New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy75.083
2 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology75.014
3 Nature Reviews Microbiology69.735
4 Cell65.388
5 Physiological Reviews62.057
6 Cancer Cell57.235
7 Biochar56.680
8 Annual Review of Pathology-Mechanisms of Disease54.149
9 Environmental Chemistry Letters52.722
10 Cell Metabolism47.307
11 Nature Medicine45.117
12 Molecular Cancer44.079
13 Energy & Environmental Science42.025
14 Nature Reviews Genetics39.867
15 Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters39.188
16 Annual Review of Biochemistry37.057
17 Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews36.577
18 Fungal Diversity35.741
19 Nature Methods32.630
20 Human Reproduction Update32.514
21 Nucleic Acids Research32.497
22 Nature Genetics32.463
23 Nature Sustainability32.280
24 Annual Review of Physiology31.663
25 Annual Review of Marine Science31.418
26 Cell Stem Cell30.567
27 Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology30.161
28 Nature Protocols29.861
29 Nature Biotechnology29.855
30 Progress in Lipid Research29.800
31 EMBO Journal29.725
32 Clinical Microbiology Reviews29.710
33 Drug Resistance Updates29.153
34 Molecular Neurodegeneration28.677
35 Nature Neuroscience28.661
36 Pharmacology & Therapeutics28.398
37 Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics28.000
38 Annual Review of Entomology27.973
39 Science Translational Medicine27.416
40 Ageing Research Reviews27.341
41 Nature Reviews Drug Discovery27.270
42 Cell Host & Microbe27.156
43 Journal of Headache and Pain27.155
44 Annual Review of Microbiology27.150
45 Molecular Plant27.105
46 Acta Neuropathologica26.852
47 Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry26.806
48 Neuron26.507
49 Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology26.485
50 Nature Microbiology26.166
51 Translational Neurodegeneration26.020
52 Biotechnology Advances25.800
53 Trends in Cell Biology25.581
54 Food Hydrocolloids25.088
55 Nature Reviews Neuroscience25.069
56 Microbiome24.925
57 Trends in Food Science & Technology24.878
58 Molecular Cell24.766
59 Redox Biology24.743
60 Journal of Extracellular Vesicles24.294
61 Annual Review of Food Science and Technology24.261
62 Gut Microbes23.883
63 Molecular Medicine23.313
64 Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology23.300
65 Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology22.807
66 Journal of Cleaner Production22.724
67 Water Research22.514
68 Drugs22.358
69 Environmental Science and Pollution Research22.329
70 Seminars in Immunopathology22.132
71 Nature Cell Biology22.114
72 Pharmacological Reviews22.049
73 Annual Review of Biophysics21.925
74 Remote Sensing of Environment21.905
75 Annual Review of Neuroscience21.851
76 Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews21.834
77 Annual Review of Genetics21.750
78 Molecular Aspects of Medicine21.631
79 Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety21.163
80 Nature Human Behaviour21.060
81 Resources Conservation and Recycling20.885
82 Nature Climate Change20.855
83 Trends in Pharmacological Sciences20.668
84 Food Packaging and Shelf Life20.433
85 Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics20.431
86 Trends in Neurosciences20.403
87 Science of the Total Environment20.003
88 Food Engineering Reviews19.757
89 Chemosphere19.553
90 Journal of Controlled Release19.506
91 Cell Discovery19.438
92 Biosensors & Bioelectronics19.330
93 EMBO Reports19.298
94 Lancet Planetary Health19.090
95 npj Clean Water18.995
96 Reviews in Aquaculture18.971
97 Global Change Biology18.919
98 Biological Reviews18.787
99 Pharmacological Research18.756
100 Journal of Nanobiotechnology18.657
101 Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions18.588
102 Trends in Cognitive Sciences18.532
103 Environment Development and Sustainability18.530
104 Environmental Science & Technology18.377
105 Journal of Hazardous Materials18.354
106 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health-Part B-Critical Reviews18.238
107 Particle and Fibre Toxicology18.222
108 Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B18.217
109 Journal of Neuroinflammation18.122
110 Cell Death and Differentiation18.060
111 Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition17.881
112 Environment International17.878
113 Genome Medicine17.785
114 Medicinal Research Reviews17.784
115 Current Opinion in Microbiology17.614
116 Annual Review of Virology17.578
117 Cell Biology and Toxicology17.521
118 Energy Policy17.423
119 Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology17.275
120 Food Chemistry17.142
121 Current Pollution Reports17.119
122 Trends in Ecology & Evolution17.114
123 Bioresource Technology17.040
124 Plant Cell17.035
125 Computers and Electronics in Agriculture17.019
126 Trends in Microbiology16.798
127 Sleep Medicine Reviews16.564
128 Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences16.535
129 Annual Review of Animal Biosciences16.524
130 One Earth16.471
131 ISME Journal16.446
132 Brain16.437
133 Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews16.422
134 Molecular Psychiatry16.410
- Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy16.410
136 Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews16.398
137 Developmental Cell16.396
138 Nature Ecology & Evolution16.380
139 Nature Chemical Biology16.325
140 Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology16.239
141 Cell Death & Disease16.214
142 Microbiological Research16.184
143 Clinical Epigenetics16.173
144 Mycosphere16.092
145 Nature Structural & Molecular Biology16.013
146 Environmental Research15.960
147 Autophagy15.953
148 Drug Delivery15.889
149 Inflammation15.729
150 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Computational Molecular Science15.678
151 Journal of Environmental Management15.662
152 Environmental Pollution15.586
153 Essays in Biochemistry15.551
154 Current Opinion in Structural Biology15.512
155 Ecological Indicators15.470
156 Current Opinion in Food Science15.430
157 Current Opinion in Chemical Biology15.332
158 Antioxidants15.318
159 Journal of Applied Microbiology15.307
160 Cell Reports15.264
161 Journal of Tissue Engineering15.232
162 Trends in Molecular Medicine15.209
163 Cell Death Discovery15.186
164 Drug Discovery Today15.174
165 International Journal of Biological Sciences15.169
166 Current Opinion in Biotechnology15.070
167 Trends in Biochemical Sciences14.900
168 Metabolic Engineering14.897
169 Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology14.887
170 Brain Structure & Function14.857
171 Critical Reviews in Biotechnology14.853
172 Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability14.773
173 Cell Communication and Signaling14.762
174 Annual Review of Vision Science14.655
175 Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports14.643
176 Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment14.599
177 Phytomedicine14.554
178 Trends in Biotechnology14.552
179 Biodrugs14.512
180 npj Biofilms and Microbiomes14.506
181 Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology14.400
182 Pharmaceutics14.341
183 Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering14.279
- American Journal of Human Genetics14.279
185 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer14.268
186 Cell Chemical Biology14.266
187 Computers in Biology and Medicine14.080
188 Molecular Systems Biology14.015
189 Alzheimers Research & Therapy13.985
190 Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology13.907
191 Environmental Health Perspectives13.869
192 Journal of Integrative Plant Biology13.824
193 Agronomy for Sustainable Development13.687
194 Waste Management13.617
195 Food Control13.516
196 Antioxidants & Redox Signaling13.475
197 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Water13.474
198 Acta Pharmacologica Sinica13.423
199 Ecosystem Services13.404
200 Molecular Biology and Evolution13.386
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