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Open access

Cell Structure and Function

Japan Society for Cell Biology
ISSN: 03867196, 13473700
SCImago
Q2
WOS
Q4
Impact factor
2
SJR
0.768
CiteScore
2.5
Categories
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Physiology
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Areas
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Medicine
Years of issue
1975-2023
Publications
1 562
Citations
30 737
h-index
69
Publications
44
Citations
6 709
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo (142 publications)
Osaka University
Osaka University (99 publications)
Kyoto University
Kyoto University (95 publications)
Kyoto University
Kyoto University (5 publications)
Osaka University
Osaka University (3 publications)
Tohoku University
Tohoku University (3 publications)
Top-3 countries
Japan (1209 publications)
USA (100 publications)
China (15 publications)
Japan (24 publications)
USA (3 publications)
China (1 publication)

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Citing journals

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Journal of Biological Chemistry
997 citations, 3.24%
Journal of Cell Science
509 citations, 1.66%
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
451 citations, 1.47%
PLoS ONE
421 citations, 1.37%
Molecular Biology of the Cell
333 citations, 1.08%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
331 citations, 1.08%
Journal of Cell Biology
305 citations, 0.99%
Experimental Cell Research
297 citations, 0.97%
Scientific Reports
295 citations, 0.96%
Protoplasma
224 citations, 0.73%
Cell Structure and Function
204 citations, 0.66%
Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton
201 citations, 0.65%
FEBS Letters
195 citations, 0.63%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
188 citations, 0.61%
Journal of Cellular Physiology
175 citations, 0.57%
International Review of Cytology
165 citations, 0.54%
Cells
156 citations, 0.51%
Nature Communications
151 citations, 0.49%
Developmental Biology
148 citations, 0.48%
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
148 citations, 0.48%
Autophagy
141 citations, 0.46%
Development (Cambridge)
111 citations, 0.36%
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research
103 citations, 0.34%
Biochemical Pharmacology
93 citations, 0.3%
Genes to Cells
92 citations, 0.3%
Biophysical Journal
89 citations, 0.29%
Journal of Cellular Biochemistry
89 citations, 0.29%
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
88 citations, 0.29%
Development Growth and Differentiation
87 citations, 0.28%
Cytoskeleton
86 citations, 0.28%
Oncogene
85 citations, 0.28%
American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology
83 citations, 0.27%
Traffic
80 citations, 0.26%
European Journal of Cell Biology
79 citations, 0.26%
eLife
79 citations, 0.26%
Methods in Molecular Biology
77 citations, 0.25%
FASEB Journal
77 citations, 0.25%
Journal of Molecular Biology
76 citations, 0.25%
Cell and Tissue Research
76 citations, 0.25%
Current Opinion in Cell Biology
74 citations, 0.24%
Methods in Enzymology
74 citations, 0.24%
Brain Research
72 citations, 0.23%
Methods in Cell Biology
71 citations, 0.23%
Plant and Cell Physiology
70 citations, 0.23%
Current Biology
67 citations, 0.22%
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects
65 citations, 0.21%
Molecular and Cellular Biology
65 citations, 0.21%
Gene
64 citations, 0.21%
International Journal of Cancer
64 citations, 0.21%
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
63 citations, 0.2%
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes
62 citations, 0.2%
Biochemical Journal
61 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Virology
60 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Immunology
59 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Neurochemistry
57 citations, 0.19%
Oncotarget
57 citations, 0.19%
Histochemistry and Cell Biology
57 citations, 0.19%
Cell
57 citations, 0.19%
Cell Reports
56 citations, 0.18%
Plant Cell
55 citations, 0.18%
Plant Journal
55 citations, 0.18%
Developmental Dynamics
54 citations, 0.18%
Nature Cell Biology
53 citations, 0.17%
Cell Death and Disease
52 citations, 0.17%
Life Sciences
51 citations, 0.17%
Cell Death and Differentiation
51 citations, 0.17%
Trends in Cell Biology
51 citations, 0.17%
Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
51 citations, 0.17%
Blood
50 citations, 0.16%
International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology
50 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Investigative Dermatology
49 citations, 0.16%
Frontiers in Plant Science
48 citations, 0.16%
EMBO Journal
48 citations, 0.16%
Developmental Cell
48 citations, 0.16%
In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Animal
48 citations, 0.16%
Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
47 citations, 0.15%
Journal of Biochemistry
47 citations, 0.15%
Hepatology
47 citations, 0.15%
Cellular Signalling
46 citations, 0.15%
Eukaryotic Cell
46 citations, 0.15%
Cancer Letters
45 citations, 0.15%
Nature
45 citations, 0.15%
Nucleic Acids Research
44 citations, 0.14%
Microscopy Research and Technique
42 citations, 0.14%
Physiological Reviews
42 citations, 0.14%
Frontiers in Physiology
42 citations, 0.14%
Fish and Shellfish Immunology
42 citations, 0.14%
American Journal of Pathology
42 citations, 0.14%
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids
41 citations, 0.13%
Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
41 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
41 citations, 0.13%
Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology
40 citations, 0.13%
Cell Calcium
40 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Neuroscience
40 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Membrane Biology
39 citations, 0.13%
Cell Proliferation
38 citations, 0.12%
Differentiation
38 citations, 0.12%
PLoS Genetics
37 citations, 0.12%
Biology of Reproduction
37 citations, 0.12%
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
36 citations, 0.12%
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Elsevier
7684 citations, 25%
Springer Nature
4366 citations, 14.2%
Wiley
4048 citations, 13.17%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
1065 citations, 3.46%
MDPI
975 citations, 3.17%
Taylor & Francis
897 citations, 2.92%
The Company of Biologists
701 citations, 2.28%
Oxford University Press
665 citations, 2.16%
Frontiers Media S.A.
