Cell Biology: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Cell	174
2	Nature Medicine	169
3	Cancer Cell	105
4	Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology	93
-	Cell Metabolism	93
6	Science Translational Medicine	90
7	Molecular Cell	89
8	Cell Death & Disease	83
9	Cell Stem Cell	77
10	Ageing Research Reviews	74
11	Nature Cell Biology	71
12	Current Biology	64
13	Stem Cell Research & Therapy	58
-	Plant Cell	58
15	Journal of Extracellular Vesicles	57
-	Cell Death and Differentiation	57
17	Autophagy	56
18	Developmental Cell	55
-	Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences	55
20	EMBO Journal	54
-	Trends in Cell Biology	54
-	Nature Structural & Molecular Biology	54
23	Oncogene	50
24	Cell Communication and Signaling	48
25	Journal of Cell Biology	46
-	Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity	46
-	Aging Cell	46
-	Current Opinion in Structural Biology	46
29	EMBO Reports	44
-	Trends in Molecular Medicine	44
31	Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology	43
32	Cell Research	41
33	Aging-US	40
-	Neural Regeneration Research	40
-	Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine	40
36	Cytokine	37
-	Cell Proliferation	37
38	Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters	36
-	Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews	36
-	FASEB Journal	36
41	Molecular Medicine	35
42	Genes & Development	34
-	Journal of Cellular Physiology	34
-	American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology	34
-	Science Signaling	34
46	Journal of Cell Science	33
-	Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology	33
-	Current Opinion in Cell Biology	33
49	Mechanisms of Ageing and Development	32
-	Cellular Signalling	32

51	Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology	31
-	Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry	31
-	Structure	31
-	Bioscience Reports	31
55	Inflammation Research	30
-	Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology	30
57	Mediators of Inflammation	29
58	FEBS Letters	28
-	American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology	28
-	Inflammation	28
-	Apoptosis	28
-	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Cell Research	28
63	Experimental Cell Research	27
-	Plant and Cell Physiology	27
-	Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology	27
-	Tissue Engineering Part B-Reviews	27
67	Disease Models & Mechanisms	26
-	Molecular Cancer Research	26
-	Mitochondrion	26
-	Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology	26
71	Histopathology	25
-	Current Opinion in Genetics & Development	25
-	Molecular Biology of the Cell	25
74	Cell Biology and Toxicology	24
-	Cell Cycle	24
-	Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-RNA	24
-	World Journal of Stem Cells	24
-	Cell Biology International	24
-	Protein & Cell	24
-	Tissue & Cell	24
81	Journal of Cellular Biochemistry	23
-	Journal of Leukocyte Biology	23
-	Journal of Structural Biology	23
-	Cytotherapy	23
85	European Journal of Cell Biology	22
-	IUBMB Life	22
-	Matrix Biology	22
-	Cell and Tissue Research	22
89	Cell Calcium	21
-	International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology	21
-	Nitric Oxide-Biology and Chemistry	21
-	Stem Cells	21
93	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids	20
-	Cellular Immunology	20
-	Tissue Engineering Part A	20
-	Cell Biochemistry and Function	20
97	Wound Repair and Regeneration	19
98	Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling	18
-	Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine	18
100	Immunology and Cell Biology	17
-	Platelets	17
-	Cell Stress & Chaperones	17
-	Cytometry Part A	17
-	DNA and Cell Biology	17
-	Molecular Reproduction and Development	17
106	Molecular and Cellular Probes	16
-	Skeletal Muscle	16
-	Histochemistry and Cell Biology	16
-	Acta Histochemica	16
-	Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research	16
111	Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics	15
-	Protoplasma	15
-	Journal of Membrane Biology	15
-	Journal of Molecular Histology	15
-	Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids	15
116	Nucleus	14
-	Physiological Genomics	14
-	Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators	14
-	Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering	14
-	Tissue Engineering Part C-Methods	14
-	Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy	14
-	In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant	14
-	Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes	14
124	Animal Cells and Systems	13
-	Biochemistry and Cell Biology	13
-	Cellular and Molecular Biology	13
-	Traffic	13
128	Cell and Tissue Banking	12
-	Differentiation	12
-	European Journal of Histochemistry	12
-	Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research	12
-	Stem Cell Research	12
133	Genes to Cells	11
-	In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Animal	11
-	Biopreservation and Biobanking	11
-	Zygote	11
-	Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry	11
-	Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction	11
-	Biology of the Cell	11
-	Pathobiology	11
-	Cells Tissues Organs	11
-	Cellular Microbiology	11
-	Connective Tissue Research	11
144	Cytopathology	10
-	Cytotechnology	10
-	Development Growth & Differentiation	10
-	Biotechnic & Histochemistry	10
-	Cytoskeleton	10
149	Growth Hormone & Igf Research	8
-	Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility	8
-	Growth Factors	8
-	IET Systems Biology	8
153	Cytologia	7
-	Cytogenetic and Genome Research	7
-	Cell Adhesion & Migration	7
156	Cell Structure and Function	6
157	Journal of Histotechnology	5
-	Development Genes and Evolution	5
159	Biologicheskie Membrany	2