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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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 Cell174
2 Nature Medicine169
3 International Journal of Molecular Sciences153
4 Nucleic Acids Research134
5 Molecules109
6 International Journal of Biological Macromolecules100
7 Molecular Cancer93
8 Molecular Cell89
9 Molecular Psychiatry72
10 Molecular Plant67
11 Current Biology64
12 Nature Chemical Biology63
13 Free Radical Biology and Medicine60
14 Plant Cell58
15 Cell Death and Differentiation57
16 Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences55
17 EMBO Journal54
- International Journal of Biological Sciences54
- Nature Structural & Molecular Biology54
20 Journal of Biological Chemistry53
21 Journal of Molecular Biology52
22 Trends in Microbiology51
23 Oncogene50
- Bioorganic Chemistry50
25 Journal of Integrative Plant Biology49
26 Trends in Biochemical Sciences48
27 FEBS Journal47
28 Current Opinion in Structural Biology46
29 Trends in Molecular Medicine44
- Biomacromolecules44
- EMBO Reports44
32 Food & Function42
- Genome Research42
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer42
35 Molecular Biology and Evolution41
- Annual Review of Biochemistry41
37 Natural Product Reports40
- Chemico-Biological Interactions40
- Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal40
40 Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications39
- Molecular Ecology39
- Molecular Biology Reports39
43 Antioxidants & Redox Signaling38
44 Cytokine37
- Process Biochemistry37
46 Current Opinion in Chemical Biology36
- FASEB Journal36
- Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology36
- Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews36
- Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters36
51 Protein Science35
- ACS Chemical Biology35
- Biochemical Journal35
- Molecular Aspects of Medicine35
- Current Medicinal Chemistry35
- Experimental and Molecular Medicine35
- ACS Chemical Neuroscience35
- Molecular Medicine35
59 Plant Science34
- Science Signaling34
- Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry34
- Methods34
- Molecular Ecology Resources34
64 Molecular Systems Biology33
- Bioelectrochemistry33
- Progress in Lipid Research33
- Neurochemistry International33
- Essays in Biochemistry33
- Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry33
70 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Basis of Disease32
- Biochemistry32
- Journal of Food Biochemistry32
- Biological Trace Element Research32
74 Structure31
- Journal of Genetics and Genomics31
- Phytochemistry31
- Proteins-Structure Function and Bioinformatics31
- Biochemical Society Transactions31
- Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics31
- Bioscience Reports31
- Lipids in Health and Disease31
- ChemBioChem31
83 Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology30
- Neurochemical Research30
- European Journal of Human Genetics30
- Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry30
- Molecular Immunology30
- Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry30
89 Journal of Molecular Modeling29
- Journal of Neurochemistry29
91 FEBS Letters28
- Human Molecular Genetics28
- Macromolecular Bioscience28
- Chemical Biology & Drug Design28
- RNA28
- American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology28
- Apoptosis28
- Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics28
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Cell Research28
100 Biochimie27
- Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology27
- Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution27
- Bioconjugate Chemistry27
- Journal of Molecular Graphics & Modelling27
- Chemistry & Biodiversity27
106 Analytical Biochemistry26
- Biofactors26
- Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B-Biology26
- Plant Molecular Biology26
- Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications26
111 Progress in Biophysics & Molecular Biology25
- Proteomics25
- Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology C-Toxicology & Pharmacology25
114 Molecular Biotechnology24
115 RNA Biology23
- Amino Acids23
- Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology23
- Biometals23
- Carbohydrate Research23
- Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions23
- Journal of Cellular Biochemistry23
- Journal of Structural Biology23
123 Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology22
- Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology22
- Matrix Biology22
- Peptides22
- Gene Therapy22
- IUBMB Life22
- BioEssays22
- Journal of Zhejiang University-Science B22
131 Photochemistry and Photobiology21
- Nitric Oxide-Biology and Chemistry21
- Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica21
- International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology21
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Biomembranes21
- Journal of Lipid Research21
- Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology21
- Journal of Molecular Neuroscience21
139 Addiction Biology20
- Molecular Carcinogenesis20
- Molecular Microbiology20
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-General Subjects20
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids20
- Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry20
- Cell Biochemistry and Function20
146 Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology19
- Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology19
- Current Opinion in Lipidology19
- Biophysical Chemistry19
- Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry19
- Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A-Molecular & Integrative Physiology19
- Current Molecular Pharmacology19
153 Epigenetics18
- Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences18
- Fish Physiology and Biochemistry18
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Bioenergetics18
- Biomedical Chromatography18
158 DNA and Cell Biology17
- Glycoconjugate Journal17
- Journal of Molecular Recognition17
- Molecular Reproduction and Development17
- Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy17
- Mammalian Genome17
164 Free Radical Research16
- Biochemical Systematics and Ecology16
- Biochemistry-Moscow16
- Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B-Biochemistry & Molecular Biology16
- Molecular Genetics and Genomics16
- Amyloid-Journal of Protein Folding Disorders16
- Molecular and Cellular Probes16
171 Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids15
- Protein Expression and Purification15
- Current Protein & Peptide Science15
- International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics15
- Journal of Chemical Ecology15
- Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design15
- Journal of Membrane Biology15
- Biological Chemistry15
- Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics15
- Chemistry and Physics of Lipids15
- Current Drug Metabolism15
- Steroids15
183 Transgenic Research14
- Yeast14
- Genes & Genomics14
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Proteins and Proteomics14
- Journal of Molecular Evolution14
- Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology14
- Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators14
- Extremophiles14
- Insect Molecular Biology14
- Biochemical Genetics14
- Journal of Biochemistry14
194 Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology13
- Biochemistry and Cell Biology13
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms13
- Biotechniques13
- Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry13
- Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry13
- Journal of Liposome Research13
- Cellular and Molecular Biology13
- Molecular Biology13
203 Channels12
- Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology D-Genomics & Proteomics12
- Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology12
- Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research12
- Current Genomics12
208 Protein and Peptide Letters11
- Journal of Biomolecular Nmr11
- Biopolymers11
- Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology11
- Protein Journal11
- Innate Immunity11
- Journal of Peptide Science11
- Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction11
- Chromosoma11
217 Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids10
- Genetics and Molecular Biology10
- Chromosome Research10
- Zeitschrift fuer Naturforschung Section C-A Journal of Biosciences10
- Biocatalysis and Biotransformation10
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education10
223 Lipids9
- Protein Engineering Design & Selection9
- Doklady Biochemistry and Biophysics9
- Hemoglobin9
227 Journal of Evolutionary Biochemistry and Physiology8
- Chemoecology8
229 Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry7
- Genes & Genetic Systems7
231 Prion6
- Current Proteomics6
- Acta Biochimica Polonica6
234 Molecular Genetics Microbiology and Virology4
235 Trace Elements and Electrolytes3
236 Trends in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology2
- Turkish Journal of Biochemistry-Turk Biyokimya Dergisi2
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