New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01)
Rank Journal Papers
1 Frontiers in Marine Science8442
2 Marine Pollution Bulletin5214
3 Aquaculture5202
4 Fish & Shellfish Immunology2857
5 Fishes2116
6 Regional Studies in Marine Science1943
7 Marine Environmental Research1822
8 Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science1536
9 Journal of Fish Biology1469
10 Hydrobiologia1309
11 Aquatic Toxicology1245
12 Marine Ecology Progress Series1180
13 Journal of Applied Phycology1055
14 ICES Journal of Marine Science905
15 Aquatic Conservation-Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems832
16 Journal of Fish Diseases762
17 Marine Biology761
18 Freshwater Biology753
19 Journal of Great Lakes Research710
20 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences669
21 Estuaries and Coasts606
22 Thalassas602
23 Microbial Ecology589
24 Environmental Biology of Fishes586
25 Coral Reefs574
26 Harmful Algae569
27 Inland Water Biology462
28 Journal of Phycology457
29 Marine Biotechnology453
- Marine Mammal Science453
31 Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom444
32 Marine and Freshwater Research430
33 Aquatic Sciences405
34 Clean-Soil Air Water388
35 Journal of Sea Research385
36 Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology368
37 Marine Biodiversity355
38 Crustaceana343
39 Journal of Marine Systems326
40 Aquatic Ecology320
41 Aquatic Botany313
- Journal of Crustacean Biology313
43 Journal of Coastal Conservation311
44 Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries304
45 Biofouling298
46 Journal of Plankton Research294
47 Aquatic Mammals274
48 Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research268
49 Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences267
50 Russian Journal of Marine Biology266
51 Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective261
52 Mediterranean Marine Science251
53 Ecology of Freshwater Fish245
54 Botanica Marina236
55 Phycologia231
56 Bulletin of Marine Science220
57 Journal of Applied Ichthyology206
58 Freshwater Science203
- Ocean Science Journal203
60 Marine and Coastal Fisheries201
61 Ichthyological Research198
62 Inland Waters184
63 Marine Biology Research177
64 Journal of Shellfish Research173
65 New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research165
66 Animal Biotelemetry162
67 Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management161
68 Phycological Research154
69 Plankton & Benthos Research150
70 Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine149
71 Biological Bulletin148
72 Journal of Molluscan Studies141
73 Invertebrate Biology135
74 African Journal of Aquatic Science127
75 European Journal of Phycology120
76 Hidrobiologica119
77 Aquatic Invasions114
78 Revista de Biologia Marina y Oceanografia113
79 Limnetica112
80 Annual Review of Marine Science111
81 African Journal of Marine Science107
82 Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems104
83 Lake and Reservoir Management103
84 Algae102
85 Pacific Science97
86 Aquaculture Environment Interactions92
- Scientia Marina92
88 Diatom Research87
89 Ciencias Marinas85
90 Acta Adriatica79
91 International Review of Hydrobiology74
92 Fundamental and Applied Limnology61
93 Aquatic Microbial Ecology45
94 Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology40
95 Cryptogamie Algologie38
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