Cell Biology: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

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

(The TQCC is the top quartile citation count: if all publications of a journal are sorted by citation count in descending order, then the TQCC is the citation count of the publication residing at the end of the top quartile; for example, given 100 publications, the TQCC is the citation count of the 25th ranked paper. The data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01)

Rank	Journal	TQCC
1	Cell	70
2	Cell Research	60
3	Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology	56
4	Cancer Cell	50
5	Cell Metabolism	49
6	Cell Stem Cell	42
7	Science Translational Medicine	38
-	Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy	38
-	Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology	38
-	Nature Medicine	38
11	Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters	32
-	Molecular Cell	32
13	Ageing Research Reviews	28
14	EMBO Journal	27
-	Journal of Extracellular Vesicles	27
16	Nature Cell Biology	25
17	Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews	23
-	Cell Death and Differentiation	23
19	Molecular Medicine	22
-	Cell Discovery	22
21	Trends in Cell Biology	21
-	Developmental Cell	21
23	Cell Reports	20
-	Plant Cell	20
25	Cell Death & Disease	19
26	Current Opinion in Structural Biology	18
-	Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology	18
-	Nature Structural & Molecular Biology	18
29	EMBO Reports	17
-	Cell Systems	17
-	Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology	17
-	Oncogene	17
33	Stem Cell Reports	16
-	Autophagy	16
-	Cell Biology and Toxicology	16
36	Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences	15
-	Stem Cell Research & Therapy	15
-	Tissue Engineering Part B-Reviews	15
-	Mechanisms of Ageing and Development	15
-	Genes & Development	15
-	Journal of Cell Biology	15
42	Trends in Molecular Medicine	14
-	Current Biology	14
-	Aging Cell	14
-	Cell Death Discovery	14
46	Current Opinion in Cell Biology	13
-	Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology	13
-	Cells	13
-	Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-RNA	13
-	Matrix Biology	13

51	Cancer & Metabolism	12
-	Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity	12
-	Science Signaling	12
-	Journal of Leukocyte Biology	12
55	Apoptosis	11
-	Cell Communication and Signaling	11
-	Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology	11
-	Current Opinion in Genetics & Development	11
-	Acta Naturae	11
-	Mitochondrion	11
61	Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine	10
-	Molecular Cancer Research	10
-	Inflammation Research	10
-	American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology	10
-	Mediators of Inflammation	10
66	Inflammation	9
-	Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling	9
-	Nucleus	9
-	Plant and Cell Physiology	9
-	Skeletal Muscle	9
-	Cellular Oncology	9
-	Stem Cell Reviews and Reports	9
-	Structure	9
-	European Journal of Cell Biology	9
-	Cell Cycle	9
-	Cell Proliferation	9
77	Cellular Signalling	8
-	Stem Cells	8
-	World Journal of Stem Cells	8
-	International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology	8
-	Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine	8
-	Aging-US	8
-	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Cell Research	8
-	Bioscience Reports	8
-	Cell and Tissue Research	8
-	Neural Regeneration Research	8
-	Protein & Cell	8
-	Cytokine	8
-	Experimental Cell Research	8
-	Journal of Cell Science	8
-	Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology	8
-	Cell Calcium	8
-	Nitric Oxide-Biology and Chemistry	8
94	Platelets	7
-	Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering	7
-	Cellular Immunology	7
-	Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes	7
-	Journal of Cellular Physiology	7
-	Animal Cells and Systems	7
-	BMC Molecular and Cell Biology	7
-	Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry	7
-	Cell Biology International	7
-	Cellular Microbiology	7
-	Tissue Engineering Part A	7
-	Disease Models & Mechanisms	7
-	Journal of Structural Biology	7
-	Molecular Biology of the Cell	7
-	Cell Stress & Chaperones	7
109	Histopathology	6
-	Acta Histochemica	6
-	American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology	6
-	Journal of Membrane Biology	6
-	Molecular and Cellular Probes	6
-	Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology	6
-	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids	6
116	Protoplasma	5
-	Tissue & Cell	5
-	Traffic	5
-	DNA and Cell Biology	5
-	European Journal of Histochemistry	5
-	Biochemistry and Cell Biology	5
-	Microbial Cell	5
-	Cell Adhesion & Migration	5
-	Physiological Genomics	5
-	Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids	5
-	Tissue Engineering Part C-Methods	5
-	Wound Repair and Regeneration	5
-	FEBS Letters	5
-	Histochemistry and Cell Biology	5
-	IUBMB Life	5
-	Journal of Cellular Biochemistry	5
-	Analytical Cellular Pathology	5
-	Molecular Reproduction and Development	5
134	Cell Structure and Function	4
-	Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators	4
-	Connective Tissue Research	4
-	Differentiation	4
-	In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant	4
-	Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry	4
-	Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction	4
-	Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy	4
-	Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility	4
-	Cell and Tissue Banking	4
-	Pathobiology	4
-	Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research	4
146	Cytometry Part A	3
-	Zygote	3
-	Development Genes and Evolution	3
-	Growth Hormone & Igf Research	3
-	IET Systems Biology	3
-	Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research	3
-	Journal of Molecular Histology	3
-	Cell Biochemistry and Function	3
-	Cells Tissues Organs	3
-	Cytotechnology	3
-	Growth Factors	3
-	HLA	3
-	Immunology and Cell Biology	3
-	In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Animal	3
-	Biopreservation and Biobanking	3
-	Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics	3
162	Genes to Cells	2
-	Cellular and Molecular Biology	2
-	Stem Cell Research	2
-	Cytologia	2
-	Cytopathology	2
-	Development Growth & Differentiation	2
-	Biotechnic & Histochemistry	2
169	Cytogenetic and Genome Research	1
-	Cytoskeleton	1
-	FASEB Journal	1
-	Biology of the Cell	1
-	Journal of Histotechnology	1
174	Cytotherapy	0
-	Biologicheskie Membrany	0