New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology69.986
2 Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy63.487
3 Cell63.132
4 Cancer Cell48.274
5 Cell Metabolism44.027
6 Cell Research43.222
7 Nature Medicine42.073
8 Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters33.325
9 Science Translational Medicine29.106
10 Cell Stem Cell28.907
11 Molecular Cell26.287
12 Ageing Research Reviews26.114
13 EMBO Journal24.408
14 Journal of Extracellular Vesicles23.650
15 Cell Death and Differentiation23.454
16 Nature Cell Biology22.585
17 Trends in Cell Biology21.316
18 Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology21.244
19 Molecular Medicine19.809
20 Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews19.198
21 Cell Discovery17.425
22 Cell Death & Disease16.706
23 Developmental Cell16.452
24 Plant Cell16.040
25 Autophagy15.813
26 EMBO Reports15.287
27 Cell Reports15.177
28 Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences15.123
29 Current Opinion in Structural Biology14.925
30 Cell Biology and Toxicology14.911
31 Nature Structural & Molecular Biology14.788
32 Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology14.273
33 Cell Systems13.986
34 Trends in Molecular Medicine13.651
35 Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity12.936
36 Cell Death Discovery12.781
37 Cell Communication and Signaling12.750
38 Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology12.425
39 Tissue Engineering Part B-Reviews11.869
40 Oncogene11.638
41 Journal of Cell Biology11.485
42 Cells11.289
43 Stem Cell Research & Therapy11.286
44 Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology11.221
45 Inflammation11.209
46 Apoptosis10.998
47 Current Biology10.873
48 Stem Cell Reports10.585
49 Aging Cell10.568
50 Mechanisms of Ageing and Development10.475
51 Genes & Development10.356
52 Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology9.742
53 Matrix Biology9.342
54 Skeletal Muscle9.306
55 Journal of Leukocyte Biology9.298
56 European Journal of Cell Biology9.232
57 Science Signaling9.188
58 Current Opinion in Cell Biology8.993
59 Nucleus8.990
60 American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology8.800
61 Inflammation Research8.793
62 Cell Proliferation8.578
63 Current Opinion in Genetics & Development8.484
64 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-RNA8.322
65 Neural Regeneration Research8.306
66 Mitochondrion8.239
67 Cancer & Metabolism8.196
68 Molecular Cancer Research8.146
69 Protein & Cell8.102
70 Cellular Oncology7.782
71 Mediators of Inflammation7.397
72 Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering7.346
73 Structure7.183
74 Stem Cell Reviews and Reports7.100
75 Cytokine7.024
76 Plant and Cell Physiology7.006
77 Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine6.810
78 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Cell Research6.737
79 Cell Cycle6.619
80 Bioscience Reports6.452
81 Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology6.447
82 Cell Stress & Chaperones6.353
83 Stem Cells6.346
84 Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry6.320
85 Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling6.301
86 Nitric Oxide-Biology and Chemistry6.288
87 Cell and Tissue Research6.235
88 Cellular Signalling6.171
89 Journal of Cellular Physiology5.864
90 Aging-US5.843
91 Cell Calcium5.830
92 Cell Adhesion & Migration5.816
93 Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine5.748
94 Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology5.653
95 Journal of Structural Biology5.637
96 Disease Models & Mechanisms5.596
97 Journal of Cell Science5.589
98 Platelets5.576
99 International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology5.555
100 Journal of Membrane Biology5.484
101 World Journal of Stem Cells5.451
102 Molecular Biology of the Cell5.262
103 Cell Biology International5.238
104 Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes5.199
105 Histopathology5.082
106 American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology5.073
107 Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids5.060
108 BMC Molecular and Cell Biology5.049
109 Animal Cells and Systems4.920
110 Experimental Cell Research4.913
111 Molecular and Cellular Probes4.894
112 Acta Histochemica4.831
113 FEBS Letters4.800
114 Cellular Immunology4.777
115 Journal of Cellular Biochemistry4.750
116 Tissue Engineering Part A4.658
117 Wound Repair and Regeneration4.637
118 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids4.597
119 Tissue & Cell4.568
120 Microbial Cell4.565
121 Tissue Engineering Part C-Methods4.518
122 DNA and Cell Biology4.422
123 Analytical Cellular Pathology4.326
124 Cell Biochemistry and Function4.322
125 Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics4.276
126 Cell and Tissue Banking4.237
127 IUBMB Life4.078
128 Differentiation4.059
129 Protoplasma4.044
130 Histochemistry and Cell Biology4.005
131 Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators3.939
132 Physiological Genomics3.913
133 Traffic3.884
134 Growth Factors3.800
135 Molecular Reproduction and Development3.785
136 Pathobiology3.725
137 Biochemistry and Cell Biology3.624
138 Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research3.454
139 Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research3.431
140 Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy3.413
141 Cell Structure and Function3.298
142 In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant3.297
143 Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility3.178
144 Immunology and Cell Biology3.153
145 Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction2.989
146 Cellular Microbiology2.974
147 Connective Tissue Research2.898
148 HLA2.839
149 Growth Hormone & Igf Research2.821
150 Development Genes and Evolution2.738
151 Cytometry Part A2.664
152 Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry2.635
153 Zygote2.600
154 European Journal of Histochemistry2.504
155 IET Systems Biology2.348
156 Biopreservation and Biobanking2.317
157 In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Animal2.262
158 Journal of Molecular Histology2.185
159 FASEB Journal2.160
160 Biotechnic & Histochemistry2.115
161 Cytotechnology2.109
162 Cellular and Molecular Biology2.100
163 Development Growth & Differentiation2.051
164 Cytogenetic and Genome Research2.010
165 Genes to Cells1.883
166 Cells Tissues Organs1.855
167 Biology of the Cell1.702
168 Cytopathology1.633
169 Journal of Histotechnology1.579
170 Cytotherapy1.364
171 Stem Cell Research1.306
172 Cytoskeleton1.258
173 Cytologia1.183
174 Biologicheskie Membrany0.198
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