New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

Biology & Biochemistry

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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)
Rank Journal Papers
1 International Journal of Molecular Sciences58406
2 Sustainability55323
3 Science of the Total Environment26964
4 Molecules26184
5 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health20682
6 Remote Sensing20050
7 Foods17568
8 Journal of Cleaner Production16565
9 Food Chemistry16135
10 Frontiers in Pharmacology16007
11 Frontiers in Microbiology15531
12 Water15274
13 Animals15167
14 Journal of Environmental Management14751
15 Journal of Hazardous Materials13565
16 Biomedicines12630
17 Open Forum Infectious Diseases12306
18 Biophysical Journal12279
19 Agronomy-Basel11992
20 Microorganisms11201
21 Environmental Research10660
22 Chemosphere10453
23 Frontiers in Neurology10301
24 Cells10264
25 Agriculture-Basel9944
26 Zootaxa9593
27 eLife9503
28 Environmental Science & Technology9452
29 Industrial Crops and Products8549
30 Pharmaceutics8324
31 Environmental Pollution8319
32 Life-Basel8274
33 Viruses-Basel8165
34 Frontiers in Marine Science7716
35 Genes7412
36 Food Bioscience7409
37 Physiology7390
38 International Immunopharmacology7369
39 Food Research International7307
40 Antioxidants7259
41 Pharmaceuticals7199
42 Biomolecules7164
43 Microbiology Spectrum7162
44 Communications Biology6915
45 Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety6696
46 Water Research6673
47 Ecology and Evolution6649
48 Bioresource Technology6621
49 Sleep6612
50 Atmosphere6543
51 Frontiers in Neuroscience6459
52 Frontiers in Genetics6412
53 Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy6411
54 Biology-Basel6339
55 Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology6327
56 Frontiers in Physiology6291
57 Fertility and Sterility6277
58 Cell Reports6226
59 Ecological Indicators6014
60 LWT-Food Science and Technology5950
61 Brain Sciences5944
62 Antibiotics-Basel5892
63 Journal of Ethnopharmacology5777
64 Frontiers in Environmental Science5615
65 Nucleic Acids Research5498
66 Computers in Biology and Medicine5485
67 Marine Pollution Bulletin5461
68 Pathogens5406
69 Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology5333
70 Journal of the Neurological Sciences5282
71 Journal of Medicinal Chemistry5165
72 Aquaculture5145
73 Biological Psychiatry5105
74 Poultry Science4936
75 Food Hydrocolloids4735
76 Free Radical Biology and Medicine4728
77 International Journal of Pharmaceutics4601
78 Molecular Biology Reports4527
- Insects4527
80 Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology4502
81 Human Reproduction4390
82 Journal of Food Composition and Analysis4380
83 BMC Genomics4360
84 Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems4249
85 Chemistry & Biodiversity4237
86 Toxicology Letters4220
87 Phytomedicine4218
88 Laboratory Investigation4189
89 Journal of Fungi4098
90 Toxics4074
91 Cell Death & Disease4012
92 Water Air and Soil Pollution3952
93 Metabolites3888
94 Food Science & Nutrition3872
95 Biosensors & Bioelectronics3799
96 Bioorganic Chemistry3775
97 Food Chemistry-X3774
98 Journal of Dairy Science3750
99 Current Biology3689
100 IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics3674
101 European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry3648
102 Journal of Controlled Release3638
103 Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling3622
104 FASEB Journal3603
105 Environmental Research Letters3601
106 Neural Networks3484
107 Analytical Methods3469
108 Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience3450
109 Journal of Alzheimers Disease3424
110 Natural Product Research3373
111 European Journal of Pharmacology3333
112 Naunyn-Schmiedebergs Archives of Pharmacology3330
113 Cytotherapy3315
114 Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture3308
115 PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases3271
116 Communications Earth & Environment3268
117 Clinical Neurophysiology3229
118 Environmental Monitoring and Assessment3221
119 Journal of Nanobiotechnology3213
120 Brain Stimulation3206
121 Journal of Chromatography A3193
122 Life Sciences3162
123 Fermentation-Basel3154
124 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics3152
125 Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization3126
126 mBio3109
127 Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics3102
128 Journal of Medical Virology3097
129 Molecular Neurobiology3079
130 Neuromuscular Disorders3073
131 Pest Management Science3053
132 Environment International3030
133 Food & Function3014
134 European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology2976
135 International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology2963
136 Neurological Sciences2934
137 Journal of Neuroscience2928
138 Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences2923
139 Molecular Genetics and Metabolism2872
140 Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics2854
141 Journal of Pain2823
142 Briefings in Bioinformatics2798
143 Nature Medicine2797
144 Food Control2778
145 Colloids and Surfaces B-Biointerfaces2766
146 Agricultural Water Management2730
147 Journal of Environmental Sciences2724
148 Journal of Food Science2723
149 Gene2716
150 BMC Microbiology2707
151 Water Resources Research2702
152 Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience2701
153 International Journal of Nanomedicine2681
154 European Neuropsychopharmacology2661
155 Infection and Drug Resistance2660
156 Journal of Virology2659
157 Microbial Pathogenesis2655
158 Food and Chemical Toxicology2641
159 Gait & Posture2638
160 Regional Studies in Marine Science2608
161 Toxins2589
162 Brain and Behavior2546
163 Journal of Physiology-London2539
164 Frontiers in Human Neuroscience2536
165 Journal of Infectious Diseases2504
166 Biomacromolecules2502
167 Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition2496
168 Energy & Environmental Science2484
169 Aquaculture Reports2479
170 Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine2476
171 Neuroimage2451
172 Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry2442
173 Journal of Experimental Biology2430
174 Fishes2428
175 Neuroscience2396
176 Global Change Biology2383
177 Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics2381
178 Resources Conservation and Recycling2343
179 Environmental Technology & Innovation2325
180 Biochemical Pharmacology2324
181 Biomass & Bioenergy2308
182 Marine Drugs2289
183 Polish Journal of Environmental Studies2287
184 Waste Management2273
185 Atmospheric Environment2269
186 Applied and Environmental Microbiology2255
187 Aging-US2245
188 Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis2243
189 Environmental Earth Sciences2241
190 Journal of Functional Foods2233
191 Molecular Pharmaceutics2231
192 International Journal of Food Science and Technology2221
193 American Journal of Clinical Pathology2218
194 Pathology2216
195 Land Degradation & Development2204
196 Pathology Research and Practice2187
197 Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics2169
198 Stem Cell Research & Therapy2152
199 American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education2147
200 Parasites & Vectors2142
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