Plant Cell

pISSN: 1040-4651eISSN: 1532-298X• JCR: PLANT CELLOxford University PressUnited States
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2026 Impact Factor

13.5

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 1.9 (+16.4%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    13.5
  2. Metric year 2024

    11.6

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGYSCIEQ1
CELL BIOLOGYSCIEQ1
PLANT SCIENCESSCIEQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B1
CAS Block

Plant Cell current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Biology & Basic Science

Ranked #135 in Biology & Basic Science by impact factor and #135 among Q1 Biology & Basic Science journals. This context helps compare Plant Cell against journals publishing in the same field.

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Plant Cell publication trend

Published 1,425 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 13.5.

2026 vs 2025: -179
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Journal Details

Total Articles
12,334
H-Index
500
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$4,371 USD
Subject Areas
Plant ScienceMolecular BiologyMolecular BiologyPlant Science

Article Volume

2022
377
2023
320
2024
353
2025
277
2026
98
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