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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Nature Medicine	173
2	Cell	167
-	Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy	167
4	Cancer Cell	107
5	Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology	96
-	Cells	96
7	Cell Metabolism	91
8	Molecular Cell	89
-	Science Translational Medicine	89
10	Cell Reports	86
11	Cell Death & Disease	85
12	Cell Stem Cell	75
-	Ageing Research Reviews	75
14	Nature Cell Biology	73
15	Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology	66
16	Current Biology	64
17	Plant Cell	62
18	Trends in Cell Biology	59
19	Autophagy	58
-	Cell Death Discovery	58
-	Cell Communication and Signaling	58
-	Cell Death and Differentiation	58
23	Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences	57
-	Stem Cell Research & Therapy	57
25	Developmental Cell	56
-	EMBO Journal	56
27	Journal of Extracellular Vesicles	54
28	Nature Structural & Molecular Biology	53
-	Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity	53
30	Aging Cell	50
-	Oncogene	50
32	Journal of Cell Biology	45
-	Neural Regeneration Research	45
-	Trends in Molecular Medicine	45
35	Cell Discovery	44
-	Current Opinion in Structural Biology	44
37	Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology	42
38	EMBO Reports	41
39	American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology	38
-	Cell Systems	38
41	Cell Proliferation	37
-	Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine	37
-	FASEB Journal	37
44	Science Signaling	36
-	Aging-US	36
-	Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters	36
47	Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews	35
48	Journal of Cell Science	34
-	Genes & Development	34
-	Stem Cell Reports	34

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