A list of top journals in biological sciences according to the 2010 Journal Citation Reports Science Edition.

1. Top Biological Sciences Journals
according to 2010 JCR Science Edition
Title ISSN Impact Factor Available at NTU
BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
CELL 0092-8674 32.406 Yes
ANNUAL REVIEW OF BIOCHEMISTRY 0066-4154 29.742 Yes
NATURE MEDICINE 1078-8956 25.43 Yes
NATURE CHEMICAL BIOLOGY 1552-4450 15.808 Yes
MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY 1359-4184 15.47 Yes
MOLECULAR CELL 1097-2765 14.194 Yes
NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1545-9985 13.685 Yes
GENOME RESEARCH 1088-9051 13.588 Yes
PLOS BIOLOGY 1544-9173 12.472 Yes
MOLECULAR ASPECTS OF MEDICINE 0098-2997 10.552 Yes
TRENDS IN BIOCHEMICAL SCIENCES 0968-0004 10.364 Yes
TRENDS IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE 1471-4914 10.308 Yes
BIOLOGY
PLOS BIOLOGY 1544-9173 12.472 Yes
BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS 1464-7931 6.574 Yes
THE FASEB JOURNAL: OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE 0892-6638 6.515 Yes
FEDERATION OF AMERICAN SOCIETIES FOR EXPERIMENTAL
BIOLOGY
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY of 0962-8436 6.053 Yes
London Series B, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCEs
QUARTERLY REVIEW OF BIOLOGY 0033-5770 5.818 Yes
CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 0742-0528 5.576 Yes
BIOSCIENCE 0006-3568 5.51 Yes
BMC BIOLOGY 1741-7007 5.203 Yes
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B: BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 0962-8452 5.064 Yes
PHYSICS OF LIFE REVIEWS 1571-0645 4.875 Yes
BIOESSAYS 0265-9247 4.479 Yes
PLOS ONE 1932-6203 4.411 No
BIOLOGY DIRECT 1745-6150 3.737 No
BIOLOGY LETTERS 1744-9561 3.651 Yes
BIOELECTROCHEMISTRY 1567-5394 3.52 Yes
BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY 1087-0156 31.09 Yes
NATURE REVIEWS DRUG DISCOVERY 1474-1776 28.712 Yes
GENOME RESEARCH 1088-9051 13.588 Yes
TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY 0167-7799 9.644 Yes
BRIEFINGS IN BIOINFORMATICS 1467-5463 9.283 Yes
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2. Top Biological Sciences Journals
according to 2010 JCR Science Edition
Title ISSN Impact Factor Available at NTU
MUTATION RESEARCH/REVIEWS IN MUTATION RESEARCH 1383-5742 8.741 Yes
CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY 0958-1669 8.486 Yes
STEM CELLS 1066-5099 7.871 Yes
BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES 0734-9750 7.6 Yes
MOLECULAR THERAPY 1525-0016 7.149 No
GENOME BIOLOGY 1474-7596 6.885 No
NANOMEDICINE 1743-5889 6.202 No
BIOFUELS BIOPRODUCTS & BIOREFINING-BIOFPR 1932-104X 5.515 No
METABOLIC ENGINEERING 1096-7176 5.512 Yes
BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS 0956-5663 5.361 Yes
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY 0738-8551 5.281 Yes
CELL BIOLOGY
NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY 1471-0072 38.65 Yes
CELL 0092-8674 32.406 Yes
CANCER CELL 1535-6108 26.925 Yes
CELL STEM CELL 1934-5909 25.943 Yes
NATURE MEDICINE 1078-8956 25.43 Yes
NATURE CELL BIOLOGY 1465-7392 19.407 Yes
CELL METABOLISM 1550-4131 18.207 Yes
MOLECULAR CELL 1097-2765 14.194 Yes
ANNUAL REVIEW OF CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 1081-0706 14.078 Yes
DEVELOPMENTAL CELL 1534-5807 13.946 Yes
NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1545-9985 13.685 Yes
CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY 0955-0674 13.54 Yes
CHEMISTRY, MEDICINAL
MEDICINAL RESEARCH REVIEWS 0198-6325 10.228 Yes
NATURAL PRODUCT REPORTS: A JOURNAL OF CURRENT 0265-0568 8.881 Yes
