New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Marine & Freshwater 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Annual Review of Marine Science23.510
2 Marine Pollution Bulletin9.828
3 Harmful Algae8.243
4 Aquaculture8.072
5 Fish & Shellfish Immunology7.975
6 Aquatic Toxicology7.695
7 Microbial Ecology7.617
8 Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries6.753
9 ICES Journal of Marine Science5.623
10 Journal of Applied Phycology5.496
11 Journal of Great Lakes Research5.473
12 Aquaculture Environment Interactions4.948
13 Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science4.903
14 Journal of Phycology4.892
15 Journal of Marine Systems4.726
16 Marine Environmental Research4.635
17 Coral Reefs4.548
18 Journal of Sea Research4.495
19 Aquatic Botany4.363
20 Marine Ecology Progress Series4.136
21 Algae4.020
22 Freshwater Biology4.005
23 Biofouling4.003
24 Marine Biotechnology3.891
25 Biological Bulletin3.863
26 Hydrobiologia3.856
27 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences3.811
28 Estuaries and Coasts3.677
29 Aquatic Invasions3.673
30 Journal of Coastal Conservation3.624
31 Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology3.511
32 Journal of Fish Diseases3.436
33 Marine and Freshwater Research3.333
34 Journal of Plankton Research3.317
35 Aquatic Conservation-Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems3.294
36 Marine Biology3.137
37 Inland Waters3.118
38 African Journal of Marine Science3.025
39 Diatom Research2.967
40 Mediterranean Marine Science2.942
41 Marine Mammal Science2.904
- Aquatic Ecology2.904
43 Aquatic Sciences2.897
44 Journal of Fish Biology2.837
45 Aquatic Microbial Ecology2.833
46 Environmental Biology of Fishes2.669
47 European Journal of Phycology2.617
48 Phycologia2.582
49 Marine and Coastal Fisheries2.507
50 Ecology of Freshwater Fish2.382
51 Botanica Marina2.237
52 Marine Biodiversity2.206
53 New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research2.182
- Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences2.182
55 Marine Biology Research2.000
56 African Journal of Aquatic Science1.969
57 Limnetica1.965
58 Ocean Science Journal1.874
59 Journal of Crustacean Biology1.844
60 Journal of Molluscan Studies1.808
61 Bulletin of Marine Science1.768
62 Invertebrate Biology1.760
63 Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective1.747
64 Journal of Shellfish Research1.721
65 Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology1.650
66 Journal of Applied Ichthyology1.601
67 International Review of Hydrobiology1.554
68 Clean-Soil Air Water1.538
69 Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management1.533
70 Lake and Reservoir Management1.474
71 Aquatic Mammals1.466
72 Phycological Research1.463
73 Scientia Marina1.452
74 Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research1.418
75 Plankton & Benthos Research1.331
76 Fundamental and Applied Limnology1.292
77 Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom1.291
78 Acta Adriatica1.253
79 Ichthyological Research1.207
80 Inland Water Biology1.198
81 Thalassas1.172
82 Russian Journal of Marine Biology1.105
83 Pacific Science1.078
84 Ciencias Marinas0.774
85 Crustaceana0.684
86 Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine0.645
87 Hidrobiologica0.441
88 Revista de Biologia Marina y Oceanografia0.425
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