New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology77.205
2 Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy70.967
3 Cell66.530
4 Nature Reviews Microbiology64.034
5 Physiological Reviews57.466
6 Cancer Cell54.818
7 Biochar54.435
8 Environmental Chemistry Letters49.373
9 Annual Review of Pathology-Mechanisms of Disease46.966
10 Cell Metabolism45.269
11 Nature Medicine43.512
12 Annual Review of Biochemistry42.983
13 Fungal Diversity42.346
14 Molecular Cancer41.605
15 Nature Reviews Genetics39.857
16 Energy & Environmental Science37.919
17 Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters37.823
18 Nature Methods36.573
19 Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews36.321
20 Nature Genetics33.657
21 Human Reproduction Update31.728
22 Nature Sustainability31.651
23 Annual Review of Neuroscience31.319
24 Nucleic Acids Research30.313
25 Nature Protocols30.227
26 Cell Stem Cell30.150
27 Nature Biotechnology29.572
28 Nature Neuroscience29.448
29 Progress in Lipid Research29.337
30 Annual Review of Biophysics28.746
31 Molecular Neurodegeneration28.191
32 Annual Review of Marine Science27.946
33 EMBO Journal27.918
34 Science Translational Medicine27.690
35 Pharmacology & Therapeutics27.438
36 Cell Host & Microbe27.427
37 Clinical Microbiology Reviews27.282
38 Annual Review of Physiology27.135
39 Molecular Cell27.111
40 Nature Microbiology27.110
41 Ageing Research Reviews27.109
42 Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry27.007
43 Drug Resistance Updates26.794
44 Journal of Headache and Pain26.685
45 Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology26.678
46 Nature Reviews Drug Discovery26.256
47 Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology26.225
48 Neuron26.102
49 Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics25.806
50 Annual Review of Microbiology25.714
51 Molecular Plant25.680
52 Nature Reviews Neuroscience25.606
53 Trends in Food Science & Technology25.338
54 Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology24.778
55 Acta Neuropathologica24.768
56 Microbiome24.531
57 Trends in Cell Biology24.206
58 Redox Biology23.984
59 Biotechnology Advances23.937
60 Translational Neurodegeneration23.886
61 Annual Review of Entomology23.676
62 Journal of Extracellular Vesicles23.562
63 Pharmacological Reviews23.356
64 Food Hydrocolloids23.323
65 Molecular Medicine22.883
66 Drugs22.756
67 Gut Microbes22.556
68 Water Research22.496
69 Nature Cell Biology22.300
70 Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology22.201
71 Journal of Cleaner Production22.191
72 Molecular Aspects of Medicine21.673
73 Lancet Planetary Health21.396
74 Resources Conservation and Recycling21.221
75 Seminars in Immunopathology21.094
76 Annual Review of Genetics20.857
77 Nature Climate Change20.689
78 Food Packaging and Shelf Life20.490
79 Remote Sensing of Environment20.478
80 Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety20.195
81 Genome Medicine20.118
82 Nature Human Behaviour19.965
83 Trends in Neurosciences19.864
84 Annual Review of Food Science and Technology19.685
85 Journal of Neuroinflammation19.621
86 Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B19.605
87 Cell Discovery19.590
88 Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics19.576
89 Chemosphere19.465
90 Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews19.436
91 Trends in Pharmacological Sciences19.430
92 Journal of Nanobiotechnology19.408
93 Science of the Total Environment19.370
94 Biosensors & Bioelectronics19.281
95 Journal of Controlled Release19.219
96 Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders19.061
97 Food Engineering Reviews18.953
98 Energy Policy18.855
99 Cell Death and Differentiation18.838
100 Global Change Biology18.730
101 Environment International18.691
102 Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions18.653
103 Journal of Hazardous Materials18.503
104 Biological Reviews18.441
105 Environmental Science & Technology18.437
106 Environmental Science and Pollution Research18.399
107 Medicinal Research Reviews18.393
108 EMBO Reports18.213
109 Drug Delivery18.007
110 Reviews in Aquaculture17.951
111 npj Clean Water17.940
112 Pharmacological Research17.723
113 Annual Review of Virology17.705
114 Trends in Cognitive Sciences17.687
115 Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition17.623
116 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health-Part B-Critical Reviews17.618
117 Current Opinion in Microbiology17.487
118 Particle and Fibre Toxicology17.317
119 Bioresource Technology17.119
120 Brain17.098
121 Plant Cell16.965
122 Trends in Ecology & Evolution16.934
123 Clinical Epigenetics16.876
124 Computers and Electronics in Agriculture16.873
125 Autophagy16.858
126 Food Chemistry16.809
127 Environment Development and Sustainability16.802
128 Molecular Psychiatry16.799
129 Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences16.781
130 Cell Death & Disease16.744
131 Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews16.657
132 Trends in Microbiology16.648
133 ISME Journal16.539
134 One Earth16.482
135 Developmental Cell16.389
136 Nature Ecology & Evolution16.315
137 Nature Chemical Biology16.302
138 Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews16.274
139 Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy16.165
140 Trends in Genetics16.096
141 Current Pollution Reports16.094
142 Sleep Medicine Reviews15.998
143 Current Opinion in Biotechnology15.976
144 Environmental Research15.933
145 Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering15.871
146 Bioinformatics15.867
147 Journal of Applied Microbiology15.830
148 Nature Structural & Molecular Biology15.706
149 Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology15.606
150 Essays in Biochemistry15.523
151 Current Opinion in Chemical Biology15.480
152 Current Opinion in Structural Biology15.446
153 Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment15.432
154 Environmental Pollution15.431
155 Agronomy for Sustainable Development15.361
156 Microbiological Research15.358
157 Cell Reports15.230
158 Drug Discovery Today15.032
159 Current Opinion in Food Science14.963
160 Ecological Indicators14.892
161 Metabolic Engineering14.882
162 Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology14.869
163 Journal of Environmental Management14.777
164 Antioxidants14.738
165 Annual Review of Vision Science14.695
166 Trends in Molecular Medicine14.648
167 American Journal of Human Genetics14.613
168 Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology14.600
169 Cell Biology and Toxicology14.582
170 npj Biofilms and Microbiomes14.422
171 Annals of Microbiology14.400
172 Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability14.377
173 Cell Communication and Signaling14.339
174 Cell Death Discovery14.308
175 Trends in Biotechnology14.285
176 Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports14.266
177 Critical Reviews in Biotechnology14.219
178 Mycosphere14.134
179 Inflammation14.126
180 Phytomedicine14.109
181 Brain Structure & Function14.098
182 Annual Review of Animal Biosciences14.037
183 Animal Nutrition13.998
184 Biodrugs13.988
185 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Computational Molecular Science13.950
186 Computers in Biology and Medicine13.947
187 Trends in Biochemical Sciences13.910
188 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer13.864
189 International Soil and Water Conservation Research13.847
190 Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology13.815
191 Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology13.784
192 Cell Chemical Biology13.783
193 International Journal of Biological Sciences13.743
194 Archives of Pharmacal Research13.704
195 Ecosystem Services13.678
196 Molecular Systems Biology13.605
197 Pharmaceutics13.585
198 Antioxidants & Redox Signaling13.475
199 Food Research International13.433
200 Alzheimers Research & Therapy13.389
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