DEVELOPMENTS IN BIO-ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY 0022-2623 5.207 Yes
CURRENT MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY 0929-8673 4.63 Yes
CHEMICAL RESEARCH IN TOXICOLOGY 0893-228X 4.148 Yes
CURRENT TOPICS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY 1568-0266 4.112 Yes
CHEMBIOCHEM 1439-4227 3.945 No
MOLECULAR DIVERSITY 1381-1991 3.721 Yes
MARINE DRUGS 1660-3397 3.471 No
CHEMMEDCHEM 1860-7179 3.306 No
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY 0223-5234 3.193 Yes
ANTI-CANCER AGENTS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY 1871-5206 3.144 Yes
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3. Top Biological Sciences Journals
according to 2010 JCR Science Edition
Title ISSN Impact Factor Available at NTU
JOURNAL OF COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY 1520-4766 3.125 Yes
JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES 0022-3549 3.031 Yes
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY 0968-0896 2.978 Yes
DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
ANNUAL REVIEW OF CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 1081-0706 14.078 Yes
DEVELOPMENTAL CELL 1534-5807 13.946 Yes
GENES & DEVELOPMENT 0890-9369 12.889 Yes
DEVELOPMENT 0950-1991 6.898 Yes
CURRENT TOPICS IN DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 0070-2153 5.892 No
DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 0012-1606 4.094 Yes
MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION: BASIC SCIENCE OF 1360-9947 3.506 Yes
REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE
NEURAL DEVELOPMENT 1749-8104 3.395 No
EVOLUTION & DEVELOPMENT 1520-541X 3.075 Yes
DIFFERENTIATION 0301-4681 3.069 No
SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT 1661-5425 3.052 No
REPRODUCTION 1470-1626 3.049 No
GROWTH DEVELOPMENT AND AGING 1041-1232 3 No
PLACENTA 0143-4004 2.985 Yes
MECHANISMS OF DEVELOPMENT 0925-4773 2.958 Yes
DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS 1058-8388 2.864 Yes
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 0214-6282 2.856 No
DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROBIOLOGY 1932-8451 2.855 Yes
GENETICS & HEREDITY
NATURE GENETICS 1061-4036 36.377 Yes
NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS 1471-0056 32.745 Yes
ANNUAL REVIEW OF GENETICS 0066-4197 21.774 Yes
ANNUAL REVIEW OF GENOMICS AND HUMAN GENETICS 1527-8204 17.182 Yes
TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION 0169-5347 14.448 Yes
GENOME RESEARCH 1088-9051 13.588 Yes
GENES & DEVELOPMENT 0890-9369 12.889 Yes
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS 0002-9297 11.68 Yes
TRENDS IN GENETICS 0168-9525 11.364 Yes
PLOS GENETICS 1553-7390 9.543 Yes
CURRENT OPINION IN GENETICS & DEVELOPMENT 0959-437X 9.381 Yes
MUTATION RESEARCH/REVIEWS IN MUTATION RESEARCH 1383-5742 8.741 Yes
IMMUNOLOGY
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4. Top Biological Sciences Journals
according to 2010 JCR Science Edition
Title ISSN Impact Factor Available at NTU
ANNUAL REVIEW OF IMMUNOLOGY 0732-0582 49.271 Yes
NATURE REVIEWS IMMUNOLOGY 1474-1733 35.196 Yes
NATURE IMMUNOLOGY 1529-2908 25.668 Yes
IMMUNITY 1074-7613 24.221 Yes
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE 0022-1007 14.776 Yes
IMMUNOLOGICAL REVIEWS 0105-2896 13.462 Yes
CURRENT OPINION IN IMMUNOLOGY 0952-7915 10.141 Yes
TRENDS IN IMMUNOLOGY 1471-4906 9.533 Yes
JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY 0091-6749 9.273 Yes
SEMINARS IN IMMUNOLOGY 1044-5323 8.337 Yes
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES 1058-4838 8.186 Yes
JOURNAL OF AUTOIMMUNITY 0896-8411 8.136 Yes
