New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy179
2 Cell172
3 Nature Medicine169
4 International Journal of Molecular Sciences162
5 Nucleic Acids Research137
6 Molecules125
7 International Journal of Biological Macromolecules108
8 Molecular Cancer103
9 Antioxidants102
10 Redox Biology93
11 Molecular Cell86
12 Biomolecules80
13 Biomedicines79
14 Molecular Psychiatry74
15 Molecular Plant67
16 Nature Chemical Biology66
17 Plant Cell65
18 Current Biology60
19 Free Radical Biology and Medicine59
20 International Journal of Biological Sciences57
21 Trends in Microbiology56
22 Nature Structural & Molecular Biology55
- Journal of Biological Chemistry55
24 EMBO Journal54
25 Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences53
- Metabolites53
27 Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences52
- Journal of Integrative Plant Biology52
29 Cell Death and Differentiation51
30 Oncogene50
31 Trends in Molecular Medicine48
32 Genes & Diseases47
- Molecular Biology Reports47
- Current Opinion in Structural Biology47
35 Food & Function45
- Bioorganic Chemistry45
- Trends in Biochemical Sciences45
- Chemico-Biological Interactions45
39 Journal of Molecular Biology43
- Cell Chemical Biology43
- Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal43
42 EMBO Reports42
43 Biomacromolecules41
44 Process Biochemistry40
- Annual Review of Biochemistry40
- Molecular Biology and Evolution40
- Natural Product Reports40
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer40
- Cell and Bioscience40
50 Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews39
- Molecular Aspects of Medicine39
- Apoptosis39
53 Antioxidants & Redox Signaling38
- FASEB Journal38
- Genome Research38
56 Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology37
- Lipids in Health and Disease37
- Protein Science37
- Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry37
- Current Opinion in Chemical Biology37
61 Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications36
- Molecular Ecology36
- Science Signaling36
- Plant Science36
65 ACS Chemical Neuroscience35
- Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry35
- Cell Systems35
68 Progress in Lipid Research34
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Basis of Disease34
- Biochemical Society Transactions34
- Biological Trace Element Research34
- Molecular Ecology Resources34
73 FEBS Journal33
- Bioelectrochemistry33
- Essays in Biochemistry33
- Journal of Genetics and Genomics33
- Methods33
78 Journal of Neurochemistry32
- Chemistry & Biodiversity32
- Current Medicinal Chemistry32
81 Structure31
- Phytochemistry31
- Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics31
- Molecular Systems Biology31
- Neurochemical Research31
- Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology31
- Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters31
88 Neurochemistry International30
- Cytokine30
- ACS Chemical Biology30
- FEBS Letters30
- Journal of Molecular Modeling30
- Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology30
- Macromolecular Bioscience30
- ChemBioChem30
96 European Journal of Human Genetics29
- Journal of Food Biochemistry29
- Journal of Molecular Graphics & Modelling29
- Bioscience Reports29
- Proteomics29
- RSC Medicinal Chemistry29
- Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics29
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Cell Research29
- Bioconjugate Chemistry29
- Molecular Medicine29
106 Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution28
- Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology28
- Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry28
109 Human Molecular Genetics27
- Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry27
- Chemical Biology & Drug Design27
- Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology C-Toxicology & Pharmacology27
- Molecular Biotechnology27
- Biochemistry27
115 American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology26
- Biochemical Journal26
- Biochimie26
- Biofactors26
- Biomedical Journal26
- Journal of Lipid Research26
- Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B-Biology26
122 Open Biology25
- Progress in Biophysics & Molecular Biology25
- RNA25
- Analytical Biochemistry25
- BioEssays25
- Matrix Biology25
128 Current Molecular Pharmacology24
- Molecular Immunology24
130 Proteins-Structure Function and Bioinformatics23
- RNA Biology23
- Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions23
- Biometals23
- Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology23
- Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica23
- Carbohydrate Research23
- Cell Biochemistry and Function23
138 FEBS Open Bio22
- Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology22
- International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology22
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Biomembranes22
- Journal of Zhejiang University-Science B22
- Peptides22
- Gene Therapy22
145 Journal of Cellular Biochemistry21
- Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry21
- Journal of Structural Biology21
- Molecular Microbiology21
- Photochemistry and Photobiology21
- Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology21
- IUBMB Life21
152 Epigenetics20
- Molecular Carcinogenesis20
- Nitric Oxide-Biology and Chemistry20
- Acta Crystallographica Section D-Structural Biology20
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-General Subjects20
157 Plant Molecular Biology19
- Biochemical Systematics and Ecology19
- Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics19
- Current Opinion in Lipidology19
- Environmental Pollutants and Bioavailability19
- Fish Physiology and Biochemistry19
163 Molecular Reproduction and Development18
- Biochemistry-Moscow18
- Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry18
- Steroids18
- Addiction Biology18
- Biomedical Chromatography18
- Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology18
170 Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry17
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms17
- Biophysical Chemistry17
- Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A-Molecular & Integrative Physiology17
- Nucleic Acid Therapeutics17
- Amino Acids17
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Bioenergetics17
177 Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences16
- Amyloid-Journal of Protein Folding Disorders16
- Free Radical Research16
- Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy16
- Biological Chemistry16
- Journal of Molecular Neuroscience16
- Journal of Peptide Science16
- Channels16
- Current Genomics16
- Molecular Genetics and Genomics16
- Journal of Biochemistry16
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids16
- Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design16
- Journal of Molecular Recognition16
191 Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology15
- Genes & Genomics15
- Glycoconjugate Journal15
- Biochemistry and Cell Biology15
- Protein and Peptide Letters15
- Yeast15
- Current Protein & Peptide Science15
- DNA and Cell Biology15
- Biochemical Genetics15
- Insect Molecular Biology15
- Journal of Molecular Evolution15
- Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology15
203 Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators14
- Extremophiles14
- Journal of Liposome Research14
- Mammalian Genome14
- Journal of Membrane Biology14
- Biopolymers14
- Biotechniques14
- Molecular and Cellular Probes14
- Current Drug Metabolism14
- Molecular Omics14
213 Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology13
- Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research13
- Protein Expression and Purification13
- Cellular and Molecular Biology13
217 Protein Journal12
- Transgenic Research12
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Proteins and Proteomics12
- Chemistry and Physics of Lipids12
- Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids12
- Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications12
- Molecular Biology12
- Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B-Biochemistry & Molecular Biology12
225 Protein Engineering Design & Selection11
- Zeitschrift fuer Naturforschung Section C-A Journal of Biosciences11
- Genetics and Molecular Biology11
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education11
- Journal of Biomolecular Nmr11
- Journal of Chemical Ecology11
- Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology11
- Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology D-Genomics & Proteomics11
233 Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids10
- Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology10
- Biocatalysis and Biotransformation10
- Innate Immunity10
- International Journal of Genomics10
- Chromosoma10
239 Peptide Science9
- Journal of Evolutionary Biochemistry and Physiology9
241 Doklady Biochemistry and Biophysics8
- Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction8
- Prion8
- Hemoglobin8
- Lipids8
246 Current Proteomics7
- Acta Biochimica Polonica7
- Genes & Genetic Systems7
249 Acta Crystallographica Section F-Structural Biology Communications6
250 Chemoecology5
251 Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry4
- Molecular Genetics Microbiology and Virology4
253 Trends in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology2
- Trace Elements and Electrolytes2
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