563 citations, 1.83%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
551 citations, 1.79%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
498 citations, 1.62%
Rockefeller University Press
369 citations, 1.2%
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)
355 citations, 1.15%
American Physiological Society
346 citations, 1.13%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
338 citations, 1.1%
American Society for Microbiology
332 citations, 1.08%
Mary Ann Liebert
285 citations, 0.93%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
278 citations, 0.9%
Japan Society for Cell Biology
227 citations, 0.74%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
222 citations, 0.72%
SAGE
217 citations, 0.71%
Hindawi Limited
185 citations, 0.6%
Spandidos Publications
144 citations, 0.47%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
122 citations, 0.4%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
119 citations, 0.39%
Portland Press
106 citations, 0.34%
European Molecular Biology Organization
97 citations, 0.32%
Annual Reviews
96 citations, 0.31%
eLife Sciences Publications
95 citations, 0.31%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
93 citations, 0.3%
90 citations, 0.29%
Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
89 citations, 0.29%
Biophysical Society
81 citations, 0.26%
Pleiades Publishing
78 citations, 0.25%
Impact Journals
77 citations, 0.25%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
74 citations, 0.24%
American Society of Hematology
70 citations, 0.23%
Society for Neuroscience
64 citations, 0.21%
S. Karger AG
62 citations, 0.2%
The American Association of Immunologists
61 citations, 0.2%
60 citations, 0.2%
The Endocrine Society
53 citations, 0.17%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
52 citations, 0.17%
Society for the Study of Reproduction
52 citations, 0.17%
Cambridge University Press
51 citations, 0.17%
The Royal Society
49 citations, 0.16%
48 citations, 0.16%
IOP Publishing
42 citations, 0.14%
Bioscientifica
40 citations, 0.13%
American Society for Clinical Investigation
39 citations, 0.13%
Canadian Science Publishing
39 citations, 0.13%
Optica Publishing Group
38 citations, 0.12%
Walter de Gruyter
35 citations, 0.11%
BMJ
34 citations, 0.11%
Baishideng Publishing Group
32 citations, 0.1%
American Thoracic Society
31 citations, 0.1%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
31 citations, 0.1%
26 citations, 0.08%
AIP Publishing
24 citations, 0.08%
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
23 citations, 0.07%
Zoological Society of Japan
22 citations, 0.07%
Microbiology Society
20 citations, 0.07%
Japan Society of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry
20 citations, 0.07%
CSIRO Publishing
20 citations, 0.07%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
19 citations, 0.06%
Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz
19 citations, 0.06%
19 citations, 0.06%
Biomedical Research Foundation
19 citations, 0.06%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
17 citations, 0.06%
IOS Press
16 citations, 0.05%
American Diabetes Association
15 citations, 0.05%
American Physical Society (APS)
14 citations, 0.05%
13 citations, 0.04%
IPEC Inc.
