New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology77.205
2 Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy70.967
3 Cell66.530
4 Cancer Cell54.818
5 Cell Metabolism45.269
6 Nature Medicine43.512
7 Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters37.823
8 Cell Stem Cell30.150
9 EMBO Journal27.918
10 Science Translational Medicine27.690
11 Molecular Cell27.111
12 Ageing Research Reviews27.109
13 Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology26.225
14 Trends in Cell Biology24.206
15 Journal of Extracellular Vesicles23.562
16 Molecular Medicine22.883
17 Nature Cell Biology22.300
18 Cell Discovery19.590
19 Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews19.436
20 Cell Death and Differentiation18.838
21 EMBO Reports18.213
22 Plant Cell16.965
23 Autophagy16.858
24 Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences16.781
25 Cell Death & Disease16.744
26 Developmental Cell16.389
27 Nature Structural & Molecular Biology15.706
28 Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology15.606
29 Current Opinion in Structural Biology15.446
30 Cell Reports15.230
31 Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology14.869
32 Trends in Molecular Medicine14.648
33 Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology14.600
34 Cell Biology and Toxicology14.582
35 Cell Communication and Signaling14.339
36 Cell Death Discovery14.308
37 Inflammation14.126
38 Cell Systems12.412
39 Cells12.071
40 Journal of Cell Biology11.915
41 Apoptosis11.855
42 Stem Cell Research & Therapy11.778
43 Oncogene11.571
44 Inflammation Research11.095
45 Matrix Biology10.701
46 Mechanisms of Ageing and Development10.680
47 Current Biology10.621
48 Nucleus10.600
49 European Journal of Cell Biology10.476
50 Cellular Oncology10.369
51 Aging Cell10.368
52 Protein & Cell10.283
53 Tissue Engineering Part B-Reviews9.935
54 Stem Cell Reports9.770
55 Current Opinion in Cell Biology9.680
56 Cell Proliferation9.539
57 Journal of Leukocyte Biology9.450
58 Science Signaling9.389
59 American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology9.305
60 Mitochondrion9.282
61 Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology8.923
62 Cancer & Metabolism8.920
63 Current Opinion in Genetics & Development8.762
64 Genes & Development8.749
65 Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry8.111
66 Neural Regeneration Research8.077
67 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-RNA7.609
68 Plant and Cell Physiology7.600
69 Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering7.591
70 Skeletal Muscle7.573
71 Molecular Cancer Research7.571
72 Structure7.474
73 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Cell Research7.446
74 Cytokine7.307
75 Stem Cells7.011
76 Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling6.991
77 Mediators of Inflammation6.804
78 Nitric Oxide-Biology and Chemistry6.714
79 Journal of Cellular Physiology6.560
80 Platelets6.546
81 Cellular Signalling6.515
82 Stem Cell Reviews and Reports6.459
83 Cell Stress & Chaperones6.447
84 Cell Adhesion & Migration6.298
85 Cell Cycle6.252
86 Bioscience Reports6.186
87 American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology6.154
88 Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology6.124
89 Cell and Tissue Research6.109
90 Aging-US6.026
91 Cell Calcium6.008
92 Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics5.982
93 Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine5.921
94 Journal of Membrane Biology5.920
95 Experimental Cell Research5.852
96 Molecular Biology of the Cell5.831
97 Molecular and Cellular Probes5.779
98 Microbial Cell5.763
99 Journal of Cell Science5.721
100 International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology5.671
101 Animal Cells and Systems5.424
102 World Journal of Stem Cells5.388
103 Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes5.380
104 Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine5.370
105 Disease Models & Mechanisms5.260
106 Histopathology5.259
- Cell Biology International5.259
108 Journal of Structural Biology5.234
109 Tissue Engineering Part C-Methods5.201
110 Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids5.045
111 Journal of Cellular Biochemistry5.030
112 Cell and Tissue Banking5.013
113 Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology4.981
114 Cellular Immunology4.947
115 Differentiation4.943
116 Cell Biochemistry and Function4.942
117 BMC Molecular and Cell Biology4.916
118 Acta Histochemica4.764
119 Tissue Engineering Part A4.736
120 Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators4.719
121 FEBS Letters4.693
122 Wound Repair and Regeneration4.611
123 Tissue & Cell4.526
124 Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity4.478
125 DNA and Cell Biology4.420
126 Histochemistry and Cell Biology4.414
127 IUBMB Life4.380
128 Growth Factors4.338
129 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids4.167
130 Physiological Genomics4.154
131 Traffic3.979
132 Protoplasma3.975
133 Development Genes and Evolution3.944
134 Molecular Reproduction and Development3.907
135 Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy3.898
136 Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research3.778
137 Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility3.768
138 Analytical Cellular Pathology3.732
139 Biochemistry and Cell Biology3.613
140 Immunology and Cell Biology3.523
141 Growth Hormone & Igf Research3.317
142 Connective Tissue Research3.311
143 Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research3.295
144 Cellular Microbiology3.264
145 In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant3.263
146 Cytometry Part A3.232
147 Zygote3.009
148 Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction2.783
149 Biopreservation and Biobanking2.758
150 HLA2.751
151 Cell Structure and Function2.727
152 Pathobiology2.716
153 Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry2.625
154 Cytogenetic and Genome Research2.596
155 In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Animal2.448
156 Journal of Molecular Histology2.383
157 Cellular and Molecular Biology2.367
158 FASEB Journal2.274
159 IET Systems Biology2.253
160 Journal of Histotechnology2.238
161 Biology of the Cell2.152
162 European Journal of Histochemistry2.069
163 Cytotechnology2.050
164 Cells Tissues Organs2.048
165 Biotechnic & Histochemistry1.980
166 Development Growth & Differentiation1.960
167 Genes to Cells1.952
168 Cytopathology1.783
169 Cytotherapy1.614
170 Cytoskeleton1.498
171 Stem Cell Research1.328
172 Cytologia1.148
173 Biologicheskie Membrany0.231
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