New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Biology & Biochemistry

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 Reviews73
2 Cell71
3 Annual Review of Pathology-Mechanisms of Disease70
4 Cancer Cell63
5 Cell Metabolism62
6 Annual Review of Biochemistry59
7 Fungal Diversity58
8 Environmental Chemistry Letters56
9 Energy & Environmental Science54
10 Biochar53
11 Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews50
12 Annual Review of Neuroscience46
13 Molecular Cancer45
- Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology45
15 Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy43
- Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters43
- Nature Medicine43
18 Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology41
- Human Reproduction Update41
20 Cell Stem Cell40
- Nature Genetics40
22 Nature Neuroscience38
23 Nature Reviews Microbiology37
- Annual Review of Microbiology37
- Annual Review of Physiology37
26 Clinical Microbiology Reviews36
- Progress in Lipid Research36
- EMBO Journal36
- Annual Review of Entomology36
30 Nature Sustainability35
- Science Translational Medicine35
- Acta Neuropathologica35
- Molecular Neurodegeneration35
- Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics35
35 Molecular Cell34
- Trends in Food Science & Technology34
- Biotechnology Advances34
38 Cell Host & Microbe33
- Pharmacology & Therapeutics33
- Nature Microbiology33
- Neuron33
- Ageing Research Reviews33
43 Microbiome32
- Nature Methods32
- Food Hydrocolloids32
46 Drug Resistance Updates31
- Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology31
- Translational Neurodegeneration31
- Annual Review of Food Science and Technology31
50 Molecular Medicine30
- Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology30
- Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology30
53 Journal of Cleaner Production29
- Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety29
- Journal of Headache and Pain29
- Molecular Plant29
- Seminars in Immunopathology29
- Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry29
- Water Research29
60 Redox Biology28
- Nature Cell Biology28
- Nature Reviews Genetics28
- Remote Sensing of Environment28
- Annual Review of Biophysics28
65 Molecular Aspects of Medicine27
- Trends in Cell Biology27
- Annual Review of Genetics27
- Nature Protocols27
- Gut Microbes27
70 Food Packaging and Shelf Life26
- Biosensors & Bioelectronics26
- Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews26
- Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics26
74 Resources Conservation and Recycling25
- Annual Review of Marine Science25
- Drugs25
- Journal of Nanobiotechnology25
- Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions25
79 Journal of Controlled Release24
- Chemosphere24
- Particle and Fibre Toxicology24
- Plant Cell24
- Science of the Total Environment24
- Pharmacological Reviews24
- Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition24
- Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders24
- Journal of Neuroinflammation24
- Annual Review of Virology24
- npj Clean Water24
- Cell Discovery24
- Drug Delivery24
- Journal of Hazardous Materials24
93 Nature Human Behaviour23
- Nature Reviews Neuroscience23
- Reviews in Aquaculture23
- Nature Climate Change23
- Pharmacological Research23
- Environmental Science & Technology23
- EMBO Reports23
- Food Engineering Reviews23
- Global Change Biology23
102 Lancet Planetary Health22
- Environment International22
- Energy Policy22
- Food Chemistry22
- Biological Reviews22
- Genome Medicine22
- Bioresource Technology22
- Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B22
- ISME Journal22
- Medicinal Research Reviews22
- Nature Structural & Molecular Biology22
- Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews22
- Current Opinion in Biotechnology22
- Current Opinion in Chemical Biology22
- Trends in Neurosciences22
- Developmental Cell22
- Journal of Extracellular Vesicles22
119 Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews21
- Metabolic Engineering21
- Mycosphere21
- Cell Death and Differentiation21
- Environmental Science and Pollution Research21
- Current Opinion in Microbiology21
- Trends in Ecology & Evolution21
- Sleep Medicine Reviews21
- Computers and Electronics in Agriculture21
- Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences21
- Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology21
- Current Pollution Reports21
131 Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology20
- Nature Chemical Biology20
- Nature Ecology & Evolution20
- Cell Death & Disease20
- Ecological Indicators20
- Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering20
- Current Opinion in Structural Biology20
- Cell Reports20
- One Earth20
- Brain20
- Environment Development and Sustainability20
- Trends in Microbiology20
- Critical Reviews in Biotechnology20
144 npj Biofilms and Microbiomes19
- Environmental Pollution19
- Environmental Research19
- Current Opinion in Food Science19
- Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology19
- Drug Discovery Today19
- Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy19
- Molecular Psychiatry19
- Phytomedicine19
- Trends in Cognitive Sciences19
- Agronomy for Sustainable Development19
155 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health-Part B-Critical Reviews18
- Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology18
- Food Research International18
- Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology18
- Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment18
- Journal of Environmental Management18
- Clinical Epigenetics18
- Cell Chemical Biology18
- Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports18
- Ecosystem Services18
- Essays in Biochemistry18
- Trends in Pharmacological Sciences18
- Waste Management18
- Annual Review of Vision Science18
- Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology18
- Animal Nutrition18
171 Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology17
- Journal of Applied Microbiology17
- Meat Science17
- npj Regenerative Medicine17
- Nucleic Acids Research17
- Molecular Systems Biology17
- Trends in Molecular Medicine17
- Food Control17
- Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Water17
- Agricultural Water Management17
- Antioxidants17
- Alzheimers Research & Therapy17
- International Journal of Biological Sciences17
- American Journal of Human Genetics17
- Journal of Integrative Plant Biology17
- Journal of Tissue Engineering17
- Microbiological Research17
- Brain Structure & Function17
- Postharvest Biology and Technology17
- Field Crops Research17
- Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability17
- Trends in Biotechnology17
- Systemic Biology17
- Environmental Health Perspectives17
- Inflammation17
- Annual Review of Animal Biosciences17
- Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment17
- Antioxidants & Redox Signaling17
199 Modern Pathology16
- International Soil and Water Conservation Research16
(This list is limited to max. 200 journals; click here to see the full list)
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