New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)
Rank Journal Papers
1 Bioresource Technology6621
2 BMC Genomics4360
3 Biosensors & Bioelectronics3799
4 Cytotherapy3315
5 Journal of Nanobiotechnology3213
6 Fermentation-Basel3154
7 Environmental Technology & Innovation2325
8 Biomass & Bioenergy2308
9 Applied and Environmental Microbiology2255
10 Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics2169
11 Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts2056
12 Biomed Research International1857
13 Nature Biotechnology1832
14 Molecular Therapy1808
15 BMC Bioinformatics1735
16 Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology1732
17 3 Biotech1678
18 Plant Biotechnology Journal1527
19 World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology1425
20 Biochemical Engineering Journal1379
21 Process Biochemistry1341
22 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology1326
23 Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture1187
24 Microbial Cell Factories1185
25 Stem Cell Research1174
26 Bioinformatics1163
27 Journal of Applied Phycology1155
28 Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins1141
29 Biotechnology and Bioengineering1113
30 Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology1064
31 Molecular Biotechnology1040
32 Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology1019
33 Trends in Biotechnology988
34 Nature Reviews Drug Discovery977
35 Microbial Biotechnology920
36 Biotechnology Journal905
37 Journal of Food Protection902
38 Genomics820
39 Food and Bioproducts Processing808
40 New Biotechnology798
41 Biological Control796
42 Food Microbiology781
43 Nanomedicine761
44 Genome Research751
- npj Biofilms and Microbiomes751
46 Biotechnology Advances745
47 International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation681
48 Journal of Biotechnology671
49 Disease Markers659
50 Amb Express648
51 Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr642
52 Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry638
53 Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering627
54 Journal of Virological Methods624
55 Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology613
56 Current Opinion in Biotechnology609
57 Metabolic Engineering588
58 Enzyme and Microbial Technology572
59 Oncotargets and Therapy569
60 Protein Expression and Purification556
61 Cancer Gene Therapy553
62 Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering534
63 Folia Microbiologica533
64 Indian Journal of Microbiology525
65 Marine Biotechnology524
66 Bioresources and Bioprocessing522
67 Journal of General Virology518
68 Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology505
69 Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy493
70 Genes & Genomics483
71 Journal of Gene Medicine478
72 Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology476
73 Cytotechnology461
74 BMC Biotechnology443
75 Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions437
76 Animal Biotechnology436
77 Biotechnology Progress424
78 Journal of Biological Engineering423
79 Biotechnology Letters415
80 Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering395
- Plant Breeding395
82 Journal of Antibiotics377
83 Journal of Applied Genetics374
84 Journal of Zhejiang University-Science B365
85 Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering351
86 Stem Cells344
87 Human Gene Therapy341
88 Biodegradation337
89 Biofouling306
90 Biocontrol Science and Technology303
91 Current Nanoscience301
- Journal of Applied Microbiology301
93 Journal of Food Safety299
94 Mammalian Genome294
95 Plant Biotechnology Reports284
96 Gene Therapy277
97 Mutation Research-Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis274
- Engineering in Life Sciences274
99 Yeast257
100 Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment254
- Critical Reviews in Biotechnology254
102 Canadian Journal of Microbiology252
103 Biomarkers250
104 Systematic and Applied Microbiology246
105 SLAS Discovery245
106 International Journal of Genomics241
107 Bioengineered223
108 Artificial Cells Nanomedicine and Biotechnology217
109 Plant Biotechnology213
110 Molecular and Cellular Probes206
111 Biotechnic & Histochemistry204
112 Genome193
113 Briefings in Functional Genomics189
114 Critical Reviews in Eukaryotic Gene Expression188
115 Letters in Applied Microbiology178
116 Biocatalysis and Biotransformation173
117 Biotechnology Law Report172
118 Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology170
119 Electronic Journal of Biotechnology168
120 Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology167
121 Transgenic Research161
122 Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology160
123 Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists155
124 Gm Crops & Food-Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain154
125 Food Technology and Biotechnology146
126 Microbes and Environments141
127 Cellular Reprogramming132
128 Pharmacogenetics and Genomics131
129 Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers127
130 American Journal of Enology and Viticulture108
- Mutation Research-Reviews in Mutation Research108
132 Journal of General and Applied Microbiology103
133 Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine90
134 Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly87
135 Algorithms for Molecular Biology83
136 Annual Review of Animal Biosciences82
137 Food Biotechnology79
138 Protein Engineering Design & Selection73
139 Synthetic Biology67
140 New Genetics and Society53
141 Annals of Microbiology21
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