New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

Marine & Freshwater 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 Frontiers in Marine Science7553
2 Marine Pollution Bulletin5491
3 Aquaculture5183
4 Fish & Shellfish Immunology3084
5 Regional Studies in Marine Science2689
6 Fishes2456
7 Marine Environmental Research2220
8 Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science1615
9 Journal of Fish Biology1574
10 Hydrobiologia1364
11 Aquatic Toxicology1317
12 Marine Ecology Progress Series1195
13 Journal of Applied Phycology1175
14 ICES Journal of Marine Science903
15 Aquatic Conservation-Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems888
16 Marine Biology809
17 Journal of Fish Diseases807
18 Freshwater Biology780
19 Thalassas732
20 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences693
21 Estuaries and Coasts682
22 Journal of Great Lakes Research670
23 Coral Reefs630
24 Harmful Algae593
25 Environmental Biology of Fishes576
26 Marine Biotechnology530
27 Marine Mammal Science528
28 Clean-Soil Air Water526
29 Journal of Phycology524
30 Inland Water Biology493
31 Aquatic Sciences467
32 Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom456
33 Journal of Sea Research416
34 Marine and Freshwater Research411
35 Microbial Ecology408
36 Marine Biodiversity404
37 Journal of Coastal Conservation361
38 Aquatic Ecology356
39 Journal of Marine Systems355
40 Crustaceana351
- Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries351
42 Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology350
43 Aquatic Botany326
44 Journal of Crustacean Biology315
45 Journal of Plankton Research314
46 Biofouling307
47 Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective288
48 Russian Journal of Marine Biology283
49 Aquatic Mammals278
50 Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences267
51 Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research265
52 Mediterranean Marine Science248
53 Ecology of Freshwater Fish234
54 Botanica Marina227
55 Bulletin of Marine Science221
56 New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research214
57 Ocean Science Journal213
58 Phycologia210
59 Inland Waters203
- Freshwater Science203
61 Marine and Coastal Fisheries194
62 Ichthyological Research193
63 Journal of Shellfish Research189
64 Animal Biotelemetry187
65 Journal of Applied Ichthyology166
- Marine Biology Research166
67 Phycological Research160
68 Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management157
69 Journal of Molluscan Studies151
70 Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine145
71 Plankton & Benthos Research144
72 Biological Bulletin137
73 African Journal of Aquatic Science134
74 Hidrobiologica124
75 Invertebrate Biology123
- African Journal of Marine Science123
77 European Journal of Phycology111
78 Lake and Reservoir Management105
79 Revista de Biologia Marina y Oceanografia103
- Algae103
- Limnetica103
82 Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems102
- Pacific Science102
84 Scientia Marina100
85 Annual Review of Marine Science98
- Aquaculture Environment Interactions98
- Diatom Research98
88 Aquatic Invasions94
89 Acta Adriatica87
90 Ciencias Marinas84
91 International Review of Hydrobiology79
92 Fundamental and Applied Limnology56
93 Aquatic Microbial Ecology41
94 Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology31
- Cryptogamie Algologie31
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