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2026 Journal Metrics Score
18.2
Updated August 2026 · 2-year citation average from OpenAlex data
The Journal Metrics Score is the two-year mean citedness of a journal, computed from OpenAlex (CC0) data: citations received in the most recent complete year to works published in the two prior years, divided by the number of those works. Quartiles rank journals within each OpenAlex subfield by score. Data source: OpenAlex (CC0).
195 daysmedian publication speed
Median time from manuscript received to accepted across the latest 100 PubMed-indexed articles with complete public dates (100% coverage, 2024–2025). It includes revision rounds and is not the journal's time to first decision.
| Category | Quartile |
|---|---|
| Molecular Biology | Q1 |
| Physiology | Q1 |
Cell Stem Cell's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 18.2, updated August 2026 from OpenAlex citation data. The journal is ranked Q1 in this Journal Metrics record.
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Ranked #29 in Biology & Basic Science by Journal Metrics Score and #29 among Q1 Biology & Basic Science journals. This context helps compare Cell Stem Cell against journals publishing in the same field.
Published 751 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current Journal Metrics Score of 18.2.
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