New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Biology & Biochemistry

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 Nature Reviews Microbiology64.547
5 Physiological Reviews60.245
6 Cancer Cell55.427
7 Biochar53.833
8 Environmental Chemistry Letters50.188
9 Annual Review of Pathology-Mechanisms of Disease48.747
10 Cell Metabolism45.835
11 Annual Review of Biochemistry44.681
12 Nature Medicine43.308
13 Molecular Cancer42.141
14 Nature Reviews Genetics39.795
15 Energy & Environmental Science39.038
16 Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters38.957
17 Fungal Diversity37.417
18 Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews36.555
19 Annual Review of Neuroscience32.578
20 Nature Genetics32.405
21 Nature Sustainability31.314
22 Human Reproduction Update31.220
23 Nature Methods31.184
24 Nature Protocols30.959
25 Cell Stem Cell30.084
26 Nucleic Acids Research29.910
27 Annual Review of Marine Science29.290
28 Nature Biotechnology28.833
29 Nature Neuroscience28.669
30 Clinical Microbiology Reviews28.288
31 Molecular Neurodegeneration28.274
32 Annual Review of Physiology28.247
33 EMBO Journal27.766
34 Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology27.702
35 Drug Resistance Updates27.577
36 Science Translational Medicine27.461
37 Journal of Headache and Pain27.385
38 Pharmacology & Therapeutics27.360
39 Progress in Lipid Research27.042
40 Cell Host & Microbe26.802
41 Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics26.691
42 Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry26.545
43 Nature Microbiology26.434
44 Nature Reviews Drug Discovery26.428
45 Molecular Cell26.422
46 Annual Review of Microbiology26.352
47 Ageing Research Reviews26.057
48 Molecular Plant26.003
49 Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology25.915
50 Neuron25.856
51 Acta Neuropathologica25.410
52 Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology24.992
53 Translational Neurodegeneration24.609
54 Trends in Cell Biology24.514
- Annual Review of Entomology24.514
56 Biotechnology Advances24.495
57 Microbiome24.435
58 Trends in Food Science & Technology24.405
59 Redox Biology24.151
60 Nature Reviews Neuroscience23.840
61 Pharmacological Reviews23.801
62 Food Hydrocolloids23.410
63 Journal of Extracellular Vesicles23.204
64 Molecular Medicine22.991
65 Gut Microbes22.982
66 Drugs22.397
67 Water Research22.332
68 Journal of Cleaner Production22.240
69 Molecular Aspects of Medicine22.069
70 Seminars in Immunopathology22.034
71 Lancet Planetary Health21.926
72 Nature Cell Biology21.879
73 Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology21.669
74 Annual Review of Genetics21.607
75 Annual Review of Food Science and Technology20.957
76 Remote Sensing of Environment20.799
77 Nature Climate Change20.791
78 Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety20.549
79 Resources Conservation and Recycling20.416
80 Food Packaging and Shelf Life19.940
81 Nature Human Behaviour19.921
82 Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews19.795
83 Trends in Pharmacological Sciences19.701
84 Annual Review of Biophysics19.688
85 Genome Medicine19.653
86 Science of the Total Environment19.527
87 Chemosphere19.417
88 Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B19.392
89 Biosensors & Bioelectronics19.314
90 Cell Discovery19.233
91 Environmental Science and Pollution Research19.194
92 Journal of Nanobiotechnology19.183
93 Trends in Neurosciences19.164
94 Journal of Neuroinflammation19.151
95 Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics19.132
96 Journal of Controlled Release18.944
97 Food Engineering Reviews18.850
98 npj Clean Water18.759
99 EMBO Reports18.669
100 Global Change Biology18.657
101 Energy Policy18.556
102 Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions18.385
103 Journal of Hazardous Materials18.316
104 Cell Death and Differentiation18.202
105 Trends in Cognitive Sciences18.032
106 Environmental Science & Technology18.029
107 Pharmacological Research18.027
108 Reviews in Aquaculture17.978
109 Medicinal Research Reviews17.968
110 Annual Review of Virology17.897
111 Biological Reviews17.833
112 Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders17.769
113 Particle and Fibre Toxicology17.624
114 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health-Part B-Critical Reviews17.577
115 Environment International17.547
116 Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition17.434
117 Computers and Electronics in Agriculture17.094
118 Drug Delivery17.043
119 Molecular Psychiatry16.941
120 Current Opinion in Microbiology16.884
121 Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences16.812
122 Trends in Ecology & Evolution16.803
123 Plant Cell16.769
124 Brain16.764
125 Food Chemistry16.736
126 Bioresource Technology16.703
127 Trends in Microbiology16.675
128 Current Pollution Reports16.619
129 Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews16.615
130 ISME Journal16.594
131 Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews16.564
132 Environment Development and Sustainability16.542
133 Cell Death & Disease16.378
134 Trends in Genetics16.297
135 Nature Ecology & Evolution16.235
136 Autophagy16.217
137 Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy16.203
138 Nature Chemical Biology16.171
139 Sleep Medicine Reviews16.155
140 One Earth16.120
141 Developmental Cell15.908
142 Annals of Microbiology15.885
143 Current Opinion in Biotechnology15.823
144 Nature Structural & Molecular Biology15.749
145 Clinical Epigenetics15.748
146 Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology15.707
147 Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment15.641
148 Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering15.624
149 Microbiological Research15.604
150 Journal of Applied Microbiology15.575
151 Environmental Research15.537
152 Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology15.484
153 Agronomy for Sustainable Development15.422
154 Cell Biology and Toxicology15.345
155 Environmental Pollution15.201
156 Current Opinion in Chemical Biology15.193
157 Bioinformatics15.175
158 Mycosphere15.151
159 Cell Reports15.142
160 Essays in Biochemistry15.132
161 Drug Discovery Today15.119
162 Current Opinion in Structural Biology15.087
163 Current Opinion in Food Science15.053
164 Ecological Indicators14.946
165 Journal of Environmental Management14.932
166 Antioxidants14.881
167 Annual Review of Vision Science14.837
168 Trends in Molecular Medicine14.832
169 Critical Reviews in Biotechnology14.807
170 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Computational Molecular Science14.772
171 Metabolic Engineering14.751
172 Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology14.717
173 Annual Review of Animal Biosciences14.646
174 Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports14.588
175 Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology14.510
176 Cell Death Discovery14.363
177 Inflammation14.340
178 Brain Structure & Function14.316
179 Trends in Biotechnology14.298
180 Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability14.283
181 Cell Communication and Signaling14.267
182 Trends in Biochemical Sciences14.188
183 Phytomedicine14.183
184 npj Biofilms and Microbiomes14.121
185 Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology14.098
186 Computers in Biology and Medicine14.002
187 American Journal of Human Genetics13.993
188 Archives of Pharmacal Research13.809
189 International Journal of Biological Sciences13.807
190 Biodrugs13.762
191 Cell Chemical Biology13.732
192 Journal of Tissue Engineering13.728
193 Pharmaceutics13.671
194 Food Research International13.576
195 Antioxidants & Redox Signaling13.567
196 Molecular Systems Biology13.511
197 Animal Nutrition13.503
198 Alzheimers Research & Therapy13.351
199 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer13.326
200 Ecosystem Services13.211
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