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	Annual Review of Marine Science	27
-	Estuarine Coastal and Shelf 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	Regional Studies in Marine Science	20
-	Journal of Fish Biology	20
22	Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences	19
-	Freshwater Biology	19
-	Journal of Great Lakes Research	19
25	Aquatic Botany	18
-	Estuaries and Coasts	18
-	Journal of Fish Diseases	18
28	Marine Biology	17
-	Marine Biotechnology	17
-	Aquatic Conservation-Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems	17
31	Aquatic Sciences	16
32	Marine and Freshwater Research	15
-	Environmental Biology of Fishes	15
-	Journal of Coastal Conservation	15
-	Journal of Marine Systems	15
36	Marine Mammal Science	14
-	Biofouling	14
-	Journal of Plankton Research	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
-	Biological Bulletin	12
-	Freshwater Science	12
48	Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences	11
-	Algae	11
-	Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective	11

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