New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

Cell Biology

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)
Rank Journal Papers
1 Cells10264
2 Cell Reports6226
3 Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology5333
4 Cell Death & Disease4012
5 Current Biology3689
6 FASEB Journal3603
7 Cytotherapy3315
8 Nature Medicine2797
9 Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine2476
10 Aging-US2245
11 Stem Cell Research & Therapy2152
12 Cell Death Discovery2122
13 Cell Communication and Signaling2117
14 Neural Regeneration Research2090
15 Cell2059
16 HLA1987
17 Cellular Signalling1840
18 Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy1719
19 Molecular Cell1605
20 Journal of Cell Science1565
21 Aging Cell1521
22 Oncogene1464
23 Tissue & Cell1409
24 Plant Cell1329
25 Cellular and Molecular Biology1313
- Experimental Cell Research1313
27 Science Translational Medicine1286
28 Ageing Research Reviews1257
29 FEBS Letters1212
30 Stem Cell Research1174
31 Histopathology1146
32 American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology1138
33 Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences1090
34 Journal of Cell Biology1073
35 Autophagy1059
36 Nature Cell Biology1050
37 Nature Structural & Molecular Biology1037
38 Cytokine983
39 Developmental Cell970
40 Journal of Cellular Physiology959
41 Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology942
42 Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry872
43 Cell Proliferation847
44 Cell Metabolism830
45 Disease Models & Mechanisms827
46 Structure824
47 Cancer Cell815
48 Stem Cell Reviews and Reports773
49 Journal of Molecular Histology772
50 Cell Death and Differentiation758
51 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Cell Research746
52 Stem Cell Reports732
53 Current Opinion in Structural Biology722
54 Mediators of Inflammation701
55 Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology697
56 Plant and Cell Physiology671
57 American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology669
58 Journal of Extracellular Vesicles667
59 Cell Stem Cell665
60 Bioscience Reports649
61 Apoptosis638
62 Cell Biochemistry and Function621
63 Trends in Molecular Medicine620
64 Science Signaling591
65 Trends in Cell Biology553
66 Journal of Cellular Biochemistry549
67 Cytoskeleton542
68 Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology541
69 Inflammation Research538
70 Cytometry Part A516
71 Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity509
72 Molecular Biology of the Cell503
73 Cell Biology International498
74 Cytopathology493
75 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology485
- Cell Discovery485
77 Immunology and Cell Biology484
78 Cell Systems474
79 EMBO Reports466
80 Cytotechnology461
81 World Journal of Stem Cells458
82 In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Animal456
83 EMBO Journal451
84 Current Opinion in Cell Biology437
85 Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy436
86 Cell Cycle435
87 IUBMB Life433
88 Cell and Tissue Research430
89 Genes to Cells417
- Molecular Cancer Research417
91 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids415
- Cellular Oncology415
93 Protoplasma409
94 European Journal of Histochemistry408
95 Current Opinion in Genetics & Development404
- Wound Repair and Regeneration404
97 International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology402
98 Genes & Development388
99 In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant382
- Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics382
101 Biopreservation and Biobanking376
102 Nitric Oxide-Biology and Chemistry370
103 Journal of Structural Biology369
104 Protein & Cell353
105 Mitochondrion346
106 Stem Cells344
107 Mechanisms of Ageing and Development340
108 Inflammation337
109 Cell Calcium336
110 Tissue Engineering Part A335
111 Cellular Immunology332
112 Histochemistry and Cell Biology326
113 Molecular Reproduction and Development325
114 Cell Stress & Chaperones304
115 Matrix Biology303
116 Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research301
117 Acta Histochemica284
118 Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology270
119 Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology267
120 Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators266
- Development Growth & Differentiation266
122 Tissue Engineering Part B-Reviews263
123 Physiological Genomics262
- Biology of the Cell262
125 Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews256
126 Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling249
127 European Journal of Cell Biology246
128 Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research244
129 Biochemistry and Cell Biology239
130 Platelets224
131 Zygote212
132 Tissue Engineering Part C-Methods211
- Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-RNA211
134 Molecular and Cellular Probes206
135 Biotechnic & Histochemistry204
136 Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering198
137 Animal Cells and Systems193
138 Differentiation192
139 Connective Tissue Research180
- Traffic180
- Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids180
142 BMC Molecular and Cell Biology170
143 Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes169
144 Analytical Cellular Pathology168
145 Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry159
146 Cancer & Metabolism158
147 IET Systems Biology157
148 Pathobiology152
149 Cells Tissues Organs142
150 Cell and Tissue Banking141
151 Cytogenetic and Genome Research137
- Skeletal Muscle137
153 Journal of Membrane Biology134
154 Microbial Cell120
155 Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility111
156 Growth Hormone & Igf Research109
157 Nucleus106
- Journal of Histotechnology106
159 Cell Biology and Toxicology105
160 Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology100
161 Biologicheskie Membrany97
162 Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine90
163 Molecular Medicine89
164 Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction82
165 Cell Structure and Function71
- Growth Factors71
167 Cellular Microbiology68
168 Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters59
169 Cell Adhesion & Migration58
170 Journal of Leukocyte Biology53
171 Development Genes and Evolution34
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