Biology 2017 - Impact Factor Ranking

Rank Journals Title 2017 2016
1 NATURE Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 46,602 38,602
2 Cell 30,410 28,710
3 NATURE Cell Biology 20,060 18,699
4 Cell Metabolism 18,164 17,303
5 Cell Research 15,606 19,940
6 Trends In Cell Biology 15,333 11,532
7 NATURE Chemical Biology 15,066 12,709
8 Annual Review Of Cell And Developmental Biology 14,917 12,755
9 Molecular Cell 14,714 13,958
10 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Computational Molecular Science 14,016  
11 Annual Review Of Entomology 12,867 13,534
12 NATURE Structural & Molecular Biology 12,595 13,338
13 Journal Of Photochemistry And Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews 12,317  
14 Biological Reviews 11,615 10,725
15 Trends In Molecular Medicine 10,732 9,292
16 Annual Review Of Biophysics 10,676 11,625
17 NATURE Protocols 10,032 9,646
18 Current Opinion In Cell Biology 9,937 8,851
19 Plos Biology 9,797 8,668
20 Molecular Systems Biology 9,750 10,581
21 Embo Molecular Medicine 9,249 9,547
22 Developmental Cell 9,174 9,338
23 Fish And Fisheries 9,013 8,521
24 Systematic Biology 8,917 8,225
25 Current Biology 8,851 8,983
26 Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives In Biology 8,769 9,173
27 Ecological Monographs 8,759 8,037
28 Theranostics 8,712 8,854
29 Autophagy 8,593 9,108
30 Global Change Biology 8,502 8,444
31 Cell Systems 8,406  
32 Cell Death And Differentiation 8,339 8,218
33 Neuroscience And Biobehavioral Reviews 8,299 8,580
34 Cell Reports 8,282 7,870
35 Journal Of Cell Biology 7,955 8,717
36 Current Opinion In Chemical Biology 7,889 7,643
37 Matrix Biology 7,400 4,470
38 Stem Cell Reports 7,338 7,023
39 New Phytologist 7,330 7,210
40 Conservation Letters 7,020 7,126
41 mBio 6,956 6,975
42 Current Opinion In Structural Biology 6,932 6,713
43 Molecular Metabolism 6,799 5,363
44 Molecular Neurodegeneration 6,780 6,510
45 BMC Biology 6,779 6,967
46 Aging Cell 6,714 5,760
47 Molecular Therapy 6,688 6,938
48 Seminars In Cell & Developmental Biology 6,614 5,181
49 Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 6,607  
50 Organic Letters 6,579 6,732
51 Molecular & Cellular Proteomics 6,540 5,912
52 American Journal Of Bioethics 6,434 13,000
53 Molecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids 6,392 5,048
54 Redox Biology 6,337 6,235
55 Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 6,284 5,622
56 Molecular Biology And Evolution 6,202 13,649
57 Molecular Neurobiology 6,190 5,397
58 Current Opinion In Neurobiology 6,133 6,373
59 Journal Of Molecular Cell Biology 5,988 6,459
60 Cell Death & Disease 5,965 5,378
61 Journals Of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences And Medical Sciences 5,957  
62 Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 5,846  
63 Development 5,843 18,986
64 Macromolecules 5,835 8,692
65 IUCrJ 5,793 3,105
66 Cellular And Molecular Life Sciences 5,788 5,694
67 Wildlife Monographs 5,750 5,125
68 Molecular Aspects Of Medicine 5,686 10,860
69 Evolutionary Applications 5,671 4,572
70 Free Radical Biology And Medicine 5,606 5,784
71 Stem Cells 5,599 5,902
72 Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta: Molecular And Cell Biology Of Lipids 5,547  
73 FASEB Journal 5,498 5,299
74 Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta: Molecular Basis Of Disease 5,476  
75 Environmental Microbiology 5,395 5,932
76 ACS Synthetic Biology 5,382 6,076
77 Bioscience 5,378 4,294
78 Protein & Cell 5,374 3,817
79 Neuropathology And Applied Neurobiology 5,347  
80 Human Molecular Genetics 5,340 5,985
