New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology73.808
2 Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy66.510
3 Cell65.665
4 Biochar64.028
5 Nature Reviews Microbiology62.560
6 Annual Review of Pathology-Mechanisms of Disease57.509
7 Physiological Reviews54.547
8 Fungal Diversity53.774
9 Cancer Cell50.715
10 Cell Research48.636
11 Environmental Chemistry Letters46.569
12 Molecular Cancer46.555
13 Cell Metabolism45.144
14 Nature Medicine44.682
15 Annual Review of Biochemistry43.882
16 Nature Reviews Genetics43.088
17 Energy & Environmental Science42.609
18 Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters36.455
19 Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews35.720
20 Nature Genetics34.848
21 Annual Review of Physiology34.625
22 Nature Methods33.996
23 Annual Review of Neuroscience32.043
24 Progress in Lipid Research32.040
25 Nature Biotechnology31.274
26 Nature Protocols30.621
27 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Computational Molecular Science30.504
28 Nature Sustainability30.158
29 Human Reproduction Update29.634
30 Cell Stem Cell29.320
31 Science Translational Medicine28.690
32 Nature Reviews Drug Discovery28.655
33 Nature Neuroscience28.511
34 Annual Review of Biophysics28.306
35 Nucleic Acids Research28.159
36 Clinical Microbiology Reviews28.049
37 Annual Review of Marine Science27.739
38 Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology27.658
39 Journal of Headache and Pain27.264
40 Molecular Cell26.955
41 Pharmacology & Therapeutics26.808
42 Molecular Neurodegeneration26.735
43 Cell Host & Microbe26.722
44 Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry26.557
45 Neuron26.502
46 Trends in Food Science & Technology26.275
47 EMBO Journal26.119
48 Nature Microbiology26.043
49 Annual Review of Entomology26.030
50 Molecular Plant25.615
51 Translational Neurodegeneration25.607
52 Nature Reviews Neuroscience25.382
53 Drug Resistance Updates24.833
54 Food Hydrocolloids24.735
55 Ageing Research Reviews24.340
56 Biotechnology Advances24.234
57 Microbiome23.885
58 Cell Death and Differentiation23.711
59 Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology23.665
60 Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology23.610
61 Journal of Extracellular Vesicles23.106
62 Annual Review of Food Science and Technology23.083
63 Nature Cell Biology22.932
64 Trends in Cell Biology22.576
65 Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology22.568
66 Resources Conservation and Recycling22.342
67 Drugs22.223
68 Acta Neuropathologica21.991
69 Pharmacological Reviews21.880
70 Lancet Planetary Health21.595
71 Journal of Cleaner Production21.590
72 Remote Sensing of Environment21.362
73 Redox Biology21.251
74 Annual Review of Microbiology21.230
75 Water Research21.154
76 Molecular Medicine21.091
77 Nature Climate Change21.017
78 Gut Microbes20.986
79 Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics20.935
80 Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B20.825
81 Genome Medicine20.668
82 Seminars in Immunopathology20.588
83 Journal of Hazardous Materials20.505
84 Chemosphere20.502
85 Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety20.409
86 Journal of Nanobiotechnology20.221
87 Biological Reviews20.186
88 Endocrine Pathology20.030
89 Drug Delivery19.969
90 Bioresource Technology19.690
91 Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions19.661
92 Trends in Pharmacological Sciences19.577
93 Molecular Aspects of Medicine19.517
94 Biosensors & Bioelectronics19.470
95 Energy Policy19.409
96 Journal of Neuroinflammation19.377
97 Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews19.304
98 Trends in Neurosciences19.174
99 Environment International19.070
100 Particle and Fibre Toxicology18.788
101 Science of the Total Environment18.652
102 Food Packaging and Shelf Life18.638
103 Journal of Controlled Release18.610
104 Environmental Science and Pollution Research18.493
105 Cell Discovery18.423
106 Environmental Science & Technology18.275
107 Global Change Biology18.250
108 Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics18.205
- Nature Human Behaviour18.205
110 Bioinformatics18.099
111 International Journal of Biological Sciences17.903
112 Sleep Medicine Reviews17.706
113 Trends in Ecology & Evolution17.697
114 Current Opinion in Biotechnology17.694
115 Pharmacological Research17.466
116 Medicinal Research Reviews17.455
117 Molecular Psychiatry17.167
118 Annual Review of Genetics17.108
119 Brain16.964
120 Plant Cell16.912
121 Environment Development and Sustainability16.906
122 Developmental Cell16.835
123 Cell Death & Disease16.820
124 npj Clean Water16.773
125 Trends in Cognitive Sciences16.745
126 Food Chemistry16.643
127 Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition16.633
128 Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews16.500
129 Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders16.458
130 EMBO Reports16.422
131 Autophagy16.380
132 Reviews in Aquaculture16.317
133 Trends in Genetics16.279
134 Computers and Electronics in Agriculture16.191
135 Clinical Epigenetics16.179
136 Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences16.126
137 Trends in Microbiology16.097
138 Food Engineering Reviews16.076
139 Current Opinion in Microbiology16.047
140 ISME Journal15.981
141 Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment15.967
142 Environmental Research15.895
143 Annual Review of Animal Biosciences15.832
144 Annual Review of Virology15.827
145 Nature Chemical Biology15.584
146 Cell Biology and Toxicology15.572
147 One Earth15.562
148 Natural Product Reports15.522
149 Nature Ecology & Evolution15.361
150 Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy15.329
151 Nature Structural & Molecular Biology15.263
152 Cell Reports15.118
153 Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology15.096
154 Environmental Pollution15.094
- Current Opinion in Structural Biology15.094
156 Critical Reviews in Biotechnology15.091
157 Drug Discovery Today15.062
158 Agronomy for Sustainable Development15.026
159 Current Pollution Reports14.957
160 Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology14.931
161 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health-Part B-Critical Reviews14.855
162 Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering14.812
163 Human Reproduction Open14.720
164 American Journal of Human Genetics14.587
165 Current Opinion in Food Science14.552
166 Journal of Integrative Plant Biology14.494
167 Trends in Biotechnology14.485
168 Metabolic Engineering14.457
169 Mycosphere14.397
170 Trends in Molecular Medicine14.330
171 Journal of Environmental Management14.317
172 Current Opinion in Chemical Biology14.312
173 Molecular Systems Biology14.272
174 Antioxidants14.210
175 Bioengineered14.103
176 Ecological Indicators14.100
177 Emerging Microbes & Infections14.089
178 Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences13.983
179 Food Control13.979
180 Waste Management13.950
181 Journal of Applied Microbiology13.834
182 Ecosystem Services13.831
183 Trends in Biochemical Sciences13.766
184 Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity13.758
185 Microbiological Research13.727
186 Cell Communication and Signaling13.612
187 Archives of Pharmacal Research13.607
- npj Biofilms and Microbiomes13.607
189 Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews13.575
190 Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability13.515
191 Cell Systems13.494
192 Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology13.486
193 Journal of Tissue Engineering13.429
194 Alzheimers Research & Therapy13.383
195 Essays in Biochemistry13.351
196 Cell Death Discovery13.349
197 Cell Chemical Biology13.259
198 Molecular Therapy13.209
199 Current Opinion in Virology13.177
200 Acta Pharmacologica Sinica13.165
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