New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy178
2 Cell172
3 Nature Medicine170
4 International Journal of Molecular Sciences163
5 Nucleic Acids Research140
6 Molecules125
7 International Journal of Biological Macromolecules108
8 Molecular Cancer103
9 Antioxidants101
10 Redox Biology91
11 Molecular Cell88
12 Biomedicines80
13 Biomolecules78
14 Molecular Psychiatry74
15 Nature Chemical Biology68
16 Molecular Plant66
17 Plant Cell65
18 Current Biology60
19 Free Radical Biology and Medicine59
20 International Journal of Biological Sciences56
- Journal of Biological Chemistry56
- Trends in Microbiology56
- Nature Structural & Molecular Biology56
24 EMBO Journal55
25 Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences54
26 Journal of Integrative Plant Biology53
27 Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences52
- Cell Death and Differentiation52
29 Metabolites51
30 Oncogene50
31 Trends in Molecular Medicine48
32 Molecular Biology Reports47
33 Genes & Diseases46
- Current Opinion in Structural Biology46
35 Bioorganic Chemistry45
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer45
37 Food & Function44
- Trends in Biochemical Sciences44
- Chemico-Biological Interactions44
40 Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal42
- EMBO Reports42
- Journal of Molecular Biology42
- Cell Chemical Biology42
44 Biomacromolecules41
- Cell and Bioscience41
46 Molecular Biology and Evolution40
- Annual Review of Biochemistry40
- Process Biochemistry40
49 Natural Product Reports39
- Genome Research39
51 Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews38
- Antioxidants & Redox Signaling38
- Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology38
- Molecular Aspects of Medicine38
- FASEB Journal38
- Apoptosis38
57 Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry37
- Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry37
59 Molecular Ecology36
- Cell Systems36
- Lipids in Health and Disease36
- Protein Science36
- Science Signaling36
- Current Opinion in Chemical Biology36
65 Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications35
- Plant Science35
67 ACS Chemical Neuroscience34
- FEBS Journal34
- Molecular Ecology Resources34
- Journal of Genetics and Genomics34
71 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Basis of Disease33
- Biochemical Society Transactions33
- Biological Trace Element Research33
- Methods33
- Progress in Lipid Research33
76 Bioelectrochemistry32
- Journal of Neurochemistry32
- Molecular Systems Biology32
- Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology32
- Current Medicinal Chemistry32
- Essays in Biochemistry32
- Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters32
- Chemistry & Biodiversity32
84 Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics31
- Neurochemical Research31
- Cytokine31
- FEBS Letters31
- Structure31
- Phytochemistry31
90 Journal of Food Biochemistry30
- Molecular Medicine30
- ACS Chemical Biology30
- Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology30
- Macromolecular Bioscience30
- ChemBioChem30
96 European Journal of Human Genetics29
- Bioscience Reports29
- Proteomics29
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Cell Research29
- Journal of Molecular Modeling29
- Neurochemistry International29
102 Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution28
- Human Molecular Genetics28
- Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry28
- Journal of Molecular Graphics & Modelling28
- RSC Medicinal Chemistry28
- Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics28
- Biochemistry28
- Bioconjugate Chemistry28
110 Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology27
- Chemical Biology & Drug Design27
- Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry27
113 Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology C-Toxicology & Pharmacology26
- Molecular Biotechnology26
- American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology26
- Biochemical Journal26
- Biofactors26
- Biomedical Journal26
- Analytical Biochemistry26
- Matrix Biology26
- Open Biology26
122 Biochimie25
- RNA25
- Journal of Lipid Research25
- Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B-Biology25
126 Molecular Immunology24
- Progress in Biophysics & Molecular Biology24
- BioEssays24
- Proteins-Structure Function and Bioinformatics24
- RNA Biology24
131 Current Molecular Pharmacology23
- Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology23
- Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions23
- Biometals23
- Peptides23
- Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica23
- Carbohydrate Research23
- Cell Biochemistry and Function23
139 Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology22
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Biomembranes22
- Journal of Zhejiang University-Science B22
142 Molecular Microbiology21
- FEBS Open Bio21
- International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology21
- Journal of Cellular Biochemistry21
- Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry21
- Nitric Oxide-Biology and Chemistry21
- Photochemistry and Photobiology21
- Gene Therapy21
- IUBMB Life21
151 Molecular Carcinogenesis20
- Epigenetics20
- Journal of Structural Biology20
- Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology20
- Acta Crystallographica Section D-Structural Biology20
- Fish Physiology and Biochemistry20
- Plant Molecular Biology20
158 Biochemical Systematics and Ecology19
- Environmental Pollutants and Bioavailability19
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-General Subjects19
161 Current Opinion in Lipidology18
- Biochemistry-Moscow18
- Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics18
- Steroids18
- Addiction Biology18
- Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology18
- Molecular Reproduction and Development18
168 Molecular Genetics and Genomics17
- Amyloid-Journal of Protein Folding Disorders17
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms17
- Biophysical Chemistry17
- Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry17
- Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A-Molecular & Integrative Physiology17
- Nucleic Acid Therapeutics17
- Amino Acids17
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Bioenergetics17
- Biomedical Chromatography17
- Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry17
179 Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy16
- Journal of Molecular Neuroscience16
- Channels16
- Current Protein & Peptide Science16
- DNA and Cell Biology16
- Journal of Biochemistry16
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids16
- Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences16
187 Current Genomics15
- Free Radical Research15
- Genes & Genomics15
- Glycoconjugate Journal15
- Biochemistry and Cell Biology15
- Biological Chemistry15
- Journal of Liposome Research15
- Journal of Peptide Science15
- Protein and Peptide Letters15
- Yeast15
- Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology15
- Molecular Omics15
- Biochemical Genetics15
- Insect Molecular Biology15
- Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design15
- Journal of Molecular Evolution15
- Journal of Molecular Recognition15
204 Biopolymers14
- Biotechniques14
- Molecular and Cellular Probes14
- Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology14
- Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators14
209 Extremophiles13
- Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology13
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Proteins and Proteomics13
- Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research13
- Mammalian Genome13
- Chemistry and Physics of Lipids13
- Protein Expression and Purification13
- Current Drug Metabolism13
- Journal of Membrane Biology13
- Cellular and Molecular Biology13
- Transgenic Research13
220 Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids12
- Journal of Chemical Ecology12
- Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology12
- Protein Journal12
224 Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B-Biochemistry & Molecular Biology11
- Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology D-Genomics & Proteomics11
- Journal of Biomolecular Nmr11
- Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications11
- Molecular Biology11
- Zeitschrift fuer Naturforschung Section C-A Journal of Biosciences11
230 Genetics and Molecular Biology10
- Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology10
- Biocatalysis and Biotransformation10
- Innate Immunity10
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education10
- International Journal of Genomics10
- Chromosoma10
- Protein Engineering Design & Selection10
- Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids10
239 Journal of Evolutionary Biochemistry and Physiology9
- Peptide Science9
241 Doklady Biochemistry and Biophysics8
- Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction8
- Prion8
244 Current Proteomics7
- Acta Biochimica Polonica7
- Acta Crystallographica Section F-Structural Biology Communications7
- Genes & Genetic Systems7
- Hemoglobin7
- Lipids7
250 Chemoecology6
251 Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry5
252 Molecular Genetics Microbiology and Virology4
253 Trends in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology3
254 Trace Elements and Electrolytes2
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