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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology73.404
2 Cell62.415
3 Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy60.890
4 Cancer Cell47.546
5 Cell Metabolism43.510
6 Nature Medicine41.686
7 Cell Research41.667
8 Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters31.937
9 Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology30.104
10 Cell Stem Cell29.271
11 Science Translational Medicine29.105
12 Molecular Cell26.481
13 Ageing Research Reviews24.575
14 EMBO Journal23.884
15 Journal of Extracellular Vesicles23.740
16 Cell Death and Differentiation22.987
17 Nature Cell Biology21.900
18 Trends in Cell Biology20.609
19 Molecular Medicine19.172
20 Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews18.681
21 Cell Discovery17.108
22 Cell Death & Disease16.682
23 Developmental Cell16.140
24 Autophagy15.801
25 Plant Cell15.594
26 Cell Reports15.257
27 EMBO Reports15.153
28 Cell Biology and Toxicology14.834
29 Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences14.765
30 Nature Structural & Molecular Biology14.535
31 Current Opinion in Structural Biology14.483
32 Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology14.437
33 Cell Systems13.813
34 Trends in Molecular Medicine13.656
35 Cell Death Discovery12.791
36 Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology12.386
37 Tissue Engineering Part B-Reviews12.355
38 Cell Communication and Signaling12.349
- Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity12.349
40 Oncogene11.749
41 Cells11.705
42 Journal of Cell Biology11.329
43 Stem Cell Research & Therapy11.236
44 Current Biology11.069
45 Mechanisms of Ageing and Development10.898
46 Inflammation10.814
47 Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology10.802
48 Apoptosis10.513
49 Stem Cell Reports10.472
50 Aging Cell10.453
51 Genes & Development10.294
52 Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology9.725
53 Current Opinion in Cell Biology9.345
54 Matrix Biology9.205
55 Skeletal Muscle9.137
56 Science Signaling9.069
57 Journal of Leukocyte Biology9.056
58 Inflammation Research8.713
59 European Journal of Cell Biology8.704
60 Nucleus8.588
61 American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology8.562
62 Protein & Cell8.432
63 Cell Proliferation8.339
64 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-RNA8.160
65 Mitochondrion8.074
66 Neural Regeneration Research7.985
67 Cancer & Metabolism7.963
68 Current Opinion in Genetics & Development7.956
69 Molecular Cancer Research7.920
70 Cellular Oncology7.587
71 Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering7.309
72 Mediators of Inflammation7.204
73 Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine7.167
74 Cytokine7.040
75 Structure6.993
76 Stem Cell Reviews and Reports6.890
77 Plant and Cell Physiology6.877
78 Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling6.676
79 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Cell Research6.568
80 Cell Cycle6.414
81 Cellular Signalling6.309
82 Bioscience Reports6.284
83 Stem Cells6.265
84 Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology6.206
85 Nitric Oxide-Biology and Chemistry6.155
86 Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry6.109
87 Cell and Tissue Research6.060
88 Cell Stress & Chaperones6.048
89 Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine5.913
90 Journal of Cellular Physiology5.882
91 Aging-US5.870
92 Cell Calcium5.669
93 Journal of Cell Science5.568
94 World Journal of Stem Cells5.565
95 Cell Adhesion & Migration5.563
96 Disease Models & Mechanisms5.535
97 International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology5.522
98 Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology5.460
99 Journal of Structural Biology5.402
100 Journal of Membrane Biology5.317
101 BMC Molecular and Cell Biology5.255
102 American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology5.228
103 Molecular Biology of the Cell5.191
104 Cell Biology International5.186
105 Platelets5.185
106 Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes5.000
107 Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids4.995
108 Histopathology4.948
109 Cellular Immunology4.913
110 Acta Histochemica4.880
111 Molecular and Cellular Probes4.876
112 FEBS Letters4.833
113 Animal Cells and Systems4.757
114 Tissue Engineering Part A4.738
115 Journal of Cellular Biochemistry4.725
116 Tissue & Cell4.626
117 Wound Repair and Regeneration4.531
118 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids4.516
- Tissue Engineering Part C-Methods4.516
120 Analytical Cellular Pathology4.330
- DNA and Cell Biology4.330
122 Cell Biochemistry and Function4.254
123 Microbial Cell4.252
124 IUBMB Life4.086
125 Molecular Reproduction and Development4.013
126 Protoplasma3.990
127 Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics3.988
128 Cell and Tissue Banking3.953
129 Traffic3.937
130 Biochemistry and Cell Biology3.935
131 Histochemistry and Cell Biology3.912
132 Physiological Genomics3.869
133 Differentiation3.823
134 Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators3.751
135 Pathobiology3.586
136 Growth Factors3.571
137 Experimental Cell Research3.455
138 Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research3.327
- Cell Structure and Function3.327
140 Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research3.298
141 Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy3.293
142 In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant3.214
143 Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility3.165
144 Immunology and Cell Biology3.024
145 Cellular Microbiology2.987
146 Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction2.933
147 Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry2.855
148 Cytometry Part A2.836
149 HLA2.776
150 Connective Tissue Research2.760
151 Growth Hormone & Igf Research2.725
152 Development Genes and Evolution2.698
153 Zygote2.543
154 European Journal of Histochemistry2.489
155 IET Systems Biology2.369
156 Biopreservation and Biobanking2.311
157 In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Animal2.227
158 Journal of Molecular Histology2.191
159 FASEB Journal2.116
160 Biotechnic & Histochemistry2.102
161 Development Growth & Differentiation2.094
162 Cytotechnology2.083
163 Cellular and Molecular Biology1.998
164 Cytogenetic and Genome Research1.876
165 Cells Tissues Organs1.846
166 Genes to Cells1.824
167 Biology of the Cell1.735
168 Cytopathology1.561
169 Journal of Histotechnology1.436
170 Stem Cell Research1.347
171 Cytotherapy1.325
172 Cytoskeleton1.171
173 Cytologia1.121
174 Biologicheskie Membrany0.191
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