New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

Cell Biology

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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy73.619
2 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology73.346
3 Cell66.132
4 Cancer Cell56.054
5 Cell Metabolism47.090
6 Nature Medicine43.880
7 Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters38.017
8 Cell Stem Cell30.232
9 EMBO Journal29.049
10 Science Translational Medicine27.453
11 Ageing Research Reviews26.629
12 Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology25.730
13 Trends in Cell Biology25.275
14 Molecular Cell24.713
15 Journal of Extracellular Vesicles23.234
16 Molecular Medicine23.169
17 Nature Cell Biology21.865
18 Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews21.504
19 Cell Discovery19.410
20 EMBO Reports18.764
21 Cell Death and Differentiation18.235
22 Plant Cell16.810
23 Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences16.714
24 Cell Death & Disease16.669
25 Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology16.444
26 Cell Biology and Toxicology16.371
27 Developmental Cell16.228
28 Nature Structural & Molecular Biology15.931
29 Autophagy15.875
30 Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology15.863
31 Current Opinion in Structural Biology15.229
32 Trends in Molecular Medicine15.206
33 Cell Reports15.168
34 Inflammation15.125
35 Cell Death Discovery14.927
36 Cell Communication and Signaling14.692
37 Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology14.472
38 Cell Systems12.399
39 Cells12.283
40 Stem Cell Research & Therapy11.815
41 Oncogene11.733
42 Journal of Cell Biology11.445
43 Protein & Cell11.278
44 Apoptosis11.158
45 Cellular Oncology11.075
46 Inflammation Research11.054
47 Nucleus10.887
48 Matrix Biology10.571
49 Aging Cell10.444
50 Current Biology10.443
51 Mechanisms of Ageing and Development10.359
52 Current Opinion in Cell Biology9.963
53 Science Signaling9.868
54 Stem Cell Reports9.617
55 Mitochondrion9.535
56 American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology9.330
57 Cell Proliferation9.243
58 Tissue Engineering Part B-Reviews8.954
59 Current Opinion in Genetics & Development8.906
60 Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology8.747
61 Cancer & Metabolism8.734
62 Neural Regeneration Research8.708
63 Genes & Development8.593
64 European Journal of Cell Biology8.561
65 Journal of Leukocyte Biology8.415
66 Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry8.227
67 Structure7.777
68 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Cell Research7.688
69 Plant and Cell Physiology7.449
70 Molecular Cancer Research7.343
71 Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering7.308
72 Skeletal Muscle7.044
73 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-RNA7.014
74 Stem Cells6.904
75 Cell Stress & Chaperones6.852
76 Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling6.839
77 Cytokine6.728
78 Platelets6.665
79 Cellular Signalling6.653
80 American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology6.556
81 Mediators of Inflammation6.524
82 Stem Cell Reviews and Reports6.498
83 Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics6.474
84 Journal of Cellular Physiology6.362
85 Aging-US6.250
86 Bioscience Reports6.176
87 Microbial Cell6.125
88 International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology6.107
89 Cell and Tissue Research6.065
90 Journal of Membrane Biology6.060
- Molecular Biology of the Cell6.060
92 Molecular and Cellular Probes6.049
93 Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine5.961
94 Experimental Cell Research5.954
95 Journal of Cell Science5.883
96 Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology5.826
97 Cell Cycle5.756
98 Animal Cells and Systems5.632
99 Nitric Oxide-Biology and Chemistry5.589
100 Cell Biology International5.532
101 Cell Calcium5.500
102 Differentiation5.339
103 Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes5.331
104 Histopathology5.305
105 Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine5.267
106 FASEB Journal5.229
107 Journal of Structural Biology5.214
108 Tissue Engineering Part C-Methods5.213
109 Cell and Tissue Banking5.177
110 Journal of Cellular Biochemistry5.164
111 Disease Models & Mechanisms5.051
112 World Journal of Stem Cells5.011
113 Cell Biochemistry and Function4.945
114 BMC Molecular and Cell Biology4.888
115 Cellular Immunology4.880
116 Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology4.815
117 Histochemistry and Cell Biology4.804
118 Tissue Engineering Part A4.791
119 Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators4.759
120 Cell Adhesion & Migration4.741
121 FEBS Letters4.662
122 Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity4.623
123 Acta Histochemica4.616
124 Wound Repair and Regeneration4.606
125 Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids4.528
126 Tissue & Cell4.524
127 Physiological Genomics4.336
128 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids4.181
129 Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy4.092
130 IUBMB Life4.048
131 Development Genes and Evolution4.000
132 Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility3.982
133 Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research3.910
134 Protoplasma3.836
135 Molecular Reproduction and Development3.708
136 Traffic3.700
137 Analytical Cellular Pathology3.649
138 Biochemistry and Cell Biology3.552
139 Immunology and Cell Biology3.537
140 Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research3.512
141 Connective Tissue Research3.422
142 In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant3.296
143 Growth Factors3.282
144 Cellular Microbiology3.221
145 Zygote3.085
146 Growth Hormone & Igf Research3.064
147 Cytometry Part A3.037
148 Cell Structure and Function2.986
149 Cytogenetic and Genome Research2.898
150 Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction2.878
151 Biopreservation and Biobanking2.840
152 HLA2.771
153 Pathobiology2.770
154 In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Animal2.680
155 Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry2.654
156 Journal of Molecular Histology2.475
157 Cellular and Molecular Biology2.391
158 Journal of Histotechnology2.349
159 Biology of the Cell2.218
160 Development Growth & Differentiation2.068
161 Cytotechnology2.039
162 Biotechnic & Histochemistry2.029
163 IET Systems Biology1.943
164 Cells Tissues Organs1.923
165 Cytopathology1.915
166 Genes to Cells1.904
167 Cytoskeleton1.570
168 Cytotherapy1.533
169 European Journal of Histochemistry1.431
170 Stem Cell Research1.345
171 Biologicheskie Membrany0.237
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