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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Nature Biotechnology31.277
2 Nature Reviews Drug Discovery27.947
3 Biotechnology Advances26.372
4 Biotechnology for Biofuels23.161
5 Bioresource Technology21.213
6 Biosensors & Bioelectronics20.248
7 Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology20.235
8 Journal of Nanobiotechnology19.634
9 Bioinformatics17.943
10 Current Opinion in Biotechnology16.441
11 Annual Review of Animal Biosciences15.736
12 Trends in Biotechnology14.321
13 Metabolic Engineering14.260
14 Critical Reviews in Biotechnology14.198
15 Environmental Technology & Innovation14.196
16 Bioengineered13.684
17 Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering13.661
18 Molecular Therapy13.063
19 npj Biofilms and Microbiomes13.051
20 Journal of Applied Microbiology12.513
21 Plant Biotechnology Journal12.077
22 Genome Research10.674
23 Annals of Microbiology10.423
24 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology10.082
25 Food Microbiology9.976
26 Bioresources and Bioprocessing9.693
27 Microbial Cell Factories9.019
28 Biomass & Bioenergy9.001
29 Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts8.903
30 Journal of Biological Engineering8.773
31 BMC Bioinformatics8.679
32 Process Biochemistry8.628
33 Gm Crops & Food-Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain8.540
34 Biochemical Engineering Journal8.011
35 Cancer Gene Therapy7.679
36 Microbial Biotechnology7.576
37 Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology7.559
38 Systematic and Applied Microbiology7.536
39 Letters in Applied Microbiology7.449
40 Journal of General Virology7.438
41 Mutation Research-Reviews in Mutation Research7.430
42 Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine7.167
43 Enzyme and Microbial Technology7.127
44 World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology7.103
45 Journal of Biotechnology7.077
46 Fermentation-Basel6.937
47 Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering6.771
48 Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics6.689
49 Genomics6.639
50 Biological Control6.605
51 Journal of Zhejiang University-Science B6.603
52 Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions6.555
53 Gene Therapy6.551
54 Applied and Environmental Microbiology6.537
55 Biotechnology and Bioengineering6.493
56 Amb Express6.450
57 Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology6.400
58 Human Gene Therapy6.382
59 Stem Cells6.265
60 Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology6.213
61 International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation6.177
62 Artificial Cells Nanomedicine and Biotechnology6.170
63 BMC Genomics6.081
64 Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy5.848
65 Food and Bioproducts Processing5.847
66 Biomed Research International5.751
67 Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering5.727
68 Journal of Food Protection5.652
69 SLAS Discovery5.643
70 Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins5.535
71 Protein Engineering Design & Selection5.288
72 Briefings in Functional Genomics5.232
73 Nanomedicine5.206
74 Electronic Journal of Biotechnology5.179
75 Journal of Applied Phycology5.168
76 Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr5.048
77 BMC Biotechnology5.040
78 Disease Markers5.008
79 3 Biotech5.007
80 Molecular and Cellular Probes4.876
81 Engineering in Life Sciences4.866
82 Biodegradation4.796
83 Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology4.759
84 Journal of Virological Methods4.700
85 Biotechnology Journal4.611
86 Microbes and Environments4.513
87 Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering4.488
88 Folia Microbiologica4.415
89 Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology4.402
90 Biotechnology Progress4.229
91 Canadian Journal of Microbiology4.196
92 Molecular Biotechnology4.107
93 Marine Biotechnology4.062
94 Food Technology and Biotechnology4.005
95 Biomarkers3.985
96 Biotechnology Letters3.961
97 Synthetic Biology3.944
98 Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers3.931
99 Mammalian Genome3.929
100 Mutation Research-Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis3.914
101 Journal of Antibiotics3.885
102 Biofouling3.797
103 Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture3.778
104 New Biotechnology3.773
105 Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry3.753
106 Journal of Gene Medicine3.554
107 Current Nanoscience3.528
108 Algorithms for Molecular Biology3.512
109 Journal of Food Safety3.502
110 Oncotargets and Therapy3.389
111 Animal Biotechnology3.239
112 Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment3.167
113 Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology3.164
114 Plant Biotechnology Reports3.144
115 Genome3.119
116 Genes & Genomics3.117
117 Transgenic Research3.063
118 Yeast2.918
119 Protein Expression and Purification2.912
120 American Journal of Enology and Viticulture2.899
121 Biocontrol Science2.893
122 Mutation Research-Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis2.787
123 Biocatalysis and Biotransformation2.684
124 Biologicals2.665
125 International Journal of Genomics2.657
126 Journal of Applied Genetics2.638
127 Food Biotechnology2.575
128 Indian Journal of Microbiology2.558
129 Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists2.447
130 Cellular Reprogramming2.438
131 Plant Breeding2.368
132 Pharmacogenetics and Genomics2.298
133 New Genetics and Society2.268
134 Biocontrol Science and Technology2.217
135 Plant Biotechnology2.141
136 Biotechnic & Histochemistry2.102
137 Cytotechnology2.083
138 Critical Reviews in Eukaryotic Gene Expression1.953
139 Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology1.879
140 Stem Cell Research1.347
141 Cytotherapy1.325
142 Journal of General and Applied Microbiology1.294
143 Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology0.943
144 Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly0.796
145 Biotechnology Law Report0.525
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