81 Clinical Microbiology and Infection 5,292 4,575
82 Quarterly Reviews Of Biophysics 5,267 7,222
83 Current Issues In Molecular Biology 5,250 3,083
84 Biomacromolecules 5,246 5,583
85 Biofabrication 5,240 4,702
86 Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 5,170 4,163
87 Briefings In Bioinformatics 5,134 8,399
88 Neurobiology Of Aging 5,117 5,153
89 Frontiers In Molecular Neuroscience 5,076 5,154
90 Experimental And Molecular Medicine 5,063 5,164
91 Neurobiology Of Disease 5,020 4,856
92 Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta: Gene Regulatory Mechanisms 5,018  
93 Proceedings Of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 4,940  
94 mAbs 4,881 4,161
95 Conservation Biology 4,842 4,267
96 Molecular Autism 4,833 4,961
97 Annual Review Of Animal Biosciences 4,708 4,348
98 Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation 4,704  
99 Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta: General Subjects 4,702  
100 Journal Of Molecular Medicine: Jmm 4,686 4,855
101 Journal Of Molecular Biology 4,632 4,517
102 Addiction Biology 4,603 4,547
103 Oxidative Medicine And Cellular Longevity 4,593 4,492
104 Plos Computational Biology 4,542 4,587
105 Journal Of Molecular Diagnostics 4,526 5,201
106 Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta: Molecular Cell Research 4,521  
107 Journal Of Cellular And Molecular Medicine 4,499  
108 Systematic Entomology 4,474 3,343
109 Bioessays 4,441 4,725
110 Journal Of Cell Science 4,431 4,706
111 Expert Reviews In Molecular Medicine 4,405 5,710
112 Molecular And Cellular Biology 4,398 4,427
113 Journal Of Biophotonics 4,328 3,818
114 Cladistics 4,309 4,952
115 Journal Of Co2 Utilization 4,292 4,764
116 Macromolecular Rapid Communications 4,265 4,638
117 Quarterly Review Of Biology 4,250 5,000
118 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Developmental Biology 4,185 4,711
119 American Naturalist 4,167 3,148
120 Bone 4,140 3,736
121 Cell Proliferation 4,112 3,084
122 American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology 4,100  
123 Proteomics 4,041 6,333
124 Biological Conservation 4,022 3,985
125 Journal of Leukocyte Biology 4,018 4,165
126 Current Topics In Developmental Biology 4,000 4,677
127 Algal Research: Biomass Biofuels And Bioproducts 3,994 4,694
128 Cell Communication And Signaling 3,943 3,661
129 Cellular Signalling 3,937 4,191
130 Journal Of Proteomics 3,914 3,867
131 Cell Division 3,909 2,278
132 FEBS Journal 3,902 4,237
133 Swarm And Evolutionary Computation 3,893 2,963
134 International Journal Of Biological Sciences 3,873 3,982
135 Cell Adhesion & Migration 3,872 3,306
136 Expert Review Of Proteomics 3,849 3,465
137 Precambrian Research 3,843 4,037
138 Apoptosis 3,833 3,592
139 Langmuir 3,833 3,993
140 Proteomics Clinical Applications 3,814 2,959
141 European Journal Of Cell Biology 3,712 4,011
142 Cell Calcium 3,707 2,909
143 Mitochondrion 3,704 3,647
144 Ambio 3,687 2,555
145 Molecular Biology Of The Cell 3,685 4,037
146 Expert Opinion On Biological Therapy 3,684 3,438
147 Biology And Fertility Of Soils 3,683 3,069
148 International Journal Of Biological Macromolecules 3,671  
149 World Journal Of Biological Psychiatry 3,658 4,159
150 Biophysical Journal 3,656 3,632
151 Tumor Biology 3,650 2,926
152 Febs Letters 3,623 3,519
153 Horticulture Research 3,600  
154 ILAR Journal 3,560 2,077
155 Experimental Cell Research 3,546 3,378
156 Neurobiology Of Learning And Memory 3,543 6,878
157 Molecular Pain 3,533 3,070
158 Cell Cycle 3,530 3,952
159 Journal Of Biological Rhythms 3,500 2,824
160 Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta: Biomembranes 3,498  
