Cell Biology: Journal Rankings

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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Cell	174
2	Nature Medicine	171
3	Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy	157
4	Cancer Cell	106
5	Cells	99
6	Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology	93
7	Molecular Cell	92
8	Cell Metabolism	91
-	Science Translational Medicine	91
10	Cell Death & Disease	85
-	Cell Reports	85
12	Cell Stem Cell	76
13	Ageing Research Reviews	75
14	Nature Cell Biology	72
15	Current Biology	67
16	Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology	65
17	Plant Cell	61
18	Cell Death and Differentiation	58
-	Cell Death Discovery	58
20	Stem Cell Research & Therapy	57
-	Trends in Cell Biology	57
22	Journal of Extracellular Vesicles	56
-	Autophagy	56
24	Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences	55
-	Developmental Cell	55
-	EMBO Journal	55
27	Cell Communication and Signaling	53
28	Nature Structural & Molecular Biology	52
29	Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity	50
30	Oncogene	48
-	Aging Cell	48
32	Journal of Cell Biology	46
33	Trends in Molecular Medicine	45
34	Current Opinion in Structural Biology	44
-	EMBO Reports	44
-	Cell Discovery	44
37	Neural Regeneration Research	42
-	Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology	42
39	Aging-US	38
-	Cell Systems	38
41	Stem Cell Reports	37
-	FASEB Journal	37
-	Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine	37
-	American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology	37
-	Cell Proliferation	37
46	Science Signaling	36
47	Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters	35
48	Molecular Medicine	34
-	Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews	34
-	Cytokine	34

51	Mechanisms of Ageing and Development	33
-	Genes & Development	33
-	Journal of Cell Science	33
54	Journal of Cellular Physiology	32
-	Cellular Signalling	32
-	Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology	32
-	Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology	32
-	Structure	32
59	Apoptosis	31
-	Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry	31
-	Cell Research	31
-	Inflammation Research	31
63	Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology	30
64	Current Opinion in Cell Biology	29
-	Stem Cell Reviews and Reports	29
-	FEBS Letters	29
67	American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology	28
-	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Cell Research	28
-	Bioscience Reports	28
-	Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology	28
71	Plant and Cell Physiology	27
-	Tissue Engineering Part B-Reviews	27
-	Inflammation	27
-	Experimental Cell Research	27
75	Histopathology	26
-	Disease Models & Mechanisms	26
77	Mediators of Inflammation	25
-	Cell Biology and Toxicology	25
-	Current Opinion in Genetics & Development	25
80	Molecular Cancer Research	24
-	Tissue & Cell	24
-	Cytotherapy	24
-	Journal of Cellular Biochemistry	24
-	Mitochondrion	24
-	Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology	24
-	Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-RNA	24
-	European Journal of Cell Biology	24
88	Journal of Structural Biology	23
-	Molecular Biology of the Cell	23
-	Protein & Cell	23
-	Cellular Oncology	23
92	Cell and Tissue Research	22
-	Cell Biochemistry and Function	22
-	Cell Biology International	22
-	Matrix Biology	22
-	Cell Calcium	22
-	Cell Cycle	22
98	World Journal of Stem Cells	21
-	International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology	21
-	Journal of Leukocyte Biology	21
-	Nitric Oxide-Biology and Chemistry	21
102	Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine	20
-	Cellular Immunology	20
-	Stem Cells	20
-	IUBMB Life	20
106	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids	19
-	Molecular Reproduction and Development	19
108	Cancer & Metabolism	18
-	Cytometry Part A	18
-	Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling	18
-	Tissue Engineering Part A	18
-	Wound Repair and Regeneration	18
113	Cell Stress & Chaperones	17
-	Histochemistry and Cell Biology	17
-	Acta Histochemica	17
116	Protoplasma	16
-	DNA and Cell Biology	16
118	Animal Cells and Systems	15
-	Nucleus	15
-	Platelets	15
-	Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics	15
-	Skeletal Muscle	15
-	Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy	15
-	Immunology and Cell Biology	15
125	Biochemistry and Cell Biology	14
-	Journal of Molecular Histology	14
-	BMC Molecular and Cell Biology	14
-	Molecular and Cellular Probes	14
-	Physiological Genomics	14
-	Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators	14
-	Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering	14
-	Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes	14
-	Analytical Cellular Pathology	14
-	Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research	14
-	Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids	14
-	Cellular and Molecular Biology	14
-	Tissue Engineering Part C-Methods	14
138	Journal of Membrane Biology	13
-	Traffic	13
-	In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant	13
-	HLA	13
142	Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research	12
-	Microbial Cell	12
-	Connective Tissue Research	12
-	Differentiation	12
-	European Journal of Histochemistry	12
-	Cell and Tissue Banking	12
-	Pathobiology	12
-	Stem Cell Research	12
150	Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry	11
-	Genes to Cells	11
-	Cytotechnology	11
-	In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Animal	11
154	Biology of the Cell	10
-	Cells Tissues Organs	10
-	Cytoskeleton	10
-	Biopreservation and Biobanking	10
-	Development Growth & Differentiation	10
159	Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction	9
-	Zygote	9
-	IET Systems Biology	9
-	Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility	9
-	Biotechnic & Histochemistry	9
-	Cellular Microbiology	9
-	Cytopathology	9
166	Growth Hormone & Igf Research	8
-	Growth Factors	8
168	Cell Adhesion & Migration	7
-	Cytogenetic and Genome Research	7
-	Cytologia	7
171	Cell Structure and Function	6
-	Development Genes and Evolution	6
173	Journal of Histotechnology	5
174	Biologicheskie Membrany	2