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Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences

Frontiers Media S.A.
Frontiers Media S.A.
ISSN: 2296889X
SCImago
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WOS
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Impact factor
3.9
SJR
1.232
CiteScore
7.2
Categories
Biochemistry
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)
Molecular Biology
Areas
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Years of issue
2014-2025
journal names
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
FRONT MOL BIOSCI
Publications
5 028
Citations
69 400
h-index
88
Publications
4 382
Citations
65 269
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University (53 publications)
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (47 publications)
Peking University
Peking University (45 publications)
Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University (52 publications)
Peking University
Peking University (45 publications)
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (43 publications)
Top-3 countries
China (1571 publications)
USA (1006 publications)
Germany (357 publications)
China (1534 publications)
USA (836 publications)
Germany (279 publications)

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384 citations, 0.55%
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380 citations, 0.55%
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339 citations, 0.49%
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169 citations, 0.24%
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168 citations, 0.24%
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163 citations, 0.23%
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109 citations, 0.16%
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106 citations, 0.15%
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104 citations, 0.15%
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103 citations, 0.15%
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101 citations, 0.15%
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99 citations, 0.14%
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98 citations, 0.14%
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79 citations, 0.11%
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13718 citations, 19.77%
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10763 citations, 15.51%
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6426 citations, 9.26%
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520 citations, 0.75%
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412 citations, 0.59%
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296 citations, 0.43%
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193 citations, 0.28%
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188 citations, 0.27%
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181 citations, 0.26%
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177 citations, 0.26%
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173 citations, 0.25%
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161 citations, 0.23%
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117 citations, 0.17%
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