New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(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 Average citations
1 Nature Biotechnology30.542
2 Nature Reviews Drug Discovery27.555
3 Biotechnology Advances26.920
4 Biotechnology for Biofuels21.356
5 Bioresource Technology20.830
6 Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology20.426
7 Biosensors & Bioelectronics19.801
8 Journal of Nanobiotechnology18.788
9 Bioinformatics17.287
10 Current Opinion in Biotechnology15.822
11 Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering15.576
12 Annual Review of Animal Biosciences14.885
13 Metabolic Engineering14.746
14 Trends in Biotechnology14.487
15 Critical Reviews in Biotechnology14.257
16 Environmental Technology & Innovation13.518
17 Bioengineered13.269
18 Molecular Therapy13.134
19 npj Biofilms and Microbiomes12.674
20 Plant Biotechnology Journal12.221
21 Journal of Applied Microbiology12.005
22 Genome Research10.575
23 Food Microbiology10.306
24 Annals of Microbiology10.203
25 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology9.964
26 Bioresources and Bioprocessing9.798
27 BMC Bioinformatics9.003
28 Biomass & Bioenergy8.964
29 Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts8.854
30 Microbial Cell Factories8.634
31 Process Biochemistry8.613
32 Journal of Biological Engineering8.343
33 Gm Crops & Food-Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain8.202
34 Biochemical Engineering Journal8.022
35 Cancer Gene Therapy7.839
36 Systematic and Applied Microbiology7.789
37 Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology7.585
38 Microbial Biotechnology7.469
39 Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine7.297
40 Journal of General Virology7.287
41 Enzyme and Microbial Technology7.246
42 Mutation Research-Reviews in Mutation Research7.193
43 Journal of Biotechnology7.130
- Letters in Applied Microbiology7.130
45 World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology6.915
46 Genomics6.768
47 Biological Control6.719
48 Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics6.676
49 Fermentation-Basel6.673
50 Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions6.589
51 Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering6.570
52 Applied and Environmental Microbiology6.502
53 Human Gene Therapy6.485
54 Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology6.448
55 Journal of Zhejiang University-Science B6.438
56 Gene Therapy6.383
57 Biotechnology and Bioengineering6.357
58 Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology6.290
59 Amb Express6.255
60 International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation6.250
61 Stem Cells6.247
62 Artificial Cells Nanomedicine and Biotechnology5.887
63 BMC Genomics5.882
64 Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy5.776
65 SLAS Discovery5.684
66 Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering5.642
67 Journal of Food Protection5.619
68 Food and Bioproducts Processing5.583
69 Biomed Research International5.558
70 Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins5.415
71 Journal of Applied Phycology5.269
72 Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr5.241
73 Electronic Journal of Biotechnology5.155
74 Nanomedicine5.153
75 Protein Engineering Design & Selection5.085
76 3 Biotech5.036
77 Disease Markers4.945
78 BMC Biotechnology4.895
79 Biodegradation4.877
80 Briefings in Functional Genomics4.840
81 Molecular and Cellular Probes4.819
82 Engineering in Life Sciences4.726
83 Journal of Virological Methods4.643
84 Biotechnology Journal4.640
85 Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology4.586
86 Folia Microbiologica4.580
87 Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology4.525
88 Microbes and Environments4.401
89 Biotechnology Progress4.325
90 Synthetic Biology4.292
91 Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering4.266
92 Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry4.149
93 Marine Biotechnology4.062
94 Canadian Journal of Microbiology4.020
95 Biotechnology Letters3.991
96 Molecular Biotechnology3.966
97 Biomarkers3.933
98 Mammalian Genome3.851
99 Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture3.847
100 Journal of Antibiotics3.806
101 Food Technology and Biotechnology3.796
102 Biofouling3.765
- Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers3.765
104 Mutation Research-Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis3.759
105 New Biotechnology3.560
106 Algorithms for Molecular Biology3.470
107 Journal of Gene Medicine3.431
108 Journal of Food Safety3.413
109 Oncotargets and Therapy3.378
110 Current Nanoscience3.225
111 Animal Biotechnology3.222
112 Transgenic Research3.189
113 Plant Biotechnology Reports3.139
114 Genome3.128
115 Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology3.095
116 Genes & Genomics3.076
117 Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment3.000
118 Yeast2.895
119 Protein Expression and Purification2.872
120 Biocontrol Science2.821
121 Plant Biotechnology2.707
122 Journal of Applied Genetics2.668
123 American Journal of Enology and Viticulture2.667
124 International Journal of Genomics2.663
125 Mutation Research-Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis2.648
126 Biocatalysis and Biotransformation2.624
127 Biologicals2.553
128 Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists2.467
129 Cellular Reprogramming2.454
130 Indian Journal of Microbiology2.445
131 Food Biotechnology2.411
132 Plant Breeding2.357
133 Biocontrol Science and Technology2.197
134 Pharmacogenetics and Genomics2.183
135 New Genetics and Society2.113
136 Cytotechnology2.108
137 Biotechnic & Histochemistry1.990
138 Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology1.872
139 Critical Reviews in Eukaryotic Gene Expression1.833
140 Stem Cell Research1.313
141 Cytotherapy1.312
142 Journal of General and Applied Microbiology1.231
143 Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology0.891
144 Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly0.745
145 Biotechnology Law Report0.506
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