New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Biology & Biochemistry

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The TQCC is the top quartile citation count: if all publications of a journal are sorted by citation count in descending order, then the TQCC is the citation count of the publication residing at the end of the top quartile; for example, given 100 publications, the TQCC is the citation count of the 25th ranked paper. The 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 TQCC
1 Cell Research74
2 Annual Review of Pathology-Mechanisms of Disease73
3 Fungal Diversity72
4 Physiological Reviews70
5 Cell69
6 Biochar65
7 Cell Metabolism58
8 Energy & Environmental Science57
- Cancer Cell57
- Annual Review of Biochemistry57
11 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology55
12 Environmental Chemistry Letters50
13 Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters49
14 Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews48
- Annual Review of Physiology48
16 Progress in Lipid Research47
- Molecular Cancer47
18 Cell Stem Cell46
19 Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy45
20 Annual Review of Neuroscience44
- Nature Medicine44
22 Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology39
- Nature Genetics39
24 Human Reproduction Update38
- Clinical Microbiology Reviews38
26 Science Translational Medicine36
- Nature Neuroscience36
28 Annual Review of Biophysics35
- Trends in Food Science & Technology35
- Annual Review of Entomology35
- Annual Review of Marine Science35
- Neuron35
33 Molecular Cell34
- Annual Review of Food Science and Technology34
- Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry34
36 Cell Host & Microbe33
- Nature Reviews Microbiology33
- Nature Sustainability33
- Food Hydrocolloids33
- Molecular Neurodegeneration33
41 Pharmacology & Therapeutics32
- Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology32
- EMBO Journal32
- Biotechnology Advances32
- Nature Microbiology32
46 Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology31
- Translational Neurodegeneration31
48 Microbiome30
- Ageing Research Reviews30
- Drug Resistance Updates30
51 Annual Review of Microbiology29
- Acta Neuropathologica29
- Molecular Plant29
- Nature Cell Biology29
55 Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics28
- Nature Methods28
- Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety28
- Nature Protocols28
- Journal of Cleaner Production28
60 Resources Conservation and Recycling27
- Journal of Headache and Pain27
- Molecular Medicine27
- Remote Sensing of Environment27
- Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology27
- Water Research27
- Seminars in Immunopathology27
67 Drugs26
- Bioresource Technology26
- Biosensors & Bioelectronics26
- Journal of Hazardous Materials26
- Nature Reviews Genetics26
72 Redox Biology25
- Genome Medicine25
- Trends in Cell Biology25
- Journal of Nanobiotechnology25
- Gut Microbes25
- Chemosphere25
78 Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders24
- Journal of Neuroinflammation24
- Pharmacological Reviews24
- Journal of Extracellular Vesicles24
- Cell Death and Differentiation24
- Molecular Aspects of Medicine24
- Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews24
- Food Packaging and Shelf Life24
- Drug Delivery24
- Nature Reviews Neuroscience24
- Cell Discovery24
- Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B24
- Journal of Controlled Release24
91 Plant Cell23
- Science of the Total Environment23
- Current Opinion in Biotechnology23
- Annual Review of Animal Biosciences23
- Particle and Fibre Toxicology23
- Global Change Biology23
- Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions23
- Energy Policy23
99 Environment International22
- Food Chemistry22
- Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics22
- Biological Reviews22
- Nature Human Behaviour22
- Pharmacological Research22
- International Journal of Biological Sciences22
- Brain22
- Environmental Science & Technology22
- Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition22
- Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews22
- Trends in Neurosciences22
- Natural Product Reports22
- Nature Climate Change22
113 Reviews in Aquaculture21
- Lancet Planetary Health21
- Environmental Science and Pollution Research21
- Developmental Cell21
- Sleep Medicine Reviews21
- Environment Development and Sustainability21
- Current Opinion in Microbiology21
- Annual Review of Genetics21
- Annual Review of Virology21
- Nature Structural & Molecular Biology21
- ISME Journal21
124 Cell Death & Disease20
- Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences20
- Metabolic Engineering20
- Current Opinion in Chemical Biology20
- EMBO Reports20
- Trends in Ecology & Evolution20
- Nature Chemical Biology20
- Cell Reports20
- Medicinal Research Reviews20
- Computers and Electronics in Agriculture20
- Current Opinion in Structural Biology20
- Molecular Psychiatry20
- Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology20
- npj Clean Water20
- Trends in Microbiology20
139 Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment19
- Environmental Pollution19
- Environmental Research19
- Critical Reviews in Biotechnology19
- Nature Ecology & Evolution19
- Clinical Epigenetics19
- Food Engineering Reviews19
- Drug Discovery Today19
- Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering19
- Trends in Cognitive Sciences19
149 Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews18
- Cell Biology and Toxicology18
- Current Pollution Reports18
- Food Control18
- Ecosystem Services18
- Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability18
- Agronomy for Sustainable Development18
- Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy18
- npj Biofilms and Microbiomes18
- Mycosphere18
- Nature Biotechnology18
- Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology18
- Cell Chemical Biology18
- Ecological Indicators18
- Current Opinion in Food Science18
- Waste Management18
- Trends in Biotechnology18
- One Earth18
167 Journal of Integrative Plant Biology17
- Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology17
- LWT-Food Science and Technology17
- Current Opinion in Virology17
- Food Research International17
- Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions17
- Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment17
- Annual Review of Vision Science17
- Acta Pharmacologica Sinica17
- Animal Nutrition17
- Neurology-Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation17
- Trends in Biochemical Sciences17
- npj Regenerative Medicine17
- Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity17
- Journal of Environmental Management17
- Phytomedicine17
- Plant Biotechnology Journal17
- Journal of Tissue Engineering17
- Field Crops Research17
- Autophagy17
- Agricultural Water Management17
- American Journal of Human Genetics17
- Trends in Pharmacological Sciences17
- Oncogene17
191 Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences16
- Meat Science16
- Cell Systems16
- CNS Drugs16
- Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports16
- Current Opinion in Neurobiology16
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer16
- Antioxidants & Redox Signaling16
- Bioengineered16
- Archives of Pharmacal Research16
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