Cell Biology: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. 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	H4-Index
1	Cell	174
2	Nature Medicine	171
3	Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy	157
4	Cancer Cell	106
5	Cells	99
6	Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology	93
7	Molecular Cell	92
8	Cell Metabolism	91
-	Science Translational Medicine	91
10	Cell Death & Disease	85
-	Cell Reports	85
12	Cell Stem Cell	76
13	Ageing Research Reviews	75
14	Nature Cell Biology	72
15	Current Biology	67
16	Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology	65
17	Plant Cell	61
18	Cell Death Discovery	58
-	Cell Death and Differentiation	58
20	Trends in Cell Biology	57
-	Stem Cell Research & Therapy	57
22	Journal of Extracellular Vesicles	56
-	Autophagy	56
24	Developmental Cell	55
-	EMBO Journal	55
-	Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences	55
27	Cell Communication and Signaling	53
28	Nature Structural & Molecular Biology	52
29	Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity	50
30	Aging Cell	48
-	Oncogene	48
32	Journal of Cell Biology	46
33	Trends in Molecular Medicine	45
34	Cell Discovery	44
-	Current Opinion in Structural Biology	44
-	EMBO Reports	44
37	Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology	42
-	Neural Regeneration Research	42
39	Cell Systems	38
-	Aging-US	38
41	American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology	37
-	Cell Proliferation	37
-	Stem Cell Reports	37
-	FASEB Journal	37
-	Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine	37
46	Science Signaling	36
47	Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters	35
48	Cytokine	34
-	Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews	34
-	Molecular Medicine	34

51	Genes & Development	33
-	Journal of Cell Science	33
-	Mechanisms of Ageing and Development	33
54	Structure	32
-	Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology	32
-	Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology	32
-	Cellular Signalling	32
-	Journal of Cellular Physiology	32
59	Inflammation Research	31
-	Cell Research	31
-	Apoptosis	31
-	Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry	31
63	Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology	30
64	Stem Cell Reviews and Reports	29
-	FEBS Letters	29
-	Current Opinion in Cell Biology	29
67	Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology	28
-	American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology	28
-	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Cell Research	28
-	Bioscience Reports	28
71	Experimental Cell Research	27
-	Tissue Engineering Part B-Reviews	27
-	Inflammation	27
-	Plant and Cell Physiology	27
75	Disease Models & Mechanisms	26
-	Histopathology	26
77	Current Opinion in Genetics & Development	25
-	Mediators of Inflammation	25
-	Cell Biology and Toxicology	25
80	Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-RNA	24
-	European Journal of Cell Biology	24
-	Journal of Cellular Biochemistry	24
-	Mitochondrion	24
-	Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology	24
-	Tissue & Cell	24
-	Cytotherapy	24
-	Molecular Cancer Research	24
88	Cellular Oncology	23
-	Journal of Structural Biology	23
-	Molecular Biology of the Cell	23
-	Protein & Cell	23
92	Matrix Biology	22
-	Cell Calcium	22
-	Cell Cycle	22
-	Cell and Tissue Research	22
-	Cell Biochemistry and Function	22
-	Cell Biology International	22
98	Journal of Leukocyte Biology	21
-	Nitric Oxide-Biology and Chemistry	21
-	World Journal of Stem Cells	21
-	International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology	21
102	IUBMB Life	20
-	Stem Cells	20
-	Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine	20
-	Cellular Immunology	20
106	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids	19
-	Molecular Reproduction and Development	19
108	Tissue Engineering Part A	18
-	Wound Repair and Regeneration	18
-	Cytometry Part A	18
-	Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling	18
-	Cancer & Metabolism	18
113	Histochemistry and Cell Biology	17
-	Acta Histochemica	17
-	Cell Stress & Chaperones	17
116	DNA and Cell Biology	16
-	Protoplasma	16
118	Skeletal Muscle	15
-	Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy	15
-	Immunology and Cell Biology	15
-	Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics	15
-	Animal Cells and Systems	15
-	Nucleus	15
-	Platelets	15
125	Tissue Engineering Part C-Methods	14
-	Analytical Cellular Pathology	14
-	Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research	14
-	Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids	14
-	Cellular and Molecular Biology	14
-	Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes	14
-	Biochemistry and Cell Biology	14
-	Journal of Molecular Histology	14
-	BMC Molecular and Cell Biology	14
-	Molecular and Cellular Probes	14
-	Physiological Genomics	14
-	Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators	14
-	Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering	14
138	HLA	13
-	Traffic	13
-	In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant	13
-	Journal of Membrane Biology	13
142	Stem Cell Research	12
-	Cell and Tissue Banking	12
-	Pathobiology	12
-	Connective Tissue Research	12
-	Differentiation	12
-	European Journal of Histochemistry	12
-	Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research	12
-	Microbial Cell	12
150	Cytotechnology	11
-	In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Animal	11
-	Genes to Cells	11
-	Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry	11
154	Development Growth & Differentiation	10
-	Biopreservation and Biobanking	10
-	Cytoskeleton	10
-	Biology of the Cell	10
-	Cells Tissues Organs	10
159	Cellular Microbiology	9
-	Cytopathology	9
-	Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility	9
-	Biotechnic & Histochemistry	9
-	Zygote	9
-	IET Systems Biology	9
-	Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction	9
166	Growth Factors	8
-	Growth Hormone & Igf Research	8
168	Cytologia	7
-	Cytogenetic and Genome Research	7
-	Cell Adhesion & Migration	7
171	Development Genes and Evolution	6
-	Cell Structure and Function	6
173	Journal of Histotechnology	5
174	Biologicheskie Membrany	2