New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Nature Biotechnology30.003
2 Nature Reviews Drug Discovery28.276
3 Biotechnology Advances26.715
4 Bioresource Technology20.685
5 Biotechnology for Biofuels20.639
6 Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology19.870
7 Biosensors & Bioelectronics19.290
8 Journal of Nanobiotechnology18.437
9 Current Opinion in Biotechnology16.624
10 Bioinformatics16.559
11 Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering15.764
12 Metabolic Engineering15.109
13 Trends in Biotechnology14.576
14 Environmental Technology & Innovation14.407
15 Annual Review of Animal Biosciences14.372
16 Critical Reviews in Biotechnology14.014
17 Molecular Therapy13.291
18 npj Biofilms and Microbiomes13.078
19 Bioengineered12.894
20 Plant Biotechnology Journal12.448
21 Journal of Applied Microbiology11.665
22 Genome Research11.018
23 Food Microbiology10.238
24 Bioresources and Bioprocessing9.970
25 Annals of Microbiology9.900
26 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology9.639
27 Biomass & Bioenergy9.271
28 BMC Bioinformatics8.808
29 Process Biochemistry8.592
30 Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts8.586
31 Microbial Cell Factories8.541
32 Biochemical Engineering Journal8.221
33 Journal of Biological Engineering8.194
34 Gm Crops & Food-Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain8.009
35 Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology7.892
36 Systematic and Applied Microbiology7.852
37 Cancer Gene Therapy7.602
38 Journal of Biotechnology7.574
39 Journal of General Virology7.410
40 Enzyme and Microbial Technology7.376
41 Microbial Biotechnology7.290
42 Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine7.184
43 Mutation Research-Reviews in Mutation Research7.165
44 Biological Control6.928
45 Letters in Applied Microbiology6.846
46 World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology6.826
47 Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology6.823
48 Genomics6.742
49 International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation6.718
50 Applied and Environmental Microbiology6.689
51 Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics6.664
52 Fermentation-Basel6.618
53 Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions6.581
54 Gene Therapy6.557
55 Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering6.475
56 Amb Express6.385
57 Biotechnology and Bioengineering6.378
58 Journal of Zhejiang University-Science B6.251
59 Human Gene Therapy6.244
60 Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology6.187
61 Stem Cells6.109
62 SLAS Discovery5.915
63 BMC Genomics5.807
64 Artificial Cells Nanomedicine and Biotechnology5.737
65 Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins5.704
66 Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy5.634
67 Food and Bioproducts Processing5.616
68 Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering5.517
69 Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr5.501
70 Journal of Applied Phycology5.462
71 Biomed Research International5.409
72 Journal of Food Protection5.203
73 Nanomedicine5.132
74 Electronic Journal of Biotechnology5.101
75 BMC Biotechnology5.085
76 Briefings in Functional Genomics5.032
77 3 Biotech5.005
78 Molecular and Cellular Probes5.000
79 Protein Engineering Design & Selection4.915
80 Biodegradation4.902
81 Disease Markers4.894
82 Synthetic Biology4.881
83 Engineering in Life Sciences4.768
84 Journal of Virological Methods4.670
85 Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology4.667
86 Biotechnology Journal4.655
87 Folia Microbiologica4.639
88 Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology4.600
89 Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry4.591
90 Biotechnology Progress4.401
91 Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering4.342
92 Microbes and Environments4.250
93 Canadian Journal of Microbiology4.202
94 Journal of Antibiotics4.036
95 Marine Biotechnology4.020
96 Mammalian Genome4.004
97 Biotechnology Letters3.858
98 Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture3.857
99 Molecular Biotechnology3.854
100 Biofouling3.846
101 Food Technology and Biotechnology3.827
102 Biomarkers3.801
103 Journal of Food Safety3.681
104 Mutation Research-Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis3.677
105 Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers3.603
106 Algorithms for Molecular Biology3.524
107 Oncotargets and Therapy3.491
108 Journal of Gene Medicine3.483
109 New Biotechnology3.434
110 Animal Biotechnology3.268
111 Genome3.203
112 Current Nanoscience3.199
113 Transgenic Research3.193
114 Plant Biotechnology Reports3.189
115 Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology3.146
116 Genes & Genomics3.132
117 International Journal of Genomics2.987
118 Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment2.857
119 Protein Expression and Purification2.815
120 Yeast2.717
121 Journal of Applied Genetics2.700
122 Plant Biotechnology2.685
123 American Journal of Enology and Viticulture2.583
124 Biocatalysis and Biotransformation2.556
125 Indian Journal of Microbiology2.543
126 Mutation Research-Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis2.538
127 Cellular Reprogramming2.517
128 Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists2.506
129 Biocontrol Science2.500
130 Biologicals2.489
131 Plant Breeding2.467
132 Food Biotechnology2.260
133 Biocontrol Science and Technology2.224
134 Pharmacogenetics and Genomics2.152
135 New Genetics and Society2.147
136 Cytotechnology2.078
137 Biotechnic & Histochemistry1.966
138 Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology1.853
139 Critical Reviews in Eukaryotic Gene Expression1.747
140 Stem Cell Research1.410
141 Cytotherapy1.286
142 Journal of General and Applied Microbiology1.172
143 Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology0.951
144 Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly0.684
145 Biotechnology Law Report0.488
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