New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

Cell Biology

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 Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy75.083
2 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology75.014
3 Cell65.388
4 Cancer Cell57.235
5 Cell Metabolism47.307
6 Nature Medicine45.117
7 Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters39.188
8 Cell Stem Cell30.567
9 EMBO Journal29.725
10 Science Translational Medicine27.416
11 Ageing Research Reviews27.341
12 Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology26.485
13 Trends in Cell Biology25.581
14 Molecular Cell24.766
15 Journal of Extracellular Vesicles24.294
16 Molecular Medicine23.313
17 Nature Cell Biology22.114
18 Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews21.834
19 Cell Discovery19.438
20 EMBO Reports19.298
21 Cell Death and Differentiation18.060
22 Cell Biology and Toxicology17.521
23 Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology17.275
24 Plant Cell17.035
25 Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences16.535
26 Developmental Cell16.396
27 Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology16.239
28 Cell Death & Disease16.214
29 Nature Structural & Molecular Biology16.013
30 Autophagy15.953
31 Inflammation15.729
32 Current Opinion in Structural Biology15.512
33 Cell Reports15.264
34 Trends in Molecular Medicine15.209
35 Cell Death Discovery15.186
36 Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology14.887
37 Cell Communication and Signaling14.762
38 Cell Systems12.588
39 Cells12.309
40 Protein & Cell11.810
41 Journal of Cell Biology11.666
42 Inflammation Research11.515
43 Cellular Oncology11.470
44 Oncogene11.402
45 Apoptosis11.167
46 Stem Cell Research & Therapy10.843
47 Nucleus10.811
48 Matrix Biology10.758
49 Current Biology10.504
50 Aging Cell10.422
51 Mechanisms of Ageing and Development10.250
52 Current Opinion in Cell Biology10.024
53 Science Signaling9.822
54 Mitochondrion9.706
55 Stem Cell Reports9.525
56 American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology9.448
57 Cell Proliferation9.263
58 Tissue Engineering Part B-Reviews9.198
59 Neural Regeneration Research9.089
60 European Journal of Cell Biology8.963
61 Current Opinion in Genetics & Development8.848
62 Cancer & Metabolism8.711
63 Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry8.626
64 Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology8.604
65 Journal of Leukocyte Biology8.439
66 Genes & Development8.411
67 Structure7.771
68 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Cell Research7.716
69 Molecular Cancer Research7.596
70 Plant and Cell Physiology7.312
71 Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering7.265
72 Cytokine7.237
73 Stem Cells7.154
74 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-RNA7.019
75 Platelets6.977
76 Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling6.785
77 Skeletal Muscle6.772
78 Cell Stress & Chaperones6.766
79 Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics6.761
80 American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology6.713
81 Cellular Signalling6.676
82 Stem Cell Reviews and Reports6.499
83 Microbial Cell6.425
84 Mediators of Inflammation6.366
85 Journal of Cellular Physiology6.348
86 Aging-US6.321
87 Molecular and Cellular Probes6.084
88 Journal of Membrane Biology6.067
89 Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine6.037
90 Bioscience Reports6.000
91 Cell Calcium5.965
92 Experimental Cell Research5.931
93 Journal of Cell Science5.867
94 Molecular Biology of the Cell5.848
95 Cell and Tissue Research5.836
96 International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology5.807
97 Nitric Oxide-Biology and Chemistry5.639
98 Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology5.612
99 Cell Cycle5.603
100 Animal Cells and Systems5.513
101 Differentiation5.490
102 Journal of Structural Biology5.470
103 Cell and Tissue Banking5.380
104 FASEB Journal5.295
105 Cell Biochemistry and Function5.277
106 Histopathology5.265
107 Cell Biology International5.235
108 Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes5.184
109 Journal of Cellular Biochemistry5.122
110 Disease Models & Mechanisms5.076
111 Tissue Engineering Part A4.997
112 Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators4.967
113 World Journal of Stem Cells4.903
114 Wound Repair and Regeneration4.883
115 Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine4.857
116 Histochemistry and Cell Biology4.852
117 Cellular Immunology4.767
118 Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology4.725
119 BMC Molecular and Cell Biology4.720
120 Acta Histochemica4.718
- FEBS Letters4.718
122 Tissue Engineering Part C-Methods4.685
123 Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity4.674
124 Cell Adhesion & Migration4.655
125 Tissue & Cell4.451
- DNA and Cell Biology4.451
127 Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids4.385
128 Physiological Genomics4.354
129 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids4.242
130 Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy4.148
131 Development Genes and Evolution4.129
132 IUBMB Life3.981
133 Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility3.963
134 Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research3.845
135 Traffic3.814
136 Biochemistry and Cell Biology3.683
137 Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research3.609
138 Protoplasma3.596
139 Immunology and Cell Biology3.574
140 Analytical Cellular Pathology3.555
141 Molecular Reproduction and Development3.529
142 Connective Tissue Research3.249
143 Growth Factors3.236
144 In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant3.227
145 Growth Hormone & Igf Research3.174
146 Zygote3.171
147 Cell Structure and Function3.139
148 Cytogenetic and Genome Research3.095
149 Cytometry Part A3.075
150 Cellular Microbiology3.071
151 Biopreservation and Biobanking2.943
152 HLA2.751
153 Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction2.707
154 In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Animal2.684
155 Pathobiology2.678
156 Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry2.566
157 Cellular and Molecular Biology2.488
158 Journal of Molecular Histology2.475
159 Journal of Histotechnology2.448
160 Biology of the Cell2.314
161 Development Growth & Differentiation2.138
162 Cytotechnology2.037
163 IET Systems Biology1.994
164 Biotechnic & Histochemistry1.980
165 Cytopathology1.966
166 Genes to Cells1.943
167 Cells Tissues Organs1.942
168 Cytoskeleton1.643
169 Cytotherapy1.567
170 European Journal of Histochemistry1.463
171 Stem Cell Research1.310
172 Cytologia1.064
173 Biologicheskie Membrany0.225
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