New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Nature Biotechnology29.855
2 Nature Reviews Drug Discovery27.270
3 Biotechnology Advances25.800
4 Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology22.807
5 Biosensors & Bioelectronics19.330
6 Journal of Nanobiotechnology18.657
7 Bioresource Technology17.040
8 Annual Review of Animal Biosciences16.524
9 Journal of Applied Microbiology15.307
10 Current Opinion in Biotechnology15.070
11 Metabolic Engineering14.897
12 Critical Reviews in Biotechnology14.853
13 Trends in Biotechnology14.552
14 npj Biofilms and Microbiomes14.506
15 Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering14.279
16 Plant Biotechnology Journal12.999
17 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology12.980
18 Environmental Technology & Innovation12.952
19 Molecular Therapy12.620
20 Bioinformatics11.855
21 Genome Research11.395
22 Microbial Cell Factories11.203
23 Food Microbiology10.606
24 Bioresources and Bioprocessing10.263
25 BMC Bioinformatics10.030
26 Letters in Applied Microbiology9.936
27 Process Biochemistry9.409
28 Gm Crops & Food-Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain9.399
29 Cancer Gene Therapy9.179
30 World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology9.149
31 Microbial Biotechnology9.016
32 Bioengineered8.991
33 Fermentation-Basel8.773
34 Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology8.747
35 Journal of Biological Engineering8.160
36 Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts8.116
37 Biomass & Bioenergy8.108
38 Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology8.067
39 Artificial Cells Nanomedicine and Biotechnology7.731
40 Briefings in Functional Genomics7.519
41 Biochemical Engineering Journal7.374
42 Gene Therapy7.258
43 Journal of Zhejiang University-Science B7.256
44 Biological Control7.255
45 Stem Cells7.154
46 Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering7.112
47 Journal of Biotechnology6.923
48 Journal of General Virology6.909
49 Biotechnology and Bioengineering6.840
50 International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation6.761
51 Mutation Research-Reviews in Mutation Research6.724
52 Applied and Environmental Microbiology6.697
53 Enzyme and Microbial Technology6.668
54 Amb Express6.611
55 Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions6.453
56 Human Gene Therapy6.411
57 Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics6.379
58 Food and Bioproducts Processing6.368
59 SLAS Discovery6.213
60 Molecular and Cellular Probes6.084
61 BMC Genomics6.058
62 Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins6.057
63 Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology6.038
64 Molecular Biotechnology5.994
65 BMC Biotechnology5.987
66 Protein Engineering Design & Selection5.975
67 Systematic and Applied Microbiology5.953
68 Nanomedicine5.899
69 Journal of Food Protection5.864
70 Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy5.789
71 Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology5.698
72 Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr5.689
73 Biotechnology Journal5.621
74 Genomics5.583
75 Electronic Journal of Biotechnology5.429
76 Journal of Applied Phycology5.409
77 Biodegradation5.294
78 Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering5.261
79 Food Technology and Biotechnology5.205
80 3 Biotech5.186
81 Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine4.857
82 Synthetic Biology4.824
83 Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology4.709
84 Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering4.651
85 Journal of Antibiotics4.457
86 Biotechnology Progress4.447
87 Disease Markers4.444
88 Mutation Research-Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis4.357
89 Journal of Gene Medicine4.347
90 New Biotechnology4.340
91 Biofouling4.283
92 Current Nanoscience4.207
93 Animal Biotechnology4.127
94 Marine Biotechnology4.070
95 Indian Journal of Microbiology3.947
96 Journal of Food Safety3.946
97 Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment3.918
98 Biotechnology Letters3.915
99 Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture3.871
100 Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers3.859
101 Biologicals3.794
102 Algorithms for Molecular Biology3.788
103 Canadian Journal of Microbiology3.773
104 Biomarkers3.730
105 Transgenic Research3.648
106 Folia Microbiologica3.628
107 Microbes and Environments3.580
108 Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry3.502
109 Engineering in Life Sciences3.483
110 Mammalian Genome3.435
111 Genes & Genomics3.417
112 Yeast3.372
113 Oncotargets and Therapy3.308
114 Journal of Virological Methods3.175
115 Cellular Reprogramming3.174
116 Journal of Applied Genetics3.044
117 Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology3.021
118 Genome2.974
119 Plant Biotechnology Reports2.936
120 American Journal of Enology and Viticulture2.857
121 Protein Expression and Purification2.824
122 Plant Breeding2.813
123 Food Biotechnology2.784
124 Plant Biotechnology2.770
125 Pharmacogenetics and Genomics2.667
126 Biomed Research International2.657
127 Biocatalysis and Biotransformation2.550
128 Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists2.526
129 Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology2.134
130 Biocontrol Science and Technology2.095
131 Cytotechnology2.037
132 Biotechnic & Histochemistry1.980
133 Critical Reviews in Eukaryotic Gene Expression1.938
134 New Genetics and Society1.872
135 International Journal of Genomics1.862
136 Cytotherapy1.567
137 Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly1.429
138 Journal of General and Applied Microbiology1.346
139 Stem Cell Research1.310
140 Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology0.935
141 Biotechnology Law Report0.497
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