161 Cytokine 3,488 2,940
162 Open Biology 3,481 4,822
163 Journal Of Analytical And Applied Pyrolysis 3,471  
164 Molecular Imaging and Biology  3,466 2,569
165 Geobiology 3,462 3,500
166 Molecular Medicine 3,457 3,530
167 Biology Of Reproduction 3,432 3,471
168 Cellulose 3,417 3,195
169 Molecular Brain 3,410 3,745
170 Journal Of Experimental Biology 3,320 2,914
171 Contrast Media & Molecular Imaging 3,307 3,286
172 Cell And Bioscience 3,294 2,883
173 Database: The Journal Of Biological Databases And Curation 3,290 2,627
174 Integrative Biology 3,252 3,371
175 Macromolecular Bioscience 3,238 3,680
176 Biofactors 3,236 4,504
177 Biogerontology 3,231 3,252
178 Progress In Biophysics & Molecular Biology 3,227  
179 International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 3,226  
180 Journal Of Trace Elements In Medicine And Biology 3,225  
181 Cytometry Part A 3,222 3,181
182 Catalysis Surveys From Asia 3,219 2,038
183 International Journal Of Life Cycle Assessment 3,173  
184 Fish And Shellfish Immunology 3,148 3,025
185 IUBMB Life 3,141 2,653
186 Journal Of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics 3,123  
187 Glycobiology 3,112 3,283
188 Expert Review Of Molecular Diagnostics 3,100 3,333
189 Biology Letters 3,089 2,823
190 BMB Reports 3,089 2,782
191 Biofouling 3,080 3,000
192 Fungal Genetics And Biology 3,072 2,933
193 Molecules And Cells 3,054 2,670
194 Journal Of Computer: Aided Molecular Design 3,028  
195 Purinergic Signalling 3,022 3,196
196 Cell Transplantation 3,006 3,427
197 Eukaryotic Cell 2,992 2,946
198 Progress In Molecular Biology And Translational Science 2,984 3,364
199 Developmental Neurobiology 2,972 2,529
200 International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 2,962  
201 Developmental Biology 2,944 3,155
202 Cellular And Molecular Neurobiology 2,939 2,328
203 Bioscience Reports 2,906 2,446
204 Tribology International 2,903 2,259
205 NMR In Biomedicine 2,872 2,983
206 Protoplasma 2,870 2,343
207 Molecules 2,861 2,465
208 Biology Direct 2,856 3,016
209 EvoDevo 2,818 3,177
210 Catalysis Letters 2,799 2,294
211 Journal Of Evolutionary Biology 2,792 2,747
212 Cell And Tissue Research 2,787 2,948
213 Molecular Biosystems 2,781 2,829
214 Journal Of Structural Biology 2,767 2,570
215 OMICS: A Journal Of Integrative Biology 2,723 2,896
216 Journal Of Cell Communication And Signaling 2,705 3,123
217 Experimental Biology And Medicine 2,688 2,542
218 Bioanalysis 2,673 2,813
219 Biology Of The Cell 2,649 2,552
220 Molecular Therapy: Methods & Clinical Development 2,610  
221 Astrobiology 2,603 2,628
222 Biointerphases 2,603 2,105
223 Stress: The International Journal On The Biology Of Stress 2,590  
224 Saudi Journal Of Biological Sciences 2,564 1,781
225 Chronobiology International 2,562  
226 Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular And Biomolecular Spectroscopy 2,536  
227 Herpetological Monographs 2,500 1,900
228 Biological Invasions 2,473 2,855
229 Molecular Breeding 2,465 2,108
230 European Journal Of Soil Biology 2,445 1,951
231 Journal Of Biomolecular Screening 2,444 2,218
232 Journal Of Molecular Evolution 2,434 1,847
233 Cell Stress & Chaperones 2,411 2,583
234 Journal Of Biomolecular Nmr 2,410 3,439
235 BMC Cell Biology 2,405 2,584
236 Biological Trace Element Research 2,399 1,798
237 Developmental Psychobiology 2,392  
238 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Systems Biology And Medicine 2,385  
239 Integrative And Comparative Biology 2,382 2,957
240 Journal Of Molecular Histology 2,362 2,221
241 Proteome Science 2,360 1,746
