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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy178
2 Cell172
3 Nature Medicine170
4 International Journal of Molecular Sciences163
5 Nucleic Acids Research140
6 Molecules125
7 International Journal of Biological Macromolecules108
8 Molecular Cancer103
9 Antioxidants101
10 Redox Biology91
11 Molecular Cell88
12 Biomedicines80
13 Biomolecules78
14 Molecular Psychiatry74
15 Nature Chemical Biology68
16 Molecular Plant66
17 Plant Cell65
18 Current Biology60
19 Free Radical Biology and Medicine59
20 Trends in Microbiology56
- Journal of Biological Chemistry56
- Nature Structural & Molecular Biology56
- International Journal of Biological Sciences56
24 EMBO Journal55
25 Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences54
26 Journal of Integrative Plant Biology53
27 Cell Death and Differentiation52
- Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences52
29 Metabolites51
30 Oncogene50
31 Trends in Molecular Medicine48
32 Molecular Biology Reports47
33 Current Opinion in Structural Biology46
- Genes & Diseases46
35 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer45
- Bioorganic Chemistry45
37 Trends in Biochemical Sciences44
- Chemico-Biological Interactions44
- Food & Function44
40 Journal of Molecular Biology42
- Cell Chemical Biology42
- Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal42
- EMBO Reports42
44 Cell and Bioscience41
- Biomacromolecules41
46 Process Biochemistry40
- Molecular Biology and Evolution40
- Annual Review of Biochemistry40
49 Genome Research39
- Natural Product Reports39
51 FASEB Journal38
- Apoptosis38
- Molecular Aspects of Medicine38
- Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews38
- Antioxidants & Redox Signaling38
- Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology38
57 Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry37
- Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry37
59 Protein Science36
- Science Signaling36
- Current Opinion in Chemical Biology36
- Cell Systems36
- Lipids in Health and Disease36
- Molecular Ecology36
65 Plant Science35
- Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications35
67 Journal of Genetics and Genomics34
- Molecular Ecology Resources34
- ACS Chemical Neuroscience34
- FEBS Journal34
71 Biological Trace Element Research33
- Methods33
- Biochemical Society Transactions33
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Basis of Disease33
- Progress in Lipid Research33
76 Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology32
- Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters32
- Chemistry & Biodiversity32
- Current Medicinal Chemistry32
- Essays in Biochemistry32
- Molecular Systems Biology32
- Bioelectrochemistry32
- Journal of Neurochemistry32
84 Cytokine31
- FEBS Letters31
- Neurochemical Research31
- Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics31
- Phytochemistry31
- Structure31
90 Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology30
- Macromolecular Bioscience30
- ChemBioChem30
- Molecular Medicine30
- ACS Chemical Biology30
- Journal of Food Biochemistry30
96 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Cell Research29
- Journal of Molecular Modeling29
- Proteomics29
- Neurochemistry International29
- Bioscience Reports29
- European Journal of Human Genetics29
102 Bioconjugate Chemistry28
- RSC Medicinal Chemistry28
- Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics28
- Biochemistry28
- Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry28
- Journal of Molecular Graphics & Modelling28
- Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution28
- Human Molecular Genetics28
110 Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry27
- Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology27
- Chemical Biology & Drug Design27
113 Matrix Biology26
- Analytical Biochemistry26
- Open Biology26
- Biofactors26
- Biomedical Journal26
- Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology C-Toxicology & Pharmacology26
- Molecular Biotechnology26
- American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology26
- Biochemical Journal26
122 Journal of Lipid Research25
- RNA25
- Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B-Biology25
- Biochimie25
126 BioEssays24
- Progress in Biophysics & Molecular Biology24
- Proteins-Structure Function and Bioinformatics24
- RNA Biology24
- Molecular Immunology24
131 Peptides23
- Carbohydrate Research23
- Cell Biochemistry and Function23
- Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica23
- Biometals23
- Current Molecular Pharmacology23
- Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology23
- Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions23
139 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Biomembranes22
- Journal of Zhejiang University-Science B22
- Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology22
142 Nitric Oxide-Biology and Chemistry21
- IUBMB Life21
- Photochemistry and Photobiology21
- Gene Therapy21
- Journal of Cellular Biochemistry21
- Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry21
- Molecular Microbiology21
- FEBS Open Bio21
- International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology21
151 Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology20
- Acta Crystallographica Section D-Structural Biology20
- Fish Physiology and Biochemistry20
- Plant Molecular Biology20
- Journal of Structural Biology20
- Molecular Carcinogenesis20
- Epigenetics20
158 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-General Subjects19
- Environmental Pollutants and Bioavailability19
- Biochemical Systematics and Ecology19
161 Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology18
- Steroids18
- Addiction Biology18
- Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics18
- Current Opinion in Lipidology18
- Molecular Reproduction and Development18
- Biochemistry-Moscow18
168 Nucleic Acid Therapeutics17
- Biomedical Chromatography17
- Amino Acids17
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Bioenergetics17
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms17
- Biophysical Chemistry17
- Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry17
- Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry17
- Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A-Molecular & Integrative Physiology17
- Molecular Genetics and Genomics17
- Amyloid-Journal of Protein Folding Disorders17
179 Journal of Biochemistry16
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids16
- Current Protein & Peptide Science16
- DNA and Cell Biology16
- Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences16
- Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy16
- Journal of Molecular Neuroscience16
- Channels16
187 Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design15
- Protein and Peptide Letters15
- Journal of Molecular Evolution15
- Journal of Molecular Recognition15
- Yeast15
- Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology15
- Molecular Omics15
- Biochemical Genetics15
- Insect Molecular Biology15
- Biological Chemistry15
- Journal of Liposome Research15
- Journal of Peptide Science15
- Current Genomics15
- Free Radical Research15
- Genes & Genomics15
- Glycoconjugate Journal15
- Biochemistry and Cell Biology15
204 Biopolymers14
- Biotechniques14
- Molecular and Cellular Probes14
- Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology14
- Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators14
209 Journal of Membrane Biology13
- Protein Expression and Purification13
- Cellular and Molecular Biology13
- Current Drug Metabolism13
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Proteins and Proteomics13
- Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research13
- Transgenic Research13
- Mammalian Genome13
- Chemistry and Physics of Lipids13
- Extremophiles13
- Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology13
220 Journal of Chemical Ecology12
- Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids12
- Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology12
- Protein Journal12
224 Journal of Biomolecular Nmr11
- Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications11
- Molecular Biology11
- Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B-Biochemistry & Molecular Biology11
- Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology D-Genomics & Proteomics11
- Zeitschrift fuer Naturforschung Section C-A Journal of Biosciences11
230 Chromosoma10
- Biocatalysis and Biotransformation10
- Innate Immunity10
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education10
- International Journal of Genomics10
- Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids10
- Protein Engineering Design & Selection10
- Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology10
- Genetics and Molecular Biology10
239 Journal of Evolutionary Biochemistry and Physiology9
- Peptide Science9
241 Prion8
- Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction8
- Doklady Biochemistry and Biophysics8
244 Lipids7
- Genes & Genetic Systems7
- Hemoglobin7
- Current Proteomics7
- Acta Biochimica Polonica7
- Acta Crystallographica Section F-Structural Biology Communications7
250 Chemoecology6
251 Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry5
252 Molecular Genetics Microbiology and Virology4
253 Trends in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology3
254 Trace Elements and Electrolytes2
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