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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology76.032
2 Cell62.433
3 Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy56.194
4 Cancer Cell45.775
5 Cell Metabolism43.058
6 Nature Medicine40.784
7 Cell Research35.455
8 Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology32.253
9 Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters30.409
10 Science Translational Medicine29.396
11 Cell Stem Cell29.333
12 Molecular Cell26.955
13 EMBO Journal24.858
14 Journal of Extracellular Vesicles24.369
15 Ageing Research Reviews24.344
16 Cell Death and Differentiation23.181
17 Nature Cell Biology20.992
18 Trends in Cell Biology19.548
19 Molecular Medicine18.763
20 Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews17.663
21 Cell Discovery16.796
22 Developmental Cell15.866
23 Cell Death & Disease15.840
24 Cell Reports15.395
25 Nature Structural & Molecular Biology15.326
26 Autophagy15.093
27 EMBO Reports14.855
28 Plant Cell14.841
29 Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology14.830
30 Cell Systems14.728
31 Current Opinion in Structural Biology14.242
32 Cell Biology and Toxicology13.931
33 Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences13.750
34 Trends in Molecular Medicine13.677
35 Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology13.305
36 Tissue Engineering Part B-Reviews12.167
37 Cell Death Discovery11.991
38 Oncogene11.784
39 Cells11.601
40 Mechanisms of Ageing and Development11.542
41 Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity11.448
42 Stem Cell Reports11.418
43 Stem Cell Research & Therapy11.334
44 Journal of Cell Biology11.232
45 Cell Communication and Signaling11.143
46 Current Biology10.857
47 Genes & Development10.660
48 Aging Cell10.582
49 Apoptosis10.480
50 Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology9.952
51 Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology9.716
52 Journal of Leukocyte Biology9.653
53 Current Opinion in Cell Biology9.631
54 Science Signaling9.189
55 Inflammation9.096
56 European Journal of Cell Biology8.947
57 Skeletal Muscle8.912
58 Protein & Cell8.770
59 Inflammation Research8.671
60 Matrix Biology8.627
61 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-RNA8.518
62 Cell Proliferation8.502
63 American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology8.498
64 Mediators of Inflammation8.368
65 Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering8.181
66 Nucleus7.970
67 Current Opinion in Genetics & Development7.950
68 Mitochondrion7.926
69 Cancer & Metabolism7.780
70 Stem Cell Reviews and Reports7.488
71 Neural Regeneration Research7.481
72 Molecular Cancer Research7.420
73 Cellular Oncology7.285
74 Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine7.184
75 Structure7.096
76 Cytokine7.052
77 Plant and Cell Physiology6.914
78 Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling6.717
79 Cell Cycle6.604
80 Cellular Signalling6.418
81 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Cell Research6.262
82 Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology6.230
83 Bioscience Reports6.188
84 Nitric Oxide-Biology and Chemistry6.143
85 Stem Cells6.109
86 Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine6.093
87 Cell and Tissue Research6.080
- World Journal of Stem Cells6.080
89 Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry6.045
90 Aging-US6.029
91 Journal of Cellular Physiology6.028
92 Cell Stress & Chaperones5.830
93 Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology5.727
94 Journal of Structural Biology5.720
95 Experimental Cell Research5.706
96 Journal of Cell Science5.567
97 Disease Models & Mechanisms5.544
98 International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology5.507
99 Cell Calcium5.365
100 Platelets5.342
101 Tissue Engineering Part A5.252
102 Cell Biology International5.250
103 Molecular Biology of the Cell5.238
104 BMC Molecular and Cell Biology5.195
105 American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology5.112
106 Journal of Membrane Biology5.111
107 Molecular and Cellular Probes5.000
108 Cell Adhesion & Migration4.958
109 Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids4.957
110 Animal Cells and Systems4.890
111 Cellular Immunology4.874
112 Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes4.795
113 Histopathology4.756
114 FEBS Letters4.744
115 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids4.727
116 Acta Histochemica4.719
117 DNA and Cell Biology4.686
118 Tissue & Cell4.593
119 Journal of Cellular Biochemistry4.555
120 IUBMB Life4.482
121 Microbial Cell4.320
122 Wound Repair and Regeneration4.217
123 Analytical Cellular Pathology4.144
124 Tissue Engineering Part C-Methods4.067
125 Molecular Reproduction and Development4.032
126 Cell Biochemistry and Function3.992
127 Protoplasma3.913
128 Traffic3.863
129 Biochemistry and Cell Biology3.779
130 Physiological Genomics3.771
131 Histochemistry and Cell Biology3.753
132 Differentiation3.607
133 Cell and Tissue Banking3.605
134 Pathobiology3.580
135 European Journal of Histochemistry3.562
136 Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics3.487
137 Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research3.474
138 Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators3.458
139 Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy3.321
140 In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant3.318
141 Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry3.256
142 Cellular Microbiology3.255
143 Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research3.114
144 Immunology and Cell Biology3.094
145 Cell Structure and Function3.093
146 Growth Factors3.014
147 Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction3.000
148 Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility2.968
149 Connective Tissue Research2.904
150 Cytometry Part A2.813
151 HLA2.773
152 Growth Hormone & Igf Research2.762
153 Development Genes and Evolution2.591
154 Zygote2.500
155 Journal of Molecular Histology2.365
156 Biopreservation and Biobanking2.310
157 IET Systems Biology2.296
158 Cells Tissues Organs2.241
159 FASEB Journal2.185
160 In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Animal2.176
161 Cytotechnology2.078
162 Development Growth & Differentiation2.039
163 Biotechnic & Histochemistry1.966
164 Genes to Cells1.892
165 Cellular and Molecular Biology1.831
166 Biology of the Cell1.586
167 Cytogenetic and Genome Research1.564
168 Cytopathology1.489
169 Journal of Histotechnology1.414
170 Stem Cell Research1.410
171 Cytotherapy1.286
172 Cytologia1.208
173 Cytoskeleton1.133
174 Biologicheskie Membrany0.176
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