Journal metric profile

Cell Journal

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.700 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 2.000 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q4 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 181/204 Recorded category rank

Cell Journal JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

Cell Journal is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by ROYAN INST. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 1.700, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q4.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 181 out of 204 journals in its listed category. A Q4 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 1,798 total citations, 50 total articles, 59 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 2.000, which is 0.300 points above the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 1.700. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.290.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 5.8 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 6.1 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

Cell Journal is identified in this record by print ISSN 2228-5806 and electronic ISSN 2228-5814. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameCell Journal
Abbreviated journalCELL J
PublisherROYAN INST
Metric year2025
Overall rank9,720
ISSN2228-5806
eISSN2228-5814
Total cites1,798
Total articles50
Citable items59
Cited half-life5.8 years
Citing half-life6.1 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.700
5-Year Impact Factor2.000
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.700
Journal Citation Indicator0.290
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ4
JCR category rank181/204
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Cell Journal?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Cell Journal is 1.700 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is Cell Journal?

Cell Journal is listed in quartile Q4. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes Cell Journal?

Cell Journal is listed as being published by ROYAN INST.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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