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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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01)
Rank Journal TQCC
1 Physiological Reviews73
2 Cell72
3 Fungal Diversity63
4 Cell Research56
5 Cancer Cell50
- Annual Review of Pathology-Mechanisms of Disease50
- Annual Review of Neuroscience50
8 Cell Metabolism49
- Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology49
10 Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews47
11 Biochar46
12 Annual Review of Biochemistry44
13 Trends in Food Science & Technology43
14 Horticulture Research42
- Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry42
- Experimental and Molecular Medicine42
17 Cell Stem Cell40
- Nature Genetics40
- Energy & Environmental Science40
20 Science Translational Medicine38
- Molecular Cancer38
- Nature Medicine38
- Environmental Chemistry Letters38
24 Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy37
- Progress in Lipid Research37
26 Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics36
27 Human Reproduction Update35
- Nature Neuroscience35
- Clinical Microbiology Reviews35
30 Annual Review of Microbiology34
31 Annual Review of Biophysics33
- Cell Host & Microbe33
- Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology33
34 Molecular Cell32
- Annual Review of Physiology32
- Nature Sustainability32
- Annual Review of Genetics32
- Neuron32
39 Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters31
- Biotechnology Advances31
41 Molecular Plant30
- Nature Protocols30
- Pharmacology & Therapeutics30
44 Journal of Hazardous Materials29
- Annual Review of Entomology29
- Nature Microbiology29
47 Biotechnology for Biofuels28
- Food Hydrocolloids28
- Nature Reviews Genetics28
- Pharmacological Reviews28
51 Microbiome27
- Molecular Neurodegeneration27
- Resources Conservation and Recycling27
54 Genome Medicine26
- Nature Methods26
- Remote Sensing of Environment26
- Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology26
- Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety26
- Water Research26
- Bioresource Technology26
- Translational Neurodegeneration26
- Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology26
- Annual Review of Virology26
- Journal of Extracellular Vesicles26
65 Ageing Research Reviews25
- Nature Reviews Neuroscience25
67 Genes and Immunity24
- Biosensors & Bioelectronics24
- Journal of Cleaner Production24
- Nature Reviews Microbiology24
- Drug Resistance Updates24
- EMBO Journal24
- Biological Reviews24
- Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B24
- Nature Cell Biology24
- Drugs24
77 Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics23
- ISME Journal23
- Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology23
- Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology23
- Cell Death and Differentiation23
- Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions23
- Trends in Neurosciences23
- Sleep Medicine Reviews23
- Acta Neuropathologica23
- Annual Review of Marine Science23
- Molecular Medicine23
- Redox Biology23
89 Chemosphere22
- Seminars in Immunopathology22
- Environment International22
- Journal of Nanobiotechnology22
- Food Chemistry22
- Food Packaging and Shelf Life22
- Journal of Headache and Pain22
96 Cell Discovery21
- Brain21
- Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment21
- Trends in Cell Biology21
- Molecular Aspects of Medicine21
- Journal of Controlled Release21
- Energy Policy21
- Global Change Biology21
- Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews21
- Environmental Science & Technology21
- Current Opinion in Biotechnology21
- Reviews in Aquaculture21
- Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews21
109 Trends in Ecology & Evolution20
- Annual Review of Vision Science20
- Metabolic Engineering20
- Molecular Psychiatry20
- Pharmacological Research20
- Journal of Neuroinflammation20
- Plant Cell20
- Developmental Cell20
117 Cell Reports19
- Clinical Epigenetics19
- Lancet Planetary Health19
- Annual Review of Food Science and Technology19
- Nature Human Behaviour19
- Current Opinion in Food Science19
- Current Opinion in Microbiology19
- Cell Death & Disease19
- Waste Management19
- Science of the Total Environment19
- Trends in Microbiology19
- Molecular Systems Biology19
- Nature Climate Change19
- Ecosystem Services19
- Current Opinion in Virology19
- Critical Reviews in Biotechnology19
- Drug Delivery19
- Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders19
135 Archives of Pharmacal Research18
- Nature Biotechnology18
- Nature Chemical Biology18
- Environmental Pollution18
- Environmental Research18
- Environmental Science and Pollution Research18
- Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering18
- Current Opinion in Structural Biology18
- Plant Biotechnology Journal18
- Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition18
- Trends in Cognitive Sciences18
- Medicinal Research Reviews18
- Nature Structural & Molecular Biology18
148 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer17
- Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology17
- LWT-Food Science and Technology17
- Molecular Therapy17
- Oncogene17
- Nature Ecology & Evolution17
- Neurology-Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation17
- Progress in Neurobiology17
- Drug Discovery Today17
- Cell Systems17
- Trends in Biotechnology17
- Trends in Pharmacological Sciences17
- American Journal of Human Genetics17
- npj Biofilms and Microbiomes17
- npj Regenerative Medicine17
- Natural Product Reports17
- Particle and Fibre Toxicology17
- Environmental Technology & Innovation17
- Food Control17
- Current Opinion in Neurobiology17
- EMBO Reports17
169 Genes & Development16
- Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences16
- Neuroimage16
- Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions16
- Journal of Environmental Management16
- Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology16
- Gut Microbes16
- Systemic Biology16
- International Soil and Water Conservation Research16
- Nucleic Acids Research16
- Environment Development and Sustainability16
- Essays in Biochemistry16
- Current Opinion in Chemical Biology16
- Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability16
- Current Pollution Reports16
- Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology16
- Journal of Environmental Sciences16
- Computers and Electronics in Agriculture16
187 Cell Chemical Biology15
- Stem Cell Reports15
- Trends in Biochemical Sciences15
- Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews15
- Animal Nutrition15
- Annual Review of Animal Biosciences15
- Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment15
- Agronomy for Sustainable Development15
- Antioxidants & Redox Signaling15
- npj Clean Water15
- One Earth15
- Ecological Indicators15
- Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences15
- Postharvest Biology and Technology15
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