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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology77.941
2 Cell62.229
3 Nature Reviews Microbiology60.056
4 Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy57.623
5 Annual Review of Pathology-Mechanisms of Disease56.429
6 Physiological Reviews55.429
7 Biochar53.215
8 Fungal Diversity51.763
9 Cancer Cell45.972
10 Nature Reviews Genetics44.569
11 Experimental and Molecular Medicine42.987
12 Molecular Cancer42.805
13 Cell Metabolism42.781
14 Nature Medicine41.311
15 Environmental Chemistry Letters40.410
16 Cell Research38.574
17 Nature Genetics38.137
18 Horticulture Research37.219
19 Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews36.657
20 Energy & Environmental Science36.517
21 Nature Methods35.206
22 Annual Review of Biochemistry35.129
23 Annual Review of Physiology33.946
24 Nature Sustainability31.753
25 Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters31.727
26 Nucleic Acids Research31.538
27 Nature Biotechnology30.542
28 Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology30.198
29 Science Translational Medicine29.496
30 Cell Stem Cell29.437
31 Nature Protocols29.432
32 Human Reproduction Update28.994
33 Progress in Lipid Research28.874
34 Trends in Food Science & Technology28.770
35 Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics28.368
36 Annual Review of Entomology27.631
37 Clinical Microbiology Reviews27.601
38 Nature Reviews Drug Discovery27.555
39 Nature Neuroscience27.098
40 Biotechnology Advances26.920
41 Molecular Cell26.919
42 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Computational Molecular Science26.803
43 Pharmacology & Therapeutics26.571
44 Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry26.465
45 Nature Reviews Neuroscience26.244
46 Annual Review of Neuroscience25.763
47 Annual Review of Microbiology25.475
48 Neuron25.327
49 Cell Host & Microbe25.270
50 Drug Resistance Updates25.076
51 Annual Review of Biophysics25.043
52 Nature Microbiology24.987
53 Molecular Plant24.838
54 Annual Review of Genetics24.712
55 Molecular Neurodegeneration24.694
56 Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology24.620
57 Lancet Planetary Health24.599
58 Ageing Research Reviews24.360
59 Journal of Extracellular Vesicles23.701
60 Microbiome23.452
61 Food Hydrocolloids23.394
62 Translational Neurodegeneration23.343
63 Journal of Headache and Pain23.005
64 Remote Sensing of Environment22.996
65 EMBO Journal22.904
66 Annual Review of Marine Science22.685
67 Cell Death and Differentiation22.651
68 Drugs22.213
69 Pharmacological Reviews21.617
70 Resources Conservation and Recycling21.562
71 Nature Cell Biology21.508
72 Biotechnology for Biofuels21.356
73 Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B21.328
74 Water Research21.213
75 Nature Climate Change21.106
76 Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology21.029
77 Bioresource Technology20.830
78 Journal of Cleaner Production20.735
79 Redox Biology20.647
80 Genome Medicine20.580
81 Energy Policy20.507
82 Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology20.426
83 Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions20.420
84 Journal of Hazardous Materials20.349
85 Acta Neuropathologica20.342
86 Trends in Cell Biology20.054
87 Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety19.973
88 Biosensors & Bioelectronics19.801
89 Sleep Medicine Reviews19.784
90 Biological Reviews19.663
91 Annual Review of Virology19.592
92 Environment International19.584
93 Seminars in Immunopathology19.514
94 Chemosphere19.405
95 Molecular Aspects of Medicine19.354
96 Journal of Neuroinflammation19.257
97 Annual Review of Food Science and Technology19.122
98 Molecular Medicine19.017
99 Journal of Nanobiotechnology18.788
100 Trends in Neurosciences18.674
101 Trends in Ecology & Evolution18.348
102 Endocrine Pathology18.339
103 Trends in Pharmacological Sciences18.239
104 Drug Delivery18.194
105 Environmental Science & Technology17.915
106 Journal of Controlled Release17.889
107 Global Change Biology17.799
108 Food Packaging and Shelf Life17.712
109 Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews17.563
110 Science of the Total Environment17.544
111 Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews17.442
112 Food Chemistry17.336
113 Bioinformatics17.287
114 Pharmacological Research17.255
115 Environmental Science and Pollution Research17.170
116 Gut Microbes17.159
117 Cell Discovery17.029
118 Molecular Psychiatry16.894
119 Particle and Fibre Toxicology16.681
120 Brain16.474
121 Nature Human Behaviour16.361
122 Annual Review of Vision Science16.347
123 Cell Death & Disease16.128
124 Trends in Cognitive Sciences16.096
125 Medicinal Research Reviews16.036
126 Developmental Cell15.994
127 Trends in Genetics15.918
128 Computers and Electronics in Agriculture15.853
129 ISME Journal15.824
130 Current Opinion in Biotechnology15.822
131 Environmental Research15.789
132 Clinical Epigenetics15.752
133 Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders15.725
134 Environmental Pollution15.722
135 Current Opinion in Food Science15.710
136 Essays in Biochemistry15.683
137 Reviews in Aquaculture15.626
138 Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering15.576
139 International Journal of Biological Sciences15.496
- Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition15.496
141 Current Opinion in Virology15.477
142 Current Opinion in Microbiology15.394
143 Nature Chemical Biology15.204
144 Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment15.194
145 Autophagy15.187
146 Molecular Systems Biology15.184
147 Trends in Microbiology15.166
148 Cell Reports15.158
149 Plant Cell15.138
150 One Earth14.967
151 American Journal of Human Genetics14.937
152 Annual Review of Animal Biosciences14.885
153 EMBO Reports14.878
154 Metabolic Engineering14.746
155 Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics14.716
156 Drug Discovery Today14.661
157 Journal of Environmental Management14.651
158 Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology14.521
159 Trends in Biotechnology14.487
160 Mycosphere14.462
161 Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy14.426
162 Nature Structural & Molecular Biology14.343
163 Current Opinion in Structural Biology14.280
164 Critical Reviews in Biotechnology14.257
165 Environment Development and Sustainability14.188
166 Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences14.122
167 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health-Part B-Critical Reviews14.069
168 Natural Product Reports13.998
169 Trends in Molecular Medicine13.969
170 Neurology-Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation13.946
171 Cell Biology and Toxicology13.938
172 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer13.867
173 Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences13.841
174 Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology13.821
175 Food Control13.794
176 Human Reproduction Open13.770
177 Ecosystem Services13.768
178 Cell Systems13.757
179 Current Opinion in Chemical Biology13.744
- Ecological Indicators13.744
181 Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology13.739
182 npj Clean Water13.698
183 Agronomy for Sustainable Development13.644
184 Nature Ecology & Evolution13.628
185 International Soil and Water Conservation Research13.528
186 Environmental Technology & Innovation13.518
187 Archives of Pharmacal Research13.514
188 Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences13.427
189 Waste Management13.411
190 Journal of Integrative Plant Biology13.327
191 Food Research International13.325
192 Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews13.318
193 Trends in Biochemical Sciences13.280
194 npj Regenerative Medicine13.278
195 Bioengineered13.269
196 Neuroimage13.236
197 Antioxidants & Redox Signaling13.202
198 Antioxidants13.200
199 Emerging Microbes & Infections13.199
200 Briefings in Bioinformatics13.189
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