13 citations, 0.04%
Biophysical Society of Japan
13 citations, 0.04%
Japan Academy
12 citations, 0.04%
AME Publishing Company
12 citations, 0.04%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
11 citations, 0.04%
American Society of Nephrology
11 citations, 0.04%
Japanese Association for Oral Biology
10 citations, 0.03%
Institute of Applied Biochemistry
10 citations, 0.03%
American Society of Animal Science
10 citations, 0.03%
F1000 Research
10 citations, 0.03%
PeerJ
9 citations, 0.03%
Radiation Research Society
9 citations, 0.03%
Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
9 citations, 0.03%
Scientific Research Publishing
9 citations, 0.03%
IntechOpen
9 citations, 0.03%
World Scientific
8 citations, 0.03%
Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering
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%
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%
King Saud University
6 citations, 0.02%
Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry
6 citations, 0.02%
Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention
6 citations, 0.02%
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University of Tokyo
142 publications, 9.09%
Osaka University
99 publications, 6.34%
Kyoto University
95 publications, 6.08%
Nagoya University
86 publications, 5.51%
Tohoku University
62 publications, 3.97%
Okayama University
47 publications, 3.01%
Hiroshima University
43 publications, 2.75%
Hokkaido University
41 publications, 2.62%
RIKEN-Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
41 publications, 2.62%
Kyushu University
41 publications, 2.62%
Tokyo Institute of Technology
36 publications, 2.3%
Japan Science and Technology Agency
36 publications, 2.3%
National Institute for Basic Biology
31 publications, 1.98%
Aichi Cancer Center
31 publications, 1.98%
Kansai Medical University
30 publications, 1.92%
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
29 publications, 1.86%
Yokohama City University
27 publications, 1.73%
Gunma University
26 publications, 1.66%
University of Tsukuba
24 publications, 1.54%
Ochanomizu University
24 publications, 1.54%
Keio University
23 publications, 1.47%
Kumamoto University
20 publications, 1.28%
Kyoto Pharmaceutical University
20 publications, 1.28%
Sapporo Medical University
19 publications, 1.22%
National Institute of Genetics
17 publications, 1.09%
Yamaguchi University
17 publications, 1.09%
National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology
16 publications, 1.02%
Kanazawa Medical University
16 publications, 1.02%
Nara Institute of Science and Technology
15 publications, 0.96%
Chiba University
14 publications, 0.9%
Mie University
13 publications, 0.83%
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
12 publications, 0.77%
Aichi Medical University
12 publications, 0.77%
Kyoto Institute of Technology
12 publications, 0.77%
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
11 publications, 0.7%
Kobe University
11 publications, 0.7%
Waseda University
11 publications, 0.7%
Osaka Metropolitan University
11 publications, 0.7%
Gifu University
11 publications, 0.7%
Teikyo University
11 publications, 0.7%
Kwansei Gakuin University
11 publications, 0.7%
National Institute for Physiological Sciences
10 publications, 0.64%
Kagoshima University
10 publications, 0.64%
University of Hyogo
10 publications, 0.64%
Kanazawa University
9 publications, 0.58%
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology
9 publications, 0.58%
Kitasato University
9 publications, 0.58%
University of Shizuoka
9 publications, 0.58%
Fukuoka University
9 publications, 0.58%
Nara Medical University
9 publications, 0.58%
Tokyo University of Science
8 publications, 0.51%
University of Arizona
8 publications, 0.51%
Tokai University
8 publications, 0.51%
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
8 publications, 0.51%
Akita University
8 publications, 0.51%
Showa University
8 publications, 0.51%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
7 publications, 0.45%
Tottori University
7 publications, 0.45%
University of Toyama
7 publications, 0.45%
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
6 publications, 0.38%
Nihon University
6 publications, 0.38%
Nagoya City University
6 publications, 0.38%
Toho University
6 publications, 0.38%
Tokushima University
6 publications, 0.38%
Niigata University
6 publications, 0.38%
Fujita Health University
6 publications, 0.38%
Kurume University
6 publications, 0.38%
Kawasaki Medical School
6 publications, 0.38%
University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan
5 publications, 0.32%
Kagawa University
5 publications, 0.32%
Shiga University of Medical Science
5 publications, 0.32%
Nara Women's University
5 publications, 0.32%
University of Pennsylvania
5 publications, 0.32%
Uppsala University
4 publications, 0.26%
Columbia University
4 publications, 0.26%
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
4 publications, 0.26%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
4 publications, 0.26%
Harvard University
