Biology & Biochemistry: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(The Journal Impact Factor, or JIF, denotes the average number of citations a paper of a given journal accrues within a two-year timespan, as calculated by Clarivate Analytics' database Web of Science; note that the journal coverage here at OOIR might deviate slightly from Web of Science's. The JIFs that used to have more than one decimal point are rounded here for copyright-related reasons.)

Rank	Journal	Impact Factor 2025
1	Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology	ca. 118
2	Nature Reviews Microbiology	ca. 104.6
3	Nature Reviews Drug Discovery	ca. 91.2
4	Cancer Cell	ca. 56.1
5	Nature Medicine	ca. 52.5
6	Nature Reviews Genetics	ca. 51.4
7	Cell	ca. 45.1
8	Nature Biotechnology	ca. 44.5
9	Molecular Cancer	ca. 42.2
10	Cell Metabolism	ca. 37
11	Physiological Reviews	ca. 35.7
12	Annual Review of Pathology-Mechanisms of Disease	ca. 34.5
13	Molecular Plant	ca. 32.7
14	Nature Sustainability	ca. 32.1
15	Cell Research	ca. 31.1
16	Energy & Environmental Science	ca. 30.5
17	Nature Methods	ca. 28.3
18	Fungal Diversity	ca. 27
19	Nature Climate Change	ca. 26.9
20	Nature Genetics	ca. 25.5
21	Trends in Cell Biology	ca. 25.3
22	Environmental Chemistry Letters	ca. 25.2
23	Annual Review of Biochemistry	ca. 24.9
24	Trends in Pharmacological Sciences	ca. 24
25	Cell Stem Cell	ca. 23.3
26	Cell Host & Microbe	ca. 23.2
27	Nature Cell Biology	ca. 22.7
28	Annual Review of Marine Science	ca. 22.5
29	Drug Resistance Updates	ca. 22
30	Journal of Extracellular Vesicles	ca. 21.7
31	Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews	ca. 21
32	Clinical Microbiology Reviews	ca. 20.7
33	Lancet Planetary Health	ca. 20.5
34	Annual Review of Physiology	ca. 20.3
-	Pharmacological Reviews	ca. 20.3
-	Trends in Cognitive Sciences	ca. 20.3
-	Nature Neuroscience	ca. 20.3
38	Human Reproduction Update	ca. 20.1
39	Molecular Neurodegeneration	ca. 19.6
40	Translational Neurodegeneration	ca. 19.1
41	Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology	ca. 19
42	Nature Microbiology	ca. 18.7
-	Trends in Microbiology	ca. 18.7
44	Autophagy	ca. 18.6
45	Nature Protocols	ca. 18.4
46	Protein & Cell	ca. 18.2
47	Progress in Lipid Research	ca. 18.1
-	Trends in Molecular Medicine	ca. 18.1
49	Trends in Ecology & Evolution	ca. 17.9
50	Experimental and Molecular Medicine	ca. 17.5

