Molecular Biology · 895 journals indexed
Best journals for Molecular Biology
The top Molecular Biology journals ranked by Scimago quartile, then cites/paper (OpenAlex, 2-year window), drawn from a 17,786-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder (a free account starts with 25 welcome credits).
- 1Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy46.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer NatureOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 2Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology40.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Nature PortfolioScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 7Pharmacological Reviews25.9 cites/paper · Q1 · American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental TherapeuticsScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 12Journal of Extracellular Vesicles18.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & FrancisOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 13Physiological Reviews18.3 cites/paper · Q1 · American Physiological SocietyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 16Nature Communications15.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Nature PortfolioOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 20Nucleic Acids Research14.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 26Experimental & Molecular Medicine13.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer NatureOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 28Journal of Biomedical Science13.0 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 29International Journal of Oncology12.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Spandidos PublishingScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 35FEMS Microbiology Reviews12.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 37Science Advances11.8 cites/paper · Q1 · American Association for the Advancement of ScienceOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 39Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research11.3 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.
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