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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Cell72.767
2 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology67.710
3 Physiological Reviews56.557
4 Cell Research47.060
5 Annual Review of Pathology-Mechanisms of Disease44.961
6 Nature Reviews Microbiology44.874
7 Fungal Diversity43.063
8 Cancer Cell40.172
9 Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy38.349
10 Nature Genetics37.572
11 Cell Metabolism36.509
12 Nature Methods36.057
13 Biochar35.764
14 Molecular Cancer35.642
15 Nature Reviews Drug Discovery35.187
16 Nature Reviews Genetics34.572
17 Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics33.580
18 Environmental Chemistry Letters31.866
19 Trends in Food Science & Technology30.862
20 Nucleic Acids Research30.655
21 Cell Host & Microbe30.396
22 Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews30.067
23 Science Translational Medicine29.760
24 Annual Review of Physiology29.573
25 Annual Review of Genetics28.865
26 Progress in Lipid Research28.540
27 Pharmacological Reviews28.448
28 Clinical Microbiology Reviews28.392
29 Annual Review of Biochemistry28.333
30 Cell Stem Cell28.326
31 Annual Review of Neuroscience27.883
32 Horticulture Research27.610
33 Nature Sustainability26.515
34 Annual Review of Entomology25.230
35 Biotechnology Advances24.840
36 Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry24.341
37 Journal of Hazardous Materials23.852
38 Nature Reviews Neuroscience23.847
39 Nature Microbiology23.473
40 Neuron23.161
41 Pharmacology & Therapeutics23.159
42 Nature Human Behaviour22.928
43 Microbiome22.378
44 Resources Conservation and Recycling22.125
45 EMBO Journal21.852
46 Annual Review of Biophysics21.848
47 Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology21.766
48 Annual Review of Marine Science21.617
49 Journal of Extracellular Vesicles21.448
50 Remote Sensing of Environment21.037
51 Translational Neurodegeneration20.991
52 Ageing Research Reviews20.704
53 Lancet Planetary Health20.607
54 Biosensors & Bioelectronics20.087
55 Annual Review of Food Science and Technology19.876
56 Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology19.807
57 Water Research19.770
58 Molecular Plant19.665
59 Drugs19.579
60 Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety19.440
61 Journal of Cleaner Production19.429
62 Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B19.385
63 Food Hydrocolloids19.305
64 Bioresource Technology19.248
65 Environment International19.141
66 Genes and Immunity18.383
67 Trends in Neurosciences18.325
68 Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions18.050
69 Energy Policy17.993
70 Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment17.765
71 Annual Review of Animal Biosciences17.747
72 Developmental Cell17.505
73 Gut Microbes17.492
74 Journal of Controlled Release17.409
75 Annual Review of Microbiology17.338
76 Trends in Cell Biology17.159
77 Redox Biology17.050
78 Cell Systems16.835
79 Medicinal Research Reviews16.636
80 Current Opinion in Food Science16.574
81 Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology16.523
82 Food Chemistry16.497
83 Chemosphere16.479
84 Seminars in Immunopathology16.462
85 Environmental Science & Technology16.358
86 Acta Neuropathologica16.296
87 Trends in Ecology & Evolution16.199
88 Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics16.041
89 Molecular Aspects of Medicine15.878
90 Pharmacological Research15.851
91 Trends in Biotechnology15.830
92 Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology15.684
93 Science of the Total Environment15.677
94 Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews15.621
95 Brain15.545
96 Current Issues in Molecular Biology15.390
97 Trends in Microbiology15.374
98 Journal of Nanobiotechnology15.358
99 Food Packaging and Shelf Life15.351
100 Trends in Pharmacological Sciences15.314
101 Cell Discovery15.262
102 Environmental Pollution15.238
103 Critical Reviews in Biotechnology15.202
104 Natural Product Reports15.192
105 Waste Management15.120
106 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer15.074
107 Genes & Development15.040
108 Autophagy14.930
109 Drug Delivery14.928
110 American Journal of Human Genetics14.923
111 Current Opinion in Biotechnology14.902
112 Cell Reports14.824
113 Molecular Therapy14.746
114 Environmental Science and Pollution Research14.659
115 Endocrine Pathology14.650
116 Archives of Pharmacal Research14.586
117 Nature Structural & Molecular Biology14.536
118 Trends in Genetics14.393
119 Annual Review of Virology14.389
120 Cell Death & Disease14.213
121 Trends in Biochemical Sciences14.068
122 Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics14.047
123 Environmental Technology & Innovation14.021
124 Current Opinion in Virology13.913
125 Clinical Epigenetics13.891
126 Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering13.798
127 Nature Chemical Biology13.784
128 npj Biofilms and Microbiomes13.616
129 Environmental Research13.603
130 One Earth13.481
131 Neuroimage13.372
132 Journal of Environmental Management13.353
133 Nature Ecology & Evolution13.333
134 Computers and Electronics in Agriculture13.280
135 npj Regenerative Medicine13.219
136 Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition13.199
137 Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders13.168
138 Journal of Integrative Plant Biology13.056
139 Progress in Neurobiology12.998
140 Emerging Microbes & Infections12.991
141 Plant Biotechnology Journal12.959
142 Neurology-Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation12.944
143 Modern Pathology12.917
144 Current Opinion in Structural Biology12.891
145 Journal of Environmental Sciences12.873
146 Current Opinion in Neurobiology12.839
147 Ecosystem Services12.806
148 eLife12.642
149 Water Research X12.603
150 npj Clean Water12.532
151 Food Control12.346
152 Oncogene12.320
153 Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology12.316
154 Antioxidants & Redox Signaling12.284
155 Journal of Cell Biology12.274
156 International Soil and Water Conservation Research12.208
157 Reviews in Medical Virology12.161
158 Food Research International12.149
159 Briefings in Bioinformatics12.115
160 Trends in Molecular Medicine12.105
- EMBO Reports12.105
162 Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal12.026
163 Environmental Science & Technology Letters11.983
164 International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity11.893
165 Agricultural Water Management11.885
166 Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry11.856
167 Food Policy11.784
168 Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology11.736
169 Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity11.724
170 Computers in Biology and Medicine11.712
171 Clinical Infectious Diseases11.675
172 Ecological Indicators11.674
173 Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability11.657
174 Protein & Cell11.646
175 Plant Cell11.627
176 Stem Cell Reports11.590
177 Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety11.569
178 Annual Review of Vision Science11.525
179 Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences11.521
180 Ecological Economics11.438
181 Acta Neuropathologica Communications11.423
182 Annals of Agricultural Sciences11.347
183 Current Pollution Reports11.345
184 Molecular Autism11.330
185 LWT-Food Science and Technology11.306
- Meat Science11.306
187 Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy11.296
188 Agricultural Systems11.173
189 Essays in Biochemistry11.151
190 Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies11.137
191 Journal of Tissue Engineering11.070
192 FEMS Microbiology Ecology11.031
193 Cell Chemical Biology11.014
194 Current Opinion in Cell Biology11.002
195 Critical Reviews in Microbiology10.977
196 Antioxidants10.969
197 Colloids and Surfaces B-Biointerfaces10.928
198 Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions10.881
199 Systemic Biology10.875
200 Bioengineered10.820
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