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Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01)
Rank Journal Papers
1 International Journal of Molecular Sciences60754
2 Sustainability58369
3 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health35285
4 Science of the Total Environment33760
5 Molecules30350
6 International Journal of Biological Macromolecules24537
7 Remote Sensing22019
8 Journal of Cleaner Production18130
9 Frontiers in Microbiology17056
10 Frontiers in Pharmacology16852
11 Foods16577
12 Water15904
13 Animals14781
14 Chemosphere14480
15 Food Chemistry13811
16 Biophysical Journal12857
17 Journal of Environmental Management12667
18 Cells12303
19 Journal of Hazardous Materials12275
20 Agronomy-Basel12197
21 Biomedicines12124
22 FASEB Journal11785
23 Open Forum Infectious Diseases11428
24 Microorganisms10884
25 Frontiers in Neurology10319
26 Viruses-Basel9610
27 Environmental Research9598
28 Zootaxa9513
29 Pharmaceutics9400
30 eLife9192
31 Frontiers in Genetics9160
32 Frontiers in Marine Science8775
33 Environmental Pollution8703
34 Agriculture-Basel8670
35 Environmental Science and Pollution Research8524
36 Genes8178
37 Environmental Science & Technology8079
38 Antioxidants8057
39 Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology8044
40 Frontiers in Physiology8012
41 Life-Basel7941
42 Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry7938
43 Frontiers in Neuroscience7502
44 Journal of Biological Chemistry7501
45 Biomolecules7219
46 Atmosphere7161
47 Journal of Animal Science7010
48 Industrial Crops and Products6930
49 LWT-Food Science and Technology6738
50 Bioresource Technology6718
51 Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy6658
52 International Immunopharmacology6656
53 Pharmaceuticals6623
- Microbiology Spectrum6623
55 Fertility and Sterility6393
56 Antibiotics-Basel6338
57 Brain Sciences6311
58 Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology6173
59 Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety6091
60 Ecological Indicators6077
61 Cell Reports6054
62 Communications Biology6031
63 Biological Psychiatry6007
64 Biology-Basel5943
65 Frontiers in Environmental Science5893
66 Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications5717
67 Pathogens5702
68 Water Research5656
- Journal of the Neurological Sciences5656
70 Ecology and Evolution5593
71 Human Reproduction5567
72 Food Research International5539
73 Journal of Ethnopharmacology5360
74 Food Bioscience5345
75 Sleep5284
76 Aquaculture5229
77 Nucleic Acids Research5214
78 Marine Pollution Bulletin5194
79 Computers in Biology and Medicine5180
80 International Journal of Pharmaceutics4595
81 Journal of Medicinal Chemistry4561
82 Journal of Fungi4510
83 Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience4488
84 Insects4366
85 Environmental Monitoring and Assessment4311
86 Food Hydrocolloids4186
87 Metabolites4129
88 Molecular Biology Reports4116
89 Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience4048
90 Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology4042
91 Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences4032
92 Poultry Science4001
93 Free Radical Biology and Medicine3979
94 BMC Genomics3970
95 Cell Death & Disease3949
96 Physiology3928
97 Current Biology3774
98 European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry3770
99 Toxicology Letters3759
100 Computers and Electronics in Agriculture3697
- Environmental Research Letters3697
102 Brain Stimulation3644
103 Life Sciences3625
104 Journal of Dairy Science3549
105 European Neuropsychopharmacology3527
106 Biosensors & Bioelectronics3522
107 Biomed Research International3482
108 Toxics3387
109 Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics3386
110 Cytotherapy3384
111 Clinical Infectious Diseases3379
112 Journal of Alzheimers Disease3377
113 Journal of Medical Virology3356
114 Bioorganic Chemistry3299
115 Aging-US3283
116 Journal of Food Composition and Analysis3263
117 Chemistry & Biodiversity3245
118 Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems3244
119 mBio3207
120 Food & Function3186
121 Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine3167
122 International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology3147
123 PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases3141
124 Clinical Neurophysiology3125
125 Phytomedicine3115
126 Natural Product Research3114
127 Journal of Controlled Release3110
128 Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture3108
129 Journal of Chromatography A3073
130 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics3033
131 Environment International3017
132 Food Control3016
133 IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics3003
134 Journal of Neuroscience2989
135 Neuroimage2974
136 Toxins2949
137 Fermentation-Basel2942
138 European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology2936
139 Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling2927
140 Gene2925
141 Neurological Sciences2906
142 Analytical Methods2904
143 Water Air and Soil Pollution2886
144 Frontiers in Human Neuroscience2859
145 Food and Chemical Toxicology2818
146 European Journal of Pharmacology2811
147 International Journal of Food Science and Technology2778
148 Neuromuscular Disorders2739
149 Food Science & Nutrition2713
150 Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine2711
151 Journal of Virology2666
152 Marine Drugs2664
153 Water Resources Research2628
154 Molecular Genetics and Metabolism2624
155 Fish & Shellfish Immunology2616
156 Neural Networks2592
157 Infection and Drug Resistance2585
158 Molecular Neurobiology2579
- Nature Medicine2579
160 Environmental Earth Sciences2561
161 Journal of Pain2556
162 Briefings in Bioinformatics2551
163 Gait & Posture2549
- Polish Journal of Environmental Studies2549
165 Colloids and Surfaces B-Biointerfaces2537
166 Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry2530
167 Journal of Nanobiotechnology2514
168 Laboratory Investigation2506
169 Plant and Soil2498
170 Resources Conservation and Recycling2493
171 Pest Management Science2465
172 Journal of Infectious Diseases2439
173 Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics2425
174 Environmental Technology & Innovation2418
175 Agricultural Water Management2411
176 Pathology2378
177 Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics2375
178 Journal of Experimental Biology2352
- Food Chemistry-X2352
180 Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis2319
181 Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization2303
- Journal of Functional Foods2303
183 Journal of International Medical Research2294
184 International Journal of Nanomedicine2284
- Global Change Biology2284
186 Mitochondrial DNA Part B-Resources2265
187 Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics2262
188 Microbial Pathogenesis2253
189 Applied and Environmental Microbiology2251
190 Journal of Food Science2233
191 Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases2226
192 Biomacromolecules2218
193 Atmospheric Environment2198
194 Placenta2197
195 American Journal of Clinical Pathology2180
196 Energy & Environmental Science2169
197 Pathology Research and Practice2165
198 Brain Behavior and Immunity2159
199 Journal of Physiology-London2140
200 Communications Earth & Environment2138
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