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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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Biology Journal Rankings(20 / 900)
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Tier 1TOP
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
ISSN: 1092-2172 / 1098-5557 • American Society for Microbiology
Impact Factor
11.8
Scopus SJR
3.769
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#42
Tier 1TOP
Physics of Life Reviews
ISSN: 1571-0645 / 1873-1457 • Elsevier
Impact Factor
11.8
Scopus SJR
2.064
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#43
Tier 1TOP
International Journal of Biological Sciences
ISSN: 1449-2288 • Ivyspring International Publisher
Impact Factor
11.7
Scopus SJR
3.073
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#44
Tier 1TOP
Biological Reviews
ISSN: 1464-7931 / 1469-185X • Wiley-Blackwell
Impact Factor
10.9
Scopus SJR
4.609
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#45
Tier 1TOP
Science China-Life Sciences
ISSN: 1674-7305 / 1869-1889 • Science China Press
Impact Factor
9.6
Scopus SJR
2.297
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#46
Tier 1TOP
Bioscience
ISSN: 0006-3568 / 1525-3244 • Oxford University Press
Impact Factor
9.5
Scopus SJR
2.295
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#47
Tier 1TOP
Developmental Cell
ISSN: 1534-5807 / 1878-1551 • Cell Press
Impact Factor
9.2
Scopus SJR
5.494
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#48
Tier 1TOP
Annual Review of Genetics
ISSN: 0066-4197 / 1545-2948 • Annual Reviews Inc.
Impact Factor
9.1
Scopus SJR
5.472
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#50
Tier 1TOP
Cladistics
ISSN: 0748-3007 / 1096-0031 • Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Impact Factor
8.9
Scopus SJR
2.836
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#51
Tier 2TOP
Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
ISSN: 1040-9238 / 1549-7798 • Informa Healthcare
Impact Factor
8.7
Scopus SJR
2.553
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#52
Tier 2TOP
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
ISSN: 0141-8130 / 1879-0003 • Elsevier
Impact Factor
8.7
Scopus SJR
1.287
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#53
Tier 1TOP
New Phytologist
ISSN: 0028-646X / 1469-8137 • Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Impact Factor
8.7
Scopus SJR
3.185
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#54
Tier 1TOP
Microbiological Research
ISSN: 0944-5013 / 1618-0623 • Urban und Fischer Verlag Jena
Impact Factor
8.5
Scopus SJR
1.872
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#55
Tier 1TOP
EMBO Journal
ISSN: 0261-4189 / 1460-2075 • Wiley-Blackwell
Impact Factor
8.4
Scopus SJR
4.413
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#56
Tier 1TOP
Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics
ISSN: 1527-8204 / 1545-293X • Annual Reviews Inc.
Impact Factor
8.3
Scopus SJR
4.063
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#57
Tier 2
Molecules and Cells
ISSN: 1016-8478 / 0219-1032 • Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology
Impact Factor
8.2
Scopus SJR
1.932
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#58
Tier 1TOP
Plant Physiology
ISSN: 0032-0889 / 1532-2548 • American Society of Plant Biologists
Impact Factor
8.2
Scopus SJR
2.221
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#59
Tier 2TOP
Current Opinion in Microbiology
ISSN: 1369-5274 / 1879-0364 • Elsevier Ltd
Impact Factor
8
Scopus SJR
2.802
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#60
Tier 1TOP
Journal of Genetics and Genomics
ISSN: 1673-8527 / 1873-5533 • Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology
Impact Factor
7.9
Scopus SJR
2.166
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