-	Nature Human Behaviour	ca. 17.5
52	Trends in Food Science & Technology	ca. 17.4
53	Nature Ecology & Evolution	ca. 17.1
54	FEMS Microbiology Reviews	ca. 16.9
-	Cell Discovery	ca. 16.9
-	Annual Review of Entomology	ca. 16.9
-	Neuron	ca. 16.9
58	Trends in Biotechnology	ca. 16.6
59	Redox Biology	ca. 16.2
60	Molecular Cell	ca. 16
61	Nature Chemical Biology	ca. 15.8
62	Trends in Neurosciences	ca. 15.7
63	Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety	ca. 15.6
-	Science Translational Medicine	ca. 15.6
65	Ageing Research Reviews	ca. 15.5
66	Annual Review of Food Science and Technology	ca. 15.4
67	Gut Microbes	ca. 15.3
68	Biochar	ca. 15.1
-	Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology	ca. 15.1
70	Nucleic Acids Research	ca. 15
-	Journal of Nanobiotechnology	ca. 15
72	Microbiome	ca. 14.9
73	Drugs	ca. 14.7
74	Physiology	ca. 14.6
-	Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B	ca. 14.6
76	Trends in Biochemical Sciences	ca. 14.4
77	Biotechnology Advances	ca. 14.1
78	Molecular Aspects of Medicine	ca. 13.8
-	Food Hydrocolloids	ca. 13.8
-	Annual Review of Neuroscience	ca. 13.8
-	Reviews in Aquaculture	ca. 13.8
82	Cell Death and Differentiation	ca. 13.6
-	Medicinal Research Reviews	ca. 13.6
84	Pharmacology & Therapeutics	ca. 13.5
-	Food Engineering Reviews	ca. 13.5
-	Plant Cell	ca. 13.5
87	Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews	ca. 13.4
88	Annual Review of Biophysics	ca. 12.9
-	Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics	ca. 12.9
-	Trends in Genetics	ca. 12.9
91	Plant Biotechnology Journal	ca. 12.8
-	Water Research	ca. 12.8
93	Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences	ca. 12.6
-	Brain	ca. 12.6
95	Journal of Integrative Plant Biology	ca. 12.5
-	Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology	ca. 12.5
-	Global Change Biology	ca. 12.5
-	Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology	ca. 12.5
-	Natural Product Reports	ca. 12.5
100	Journal of Controlled Release	ca. 12.4
101	Annual Review of Animal Biosciences	ca. 12.3
-	Remote Sensing of Environment	ca. 12.3
103	Environmental Science & Technology	ca. 12.2
-	Cell Death & Disease	ca. 12.2
-	Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters	ca. 12.2
-	Annual Review of Microbiology	ca. 12.2
-	Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry	ca. 12.2
-	Pharmacological Research	ca. 12.2
109	Biosensors & Bioelectronics	ca. 11.8
-	Physics of Life Reviews	ca. 11.8
-	Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews	ca. 11.8
112	International Journal of Biological Sciences	ca. 11.7
113	Cell Communication and Signaling	ca. 11.6
-	Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health-Part B-Critical Reviews	ca. 11.6
-	Sleep Medicine Reviews	ca. 11.6
116	Seminars in Immunopathology	ca. 11.5
-	Journal of Neuroinflammation	ca. 11.5
118	npj Biofilms and Microbiomes	ca. 11.4
-	Molecular Therapy	ca. 11.4
120	Phytomedicine	ca. 11.3
121	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer	ca. 11.2
-	Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis	ca. 11.2
123	Cancer Genetics	ca. 11
-	npj Clean Water	ca. 11
125	Environmental Health Perspectives	ca. 10.9
-	Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Computational Molecular Science	ca. 10.9
-	Biological Reviews	ca. 10.9
-	Archives of Toxicology	ca. 10.9
129	Genome Medicine	ca. 10.8
-	Food Packaging and Shelf Life	ca. 10.8
131	Journal of Cleaner Production	ca. 10.7
132	Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition	ca. 10.6
-	Journal of Hazardous Materials	ca. 10.6
-	Particle and Fibre Toxicology	ca. 10.6
135	Food Chemistry	ca. 10.4
-	Acta Pharmacologica Sinica	ca. 10.4
-	Molecular Psychiatry	ca. 10.4
-	Cell Death Discovery	ca. 10.4
-	Resources Conservation and Recycling	ca. 10.4
140	Acta Neuropathologica	ca. 10.3
-	Computers and Electronics in Agriculture	ca. 10.3
-	Biological Psychiatry	ca. 10.3
143	Environment International	ca. 10.2
-	ISME Journal	ca. 10.2
145	Nature Structural & Molecular Biology	ca. 10.1
-	Journal of Tissue Engineering	ca. 10.1
147	Brain Stimulation	ca. 9.7
-	npj Science of Food	ca. 9.7
149	Science China-Life Sciences	ca. 9.6
150	Bioscience	ca. 9.5
-	Horticulture Research	ca. 9.5
152	Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions	ca. 9.3
-	Communications Earth & Environment	ca. 9.3
-	Energy Policy	ca. 9.3
-	Current Pollution Reports	ca. 9.3
156	Developmental Cell	ca. 9.2
-	Food Chemistry-X	ca. 9.2
-	Journal of Environmental Management	ca. 9.2
159	Annual Review of Genetics	ca. 9.1
-	Oncogene	ca. 9.1
161	Apoptosis	ca. 9
-	Cell Chemical Biology	ca. 9
163	Cladistics	ca. 8.9
-	Alzheimers Research & Therapy	ca. 8.9
165	Food Research International	ca. 8.8
166	International Journal of Biological Macromolecules	ca. 8.7
-	Clinical Microbiology and Infection	ca. 8.7
-	Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	ca. 8.7
-	Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Water	ca. 8.7
-	Critical Reviews in Biotechnology	ca. 8.7
-	Drug Discovery Today	ca. 8.7
-	Ecological Indicators	ca. 8.7
-	Journal of Headache and Pain	ca. 8.7
174	Human Reproduction Open	ca. 8.6
-	Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering	ca. 8.6

-	Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability	ca. 8.6
177	Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology	ca. 8.5
-	Microbiological Research	ca. 8.5
-	Biodrugs	ca. 8.5
-	Earths Future	ca. 8.5
-	Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews	ca. 8.5
-	npj Parkinsons Disease	ca. 8.5
-	Neural Regeneration Research	ca. 8.5
184	EMBO Journal	ca. 8.4
185	Clinical Infectious Diseases	ca. 8.3
-	Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics	ca. 8.3
-	International Soil and Water Conservation Research	ca. 8.3
-	Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology	ca. 8.3
-	Molecular Medicine	ca. 8.3
190	Bioresource Technology	ca. 8.2
-	Agronomy for Sustainable Development	ca. 8.2
-	Current Opinion in Food Science	ca. 8.2
-	European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy	ca. 8.2
-	Archives of Pharmacal Research	ca. 8.2
-	Environmental Research	ca. 8.2
-	Behavioral and Brain Sciences	ca. 8.2
-	Antioxidants	ca. 8.2
-	Plant Phenomics	ca. 8.2
-	Neuropsychology Review	ca. 8.2
200	Phytotherapy Research	ca. 8.1

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