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Biology & Biochemistry

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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology70.367
2 Cell68.058
3 Physiological Reviews62.972
4 Nature Reviews Microbiology60.094
5 Annual Review of Pathology-Mechanisms of Disease48.378
6 Fungal Diversity47.902
7 Cancer Cell45.514
8 Nature Reviews Genetics42.104
9 Cell Metabolism40.959
10 Nature Medicine40.931
11 Experimental and Molecular Medicine40.574
12 Molecular Cancer38.657
13 Environmental Chemistry Letters37.471
14 Annual Review of Biochemistry37.238
15 Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews36.981
16 Cell Research36.909
17 Nature Genetics36.825
18 Nature Methods33.869
19 Annual Review of Neuroscience33.345
20 Energy & Environmental Science32.601
21 Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology31.612
22 Trends in Food Science & Technology31.251
23 Nature Reviews Drug Discovery30.037
24 Science Translational Medicine29.840
25 Annual Review of Physiology29.554
26 Nature Protocols29.468
27 Cell Stem Cell29.424
28 Nature Biotechnology29.103
29 Clinical Microbiology Reviews29.011
30 Nucleic Acids Research28.993
31 Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters28.697
32 Progress in Lipid Research27.390
33 Nature Neuroscience27.363
34 Biotechnology Advances27.263
35 Human Reproduction Update26.988
36 Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics26.835
37 Cell Host & Microbe26.658
38 Molecular Cell26.019
39 Annual Review of Microbiology25.526
40 Nature Reviews Neuroscience25.459
41 Molecular Neurodegeneration25.060
42 Pharmacology & Therapeutics24.964
43 Neuron24.679
44 Annual Review of Genetics24.527
45 Journal of Extracellular Vesicles24.466
46 Pharmacological Reviews24.381
47 EMBO Journal24.315
48 Drug Resistance Updates24.014
49 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Computational Molecular Science23.972
50 Annual Review of Entomology23.814
51 Biotechnology for Biofuels23.672
52 Molecular Plant23.535
53 Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology23.504
54 Ageing Research Reviews23.229
55 Journal of Hazardous Materials22.842
56 Annual Review of Marine Science22.564
57 Cell Death and Differentiation22.037
58 Drugs21.925
59 Remote Sensing of Environment21.801
60 Journal of Headache and Pain21.546
61 Resources Conservation and Recycling21.528
62 Annual Review of Biophysics21.500
63 Water Research21.315
64 Food Hydrocolloids21.310
65 Sleep Medicine Reviews21.123
66 Nature Cell Biology20.904
67 Nature Climate Change20.884
68 Energy Policy20.825
69 Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions20.543
70 Bioresource Technology20.399
71 Genome Medicine20.331
72 Genes and Immunity20.185
73 Journal of Cleaner Production19.867
74 Biological Reviews19.716
75 Seminars in Immunopathology19.353
76 Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology19.248
77 Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology19.197
78 Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety19.181
79 Biosensors & Bioelectronics19.085
80 Trends in Neurosciences18.936
81 Environment International18.878
82 Acta Neuropathologica18.672
83 Trends in Cell Biology18.647
84 Chemosphere18.614
85 Journal of Neuroinflammation18.280
86 Molecular Aspects of Medicine18.162
87 Molecular Psychiatry18.063
88 Global Change Biology17.959
89 Environmental Science & Technology17.802
90 Molecular Medicine17.797
91 Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews17.774
92 Trends in Ecology & Evolution17.773
93 Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews17.770
94 Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology17.712
95 Journal of Nanobiotechnology17.531
96 Journal of Controlled Release17.476
97 Trends in Pharmacological Sciences17.448
98 Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics17.250
99 Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics17.129
100 Food Chemistry17.024
101 ISME Journal16.864
102 Science of the Total Environment16.855
103 Drug Delivery16.710
104 Environmental Science and Pollution Research16.693
105 Pharmacological Research16.683
106 Current Opinion in Virology16.508
107 Current Opinion in Biotechnology16.482
108 Endocrine Pathology16.481
109 Trends in Genetics16.419
110 Particle and Fibre Toxicology16.364
111 Molecular Systems Biology16.328
112 Developmental Cell16.274
113 Bioinformatics16.080
114 Trends in Microbiology16.039
115 Brain16.004
116 Annual Review of Food Science and Technology15.911
117 Trends in Cognitive Sciences15.888
118 Medicinal Research Reviews15.622
119 Nature Structural & Molecular Biology15.539
120 Reviews in Aquaculture15.503
121 American Journal of Human Genetics15.480
122 Metabolic Engineering15.434
123 Cell Death & Disease15.414
124 Essays in Biochemistry15.290
125 Computers and Electronics in Agriculture15.220
126 Clinical Epigenetics15.186
127 Environmental Research15.100
128 Trends in Biotechnology15.023
129 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer15.002
130 Environmental Pollution14.940
131 Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition14.920
132 Gut Microbes14.804
133 Current Opinion in Microbiology14.788
134 Nature Chemical Biology14.779
135 Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders14.737
136 Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology14.629
137 Journal of Environmental Management14.474
138 Environment Development and Sustainability14.398
139 Critical Reviews in Biotechnology14.328
140 Plant Cell14.273
141 Trends in Biochemical Sciences14.266
142 EMBO Reports14.240
143 Autophagy14.148
144 Drug Discovery Today14.052
145 Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology14.004
146 Current Opinion in Structural Biology13.952
147 Current Opinion in Neurobiology13.840
148 Waste Management13.823
149 Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences13.796
150 International Journal of Biological Sciences13.741
151 Current Opinion in Chemical Biology13.705
152 Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy13.581
153 Ecological Indicators13.578
154 Molecular Therapy13.568
155 Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability13.516
156 Trends in Molecular Medicine13.470
157 Cell Biology and Toxicology13.431
158 Neuroimage13.391
159 Progress in Neurobiology13.368
160 Food Control13.276
161 Archives of Pharmacal Research13.250
162 Agronomy for Sustainable Development13.244
163 Plant Biotechnology Journal13.237
164 Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews13.229
165 Briefings in Bioinformatics13.178
166 Natural Product Reports13.147
167 Food Engineering Reviews13.016
168 Computers in Biology and Medicine12.919
169 Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology12.879
170 Antioxidants & Redox Signaling12.861
171 Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences12.839
172 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health-Part B-Critical Reviews12.824
- Journal of Environmental Sciences12.824
174 Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences12.762
175 Oncogene12.456
176 Journal of Integrative Plant Biology12.452
177 Genes & Development12.429
178 Modern Pathology12.332
179 Ecological Economics12.296
180 LWT-Food Science and Technology12.276
181 Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment12.157
182 Food Research International12.099
183 Reviews in Medical Virology12.095
184 Microbiological Research12.071
185 Clinical Microbiology and Infection12.030
186 Alzheimers Research & Therapy12.027
187 Genome Research11.986
188 Meat Science11.984
189 Neuropsychopharmacology11.928
190 Journal of Cell Biology11.834
191 Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies11.816
192 Phytomedicine11.805
193 Food Security11.660
194 Stem Cell Research & Therapy11.629
195 CNS Drugs11.610
196 Acta Pharmacologica Sinica11.528
197 Tissue Engineering Part B-Reviews11.510
198 Mechanisms of Ageing and Development11.463
199 Clinical Infectious Diseases11.411
200 Colloids and Surfaces B-Biointerfaces11.353
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