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

Rank	Journal	TQCC
1	Cell	67
2	Cell Research	63
3	Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology	61
4	Cancer Cell	52
5	Cell Metabolism	50
6	Cell Stem Cell	43
7	Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters	41
8	Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy	40
9	Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology	39
-	Nature Medicine	39
11	Science Translational Medicine	37
12	Molecular Cell	33
13	Ageing Research Reviews	29
14	EMBO Journal	28
15	Nature Cell Biology	27
16	Journal of Extracellular Vesicles	25
17	Molecular Medicine	24
18	Cell Death and Differentiation	23
-	Cell Discovery	23
-	Trends in Cell Biology	23
21	Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews	21
-	Plant Cell	21
23	Cell Reports	20
24	Cell Death & Disease	19
-	Current Opinion in Structural Biology	19
-	EMBO Reports	19
-	Nature Structural & Molecular Biology	19
-	Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology	19
-	Developmental Cell	19
30	Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences	17
-	Cell Biology and Toxicology	17
-	Oncogene	17
-	Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology	17
34	Tissue Engineering Part B-Reviews	16
-	Autophagy	16
-	Cell Death Discovery	16
-	Cell Systems	16
38	Stem Cell Reports	15
-	Trends in Molecular Medicine	15
40	Mechanisms of Ageing and Development	14
-	Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity	14
-	Cells	14
-	Stem Cell Research & Therapy	14
-	Journal of Cell Biology	14
-	Aging Cell	14
-	Current Biology	14
-	Genes & Development	14
48	Current Opinion in Cell Biology	13
-	Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology	13
-	Matrix Biology	13

-	Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-RNA	13
52	Apoptosis	12
-	Cancer & Metabolism	12
-	Cell Communication and Signaling	12
-	Journal of Leukocyte Biology	12
-	Science Signaling	12
57	Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine	11
-	Inflammation	11
-	American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology	11
-	Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology	11
-	Current Opinion in Genetics & Development	11
62	Molecular Cancer Research	10
-	Neural Regeneration Research	10
-	Nucleus	10
-	Plant and Cell Physiology	10
-	Mediators of Inflammation	10
-	Mitochondrion	10
-	Skeletal Muscle	10
-	Cellular Oncology	10
-	European Journal of Cell Biology	10
-	Inflammation Research	10
72	Cellular Signalling	9
-	Cell Cycle	9
-	Cell Proliferation	9
-	Protein & Cell	9
-	Stem Cell Reviews and Reports	9
-	Structure	9
78	Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling	8
-	Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine	8
-	Journal of Cellular Physiology	8
-	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Cell Research	8
-	Bioscience Reports	8
-	Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry	8
-	Cell and Tissue Research	8
-	Stem Cells	8
-	World Journal of Stem Cells	8
-	International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology	8
-	Journal of Cell Science	8
-	Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology	8
-	Cell Calcium	8
-	Nitric Oxide-Biology and Chemistry	8
-	Cytokine	8
-	Experimental Cell Research	8
94	Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes	7
-	Aging-US	7
-	Animal Cells and Systems	7
-	BMC Molecular and Cell Biology	7
-	Molecular and Cellular Probes	7
-	Cell Biology International	7
-	Platelets	7
-	Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering	7
-	Cellular Immunology	7
-	Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology	7
-	Journal of Structural Biology	7
-	Molecular Biology of the Cell	7
-	Cell Stress & Chaperones	7
-	Tissue Engineering Part A	7
-	Disease Models & Mechanisms	7
109	American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology	6
-	Journal of Membrane Biology	6
-	Biochemistry and Cell Biology	6
-	Microbial Cell	6
-	Tissue & Cell	6
-	DNA and Cell Biology	6
-	European Journal of Histochemistry	6
-	Histopathology	6
-	IUBMB Life	6
-	Acta Histochemica	6
-	Journal of Cellular Biochemistry	6
-	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids	6
-	Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids	6
-	FEBS Letters	6
123	Cell Adhesion & Migration	5
-	Physiological Genomics	5
-	Protoplasma	5
-	Traffic	5
-	Differentiation	5
-	Analytical Cellular Pathology	5
-	Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility	5
-	Cell and Tissue Banking	5
-	Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics	5
-	Molecular Reproduction and Development	5
-	Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy	5
-	Tissue Engineering Part C-Methods	5
-	Histochemistry and Cell Biology	5
136	Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry	4
-	Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research	4
-	Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction	4
-	Cell Biochemistry and Function	4
-	Cell Structure and Function	4
-	Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators	4
-	Zygote	4
-	Development Genes and Evolution	4
-	Growth Hormone & Igf Research	4
-	In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant	4
-	Pathobiology	4
-	Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research	4
-	Cellular Microbiology	4
-	Wound Repair and Regeneration	4
150	Journal of Molecular Histology	3
-	Cells Tissues Organs	3
-	Connective Tissue Research	3
-	Cytometry Part A	3
-	IET Systems Biology	3
-	Biopreservation and Biobanking	3
-	Biotechnic & Histochemistry	3
-	Cellular and Molecular Biology	3
-	Cytotechnology	3
-	Development Growth & Differentiation	3
-	Growth Factors	3
-	HLA	3
-	Immunology and Cell Biology	3
-	In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Animal	3
164	Genes to Cells	2
-	Journal of Histotechnology	2
-	Stem Cell Research	2
-	Cytologia	2
-	Cytopathology	2
169	Biology of the Cell	1
-	Cytogenetic and Genome Research	1
-	Cytoskeleton	1
-	FASEB Journal	1
173	Cytotherapy	0
-	Biologicheskie Membrany	0