New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Cell Biology

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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology75.284
2 Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy72.053
3 Cell65.042
4 Cancer Cell55.427
5 Cell Metabolism45.835
6 Nature Medicine43.308
7 Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters38.957
8 Cell Stem Cell30.084
9 EMBO Journal27.766
10 Science Translational Medicine27.461
11 Molecular Cell26.422
12 Ageing Research Reviews26.057
13 Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology25.915
14 Trends in Cell Biology24.514
15 Journal of Extracellular Vesicles23.204
16 Molecular Medicine22.991
17 Nature Cell Biology21.879
18 Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews19.795
19 Cell Discovery19.233
20 EMBO Reports18.669
21 Cell Death and Differentiation18.202
22 Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences16.812
23 Plant Cell16.769
24 Cell Death & Disease16.378
25 Autophagy16.217
26 Developmental Cell15.908
27 Nature Structural & Molecular Biology15.749
28 Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology15.707
29 Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology15.484
30 Cell Biology and Toxicology15.345
31 Cell Reports15.142
32 Current Opinion in Structural Biology15.087
33 Trends in Molecular Medicine14.832
34 Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology14.717
35 Cell Death Discovery14.363
36 Inflammation14.340
37 Cell Communication and Signaling14.267
38 Cell Systems12.312
39 Cells12.146
40 Stem Cell Research & Therapy11.797
41 Oncogene11.687
42 Apoptosis11.680
43 Journal of Cell Biology11.280
44 Inflammation Research11.243
45 European Journal of Cell Biology10.720
46 Protein & Cell10.645
47 Cellular Oncology10.588
48 Current Biology10.570
49 Matrix Biology10.355
50 Mechanisms of Ageing and Development10.326
51 Nucleus10.286
52 Aging Cell10.264
53 Tissue Engineering Part B-Reviews10.026
54 Stem Cell Reports9.844
55 Current Opinion in Cell Biology9.739
56 Cell Proliferation9.642
57 Science Signaling9.457
58 Journal of Leukocyte Biology9.392
59 American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology9.264
60 Mitochondrion9.162
61 Current Opinion in Genetics & Development8.745
62 Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology8.673
63 Cancer & Metabolism8.599
64 Genes & Development8.508
65 Neural Regeneration Research8.305
66 Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry8.153
67 Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering7.634
68 Structure7.537
69 Skeletal Muscle7.519
70 Plant and Cell Physiology7.479
71 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Cell Research7.275
72 Molecular Cancer Research7.254
73 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-RNA7.227
74 Cytokine6.908
75 Stem Cells6.889
76 Nitric Oxide-Biology and Chemistry6.884
77 Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling6.785
78 Cellular Signalling6.615
79 Platelets6.596
80 Cell Stress & Chaperones6.554
81 Mediators of Inflammation6.528
82 Stem Cell Reviews and Reports6.467
83 American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology6.284
84 Journal of Cellular Physiology6.257
85 Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics6.208
86 Cell Cycle6.067
87 Aging-US6.057
88 Cell Calcium6.025
89 Bioscience Reports6.024
90 Cell and Tissue Research5.998
91 Experimental Cell Research5.907
92 Microbial Cell5.897
93 Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine5.840
94 International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology5.833
95 Journal of Membrane Biology5.826
96 Journal of Cell Science5.777
97 Molecular and Cellular Probes5.753
98 Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology5.712
99 Molecular Biology of the Cell5.555
100 Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine5.376
101 Animal Cells and Systems5.363
102 Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes5.307
103 Cell Biology International5.285
104 Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids5.192
105 Histopathology5.178
106 Journal of Structural Biology5.150
- FASEB Journal5.150
108 Tissue Engineering Part C-Methods5.137
109 Cell and Tissue Banking5.132
110 Differentiation5.101
111 Disease Models & Mechanisms5.098
112 Cell Biochemistry and Function5.011
113 Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology4.996
114 Journal of Cellular Biochemistry4.984
115 Cellular Immunology4.952
116 World Journal of Stem Cells4.941
117 BMC Molecular and Cell Biology4.901
118 Tissue Engineering Part A4.880
119 Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators4.722
120 Wound Repair and Regeneration4.694
121 FEBS Letters4.589
122 Histochemistry and Cell Biology4.558
123 Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity4.535
124 Tissue & Cell4.502
125 Cell Adhesion & Migration4.448
126 Acta Histochemica4.440
127 IUBMB Life4.378
128 DNA and Cell Biology4.345
129 Physiological Genomics4.217
130 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids4.172
131 Development Genes and Evolution4.056
132 Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy3.949
133 Molecular Reproduction and Development3.880
134 Traffic3.862
135 Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility3.857
136 Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research3.791
137 Protoplasma3.765
138 Growth Factors3.712
139 Biochemistry and Cell Biology3.672
140 Analytical Cellular Pathology3.657
141 Immunology and Cell Biology3.463
- Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research3.463
143 Connective Tissue Research3.313
144 In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant3.288
145 Cellular Microbiology3.250
146 Growth Hormone & Igf Research3.168
147 Zygote3.089
148 Cytometry Part A2.959
149 Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction2.841
- Cell Structure and Function2.841
151 HLA2.818
152 Pathobiology2.812
153 Biopreservation and Biobanking2.800
154 Cytogenetic and Genome Research2.693
155 Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry2.535
156 In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Animal2.496
157 Journal of Molecular Histology2.451
158 Cellular and Molecular Biology2.330
159 Journal of Histotechnology2.252
160 Biology of the Cell2.108
161 European Journal of Histochemistry2.046
162 Development Growth & Differentiation2.030
163 Cytotechnology2.020
164 IET Systems Biology1.967
165 Biotechnic & Histochemistry1.946
166 Cells Tissues Organs1.931
167 Genes to Cells1.839
168 Cytopathology1.819
169 Cytoskeleton1.524
170 Cytotherapy1.484
171 Stem Cell Research1.266
172 Cytologia1.171
173 Biologicheskie Membrany0.239
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