1, 1.45%
Vietnam
1 publication, 1.45%
Indonesia, 1, 1.45%
Indonesia
1 publication, 1.45%
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