4 publications, 0.26%
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
4 publications, 0.26%
University of Michigan
4 publications, 0.26%
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
4 publications, 0.26%
Kyushu Institute of Technology
4 publications, 0.26%
Shinshu University
4 publications, 0.26%
Kanagawa Cancer Center
4 publications, 0.26%
Jikei University School of Medicine
4 publications, 0.26%
Ehime University
4 publications, 0.26%
Kyorin University
4 publications, 0.26%
Saitama Cancer Center
4 publications, 0.26%
Rikkyo University
4 publications, 0.26%
Setsunan University
4 publications, 0.26%
Heidelberg University
3 publications, 0.19%
University of Birmingham
3 publications, 0.19%
Tokyo Metropolitan University
3 publications, 0.19%
Seoul National University
3 publications, 0.19%
Duke University Hospital
3 publications, 0.19%
McGill University
3 publications, 0.19%
Baylor College of Medicine
3 publications, 0.19%
University of Minnesota
3 publications, 0.19%
Utrecht University
3 publications, 0.19%
Health Sciences University of Hokkaido
3 publications, 0.19%
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Kyoto University
5 publications, 11.36%
Osaka University
3 publications, 6.82%
Tohoku University
3 publications, 6.82%
Tokyo Institute of Technology
2 publications, 4.55%
Nagoya University
2 publications, 4.55%
University of Tokyo
2 publications, 4.55%
RIKEN-Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
2 publications, 4.55%
Hiroshima University
2 publications, 4.55%
Gunma University
2 publications, 4.55%
Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
1 publication, 2.27%
Vietnam Military Medical University
1 publication, 2.27%
University of Liège
1 publication, 2.27%
Jiangnan University
1 publication, 2.27%
Tokyo University of Science
1 publication, 2.27%
Stony Brook University
1 publication, 2.27%
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
1 publication, 2.27%
University of Ulsan
1 publication, 2.27%
Case Western Reserve University
1 publication, 2.27%
Harvard University
1 publication, 2.27%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
1 publication, 2.27%
Nagoya Institute of Technology
1 publication, 2.27%
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
1 publication, 2.27%
Japan Science and Technology Agency
1 publication, 2.27%
Hokkaido University
1 publication, 2.27%
Kyushu University
1 publication, 2.27%
Okayama University
1 publication, 2.27%
Kumamoto University
1 publication, 2.27%
Nara Institute of Science and Technology
1 publication, 2.27%
National Institute for Basic Biology
1 publication, 2.27%
Tokushima University
1 publication, 2.27%
National Institute for Physiological Sciences
1 publication, 2.27%
Fujita Health University
1 publication, 2.27%
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
1 publication, 2.27%
University of Shizuoka
1 publication, 2.27%
Fukushima Medical University
1 publication, 2.27%
Kwansei Gakuin University
1 publication, 2.27%
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
1 publication, 2.27%
Okayama University Hospital
1 publication, 2.27%
Rikkyo University
1 publication, 2.27%
University of Fukui
1 publication, 2.27%
Tokyo University of Technology
1 publication, 2.27%
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Japan, 1209, 77.4%
Japan
1209 publications, 77.4%
USA, 100, 6.4%
USA
100 publications, 6.4%
China, 15, 0.96%
China
15 publications, 0.96%
United Kingdom, 14, 0.9%
United Kingdom
14 publications, 0.9%
Germany, 12, 0.77%
Germany
12 publications, 0.77%
Italy, 12, 0.77%
Italy
12 publications, 0.77%
Canada, 12, 0.77%
Canada
12 publications, 0.77%
Brazil, 11, 0.7%
Brazil
11 publications, 0.7%
Republic of Korea, 8, 0.51%
Republic of Korea
8 publications, 0.51%
Sweden, 7, 0.45%
Sweden
7 publications, 0.45%
Indonesia, 6, 0.38%
Indonesia
6 publications, 0.38%
Russia, 5, 0.32%
Russia
5 publications, 0.32%
France, 5, 0.32%
France
5 publications, 0.32%
Netherlands, 5, 0.32%
Netherlands
5 publications, 0.32%
Australia, 4, 0.26%
Australia
4 publications, 0.26%
India, 4, 0.26%
India
4 publications, 0.26%
Israel, 3, 0.19%
Israel
3 publications, 0.19%
Norway, 3, 0.19%
Norway
3 publications, 0.19%
Montenegro, 3, 0.19%
Montenegro
3 publications, 0.19%
Czech Republic, 3, 0.19%
Czech Republic
3 publications, 0.19%
Switzerland, 3, 0.19%
Switzerland
3 publications, 0.19%
Portugal, 2, 0.13%
Portugal
2 publications, 0.13%
Argentina, 2, 0.13%
Argentina
2 publications, 0.13%
Spain, 2, 0.13%
Spain
2 publications, 0.13%
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%
Finland, 1, 0.06%
Finland
1 publication, 0.06%
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Japan, 24, 54.55%
Japan
24 publications, 54.55%
USA, 3, 6.82%
USA
3 publications, 6.82%
China, 1, 2.27%
China
1 publication, 2.27%
Belgium, 1, 2.27%
Belgium
1 publication, 2.27%
Vietnam, 1, 2.27%
Vietnam
1 publication, 2.27%
Republic of Korea, 1, 2.27%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 2.27%
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