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Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The 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 Papers
1 International Journal of Molecular Sciences60596
2 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health34364
3 Science of the Total Environment33439
4 Molecules30000
5 International Journal of Biological Macromolecules25457
6 Journal of Cleaner Production17742
7 Frontiers in Microbiology17010
8 Frontiers in Pharmacology16852
9 Chemosphere14300
10 Food Chemistry13744
11 Biophysical Journal12847
12 Journal of Environmental Management12794
13 Journal of Hazardous Materials12424
14 Frontiers in Neurology10307
15 Environmental Research9636
16 Viruses-Basel9552
17 Zootaxa9493
18 Pharmaceutics9378
19 Frontiers in Genetics9064
20 Environmental Pollution8714
21 FASEB Journal8182
22 Environmental Science & Technology8147
23 Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry8058
24 Environmental Science and Pollution Research8038
25 Frontiers in Physiology7931
26 Journal of Biological Chemistry7632
27 Frontiers in Neuroscience7474
28 Industrial Crops and Products7000
29 Journal of Animal Science6943
30 International Immunopharmacology6807
31 Bioresource Technology6740
32 Pharmaceuticals6710
33 LWT-Food Science and Technology6662
34 Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy6613
35 Fertility and Sterility6383
36 Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety6162
37 Ecological Indicators6109
38 Sleep5940
39 Water Research5677
40 Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications5661
41 Journal of the Neurological Sciences5655
42 Food Research International5560
43 Human Reproduction5557
44 Journal of Ethnopharmacology5425
45 Computers in Biology and Medicine5344
46 Aquaculture5254
47 Marine Pollution Bulletin5201
48 Nucleic Acids Research5178
49 Biological Psychiatry5070
50 International Journal of Pharmaceutics4595
51 Journal of Medicinal Chemistry4584
52 Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience4488
53 Free Radical Biology and Medicine4337
54 Food Hydrocolloids4264
55 Environmental Monitoring and Assessment4257
56 Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology4155
57 Molecular Biology Reports4108
58 Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience4062
59 Poultry Science4036
60 BMC Genomics4000
61 Physiology3928
62 Cell Death & Disease3890
63 European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry3809
64 Toxicology Letters3753
65 Current Biology3741
66 Computers and Electronics in Agriculture3705
67 Environmental Research Letters3645
68 Brain Stimulation3608
69 Life Sciences3594
70 Biosensors & Bioelectronics3559
71 Journal of Dairy Science3556
72 European Neuropsychopharmacology3524
73 Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics3380
74 Journal of Alzheimers Disease3379
75 Journal of Food Composition and Analysis3357
76 Bioorganic Chemistry3342
77 Journal of Medical Virology3322
78 Clinical Infectious Diseases3303
79 Chemistry & Biodiversity3281
80 Food & Function3251
81 Aging-US3179
82 Journal of Controlled Release3176
83 PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases3152
84 Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture3151
85 Clinical Neurophysiology3145
86 Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine3141
87 International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology3140
88 Phytomedicine3139
89 Natural Product Research3120
90 Journal of Chromatography A3064
91 Environment International3059
92 Cytotherapy3007
93 Analytical Methods2997
94 Journal of Neuroscience2988
95 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics2984
96 Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling2981
97 Food Control2950
98 Water Air and Soil Pollution2948
99 European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology2933
100 Gene2904
101 Neuroimage2901
102 Neurological Sciences2892
103 European Journal of Pharmacology2859
104 Frontiers in Human Neuroscience2852
105 Food and Chemical Toxicology2812
106 Neuromuscular Disorders2743
107 International Journal of Food Science and Technology2734
108 Journal of Virology2669
109 Fish & Shellfish Immunology2661
110 Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine2652
111 Molecular Neurobiology2646
112 Marine Drugs2643
113 Molecular Genetics and Metabolism2624
114 Neural Networks2618
115 Infection and Drug Resistance2607
116 Water Resources Research2606
117 Environmental Earth Sciences2591
118 Polish Journal of Environmental Studies2588
119 Nature Medicine2563
120 Plant and Soil2553
121 Journal of Nanobiotechnology2550
122 Briefings in Bioinformatics2536
- Colloids and Surfaces B-Biointerfaces2536
124 Gait & Posture2535
125 Resources Conservation and Recycling2497
126 Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry2495
127 Laboratory Investigation2494
128 Pest Management Science2488
129 Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics2435
130 Journal of Pain2431
131 Journal of Infectious Diseases2429
132 Agricultural Water Management2424
133 Pathology2389
134 Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics2388
135 Journal of Functional Foods2348
136 Journal of Experimental Biology2339
137 International Journal of Nanomedicine2317
138 Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis2281
139 Global Change Biology2278
140 Journal of Food Science2265
141 Microbial Pathogenesis2264
142 Energy & Environmental Science2251
143 Biomacromolecules2239
144 Applied and Environmental Microbiology2230
145 Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases2219
146 Placenta2215
147 Pathology Research and Practice2200
148 Journal of International Medical Research2194
149 Journal of Physiology-London2189
150 American Journal of Clinical Pathology2180
151 Atmospheric Environment2170
152 Naunyn-Schmiedebergs Archives of Pharmacology2160
153 Neural Regeneration Research2146
154 Cerebral Cortex2111
155 Brain Behavior and Immunity2101
156 Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience2098
157 Waste Management2089
158 ChemBioChem2073
159 Parasites & Vectors2035
160 Journal of Environmental Sciences2029
161 Molecular Pharmaceutics2028
162 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology2015
163 Pharmacological Research2009
164 Biochemical Pharmacology2006
165 Stem Cell Research & Therapy1988
166 Journal of Food Processing and Preservation1987
167 Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition1974
- International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology1974
169 Cell1964
170 Archives of Microbiology1960
- Neuroscience1960
172 BMC Bioinformatics1954
173 Energy Policy1952
174 European Journal of Neurology1946
175 Molecular Ecology1934
176 Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience1923
177 EFSA Journal1916
178 Remote Sensing of Environment1911
179 Neurology India1900
- Molecular Psychiatry1900
181 Current Medicinal Chemistry1896
182 Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases1883
183 Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences1863
- Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy1863
185 Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews1858
186 Zookeys1857
187 Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy1851
188 Brain1842
189 Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal1834
190 Behavioural Brain Research1832
191 American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A1831
192 BMC Microbiology1819
193 Biological Trace Element Research1815
194 Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition1806
195 Food Science and Technology1795
196 Journal of Clinical Neuroscience1789
197 Journal of Biomechanics1788
198 Lab on a Chip1785
199 Nature Biotechnology1770
200 Land Degradation & Development1765
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