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Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The TQCC is the top quartile citation count: if all publications of a journal are sorted by citation count in descending order, then the TQCC is the citation count of the publication residing at the end of the top quartile; for example, given 100 publications, the TQCC is the citation count of the 25th ranked paper. The data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01)
Rank Journal TQCC
1 Physiological Reviews76
2 Cell70
3 Fungal Diversity66
4 Cell Research60
5 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology56
6 Annual Review of Pathology-Mechanisms of Disease54
7 Cancer Cell50
8 Cell Metabolism49
- Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews49
10 Annual Review of Biochemistry48
11 Biochar46
12 Annual Review of Neuroscience45
- Experimental and Molecular Medicine45
14 Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry44
15 Horticulture Research43
- Trends in Food Science & Technology43
17 Energy & Environmental Science42
- Cell Stem Cell42
19 Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics41
20 Molecular Cancer40
21 Nature Genetics39
22 Nature Medicine38
- Science Translational Medicine38
- Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy38
- Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology38
- Clinical Microbiology Reviews38
- Annual Review of Biophysics38
- Annual Review of Physiology38
- Environmental Chemistry Letters38
30 Human Reproduction Update36
- Annual Review of Microbiology36
32 Progress in Lipid Research35
- Nature Neuroscience35
- Cell Host & Microbe35
35 Biotechnology Advances34
36 Annual Review of Genetics33
37 Neuron32
- Molecular Cell32
- Nature Sustainability32
- Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters32
41 Annual Review of Entomology31
42 Nature Protocols30
- Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology30
- Molecular Plant30
45 Nature Microbiology29
- Nature Reviews Genetics29
- Biotechnology for Biofuels29
- Pharmacology & Therapeutics29
- Microbiome29
- Molecular Neurodegeneration29
- Journal of Hazardous Materials29
52 Food Hydrocolloids28
- Ageing Research Reviews28
54 Water Research27
- Translational Neurodegeneration27
- Journal of Extracellular Vesicles27
- Annual Review of Marine Science27
- Annual Review of Virology27
- Resources Conservation and Recycling27
- Genes and Immunity27
- Bioresource Technology27
- Nature Methods27
- Nature Reviews Neuroscience27
- Drug Resistance Updates27
- EMBO Journal27
- Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety27
- Remote Sensing of Environment27
- Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology27
69 Drugs26
- Genome Medicine26
- Nature Reviews Microbiology26
72 Nature Cell Biology25
- Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B25
- Biological Reviews25
- Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology25
- Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology25
- Journal of Cleaner Production25
- Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions25
- Biosensors & Bioelectronics25
80 Acta Neuropathologica24
- Redox Biology24
- Seminars in Immunopathology24
- ISME Journal24
- Food Packaging and Shelf Life24
85 Trends in Neurosciences23
- Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews23
- Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews23
- Journal of Headache and Pain23
- Pharmacological Reviews23
- Environment International23
- Annual Review of Food Science and Technology23
- Cell Death and Differentiation23
- Food Chemistry23
94 Molecular Medicine22
- Sleep Medicine Reviews22
- Cell Discovery22
- Reviews in Aquaculture22
- Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment22
- Molecular Aspects of Medicine22
- Energy Policy22
- Journal of Nanobiotechnology22
- Annual Review of Vision Science22
- Chemosphere22
- Global Change Biology22
105 Current Opinion in Biotechnology21
- Developmental Cell21
- Journal of Neuroinflammation21
- Metabolic Engineering21
- Lancet Planetary Health21
- Trends in Cell Biology21
- Journal of Controlled Release21
- Pharmacological Research21
- Environmental Science & Technology21
114 Nature Climate Change20
- Critical Reviews in Biotechnology20
- Drug Delivery20
- Science of the Total Environment20
- Current Opinion in Virology20
- Trends in Microbiology20
- Molecular Systems Biology20
- Cell Reports20
- Brain20
- Plant Cell20
- Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition20
- Current Opinion in Food Science20
- Current Opinion in Microbiology20
- Trends in Ecology & Evolution20
- Molecular Psychiatry20
- Annual Review of Animal Biosciences20
- Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics20
131 Ecosystem Services19
- Trends in Cognitive Sciences19
- Waste Management19
- Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders19
- Environmental Pollution19
- Environmental Science and Pollution Research19
- Nature Chemical Biology19
- Nature Human Behaviour19
- Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering19
- Clinical Epigenetics19
- Cell Death & Disease19
- Plant Biotechnology Journal19
143 Natural Product Reports18
- Nature Structural & Molecular Biology18
- Trends in Biotechnology18
- Current Opinion in Neurobiology18
- Computers and Electronics in Agriculture18
- American Journal of Human Genetics18
- Environmental Research18
- Nature Biotechnology18
- Nature Ecology & Evolution18
- Drug Discovery Today18
- Particle and Fibre Toxicology18
- Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology18
- Neurology-Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation18
- Current Opinion in Structural Biology18
- npj Regenerative Medicine18
- Gut Microbes18
- Essays in Biochemistry18
- Medicinal Research Reviews18
- Food Control18
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer18
163 Oncogene17
- Current Opinion in Chemical Biology17
- EMBO Reports17
- Current Pollution Reports17
- Trends in Pharmacological Sciences17
- Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology17
- International Soil and Water Conservation Research17
- Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews17
- LWT-Food Science and Technology17
- Molecular Therapy17
- npj Biofilms and Microbiomes17
- Nucleic Acids Research17
- Journal of Environmental Management17
- Agronomy for Sustainable Development17
- Cell Systems17
- Progress in Neurobiology17
- Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies17
- Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology17
- Environmental Technology & Innovation17
- Environment Development and Sustainability17
183 Systemic Biology16
- Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Computational Molecular Science16
- Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability16
- Trends in Genetics16
- Journal of Environmental Sciences16
- International Journal of Biological Sciences16
- Cell Chemical Biology16
- Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy16
- Autophagy16
- Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions16
- Ecological Indicators16
- Neuroimage16
- Trends in Biochemical Sciences16
- Stem Cell Reports16
- Antioxidants & Redox Signaling16
- Animal Nutrition16
- Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment16
- Cell Biology and Toxicology16
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