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 Median citations
1 Cell28
2 Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters25
3 EMBO Journal23
4 Cell Metabolism20
5 Cancer Cell16
6 Molecular Medicine15
- Science Translational Medicine15
- Ageing Research Reviews15
9 EMBO Reports13
10 Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews12
- Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology12
- Cell Discovery12
- Molecular Cell12
14 Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences11
- Developmental Cell11
16 Inflammation10
- Cell Biology and Toxicology10
- Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy10
- Cell Stem Cell10
- Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology10
21 Cell Reports9
- Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology9
23 Current Opinion in Structural Biology8
- Cellular Oncology8
- Journal of Extracellular Vesicles8
- Matrix Biology8
- Nature Structural & Molecular Biology8
- Cell Death and Differentiation8
- Cell Death & Disease8
30 Cell Death Discovery7
- Journal of Leukocyte Biology7
32 Current Opinion in Cell Biology6
- Cells6
- Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology6
- Current Opinion in Genetics & Development6
- Trends in Cell Biology6
- European Journal of Cell Biology6
- Inflammation Research6
- Journal of Cell Biology6
- Nature Medicine6
- Cell Communication and Signaling6
42 Stem Cell Research & Therapy5
- American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology5
- Autophagy5
- Mechanisms of Ageing and Development5
- Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry5
- Nature Cell Biology5
- Nucleus5
- Apoptosis5
- Mitochondrion5
- Cancer & Metabolism5
- Oncogene5
- Plant Cell5
- Cell Systems5
55 Stem Cell Reports4
- Cellular Signalling4
- Stem Cells4
- Tissue Engineering Part B-Reviews4
- Trends in Molecular Medicine4
- Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology4
- Aging Cell4
- Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics4
- Neural Regeneration Research4
- Cell Proliferation4
- Plant and Cell Physiology4
- Platelets4
- Skeletal Muscle4
- Current Biology4
- Structure4
- Cytokine4
- Aging-US4
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Cell Research4
73 International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology3
- Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes3
- Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine3
- Journal of Cellular Physiology3
- Molecular and Cellular Probes3
- Cell and Tissue Banking3
- Molecular Cancer Research3
- Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology3
- Cell Cycle3
- Physiological Genomics3
- Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators3
- Stem Cell Reviews and Reports3
- Tissue Engineering Part A3
- Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-RNA3
- Experimental Cell Research3
- Genes & Development3
- HLA3
- American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology3
- Animal Cells and Systems3
- BMC Molecular and Cell Biology3
- Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology3
- Molecular Biology of the Cell3
- Cell and Tissue Research3
- Cell Biology International3
- Cell Stress & Chaperones3
- Science Signaling3
99 Connective Tissue Research2
- Tissue & Cell2
- World Journal of Stem Cells2
- Zygote2
- Development Genes and Evolution2
- DNA and Cell Biology2
- FASEB Journal2
- Histopathology2
- In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant2
- Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling2
- Acta Histochemica2
- Analytical Cellular Pathology2
- Journal of Membrane Biology2
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids2
- Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine2
- Microbial Cell2
- Cell Calcium2
- Cell Structure and Function2
- Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering2
- Cellular Immunology2
- Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy2
- Tissue Engineering Part C-Methods2
- Wound Repair and Regeneration2
- Disease Models & Mechanisms2
- Growth Factors2
- Histochemistry and Cell Biology2
- Journal of Cell Science2
- Journal of Cellular Biochemistry2
- Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility2
- Journal of Structural Biology2
- Mediators of Inflammation2
- Cell Adhesion & Migration2
- Cell Biochemistry and Function2
- Nitric Oxide-Biology and Chemistry2
- Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids2
- Protein & Cell2
- Cellular and Molecular Biology2
136 Cytogenetic and Genome Research1
- Traffic1
- Differentiation1
- Growth Hormone & Igf Research1
- IET Systems Biology1
- Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry1
- Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research1
- Journal of Molecular Histology1
- Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction1
- Biopreservation and Biobanking1
- Biotechnic & Histochemistry1
- Cells Tissues Organs1
- Protoplasma1
- Stem Cell Research1
- Cytotechnology1
- Development Growth & Differentiation1
- FEBS Letters1
- Immunology and Cell Biology1
- In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Animal1
- IUBMB Life1
- Journal of Histotechnology1
- Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology1
- Biochemistry and Cell Biology1
- Bioscience Reports1
- Pathobiology1
- Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research1
- Cellular Microbiology1
163 Cytometry Part A0
- Cytoskeleton0
- Cytotherapy0
- European Journal of Histochemistry0
- Genes to Cells0
- Biologicheskie Membrany0
- Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity0
- Cytologia0
- Cytopathology0
- Biology of the Cell0
- Molecular Reproduction and Development0
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