242 Current Molecular Medicine 2,345 2,912
243 International Journal Of Molecular Medicine 2,341  
244 Proceedings Of The Japan Academy Series B: Physical And Biological Sciences 2,324  
245 Molecular Reproduction And Development 2,316 2,141
246 Biological Control 2,307 2,012
247 BMC Systems Biology 2,303 2,213
248 BMC Biophysics 2,292 1,552
249 Biological Journal Of The Linnean Society 2,288 1,984
250 BMC Developmental Biology 2,280 2,096
251 Journal Of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic 2,269  
252 Biodiversity And Conservation 2,265 2,258
253 Journal Of Molecular Neuroscience 2,229 2,352
254 Journal Of Avian Biology 2,228 2,192
255 Fungal Biology 2,184 2,244
256 Biometals 2,183 2,134
257 Journal Of Molecular Recognition 2,175 2,091
258 Journal Of Thermal Biology 2,157 1,621
259 Cell Communication And Adhesion 2,147 1,955
260 FEBS Open Bio 2,143 2,101
261 Systematics And Biodiversity 2,127 1,985
262 Acta Crystallographica Section D: Structural Biology 2,114 2,512
263 Journal Of Theoretical Biology 2,113 2,049
264 Biology Open 2,095 2,135
265 Molecular Membrane Biology 2,095 1,983
266 Biomolecules & Therapeutics 2,075 2,127
267 Molecular Vision 2,057 2,110
268 Hydrobiologia 2,056 2,051
269 Journal Of Muscle Research And Cell Motility 2,052  
270 Annals Of Applied Biology 2,046 2,103
271 Biological Procedures Online 2,042 1,565
272 Biomarkers In Medicine 2,020 2,179
273 Biodegradation 2,018 4,637
274 Biomarkers 2,006 2,016
275 Pedobiologia 2,000 1,535
276 Cryobiology 1,996 1,920
277 International Journal Of Radiation Biology 1,992  
278 International Journal Of Developmental Biology 1,981  
279 Journal Of Cellular Plastics 1,979 2,057
280 Food And Bioproducts Processing 1,970 2,687
281 Molecular Informatics 1,955 1,570
282 Biological Bulletin 1,950 1,522
283 Polar Biology 1,949 1,711
284 BMC Molecular Biology 1,939 2,500
285 Journal Of Experimental Marine Biology And Ecology 1,937  
286 International Journal Of Bio: Inspired Computation 1,935 1,390
287 Bioelectromagnetics 1,933 1,583
288 Xenobiotica 1,932 1,723
289 Human Cell 1,930 1,907
290 Biocontrol 1,918 1,767
291 Pharmaceutical Biology 1,916 1,546
292 Molecular Diagnosis & Therapy 1,909 2,602
293 Biopolymers 1,908 2,248
294 Journal Of Ethnobiology And Ethnomedicine 1,903 2,414
295 Cell Structure And Function 1,900 1,969
296 Blood Cells Molecules and Diseases 1,882 2,731
297 Advances In Experimental Medicine And Biology 1,881 1,953
298 Bioprocess And Biosystems Engineering 1,870 1,901
299 Cell Biology International 1,831 1,663
300 Mutation Research: Fundamental And Molecular Mechanisms Of Mutagenesis 1,829  
301 Molecular Biology Reports 1,828 1,698
302 Phycologia 1,826 1,628
303 Pathologie Biologie 1,802 1,009
304 Biostatistics 1,798 2,109
305 Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek International Journal Of General And Molecular Microbiology 1,795  
306 Algorithms For Molecular Biology 1,786 1,439
307 American Journal Of Human Biology 1,780 3,750
308 BMC Structural Biology 1,771 1,926
309 Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical And Molecular Teratology 1,762  
310 Journal Of Molecular Graphics & Modelling 1,754  
311 Journal Of Molecular Structure 1,753 1,780
312 Molecular Diversity 1,752 2,080
313 Archives Of Oral Biology 1,748 1,733
314 Macromolecular Theory And Simulations 1,724 2,294
315 Biological Cybernetics 1,716 1,611
316 Fuel Cells 1,706 1,769
317 High Altitude Medicine & Biology 1,705 1,525
318 Biopreservation And Biobanking 1,698 1,804
319 Journal Of Membrane Biology 1,696 1,991
320 Biological Research 1,692 2,474
