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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology77.941
2 Cell62.229
3 Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy57.623
4 Cancer Cell45.972
5 Cell Metabolism42.781
6 Nature Medicine41.311
7 Cell Research38.574
8 Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters31.727
9 Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology30.198
10 Science Translational Medicine29.496
11 Cell Stem Cell29.437
12 Molecular Cell26.919
13 Ageing Research Reviews24.360
14 Journal of Extracellular Vesicles23.701
15 EMBO Journal22.904
16 Cell Death and Differentiation22.651
17 Nature Cell Biology21.508
18 Trends in Cell Biology20.054
19 Molecular Medicine19.017
20 Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews17.563
21 Cell Discovery17.029
22 Cell Death & Disease16.128
23 Developmental Cell15.994
24 Autophagy15.187
25 Cell Reports15.158
26 Plant Cell15.138
27 EMBO Reports14.878
28 Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology14.521
29 Nature Structural & Molecular Biology14.343
30 Current Opinion in Structural Biology14.280
31 Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences14.122
32 Trends in Molecular Medicine13.969
33 Cell Biology and Toxicology13.938
34 Cell Systems13.757
35 Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology12.779
36 Tissue Engineering Part B-Reviews12.301
37 Cell Death Discovery12.211
38 Mechanisms of Ageing and Development11.984
39 Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity11.839
40 Oncogene11.696
41 Cells11.625
42 Cell Communication and Signaling11.579
43 Stem Cell Reports11.274
44 Journal of Cell Biology11.122
45 Stem Cell Research & Therapy11.057
46 Current Biology10.947
47 Apoptosis10.715
48 Inflammation10.588
49 Genes & Development10.333
50 Aging Cell10.273
51 Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology10.111
52 Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology9.795
53 Journal of Leukocyte Biology9.113
54 Science Signaling9.046
55 Current Opinion in Cell Biology9.009
56 European Journal of Cell Biology8.993
57 Skeletal Muscle8.864
58 Inflammation Research8.852
59 Matrix Biology8.619
60 American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology8.438
61 Cell Proliferation8.374
62 Nucleus8.267
63 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-RNA8.264
64 Mitochondrion8.056
65 Protein & Cell8.055
66 Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering7.914
67 Cancer & Metabolism7.813
68 Neural Regeneration Research7.811
69 Current Opinion in Genetics & Development7.737
70 Molecular Cancer Research7.615
71 Cellular Oncology7.425
72 Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine7.297
73 Stem Cell Reviews and Reports7.194
74 Structure6.946
75 Cytokine6.891
76 Mediators of Inflammation6.865
77 Plant and Cell Physiology6.855
78 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Cell Research6.603
79 Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling6.487
80 Cellular Signalling6.486
81 Cell Cycle6.425
82 Nitric Oxide-Biology and Chemistry6.394
83 Stem Cells6.247
84 Bioscience Reports6.147
85 Cell and Tissue Research6.107
86 Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry6.104
87 Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology6.058
88 Cell Stress & Chaperones6.047
89 Aging-US5.944
90 Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine5.901
- Journal of Cellular Physiology5.901
92 World Journal of Stem Cells5.828
93 Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology5.768
94 Journal of Structural Biology5.713
95 Experimental Cell Research5.631
96 Journal of Cell Science5.548
97 Cell Calcium5.445
98 Disease Models & Mechanisms5.424
99 International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology5.389
100 American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology5.255
101 Cell Adhesion & Migration5.188
102 Journal of Membrane Biology5.144
103 Platelets5.110
104 Cell Biology International5.095
105 Tissue Engineering Part A5.077
106 Molecular Biology of the Cell5.065
107 BMC Molecular and Cell Biology5.048
108 Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids5.000
109 Cellular Immunology4.865
110 Animal Cells and Systems4.853
111 Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes4.819
- Molecular and Cellular Probes4.819
113 FEBS Letters4.753
114 Acta Histochemica4.738
115 Histopathology4.687
116 Journal of Cellular Biochemistry4.670
117 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids4.619
118 Tissue & Cell4.617
119 DNA and Cell Biology4.466
120 Wound Repair and Regeneration4.335
121 Microbial Cell4.252
122 Analytical Cellular Pathology4.217
123 Tissue Engineering Part C-Methods4.201
124 Cell Biochemistry and Function4.179
125 IUBMB Life4.120
126 Molecular Reproduction and Development3.978
127 Protoplasma3.931
128 Traffic3.895
129 Biochemistry and Cell Biology3.813
130 Histochemistry and Cell Biology3.788
131 Cell and Tissue Banking3.765
132 Physiological Genomics3.743
133 Differentiation3.715
134 Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics3.664
135 Pathobiology3.589
136 Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators3.458
137 Growth Factors3.443
138 Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy3.391
139 Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry3.348
140 Cell Structure and Function3.259
141 Cellular Microbiology3.253
142 Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research3.232
143 In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant3.160
144 Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research3.086
145 Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction3.056
146 Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility3.011
147 Immunology and Cell Biology2.979
148 Cytometry Part A2.787
149 Connective Tissue Research2.764
150 HLA2.756
151 European Journal of Histochemistry2.725
152 Growth Hormone & Igf Research2.658
153 Development Genes and Evolution2.581
154 Zygote2.448
155 Biopreservation and Biobanking2.295
156 IET Systems Biology2.262
157 Journal of Molecular Histology2.225
158 In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Animal2.215
159 FASEB Journal2.137
160 Cells Tissues Organs2.122
161 Cytotechnology2.108
162 Development Growth & Differentiation2.050
163 Biotechnic & Histochemistry1.990
164 Cellular and Molecular Biology1.914
165 Genes to Cells1.862
166 Cytogenetic and Genome Research1.736
167 Biology of the Cell1.659
168 Cytopathology1.499
169 Journal of Histotechnology1.385
170 Stem Cell Research1.313
171 Cytotherapy1.312
172 Cytologia1.234
173 Cytoskeleton1.180
174 Biologicheskie Membrany0.183
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