2026 Impact Factor
5.5
Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data
↑ 0.1 (+1.9%) vs last year
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Bioinformatics's newest impact factor is 5.5, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data. This verified record also shows JCR quartile, ISSN, publisher, and verification links for exact-title searches.
Metric year 2025
Released
Metric year 2024
| Category | Indexes | Quartile |
|---|---|---|
| BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH METHODS | SCIE | Q1 |
| BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY | SCIE | Q1 |
| MATHEMATICAL & COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY | SCIE | Q1 |
Bioinformatics's newest impact factor is 5.5, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data.
Bioinformatics is listed as JCR Q1. Use the quartile together with the newest impact factor, ISSN, and field context.
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Ranked #579 in Biology & Basic Science by impact factor and #566 among Q1 Biology & Basic Science journals. This context helps compare Bioinformatics against journals publishing in the same field.
Published 3,285 papers across the last 5 recorded years.
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