321 Molecular Medicine Reports 1,692 1,559
322 Biosystems 1,652 1,495
323 Cell Journal 1,636 1,275
324 Journal Of Molecular Spectroscopy 1,618 1,593
325 Theoretical Population Biology 1,613 1,452
326 Mathematical Medicine And Biology: A Journal Of The Ima 1,610  
327 Autonomous Agents And Multi: Agent Systems 1,606  
328 Biologicals 1,603 1,690
329 Aquatic Biology 1,600 1,265
330 International Journal Of Astrobiology 1,598 1,184
331 Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research 1,578  
332 Biodata Mining 1,577 1,640
333 Macromolecular Reaction Engineering 1,571 1,256
334 Journal Of Mathematical Biology 1,566 1,716
335 Bioethics 1,562 3,500
336 Historical Biology 1,556 2,059
337 Biologia Plantarum 1,551 1,665
338 Lymphatic Research And Biology 1,551 1,758
339 Biological Research For Nursing 1,549 1,604
340 Bioscience Trends 1,545 1,533
341 Reproductive Biology 1,513 3,384
342 Evolutionary Bioinformatics 1,500 1,404
343 International Review Of Hydrobiology 1,500 1,459
344 Physical Biology 1,494 1,837
345 Neuropsychobiology 1,491 1,763
346 Molecular Imaging 1,479 7,753
347 Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents 1,469  
348 Theoretical Biology And Medical Modelling 1,460 1,033
349 International Journal of Biological Markers 1,457  
350 Molecular Cytogenetics 1,455 1,506
351 Biometrika 1,448 1,130
352 Journal Of Applied Biomedicine 1,433 1,509
353 Zeitschrift Fur Naturforschung Section A: A Journal Of Physical Sciences 1,432  
354 Geobios 1,431 1,151
355 Mammalian Biology 1,429 1,595
356 Journal Of Molecular Modeling 1,425 1,438
357 Journal Of Biosciences 1,422 1,419
358 Macromolecular Research 1,405 1,357
359 Molecular And Cellular Probes 1,403 1,565
360 IET Biometrics 1,382 0,764
361 Phycological Research 1,338 1,420
362 Waste And Biomass Valorization 1,337 0,915
363 Cell And Tissue Banking 1,331 1,248
364 Biometrics 1,329 1,360
365 Bioresources 1,321 1,334
366 Journal Of Bioactive And Compatible Polymers 1,310  
367 Methods In Cell Biology 1,306 1,097
368 Biochip Journal 1,300 1,211
369 Symbiosis 1,300 1,284
370 Wildlife Biology 1,280 0,745
371 Journal Of Biological Dynamics 1,279 1,147
372 Electromagnetic Biology And Medicine 1,272 1,208
373 Bulletin Of Mathematical Biology 1,263 1,326
374 Entomological Science 1,262 1,144
375 Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters 1,260 1,753
376 Cellular Reprogramming 1,255 1,462
377 Molecular Simulation 1,254 1,678
378 Tissue & Cell 1,232 1,258
379 Journal Of Ethnobiology 1,217 2,546
380 Medical Molecular Morphology 1,210 1,471
381 Biology & Philosophy 1,209 2,408
382 Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis 1,207 1,708
383 Journal Of Biological Research-Thessaloniki 1,200 0,574
384 Journal Of The American Association For Laboratory Animal Science 1,195  
385 Journal Of Biosocial Science 1,188 1,056
386 Systems Biology In Reproductive Medicine 1,176 1,204
387 Comptes Rendus Biologies 1,100 1,064
388 Bioremediation Journal 1,098 0,852
389 Biorheology 1,078 0,981
390 Archiv Für Molluskenkunde 1,077 1,087
391 Biometrical Journal 1,075 0,683
392 Journal Of Crustacean Biology 1,064 0,922
393 International Journal Of Biomathematics 1,050 0,938
394 IET Systems Biology 1,048 0,764
395 Turkish Journal Of Biology 1,038 1,183
396 Journal Of Computational Biology 1,032 1,537
397 In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology: Plant 1,024  
398 Central European Journal Of Biology 1,016 0,814
399 Clays And Clay Minerals 1,014 1,222
400 Mycoscience 1,014 1,165
401 Zoological Studies 1,008 0,885
402 Origins Of Life And Evolution Of Biospheres 1,000 1,141