New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Marine & Freshwater 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 Annual Review of Marine Science29.290
2 Microbial Ecology10.705
3 Marine Pollution Bulletin9.314
4 Aquatic Toxicology7.949
5 Aquaculture7.533
6 Fish & Shellfish Immunology7.307
7 Harmful Algae6.849
8 Frontiers in Marine Science6.530
9 Journal of Sea Research6.341
10 Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries5.973
11 ICES Journal of Marine Science5.849
12 Algae5.320
13 Journal of Applied Phycology5.206
14 Journal of Phycology5.052
15 Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science4.763
16 Marine Environmental Research4.747
17 Fishes4.721
18 Aquatic Botany4.696
19 Coral Reefs4.643
20 Aquaculture Environment Interactions4.452
21 Hydrobiologia4.307
22 Journal of Great Lakes Research4.096
23 Biofouling4.053
24 Marine Biotechnology4.010
25 Animal Biotelemetry3.972
26 Marine Ecology Progress Series3.962
27 Estuaries and Coasts3.924
28 Freshwater Biology3.880
29 Journal of Marine Systems3.852
30 Journal of Coastal Conservation3.777
31 Aquatic Sciences3.711
32 Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology3.701
33 Biological Bulletin3.645
34 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences3.635
35 Marine Biology3.545
36 Marine and Freshwater Research3.412
37 Mediterranean Marine Science3.373
38 Journal of Fish Diseases3.288
39 Journal of Plankton Research3.261
40 European Journal of Phycology3.130
41 Aquatic Conservation-Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems3.040
42 Freshwater Science3.010
43 Journal of Fish Biology2.965
44 Marine and Coastal Fisheries2.753
45 Cryptogamie Algologie2.735
46 Aquatic Ecology2.728
47 Phycologia2.712
48 Aquatic Invasions2.681
49 Environmental Biology of Fishes2.641
50 Ecology of Freshwater Fish2.599
51 Marine Mammal Science2.589
52 Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology2.529
53 Inland Waters2.480
54 Botanica Marina2.426
55 Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences2.331
56 New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research2.319
57 Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective2.313
58 Marine Biodiversity2.297
59 Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems2.222
60 Ocean Science Journal2.147
61 Lake and Reservoir Management2.108
62 Marine Biology Research2.070
63 African Journal of Aquatic Science2.047
64 Regional Studies in Marine Science2.010
65 Journal of Crustacean Biology1.951
66 Limnetica1.848
- Scientia Marina1.848
68 Journal of Applied Ichthyology1.806
69 Journal of Molluscan Studies1.793
70 Aquatic Microbial Ecology1.744
71 Phycological Research1.741
72 Clean-Soil Air Water1.661
73 Acta Adriatica1.654
74 African Journal of Marine Science1.636
75 Invertebrate Biology1.612
76 Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom1.601
77 Journal of Shellfish Research1.587
78 Bulletin of Marine Science1.581
79 Aquatic Mammals1.580
80 Diatom Research1.495
81 Inland Water Biology1.454
82 Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management1.440
83 Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research1.395
84 Ciencias Marinas1.325
85 Ichthyological Research1.278
86 Fundamental and Applied Limnology1.271
87 Thalassas1.226
88 Russian Journal of Marine Biology1.150
89 Plankton & Benthos Research1.056
90 Pacific Science0.941
91 Revista de Biologia Marina y Oceanografia0.794
92 Crustaceana0.764
93 Hidrobiologica0.742
94 Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine0.536
95 International Review of Hydrobiology0.486
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