Biology & Biochemistry: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

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

(The TQCC is the top quartile citation count: if all publications of a journal are sorted by citation count in descending order, then the TQCC is the citation count of the publication residing at the end of the top quartile; for example, given 100 publications, the TQCC is the citation count of the 25th ranked paper. The 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	TQCC
1	Physiological Reviews	73
2	Cell	71
3	Annual Review of Pathology-Mechanisms of Disease	70
4	Cancer Cell	63
5	Cell Metabolism	62
6	Annual Review of Biochemistry	59
7	Fungal Diversity	58
8	Environmental Chemistry Letters	56
9	Energy & Environmental Science	54
10	Biochar	53
11	Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews	50
12	Annual Review of Neuroscience	46
13	Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology	45
-	Molecular Cancer	45
15	Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters	43
-	Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy	43
-	Nature Medicine	43
18	Human Reproduction Update	41
-	Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology	41
20	Cell Stem Cell	40
-	Nature Genetics	40
22	Nature Neuroscience	38
23	Annual Review of Microbiology	37
-	Annual Review of Physiology	37
-	Nature Reviews Microbiology	37
26	Progress in Lipid Research	36
-	EMBO Journal	36
-	Clinical Microbiology Reviews	36
-	Annual Review of Entomology	36
30	Science Translational Medicine	35
-	Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics	35
-	Acta Neuropathologica	35
-	Molecular Neurodegeneration	35
-	Nature Sustainability	35
35	Trends in Food Science & Technology	34
-	Molecular Cell	34
-	Biotechnology Advances	34
38	Pharmacology & Therapeutics	33
-	Ageing Research Reviews	33
-	Neuron	33
-	Nature Microbiology	33
-	Cell Host & Microbe	33
43	Microbiome	32
-	Food Hydrocolloids	32
-	Nature Methods	32
46	Annual Review of Food Science and Technology	31
-	Drug Resistance Updates	31
-	Translational Neurodegeneration	31
-	Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology	31
50	Molecular Medicine	30

-	Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology	30
-	Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology	30
53	Molecular Plant	29
-	Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety	29
-	Seminars in Immunopathology	29
-	Water Research	29
-	Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry	29
-	Journal of Headache and Pain	29
-	Journal of Cleaner Production	29
60	Redox Biology	28
-	Annual Review of Biophysics	28
-	Nature Cell Biology	28
-	Nature Reviews Genetics	28
-	Remote Sensing of Environment	28
65	Trends in Cell Biology	27
-	Molecular Aspects of Medicine	27
-	Nature Protocols	27
-	Gut Microbes	27
-	Annual Review of Genetics	27
70	Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics	26
-	Biosensors & Bioelectronics	26
-	Food Packaging and Shelf Life	26
-	Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews	26
74	Resources Conservation and Recycling	25
-	Journal of Nanobiotechnology	25
-	Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions	25
-	Annual Review of Marine Science	25
-	Drugs	25
79	Cell Discovery	24
-	Science of the Total Environment	24
-	Pharmacological Reviews	24
-	Plant Cell	24
-	Journal of Hazardous Materials	24
-	Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition	24
-	npj Clean Water	24
-	Chemosphere	24
-	Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders	24
-	Journal of Neuroinflammation	24
-	Annual Review of Virology	24
-	Drug Delivery	24
-	Journal of Controlled Release	24
-	Particle and Fibre Toxicology	24
93	Reviews in Aquaculture	23
-	Environmental Science & Technology	23
-	Food Engineering Reviews	23
-	Nature Climate Change	23
-	Pharmacological Research	23
-	Global Change Biology	23
-	EMBO Reports	23
-	Nature Human Behaviour	23
-	Nature Reviews Neuroscience	23
102	Genome Medicine	22
-	Journal of Extracellular Vesicles	22
-	Lancet Planetary Health	22
-	ISME Journal	22
-	Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews	22
-	Biological Reviews	22
-	Energy Policy	22
-	Bioresource Technology	22
-	Nature Structural & Molecular Biology	22
-	Trends in Neurosciences	22
-	Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B	22
-	Medicinal Research Reviews	22
-	Environment International	22
-	Current Opinion in Biotechnology	22
-	Current Opinion in Chemical Biology	22
-	Food Chemistry	22
-	Developmental Cell	22
119	Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences	21
-	Trends in Ecology & Evolution	21
-	Sleep Medicine Reviews	21
-	Metabolic Engineering	21
-	Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews	21
-	Computers and Electronics in Agriculture	21
-	Current Opinion in Microbiology	21
-	Cell Death and Differentiation	21
-	Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology	21
-	Environmental Science and Pollution Research	21
-	Mycosphere	21
-	Current Pollution Reports	21
131	Cell Reports	20
-	Brain	20
-	Environment Development and Sustainability	20
-	Ecological Indicators	20
-	Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering	20
-	Current Opinion in Structural Biology	20
-	One Earth	20
-	Cell Death & Disease	20
-	Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology	20
-	Trends in Microbiology	20
-	Critical Reviews in Biotechnology	20
-	Nature Chemical Biology	20
-	Nature Ecology & Evolution	20
144	Agronomy for Sustainable Development	19
-	Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	19
-	Drug Discovery Today	19
-	Molecular Psychiatry	19
-	Current Opinion in Food Science	19
-	Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy	19
-	Phytomedicine	19
-	Trends in Cognitive Sciences	19
-	Environmental Pollution	19
-	Environmental Research	19
-	npj Biofilms and Microbiomes	19
155	Cell Chemical Biology	18
-	Clinical Epigenetics	18
-	Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment	18
-	Animal Nutrition	18
-	Annual Review of Vision Science	18
-	Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health-Part B-Critical Reviews	18
-	Essays in Biochemistry	18
-	Journal of Environmental Management	18
-	Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology	18
-	Waste Management	18
-	Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology	18
-	Trends in Pharmacological Sciences	18
-	Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology	18
-	Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports	18
-	Ecosystem Services	18
-	Food Research International	18
171	Brain Structure & Function	17
-	Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Water	17
-	Trends in Molecular Medicine	17
-	International Journal of Biological Sciences	17
-	Antioxidants & Redox Signaling	17

-	Annual Review of Animal Biosciences	17
-	Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment	17
-	Meat Science	17
-	Environmental Health Perspectives	17
-	Field Crops Research	17
-	Postharvest Biology and Technology	17
-	Systemic Biology	17
-	Inflammation	17
-	Trends in Biotechnology	17
-	Journal of Integrative Plant Biology	17
-	Antioxidants	17
-	Alzheimers Research & Therapy	17
-	American Journal of Human Genetics	17
-	Agricultural Water Management	17
-	Journal of Tissue Engineering	17
-	Microbiological Research	17
-	Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology	17
-	Molecular Systems Biology	17
-	Journal of Applied Microbiology	17
-	Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability	17
-	Food Control	17
-	npj Regenerative Medicine	17
-	Nucleic Acids Research	17
199	Cell Death Discovery	16
-	Precision Agriculture	16

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