New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

Biology & Biochemistry

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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy73.619
2 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology73.346
3 Nature Reviews Microbiology68.030
4 Cell66.132
5 Physiological Reviews59.127
6 Biochar57.444
7 Cancer Cell56.054
8 Environmental Chemistry Letters51.658
9 Annual Review of Pathology-Mechanisms of Disease51.621
10 Cell Metabolism47.090
11 Molecular Cancer44.266
12 Nature Medicine43.880
13 Energy & Environmental Science40.798
14 Nature Reviews Genetics40.494
15 Fungal Diversity39.250
16 Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters38.017
17 Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews36.585
18 Annual Review of Biochemistry36.359
19 Annual Review of Neuroscience34.233
20 Nature Genetics33.558
21 Human Reproduction Update32.667
22 Nature Sustainability31.825
23 Nature Methods31.686
24 Nucleic Acids Research31.167
25 Annual Review of Marine Science30.684
26 Annual Review of Physiology30.395
27 Cell Stem Cell30.232
28 Nature Protocols29.712
29 Nature Biotechnology29.559
30 Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology29.438
31 EMBO Journal29.049
32 Clinical Microbiology Reviews28.561
33 Molecular Neurodegeneration28.335
34 Nature Neuroscience28.326
35 Drug Resistance Updates28.181
36 Annual Review of Microbiology27.479
37 Science Translational Medicine27.453
38 Annual Review of Entomology27.413
39 Progress in Lipid Research27.333
40 Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics27.316
41 Pharmacology & Therapeutics27.299
42 Cell Host & Microbe27.149
43 Molecular Plant26.893
44 Ageing Research Reviews26.629
45 Nature Microbiology26.562
46 Nature Reviews Drug Discovery26.390
47 Acta Neuropathologica26.090
48 Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology25.730
49 Neuron25.727
50 Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry25.711
51 Translational Neurodegeneration25.556
52 Journal of Headache and Pain25.533
53 Trends in Cell Biology25.275
54 Biotechnology Advances25.090
55 Microbiome24.953
56 Pharmacological Reviews24.921
57 Trends in Food Science & Technology24.743
58 Molecular Cell24.713
59 Food Hydrocolloids24.317
60 Nature Reviews Neuroscience24.309
61 Gut Microbes24.017
62 Redox Biology23.991
63 Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology23.725
64 Journal of Extracellular Vesicles23.234
65 Molecular Medicine23.169
66 Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology22.694
67 Water Research22.682
68 Annual Review of Food Science and Technology22.620
69 Journal of Cleaner Production22.545
70 Drugs22.167
71 Nature Cell Biology21.865
72 Annual Review of Genetics21.852
73 Remote Sensing of Environment21.547
74 Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews21.504
75 Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety21.127
76 Resources Conservation and Recycling21.073
77 Annual Review of Biophysics20.946
78 Nature Human Behaviour20.629
79 Environmental Science and Pollution Research20.554
80 Seminars in Immunopathology20.536
81 Nature Climate Change20.481
82 Trends in Pharmacological Sciences20.347
83 Molecular Aspects of Medicine20.060
84 Science of the Total Environment19.809
85 Trends in Neurosciences19.767
86 Food Packaging and Shelf Life19.738
87 Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics19.587
88 Chemosphere19.547
89 Journal of Controlled Release19.529
90 Cell Discovery19.410
91 npj Clean Water19.406
92 Biosensors & Bioelectronics19.397
93 Food Engineering Reviews19.250
94 Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B19.201
95 Lancet Planetary Health19.152
96 Global Change Biology18.952
97 EMBO Reports18.764
98 Reviews in Aquaculture18.681
99 Annals of Microbiology18.667
- Biological Reviews18.667
101 Genome Medicine18.613
102 Journal of Nanobiotechnology18.592
103 Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions18.556
104 Journal of Hazardous Materials18.471
105 Pharmacological Research18.385
106 Journal of Neuroinflammation18.339
107 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health-Part B-Critical Reviews18.333
108 Trends in Cognitive Sciences18.247
109 Cell Death and Differentiation18.235
110 Environmental Science & Technology18.195
111 Particle and Fibre Toxicology17.909
112 Environment International17.901
113 Environment Development and Sustainability17.732
114 Medicinal Research Reviews17.698
115 Current Opinion in Microbiology17.572
116 Energy Policy17.405
117 Annual Review of Virology17.400
118 Food Chemistry17.137
119 Current Pollution Reports16.980
120 Bioresource Technology16.978
121 Trends in Ecology & Evolution16.826
122 Molecular Psychiatry16.825
123 Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews16.812
124 Plant Cell16.810
125 Trends in Microbiology16.780
126 Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences16.714
127 Drug Delivery16.686
128 Cell Death & Disease16.669
129 Brain16.648
130 ISME Journal16.564
131 Nature Ecology & Evolution16.529
132 Mycosphere16.479
133 Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology16.444
134 Sleep Medicine Reviews16.411
135 Cell Biology and Toxicology16.371
136 Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy16.359
137 Nature Chemical Biology16.324
138 One Earth16.283
139 Developmental Cell16.228
140 Microbiological Research16.074
141 Nature Structural & Molecular Biology15.931
142 Environmental Research15.880
143 Autophagy15.875
144 Journal of Applied Microbiology15.874
145 Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology15.863
146 Annual Review of Animal Biosciences15.817
147 Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews15.779
148 Current Opinion in Chemical Biology15.717
149 Clinical Epigenetics15.611
150 Essays in Biochemistry15.498
151 Environmental Pollution15.485
152 Ecological Indicators15.458
153 Journal of Environmental Management15.335
154 Current Opinion in Food Science15.307
155 Drug Discovery Today15.260
156 Current Opinion in Structural Biology15.229
157 Trends in Molecular Medicine15.206
158 Current Opinion in Biotechnology15.204
159 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Computational Molecular Science15.203
160 Cell Reports15.168
161 Critical Reviews in Biotechnology15.157
162 Antioxidants15.137
163 Inflammation15.125
164 Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology15.096
165 Biodrugs14.983
166 Cell Death Discovery14.927
167 Trends in Genetics14.829
168 Metabolic Engineering14.794
169 Cell Communication and Signaling14.692
170 Journal of Tissue Engineering14.665
171 International Journal of Biological Sciences14.581
172 American Journal of Human Genetics14.513
173 Brain Structure & Function14.508
174 Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability14.492
175 Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology14.472
176 Trends in Biochemical Sciences14.467
177 Phytomedicine14.450
178 Trends in Biotechnology14.439
179 npj Biofilms and Microbiomes14.322
180 Annual Review of Vision Science14.241
181 Agronomy for Sustainable Development14.179
182 Computers in Biology and Medicine14.170
183 Cell Chemical Biology14.078
184 Pharmaceutics14.072
185 Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports14.061
186 Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment13.929
187 Bioinformatics13.899
188 Molecular Systems Biology13.893
189 Alzheimers Research & Therapy13.755
190 Food Research International13.728
191 Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology13.705
192 Antioxidants & Redox Signaling13.695
193 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer13.674
194 NanoImpact13.585
195 Environmental Health Perspectives13.572
196 Journal of Integrative Plant Biology13.566
197 Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering13.564
198 Waste Management13.520
199 Acta Pharmacologica Sinica13.492
200 Ecosystem Services13.364
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