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Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology is a peer-reviewed journal published by Frontiers, covering Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, RNA modifications and cancer, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation. Over its lifetime it has published 13,660 papers, which have received 334,418 citations.

PublisherFrontiers
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inCancer-related molecular mechanisms research RNA modifications and cancer Epigenetics and DNA Methylation MicroRNA in disease regulation Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis
ISSN2296-634X
Citation impact (2-yr)4.38
h-index172
i10-index8,055
Article processing charge$2,950
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereSun Yat-sen University
Journal websitewww.frontiersin.org
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Papers published in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology per year

81
2014
85
2015
159
2016
126
2017
175
2018
350
2019
1.7K
2020
3.9K
2021
2.8K
2022
1.4K
2023
933
2024
1.2K
2025

Citation impact of Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology by publication year

3.3K
2014
5.5K
2015
10.9K
2016
8.4K
2017
11.9K
2018
19.6K
2019
72.4K
2020
115.3K
2021
52.6K
2022
17.8K
2023
8.1K
2024
3.7K
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Mechanisms of Cellular Senescence: Cell Cycle Arrest and Senescence Associated Secretory Phenotype

Ruchi Kumari, Parmjit Jat · 29 Mar 2021

Cellular senescence is a stable cell cycle arrest that can be triggered in normal cells in response to various intrinsic and extrinsic stimuli, as well as developmental signals. Senescence is considered to be a highly dynamic, multi-step process, during which the properties of senescent cells continuously evolve and diversify in a context dependent manner. It…

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Iron Metabolism in Ferroptosis

Xin Chen, Chunhua Yu, Rui Kang et al. · 7 Oct 2020

Ferroptosis is a form of regulated cell death that is characterized by iron-dependent oxidative damage and subsequent plasma membrane ruptures and the release of damage-associated molecular patterns. Due to the role of iron in mediating the production of reactive oxygen species and enzyme activity in lipid peroxidation, ferroptosis is strictly controlled by regulators involved in…

CD44: A Multifunctional Cell Surface Adhesion Receptor Is a Regulator of Progression and Metastasis of Cancer Cells

Linda T. Senbanjo, Meenakshi A. Chellaiah · 7 Mar 2017

CD44 is a cell surface adhesion receptor that is highly expressed in many cancers and regulates metastasis via recruitment of CD44 to the cell surface. Its interaction with appropriate extracellular matrix ligands promotes the migration and invasion processes involved in metastases. It was originally identified as a receptor for hyaluronan or hyaluronic acid and later…

PARP Inhibitors: Clinical Relevance, Mechanisms of Action and Tumor Resistance

Maddison Rose, Joshua T. Burgess, Kenneth J. O’Byrne et al. · 9 Sep 2020

The Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) family has many essential functions in cellular processes, including the regulation of transcription, apoptosis and the DNA damage response. PARP1 possesses Poly (ADP-ribose) activity and when activated by DNA damage, adds branched PAR chains to facilitate the recruitment of other repair proteins to promote the repair of DNA single-strand breaks.…

Exosome-Based Cell-Cell Communication in the Tumor Microenvironment

Joana Maia, Sergio Caja, Maria Carolina Strano Moraes et al. · 20 Feb 2018

Tumors are not isolated entities, but complex systemic networks involving cell-cell communication between transformed and non-transformed cells. The milieu created by tumor-associated cells may either support or halt tumor progression. In addition to cell-cell contact, cells communicate through secreted factors via a highly complex system involving characteristics such as ligand concentration, receptor expression and integration…

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