Marine & Freshwater Biology: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. 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	H4-Index
1	Marine Pollution Bulletin	59
2	Frontiers in Marine Science	49
3	Aquaculture	48
4	Fish & Shellfish Immunology	43
5	Aquatic Toxicology	37
6	Fishes	35
7	Microbial Ecology	30
8	Marine Environmental Research	29
9	Journal of Applied Phycology	28
10	Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science	27
-	Annual Review of Marine Science	27
12	ICES Journal of Marine Science	26
13	Hydrobiologia	25
14	Harmful Algae	24
15	Coral Reefs	23
16	Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries	22
17	Marine Ecology Progress Series	21
-	Journal of Phycology	21
-	Journal of Sea Research	21
20	Journal of Fish Biology	20
-	Regional Studies in Marine Science	20
22	Freshwater Biology	19
-	Journal of Great Lakes Research	19
-	Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences	19
25	Estuaries and Coasts	18
-	Journal of Fish Diseases	18
-	Aquatic Botany	18
28	Marine Biology	17
-	Marine Biotechnology	17
-	Aquatic Conservation-Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems	17
31	Aquatic Sciences	16
32	Environmental Biology of Fishes	15
-	Marine and Freshwater Research	15
-	Journal of Coastal Conservation	15
-	Journal of Marine Systems	15
36	Journal of Plankton Research	14
-	Marine Mammal Science	14
-	Biofouling	14
-	Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology	14
40	Mediterranean Marine Science	13
-	Clean-Soil Air Water	13
-	Animal Biotelemetry	13
-	Aquatic Ecology	13
44	Marine and Coastal Fisheries	12
-	Aquaculture Environment Interactions	12
-	Freshwater Science	12
-	Biological Bulletin	12
48	Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences	11
-	Algae	11
-	Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective	11

51	Ecology of Freshwater Fish	10
-	Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom	10
-	Marine Biodiversity	10
-	Phycologia	10
-	Thalassas	10
-	Aquatic Invasions	10
57	Inland Waters	9
-	Journal of Crustacean Biology	9
-	Aquatic Mammals	9
-	Botanica Marina	9
-	European Journal of Phycology	9
-	Inland Water Biology	9
63	Journal of Shellfish Research	8
-	Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems	8
-	New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research	8
-	Phycological Research	8
-	Marine Biology Research	8
-	Ocean Science Journal	8
69	Ichthyological Research	7
-	Journal of Molluscan Studies	7
-	Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research	7
-	African Journal of Aquatic Science	7
-	Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management	7
-	Journal of Applied Ichthyology	7
-	Lake and Reservoir Management	7
-	Russian Journal of Marine Biology	7
-	African Journal of Marine Science	7
78	Invertebrate Biology	6
-	Scientia Marina	6
-	Limnetica	6
-	Plankton & Benthos Research	6
-	Acta Adriatica	6
-	Bulletin of Marine Science	6
-	Cryptogamie Algologie	6
85	Diatom Research	5
-	Pacific Science	5
-	Crustaceana	5
-	Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology	5
-	Aquatic Microbial Ecology	5
-	Ciencias Marinas	5
91	Fundamental and Applied Limnology	4
-	Hidrobiologica	4
-	International Review of Hydrobiology	4
-	Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine	4
95	Revista de Biologia Marina y Oceanografia	3