New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Marine & Freshwater Biology

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(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 Average citations
1 Annual Review of Marine Science23.574
2 Marine Pollution Bulletin9.892
3 Aquaculture8.277
4 Fish & Shellfish Immunology8.055
5 Harmful Algae7.854
6 Aquatic Toxicology7.810
7 Microbial Ecology7.789
8 Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries6.901
9 Frontiers in Marine Science5.841
10 ICES Journal of Marine Science5.797
11 Journal of Great Lakes Research5.610
12 Journal of Applied Phycology5.462
13 Journal of Phycology4.876
14 Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science4.866
15 Journal of Marine Systems4.752
16 Aquaculture Environment Interactions4.663
17 Journal of Sea Research4.589
18 Coral Reefs4.460
19 Aquatic Botany4.421
20 Marine Environmental Research4.411
21 Animal Biotelemetry4.386
22 Algae4.253
23 Marine Ecology Progress Series4.153
24 Marine Biotechnology4.020
25 Biological Bulletin4.000
26 Aquatic Invasions3.904
27 Hydrobiologia3.888
28 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences3.867
29 Freshwater Biology3.847
30 Biofouling3.846
31 Fishes3.755
32 Estuaries and Coasts3.727
33 Journal of Coastal Conservation3.686
34 Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology3.523
35 Journal of Fish Diseases3.471
36 Marine and Freshwater Research3.370
37 Journal of Plankton Research3.286
38 Aquatic Conservation-Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems3.154
39 Marine Biology3.144
40 Mediterranean Marine Science3.100
41 Inland Waters3.034
42 Diatom Research2.977
43 Aquatic Sciences2.941
44 Marine Mammal Science2.936
45 Aquatic Ecology2.897
46 Journal of Fish Biology2.844
47 European Journal of Phycology2.731
48 Environmental Biology of Fishes2.709
49 Freshwater Science2.680
50 Cryptogamie Algologie2.595
51 Marine and Coastal Fisheries2.567
52 Aquatic Microbial Ecology2.560
53 Phycologia2.491
54 Ecology of Freshwater Fish2.343
55 New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research2.228
56 Botanica Marina2.213
57 Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences2.210
58 African Journal of Marine Science2.200
59 Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems2.196
60 Marine Biodiversity2.142
61 Marine Biology Research2.055
62 Journal of Molluscan Studies2.006
63 Regional Studies in Marine Science1.996
64 African Journal of Aquatic Science1.992
65 Ocean Science Journal1.959
66 Journal of Crustacean Biology1.844
67 Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective1.827
68 Journal of Shellfish Research1.808
69 Limnetica1.806
70 Bulletin of Marine Science1.784
71 Invertebrate Biology1.681
72 Journal of Applied Ichthyology1.647
73 Scientia Marina1.634
74 Clean-Soil Air Water1.622
75 Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology1.579
76 International Review of Hydrobiology1.573
77 Lake and Reservoir Management1.526
78 Aquatic Mammals1.507
79 Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management1.449
80 Plankton & Benthos Research1.408
81 Phycological Research1.383
82 Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom1.298
83 Fundamental and Applied Limnology1.254
84 Thalassas1.235
85 Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research1.232
86 Ichthyological Research1.200
87 Inland Water Biology1.176
88 Acta Adriatica1.145
89 Russian Journal of Marine Biology1.102
90 Pacific Science0.980
91 Ciencias Marinas0.810
92 Crustaceana0.720
93 Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine0.669
94 Hidrobiologica0.492
95 Revista de Biologia Marina y Oceanografia0.442
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