| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cell Biology | 130 / 289 | 55th | Q2 |
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Experimental Cell Research
Experimental Cell Research is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 6.2), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Elsevier Inc..
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ISSN 0014-4827Verify ISSN ↗1090-2422Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier Inc.
Cost to publish: About US$3,270 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
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Is Experimental Cell Research indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1950–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 6.2.
What quartile is Experimental Cell Research in Scopus?
Experimental Cell Research is Q2 in Cell Biology (rank 130 of 289), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Experimental Cell Research?
Experimental Cell Research is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 6.2, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 55th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.010, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 213.
How much does it cost to publish in Experimental Cell Research?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,270 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Experimental Cell Research and what is its ISSN?
Experimental Cell Research is published by Elsevier Inc. Its print ISSN is 0014-4827 and its online ISSN is 1090-2422.
Is Experimental Cell Research covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Experimental Cell Research in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Experimental Cell Research open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Experimental Cell Research? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Experimental Cell Research has an h-index of 286 and a 2-year mean of 3.33 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 6.2, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #131 of 288 Scopus journals in Cell Biology.
Experimental Cell Research published 331 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 474. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Experimental Cell Research? — latest 97 articles, 2026
In its latest 97 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (71.6%), United States (4.2%) and Japan (3.1%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Experimental Cell Research? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 57 retracted papers are recorded (2.2 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 57 · 2.2 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 · 0 per 1,000 papers — mostly suspect text
- Author concentration71.6% of recent authorship from China
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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