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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology73.808
2 Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy66.510
3 Cell65.665
4 Cancer Cell50.715
5 Cell Research48.636
6 Cell Metabolism45.144
7 Nature Medicine44.682
8 Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters36.455
9 Cell Stem Cell29.320
10 Science Translational Medicine28.690
11 Molecular Cell26.955
12 EMBO Journal26.119
13 Ageing Research Reviews24.340
14 Cell Death and Differentiation23.711
15 Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology23.610
16 Journal of Extracellular Vesicles23.106
17 Nature Cell Biology22.932
18 Trends in Cell Biology22.576
19 Molecular Medicine21.091
20 Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews19.304
21 Cell Discovery18.423
22 Plant Cell16.912
23 Developmental Cell16.835
24 Cell Death & Disease16.820
25 EMBO Reports16.422
26 Autophagy16.380
27 Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences16.126
28 Cell Biology and Toxicology15.572
29 Nature Structural & Molecular Biology15.263
30 Cell Reports15.118
31 Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology15.096
32 Current Opinion in Structural Biology15.094
33 Trends in Molecular Medicine14.330
34 Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity13.758
35 Cell Communication and Signaling13.612
36 Cell Systems13.494
37 Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology13.486
38 Cell Death Discovery13.349
39 Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology12.809
40 Apoptosis12.463
41 Inflammation12.152
42 Oncogene12.044
43 Cells11.887
44 Journal of Cell Biology11.580
45 Stem Cell Research & Therapy11.507
46 Tissue Engineering Part B-Reviews11.058
47 Current Biology10.636
48 Stem Cell Reports10.521
49 Aging Cell10.430
50 Matrix Biology10.183
51 Nucleus9.913
52 Genes & Development9.852
53 Journal of Leukocyte Biology9.785
54 European Journal of Cell Biology9.717
55 Mechanisms of Ageing and Development9.710
56 Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology9.443
57 Inflammation Research9.310
58 American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology9.192
59 Current Opinion in Cell Biology9.154
60 Science Signaling9.109
61 Neural Regeneration Research8.947
62 Cellular Oncology8.815
63 Mitochondrion8.692
64 Protein & Cell8.639
65 Cancer & Metabolism8.626
66 Molecular Cancer Research8.588
67 Cell Proliferation8.558
68 Current Opinion in Genetics & Development8.381
69 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-RNA8.253
70 Skeletal Muscle7.677
71 Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering7.617
72 Stem Cell Reviews and Reports7.509
73 Structure7.487
74 Mediators of Inflammation7.473
75 Plant and Cell Physiology7.282
76 Stem Cells7.020
77 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Cell Research7.019
78 Cytokine6.927
79 Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry6.731
80 Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling6.655
81 Cell Cycle6.633
82 Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology6.591
83 Cell and Tissue Research6.504
84 Cell Adhesion & Migration6.469
85 Bioscience Reports6.379
86 Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine6.132
87 Cellular Signalling6.112
88 Nitric Oxide-Biology and Chemistry6.109
89 Cell Stress & Chaperones6.075
90 Aging-US5.964
91 Platelets5.955
92 Journal of Cellular Physiology5.917
93 Journal of Membrane Biology5.872
94 Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine5.854
95 Cell Calcium5.819
96 Disease Models & Mechanisms5.620
97 Journal of Cell Science5.595
98 Experimental Cell Research5.560
99 Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes5.486
100 Cell Biology International5.420
101 American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology5.416
102 Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology5.377
103 International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology5.330
104 Molecular Biology of the Cell5.317
105 BMC Molecular and Cell Biology5.313
106 World Journal of Stem Cells5.207
107 Journal of Structural Biology5.191
108 Molecular and Cellular Probes5.180
109 Cellular Immunology5.068
110 Animal Cells and Systems5.049
111 Wound Repair and Regeneration5.041
112 Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids5.010
113 Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics4.969
114 Acta Histochemica4.898
115 FEBS Letters4.875
116 Histopathology4.874
117 Microbial Cell4.783
118 Tissue Engineering Part C-Methods4.757
119 Journal of Cellular Biochemistry4.748
120 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids4.655
121 Cell and Tissue Banking4.599
122 DNA and Cell Biology4.560
123 Cell Biochemistry and Function4.550
124 Tissue & Cell4.534
- Tissue Engineering Part A4.534
126 Differentiation4.403
127 Analytical Cellular Pathology4.370
128 Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators4.191
129 Traffic4.179
130 Protoplasma4.152
- IUBMB Life4.152
132 Physiological Genomics4.004
133 Histochemistry and Cell Biology3.980
134 Molecular Reproduction and Development3.944
135 Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research3.942
136 Growth Factors3.880
137 Biochemistry and Cell Biology3.732
138 Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy3.725
139 Cell Structure and Function3.550
140 Pathobiology3.492
141 Development Genes and Evolution3.425
142 Immunology and Cell Biology3.418
143 Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility3.408
144 Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction3.291
145 Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research3.287
146 In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant3.178
147 Cellular Microbiology3.056
148 Connective Tissue Research3.049
149 Growth Hormone & Igf Research3.047
150 Cytometry Part A2.915
151 HLA2.757
152 Zygote2.724
153 Biopreservation and Biobanking2.555
154 Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry2.538
155 Journal of Molecular Histology2.440
156 In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Animal2.401
157 IET Systems Biology2.397
158 Cytotechnology2.269
159 Cellular and Molecular Biology2.268
160 Biotechnic & Histochemistry2.233
161 Cytogenetic and Genome Research2.217
162 FASEB Journal2.186
163 Genes to Cells1.985
164 Cells Tissues Organs1.947
165 Development Growth & Differentiation1.938
166 European Journal of Histochemistry1.927
167 Journal of Histotechnology1.833
168 Biology of the Cell1.797
169 Cytopathology1.638
170 Cytotherapy1.445
171 Cytoskeleton1.322
172 Stem Cell Research1.318
173 Cytologia1.009
174 Biologicheskie Membrany0.244
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