New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

Cell Biology

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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)
Rank Journal Papers
1 Cells10192
2 Cell Reports6233
3 Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology5299
4 Cell Death & Disease4022
5 Current Biology3695
6 FASEB Journal3639
7 Cytotherapy3316
8 Nature Medicine2820
9 Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine2471
10 Aging-US2204
11 Cell Communication and Signaling2188
12 Cell Death Discovery2131
13 Stem Cell Research & Therapy2114
14 Neural Regeneration Research2063
15 Cell2053
16 HLA2021
17 Cellular Signalling1880
18 Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy1714
19 Molecular Cell1605
20 Journal of Cell Science1566
21 Aging Cell1537
22 Tissue & Cell1523
23 Oncogene1483
24 Plant Cell1321
25 Experimental Cell Research1320
26 Science Translational Medicine1295
27 Ageing Research Reviews1289
28 Cellular and Molecular Biology1279
29 FEBS Letters1211
30 Stem Cell Research1178
31 Histopathology1163
32 American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology1144
33 Journal of Cell Biology1086
34 Autophagy1068
35 Cytokine1060
36 Nature Cell Biology1059
37 Nature Structural & Molecular Biology1042
38 Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences1021
39 Developmental Cell968
40 Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology950
41 Journal of Cellular Physiology946
42 Molecular Biology of the Cell886
43 Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry853
44 Cell Metabolism841
45 Cell Proliferation835
46 Disease Models & Mechanisms830
47 Cancer Cell823
48 Structure818
49 Journal of Molecular Histology804
50 Cell Death and Differentiation777
51 Stem Cell Reviews and Reports768
52 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Cell Research757
53 Current Opinion in Structural Biology742
54 Stem Cell Reports733
55 Cell Biochemistry and Function722
56 Mediators of Inflammation714
57 Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology691
58 Journal of Extracellular Vesicles674
59 Plant and Cell Physiology673
60 Cell Biology International664
61 Cell Stem Cell660
62 American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology652
63 Apoptosis646
64 Bioscience Reports636
65 Trends in Molecular Medicine623
66 Science Signaling590
67 Cytoskeleton552
68 Journal of Cellular Biochemistry551
69 Trends in Cell Biology549
70 Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology527
71 Inflammation Research522
72 Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity519
73 Cytometry Part A510
74 In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Animal500
75 Cytopathology493
76 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology485
77 Immunology and Cell Biology484
78 Cytotechnology483
79 Cell Discovery482
80 Cell Systems478
81 Current Opinion in Cell Biology456
82 World Journal of Stem Cells452
83 Protoplasma451
84 EMBO Reports440
85 Wound Repair and Regeneration435
86 Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy431
87 EMBO Journal429
88 Current Opinion in Genetics & Development428
- IUBMB Life428
90 International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology425
91 Genes to Cells418
92 Cell and Tissue Research415
- European Journal of Histochemistry415
94 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids414
95 Molecular Cancer Research411
- Cell Cycle411
97 Cellular Oncology406
98 Genes & Development394
99 In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant388
100 Biopreservation and Biobanking384
101 Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics377
102 Journal of Structural Biology370
103 Nitric Oxide-Biology and Chemistry366
104 Stem Cells357
105 Mechanisms of Ageing and Development348
106 Protein & Cell347
107 Cell Calcium341
108 Cellular Immunology335
109 Molecular Reproduction and Development333
110 Tissue Engineering Part A328
111 Mitochondrion326
112 Inflammation321
113 Histochemistry and Cell Biology311
114 Matrix Biology310
115 Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research304
116 Cell Stress & Chaperones295
117 DNA and Cell Biology286
118 Acta Histochemica277
119 Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators269
120 Development Growth & Differentiation268
- Tissue Engineering Part B-Reviews268
122 Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology266
123 Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews265
124 Physiological Genomics263
125 Biology of the Cell258
126 Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology255
127 Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling251
128 European Journal of Cell Biology246
129 Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research243
130 Biochemistry and Cell Biology240
131 Platelets221
132 Zygote216
133 Molecular and Cellular Probes214
134 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-RNA208
135 Biotechnic & Histochemistry205
136 Tissue Engineering Part C-Methods203
- Cytologia203
138 Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering200
139 Differentiation192
140 Animal Cells and Systems187
141 Traffic183
142 Connective Tissue Research177
143 Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids174
- Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes174
145 Analytical Cellular Pathology164
146 BMC Molecular and Cell Biology161
- IET Systems Biology161
148 Cancer & Metabolism159
- Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry159
150 Pathobiology146
151 Cells Tissues Organs138
152 Cytogenetic and Genome Research137
153 Skeletal Muscle136
154 Journal of Membrane Biology135
155 Cell and Tissue Banking129
156 Microbial Cell120
157 Nucleus111
158 Growth Hormone & Igf Research109
159 Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility107
160 Journal of Histotechnology105
161 Biologicheskie Membrany102
162 Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology101
163 Cell Biology and Toxicology94
164 Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine84
165 Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction82
166 Molecular Medicine80
167 Growth Factors72
- Cell Structure and Function72
169 Cellular Microbiology70
170 Cell Adhesion & Migration58
171 Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters48
172 Journal of Leukocyte Biology41
173 Development Genes and Evolution31
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