Overview
Current Bioinformatics, published by Bentham Science Publishers (The Netherlands), published 441 papers in 2021–2025, and its papers received 2,608 citations in those years. Its h-index is 49 and its two-year mean citedness is 1.99. On the ITS Journal Score it ranks #8,883 of 62,158 ranked journals and #666 of 1,066 in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.
Key figures
Citations count every citation the journal's papers received in these years, including citations to older papers. Two-year mean citedness is OpenAlex's measure of how often recent papers are cited; it is similar in idea to, but not the same as, an impact factor.
Papers and citations by year
| Year | Papers | Citations received | Open-access papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 134 | 1,534 | 8 |
| 2021 | 111 | 921 | 7 |
| 2022 | 80 | 679 | 3 |
| 2023 | 108 | 638 | 17 |
| 2024 | 84 | 301 | 6 |
| 2025 | 58 | 69 | 6 |
What it publishes
The leading research topics of its papers (OpenAlex topic classification). Select a topic to find other journals that publish on it.
Similar journals
Ranked journals that publish on the same topics.
| Journal | Field | Score | Papers 2021–2025 | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IEEE Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 74.3 | 1,236 | 18% |
| Briefings in Bioinformatics | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 87.7 | 3,299 | 78% |
| Interdisciplinary Sciences Computational Life Sciences | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 71.2 | 393 | 13% |
| International Journal of Data Mining and Bioinformatics | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 53.2 | 211 | 14% |
| BMC Bioinformatics | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 85.1 | 2,438 | 100% |
| Network Modeling Analysis in Health Informatics and Bioinformatics | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 64.3 | 413 | 18% |
| Computational Biology and Chemistry | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 74.2 | 1,210 | 16% |
| BioData Mining | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 75.0 | 277 | 100% |
Identity and sources
- ISSN-L: 1574-8936
- Print ISSN: 1574-8936
- Electronic ISSN: 2212-392X
- Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers
- Listed in DOAJ: Not yet checked
- Crossref: Not yet checked
- OpenAlex: S25854515
- Journal website: benthamscience.com
Figures come from OpenAlex (papers, citations, h-index, topics), Crossref (ISSN check) and DOAJ (open-access listing and fees). They change as records are corrected, so treat them as a dated snapshot. This page does not state whether the journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed.
Questions
What is the ITS Journal Score of Current Bioinformatics?
It is 66.5 out of 100, which places it #8,883 among ranked journals. The score combines citation impact (45%), h-index (35%) and size (20%) from open OpenAlex data.
What is the impact factor of Current Bioinformatics?
This site does not publish Journal Impact Factors, which belong to Clarivate. As an open alternative, its two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex is 1.99.
Is Current Bioinformatics open access?
9% of its papers from 2021–2025 are recorded as open access.
Does Current Bioinformatics charge a publication fee?
No fee is recorded in the open data used here. Check the journal's own website for its current fees.