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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology73.351
2 Cell62.379
3 Physiological Reviews59.934
4 Nature Reviews Microbiology56.581
5 Annual Review of Pathology-Mechanisms of Disease50.967
6 Fungal Diversity50.898
7 Cancer Cell45.116
8 Nature Reviews Genetics42.325
9 Cell Metabolism41.649
10 Nature Medicine41.161
11 Experimental and Molecular Medicine40.880
12 Molecular Cancer39.938
13 Environmental Chemistry Letters39.106
14 Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews37.468
15 Nature Genetics37.111
16 Cell Research36.000
17 Annual Review of Neuroscience35.043
18 Nature Methods34.466
19 Energy & Environmental Science33.787
20 Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology31.344
21 Annual Review of Biochemistry31.097
22 Annual Review of Physiology31.065
23 Trends in Food Science & Technology30.109
24 Nucleic Acids Research29.753
25 Nature Protocols29.472
26 Science Translational Medicine29.382
27 Nature Biotechnology29.348
28 Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters29.073
29 Cell Stem Cell28.651
30 Progress in Lipid Research28.095
31 Nature Neuroscience27.726
32 Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics27.667
33 Nature Reviews Drug Discovery27.521
34 Biotechnology Advances27.358
35 Human Reproduction Update26.981
36 Nature Reviews Neuroscience26.608
37 Cell Host & Microbe26.429
38 Molecular Cell26.396
39 Clinical Microbiology Reviews25.970
40 Annual Review of Genetics25.565
41 Pharmacology & Therapeutics25.348
42 Annual Review of Microbiology25.317
43 Neuron25.197
44 Molecular Neurodegeneration25.124
45 Annual Review of Entomology25.088
46 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Computational Molecular Science25.062
47 EMBO Journal24.867
48 Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology24.685
49 Journal of Extracellular Vesicles24.432
50 Ageing Research Reviews24.288
51 Pharmacological Reviews24.285
52 Molecular Plant24.090
53 Annual Review of Marine Science23.510
54 Drug Resistance Updates23.317
55 Biotechnology for Biofuels22.730
56 Annual Review of Biophysics22.576
57 Journal of Hazardous Materials22.367
58 Drugs22.342
59 Journal of Headache and Pain22.139
60 Cell Death and Differentiation22.108
61 Remote Sensing of Environment21.927
62 Food Hydrocolloids21.829
63 Resources Conservation and Recycling21.548
64 Water Research21.372
65 Nature Climate Change21.071
66 Nature Cell Biology20.673
67 Genome Medicine20.649
68 Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions20.629
69 Bioresource Technology20.537
70 Journal of Cleaner Production20.474
71 Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology19.993
72 Energy Policy19.953
73 Sleep Medicine Reviews19.815
74 Biological Reviews19.638
75 Environment International19.413
76 Seminars in Immunopathology19.408
77 Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology19.329
78 Biosensors & Bioelectronics19.207
79 Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety19.205
80 Acta Neuropathologica19.130
81 Trends in Cell Biology19.052
82 Chemosphere18.892
83 Trends in Neurosciences18.763
84 Molecular Medicine18.448
85 Journal of Neuroinflammation18.352
86 Molecular Aspects of Medicine18.336
87 Trends in Ecology & Evolution18.095
88 Global Change Biology18.069
89 Journal of Nanobiotechnology18.021
90 Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics17.857
91 Environmental Science & Technology17.752
92 Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews17.729
93 Journal of Controlled Release17.708
94 Trends in Pharmacological Sciences17.700
95 Molecular Psychiatry17.385
96 Drug Delivery17.302
97 Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics17.173
98 Pharmacological Research17.170
99 Endocrine Pathology17.121
100 Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews17.084
101 Food Chemistry17.080
102 Science of the Total Environment17.014
103 Annual Review of Food Science and Technology16.956
104 Environmental Science and Pollution Research16.927
105 Bioinformatics16.706
106 ISME Journal16.617
107 Developmental Cell16.372
108 Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology16.345
109 Trends in Genetics16.266
110 Brain16.257
111 Medicinal Research Reviews16.196
112 Trends in Microbiology16.180
113 Current Opinion in Biotechnology16.173
114 American Journal of Human Genetics16.041
115 Essays in Biochemistry16.019
116 Trends in Cognitive Sciences15.995
117 Molecular Systems Biology15.912
118 Current Opinion in Virology15.845
119 Clinical Epigenetics15.774
120 Cell Death & Disease15.690
121 Particle and Fibre Toxicology15.616
122 Gut Microbes15.548
123 Metabolic Engineering15.540
124 Reviews in Aquaculture15.505
125 Computers and Electronics in Agriculture15.439
126 Nature Structural & Molecular Biology15.321
127 Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition15.223
128 Environmental Research15.165
129 Environmental Pollution15.122
130 Nature Chemical Biology14.973
131 Current Opinion in Microbiology14.911
132 Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology14.862
133 Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders14.833
134 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer14.764
135 Trends in Biotechnology14.753
136 Journal of Environmental Management14.641
137 Plant Cell14.603
138 Environment Development and Sustainability14.567
139 Autophagy14.558
140 EMBO Reports14.431
141 Drug Discovery Today14.269
142 Trends in Biochemical Sciences14.251
143 Current Opinion in Structural Biology14.214
144 Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences14.175
145 International Journal of Biological Sciences14.171
146 Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews14.096
147 Cell Biology and Toxicology14.052
148 Critical Reviews in Biotechnology14.027
149 Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy13.928
150 Waste Management13.802
151 Current Opinion in Neurobiology13.727
152 Trends in Molecular Medicine13.711
153 Neuroimage13.696
154 Ecological Indicators13.664
155 Molecular Therapy13.599
156 Food Control13.598
157 Archives of Pharmacal Research13.559
158 Briefings in Bioinformatics13.540
159 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health-Part B-Critical Reviews13.486
160 Food Engineering Reviews13.477
161 Agronomy for Sustainable Development13.445
162 Current Opinion in Chemical Biology13.358
163 Natural Product Reports13.356
164 Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology13.346
165 Progress in Neurobiology13.336
166 Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology13.323
167 Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences13.244
168 Computers in Biology and Medicine13.163
169 Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences13.122
170 Plant Biotechnology Journal12.848
171 Antioxidants & Redox Signaling12.804
172 Journal of Integrative Plant Biology12.721
173 Journal of Environmental Sciences12.568
174 Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability12.564
175 Food Research International12.497
176 Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment12.416
177 Alzheimers Research & Therapy12.328
178 Microbiological Research12.321
179 Ecological Economics12.279
180 LWT-Food Science and Technology12.246
181 Clinical Microbiology and Infection12.173
182 Neuropsychopharmacology12.036
183 Modern Pathology12.006
184 Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies11.982
185 Oncogene11.868
186 Mechanisms of Ageing and Development11.820
187 Phytomedicine11.787
188 Reviews in Medical Virology11.751
189 Acta Pharmacologica Sinica11.743
190 Tissue Engineering Part B-Reviews11.690
191 Stem Cell Research & Therapy11.661
192 Journal of Cell Biology11.586
193 Agricultural Water Management11.559
- Postharvest Biology and Technology11.559
195 Journal of Applied Microbiology11.555
196 Meat Science11.528
197 CNS Drugs11.507
198 Environmental Science & Policy11.506
- Colloids and Surfaces B-Biointerfaces11.506
200 Pharmaceutics11.458
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