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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Cell	172
2	Nature Medicine	168
3	Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy	156
4	Cancer Cell	105
5	Cells	100
6	Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology	93
7	Cell Metabolism	92
8	Molecular Cell	91
9	Science Translational Medicine	90
10	Cell Reports	86
11	Cell Death & Disease	84
12	Ageing Research Reviews	75
-	Cell Stem Cell	75
14	Nature Cell Biology	70
15	Current Biology	66
16	Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology	65
17	Plant Cell	60
18	Cell Death and Differentiation	58
19	Stem Cell Research & Therapy	57
20	EMBO Journal	56
-	Journal of Extracellular Vesicles	56
-	Autophagy	56
-	Cell Death Discovery	56
-	Trends in Cell Biology	56
25	Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences	54
-	Developmental Cell	54
27	Nature Structural & Molecular Biology	53
28	Cell Communication and Signaling	50
29	Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity	48
-	Aging Cell	48
-	Oncogene	48
32	Journal of Cell Biology	46
33	Current Opinion in Structural Biology	45
34	EMBO Reports	44
-	Trends in Molecular Medicine	44
-	Cell Discovery	44
37	Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology	43
38	Neural Regeneration Research	41
39	Cell Systems	40
40	Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine	39
-	Aging-US	39
42	FASEB Journal	37
-	Cell Proliferation	37
44	Stem Cell Reports	36
-	Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews	36
-	American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology	36
-	Cell Research	36
-	Science Signaling	36
-	Cytokine	36
50	Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters	35

51	Molecular Medicine	34
52	Journal of Cellular Physiology	33
-	Mechanisms of Ageing and Development	33
-	Cellular Signalling	33
-	Genes & Development	33
-	Journal of Cell Science	33
-	Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology	33
58	Current Opinion in Cell Biology	32
-	Structure	32
60	Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry	31
-	Inflammation Research	31
-	Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology	31
63	Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology	30
-	Stem Cell Reviews and Reports	30
65	Apoptosis	29
-	FEBS Letters	29
-	Mediators of Inflammation	29
68	Inflammation	28
-	American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology	28
-	Bioscience Reports	28
-	Experimental Cell Research	28
-	Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology	28
73	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Cell Research	27
-	Tissue Engineering Part B-Reviews	27
-	Disease Models & Mechanisms	27
76	Histopathology	26
-	Plant and Cell Physiology	26
-	Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology	26
-	Protein & Cell	26
-	Current Opinion in Genetics & Development	26
81	Cell Biology and Toxicology	25
82	Cytotherapy	24
-	Molecular Cancer Research	24
-	Tissue & Cell	24
-	European Journal of Cell Biology	24
-	Journal of Cellular Biochemistry	24
-	Journal of Leukocyte Biology	24
-	Mitochondrion	24
-	Molecular Biology of the Cell	24
-	Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-RNA	24
91	Cell Cycle	23
-	Cellular Oncology	23
93	Cell and Tissue Research	22
-	Cell Biology International	22
-	World Journal of Stem Cells	22
-	Journal of Structural Biology	22
-	Matrix Biology	22
-	Cell Calcium	22
99	International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology	21
-	Cell Biochemistry and Function	21
-	IUBMB Life	21
102	Cellular Immunology	20
-	Stem Cells	20
-	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids	20
-	Nitric Oxide-Biology and Chemistry	20
106	Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine	19
-	Molecular Reproduction and Development	19
108	DNA and Cell Biology	18
-	Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling	18
-	Cancer & Metabolism	18
-	Cytometry Part A	18
-	Wound Repair and Regeneration	18
-	Tissue Engineering Part A	18
114	Platelets	17
-	Histochemistry and Cell Biology	17
-	Acta Histochemica	17
-	Cell Stress & Chaperones	17
118	Molecular and Cellular Probes	16
-	Protoplasma	16
-	Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research	16
121	Nucleus	15
-	Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators	15
-	Immunology and Cell Biology	15
-	Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics	15
-	Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy	15
126	In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant	14
-	Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes	14
-	Animal Cells and Systems	14
-	Journal of Membrane Biology	14
-	Biochemistry and Cell Biology	14
-	Journal of Molecular Histology	14
-	BMC Molecular and Cell Biology	14
-	Physiological Genomics	14
-	Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering	14
-	Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids	14
-	Cellular and Molecular Biology	14
-	Skeletal Muscle	14
-	Tissue Engineering Part C-Methods	14
139	Traffic	13
-	HLA	13
-	Analytical Cellular Pathology	13
142	Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research	12
-	Microbial Cell	12
-	Connective Tissue Research	12
-	Cell and Tissue Banking	12
-	Pathobiology	12
-	Stem Cell Research	12
148	Differentiation	11
-	European Journal of Histochemistry	11
-	Genes to Cells	11
-	Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry	11
-	Cytotechnology	11
-	In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Animal	11
154	Biology of the Cell	10
-	Cells Tissues Organs	10
-	Cytoskeleton	10
-	Development Growth & Differentiation	10
-	Biopreservation and Biobanking	10
159	Zygote	9
-	Growth Hormone & Igf Research	9
-	Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction	9
-	Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility	9
-	Biotechnic & Histochemistry	9
-	Cellular Microbiology	9
-	Cytopathology	9
166	IET Systems Biology	8
167	Cell Adhesion & Migration	7
-	Cytogenetic and Genome Research	7
-	Growth Factors	7
-	Cytologia	7
171	Development Genes and Evolution	6
-	Cell Structure and Function	6
173	Journal of Histotechnology	5
174	Biologicheskie Membrany	2