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Top Scientific Journals in Biology

Discover and benchmark premier peer-reviewed journals in Biology. Compare official Journal Impact Factor (IF), Web of Science quartiles (Q1–Q4), Scopus SJR, and Diamond Open Access status.

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900
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#1
Tier 1TOP
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
ISSN: 1471-0072 / 1471-0080 • Springer Nature
Impact Factor
118
Scopus SJR
35.568
#2
Tier 1TOP
Nature Reviews Microbiology
ISSN: 1740-1526 / 1740-1534 • Springer Nature
Impact Factor
104.6
Scopus SJR
18.406
#3
Tier 1TOP
Nature Reviews Genetics
ISSN: 1471-0056 / 1471-0064 • Springer Nature
Impact Factor
51.4
Scopus SJR
20.403
#4
Tier 1TOP
Cell
ISSN: 0092-8674 / 1097-4172 • Cell Press
Impact Factor
45.1
Scopus SJR
24.592
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#5
Tier 1TOP
Cell Metabolism
ISSN: 1550-4131 / 1932-7420 • Cell Press
Impact Factor
37
Scopus SJR
15.978
United StatesView Profile
#6
Tier 1TOP
Cell Research
ISSN: 1001-0602 / 1748-7838 • Springer Nature
Impact Factor
31.1
Scopus SJR
6.865
#7
Tier 1TOP
Nature Methods
ISSN: 1548-7091 / 1548-7105 • Springer Nature
Impact Factor
28.3
Scopus SJR
15.624
United StatesView Profile
#8
Tier 1TOP
Fungal Diversity
ISSN: 1560-2745 / 1878-9129 • Springer Netherlands
Impact Factor
27
Scopus SJR
6.487
#9
Tier 1TOP
Annual Review of Plant Biology
ISSN: 1543-5008 / 1545-2123 • Annual Reviews Inc.
Impact Factor
26.4
Scopus SJR
9.949
United StatesView Profile
#10
Tier 1TOP
Nature Genetics
ISSN: 1061-4036 / 1546-1718 • Springer Nature
Impact Factor
25.5
Scopus SJR
15.377
United StatesView Profile
#11
Tier 1TOP
Trends in Cell Biology
ISSN: 0962-8924 / 1879-3088 • Elsevier Ltd
Impact Factor
25.3
Scopus SJR
6.813
#12
Tier 1TOP
Annual Review of Biochemistry
ISSN: 0066-4154 / 1545-4509 • Annual Reviews Inc.
Impact Factor
24.9
Scopus SJR
11.213
United StatesView Profile
#13
Tier 1TOP
Cell Stem Cell
ISSN: 1934-5909 / 1875-9777 • Cell Press
Impact Factor
23.3
Scopus SJR
12.003
United StatesView Profile
#14
Tier 1TOP
Cell Host & Microbe
ISSN: 1931-3128 / 1934-6069 • Cell Press
Impact Factor
23.2
Scopus SJR
9.892
United StatesView Profile
#15
Tier 1TOP
Nature Cell Biology
ISSN: 1465-7392 / 1476-4679 • Springer Nature
Impact Factor
22.7
Scopus SJR
9.085
#16
Tier 1TOP
Trends in Plant Science
ISSN: 1360-1385 / 1878-4372 • Elsevier Ltd
Impact Factor
21.2
Scopus SJR
3.324
#17
Tier 1TOP
Trends in Microbiology
ISSN: 0966-842X / 1878-4380 • Elsevier Ltd
Impact Factor
18.7
Scopus SJR
3.364
United StatesView Profile
#18
Tier 1TOP
Autophagy
ISSN: 1554-8627 / 1554-8635 • Landes Bioscience
Impact Factor
18.6
Scopus SJR
4.505
United StatesView Profile
#19
Tier 1TOP
Nature Protocols
ISSN: 1754-2189 / 1750-2799 • Springer Nature
Impact Factor
18.4
Scopus SJR
7.403
#20
Tier 1TOP
Studies in Mycology
ISSN: 0166-0616 • Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
Impact Factor
18.3
Scopus SJR
4.962
NetherlandsView Profile
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