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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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Nature Reviews Drug Discovery31.003
2 Nature Biotechnology28.393
3 Biotechnology Advances26.588
4 Biotechnology for Biofuels23.449
5 Bioresource Technology19.953
6 Biosensors & Bioelectronics19.127
7 Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology18.507
8 Journal of Nanobiotechnology17.368
9 Current Opinion in Biotechnology16.146
10 Bioinformatics15.444
11 Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering15.181
12 Trends in Biotechnology15.090
13 Metabolic Engineering15.030
14 Critical Reviews in Biotechnology14.497
15 Environmental Technology & Innovation14.333
16 Molecular Therapy13.758
17 Plant Biotechnology Journal13.427
18 npj Biofilms and Microbiomes13.353
19 Genome Research12.023
20 Annual Review of Animal Biosciences11.977
21 Bioengineered11.560
22 Journal of Applied Microbiology11.001
23 International Microbiology10.316
24 Annals of Microbiology10.000
25 Food Microbiology9.943
26 Bioresources and Bioprocessing9.782
27 Biomass & Bioenergy9.685
28 Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts9.080
29 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology9.057
30 Systematic and Applied Microbiology8.725
31 New Biotechnology8.287
32 Microbial Cell Factories8.272
33 BMC Bioinformatics8.154
34 Process Biochemistry7.925
35 Mutation Research-Reviews in Mutation Research7.849
36 Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology7.825
37 Gm Crops & Food-Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain7.813
38 Journal of Biological Engineering7.621
39 Genomics7.604
40 Biochemical Engineering Journal7.572
41 Microbial Biotechnology7.180
42 Journal of Biotechnology7.122
43 Biological Control6.921
44 Cancer Gene Therapy6.907
45 Enzyme and Microbial Technology6.797
46 World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology6.716
47 Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology6.631
48 Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions6.623
49 Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine6.622
50 Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics6.596
- Journal of General Virology6.596
52 Gene Therapy6.567
53 Biotechnology and Bioengineering6.470
- International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation6.470
55 Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering6.468
56 Applied and Environmental Microbiology6.420
57 Amb Express6.406
58 Journal of Zhejiang University-Science B6.291
59 Letters in Applied Microbiology6.259
60 Fermentation-Basel6.034
61 Food and Bioproducts Processing5.992
62 Human Gene Therapy5.981
63 Electronic Journal of Biotechnology5.942
64 Stem Cells5.893
65 BMC Genomics5.650
66 Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology5.601
67 Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins5.598
68 SLAS Discovery5.581
69 Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering5.398
70 Nanomedicine5.377
71 Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr5.355
72 Journal of Applied Phycology5.354
73 Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy5.308
74 BMC Biotechnology5.249
75 3 Biotech5.096
76 Biodegradation5.082
77 Journal of Food Protection4.990
78 Synthetic Biology4.768
79 Artificial Cells Nanomedicine and Biotechnology4.767
80 Engineering in Life Sciences4.689
81 Briefings in Functional Genomics4.679
82 Mammalian Genome4.635
83 Transgenic Research4.623
- Biomed Research International4.623
85 Disease Markers4.579
86 Folia Microbiologica4.562
87 Journal of Virological Methods4.556
88 Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology4.555
89 Protein Engineering Design & Selection4.448
90 Molecular and Cellular Probes4.435
91 Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry4.427
92 Biotechnology Journal4.331
93 Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology4.299
94 Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering4.162
95 Journal of Antibiotics4.085
96 Oncotargets and Therapy4.005
97 Biotechnology Progress3.895
98 Biofouling3.857
99 Canadian Journal of Microbiology3.798
100 Biotechnology Letters3.769
101 Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture3.768
102 Marine Biotechnology3.738
103 Microbes and Environments3.699
104 Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers3.616
105 Algorithms for Molecular Biology3.582
106 Food Technology and Biotechnology3.557
107 Molecular Biotechnology3.529
108 Mutation Research-Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis3.505
109 Biomarkers3.392
110 Plant Biotechnology Reports3.314
111 Journal of Gene Medicine3.263
112 Journal of Food Safety3.188
113 Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology3.085
114 Genome2.981
115 Animal Biotechnology2.916
116 Genes & Genomics2.838
117 International Journal of Genomics2.799
118 American Journal of Enology and Viticulture2.726
119 Protein Expression and Purification2.706
120 Biocatalysis and Biotransformation2.702
121 Current Nanoscience2.633
122 Plant Biotechnology2.603
123 Plant Breeding2.509
124 Yeast2.463
125 Journal of Applied Genetics2.441
126 Pharmacogenetics and Genomics2.427
127 Food Biotechnology2.356
128 Mutation Research-Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis2.303
129 Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists2.297
130 Cytotechnology2.280
131 Biocontrol Science2.250
132 Indian Journal of Microbiology2.242
133 Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment2.216
134 Biocontrol Science and Technology2.213
135 Biologicals2.157
136 Cellular Reprogramming2.054
137 New Genetics and Society1.986
138 Biotechnic & Histochemistry1.930
139 Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology1.674
140 Stem Cell Research1.592
141 Critical Reviews in Eukaryotic Gene Expression1.435
142 Cytotherapy1.081
143 Journal of General and Applied Microbiology1.009
144 Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology0.698
145 Biotechnology Law Report0.494
146 Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly0.489
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