MICROBIOLOGY
NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY 1740-1526 20.686 Yes
CELL HOST & MICROBE 1931-3128 13.728 Yes
CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS 0893-8512 13.5 Yes
ANNUAL REVIEW OF MICROBIOLOGY 0066-4227 12.415 Yes
MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS 1092-2172 12.22 Yes
FEMS MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS 0168-6445 11.796 Yes
PLOS PATHOGENS 1553-7366 9.079 Yes
ADVANCES IN MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY 0065-2911 8.556 No
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES 1058-4838 8.186 Yes
CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY 1369-5274 7.714 Yes
TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY 0966-842X 7.5 Yes
JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES: OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF 0022-1899 6.288 Yes
THE INFECTIOUS DISEASE SOCIETY OF AMERICA
CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY 1462-5814 5.625 Yes
NEUROSCIENCES
NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE 1471-0048 29.51 Yes
ANNUAL REVIEW OF NEUROSCIENCE 0147-006X 26.756 Yes
BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES 0140-525X 21.952 Yes
MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY 1359-4184 15.47 Yes
NATURE NEUROSCIENCE 1097-6256 14.191 Yes
NEURON 0896-6273 14.027 Yes
TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES 0166-2236 13.32 Yes
FRONTIERS IN NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY 0091-3022 12.75 Yes
ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY 0364-5134 10.746 Yes
PROGRESS IN NEUROBIOLOGY 0301-0082 9.966 Yes
TRENDS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCES 1364-6613 9.686 Yes
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5. Top Biological Sciences Journals
according to 2010 JCR Science Edition
Title ISSN Impact Factor Available at NTU
BRAIN 0006-8950 9.232 Yes
PLANT SCIENCES
ANNUAL REVIEW OF PLANT BIOLOGY 1543-5008 28.415 Yes
ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY 0066-4286 10.412 Yes
TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 1360-1385 10.095 Yes
CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 1369-5266 9.437 Yes
PLANT CELL 1040-4651 9.396 No
THE PLANT JOURNAL 0960-7412 6.948 Yes
NEW PHYTOLOGIST 0028-646X 6.516 Yes
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 0032-0889 6.451 No
JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY 0022-0477 5.26 Yes
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT 0140-7791 5.145 Yes
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 1467-7644 4.886 Yes
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 0022-0957 4.818 Yes
PERSPECTIVES IN PLANT ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION & SYSTEMATICS 1433-8319 4.488 Yes
MOLECULAR PLANT 1674-2052 4.296 Yes
VIROLOGY
PLOS PATHOGENS 1553-7366 9.079 Yes
AIDS 0269-9370 6.348 No
REVIEWS IN MEDICAL VIROLOGY 1052-9276 5.6 Yes
RETROVIROLOGY 1742-4690 5.236 Yes
JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY 0022-538X 5.189 Yes
ADVANCES IN VIRUS RESEARCH 0065-3527 4.833 No
ANTIVIRAL RESEARCH 0166-3542 4.439 Yes
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY 1386-6532 4.023 Yes
INFLUENZA AND OTHER RESPIRATORY VIRUSES 1750-2640 3.812 No
ANTIVIRAL THERAPY 1359-6535 3.774 No
JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY 0022-1317 3.568 Yes
JOURNAL OF VIRAL HEPATITIS 1352-0504 3.502 Yes
VIROLOGY 0042-6822 3.305 Yes
VIRUS RESEARCH 0168-1702 2.905 Yes
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY 0146-6615 2.895 Yes
MICROBES AND INFECTION 1286-4579 2.726 Yes
PHYSIOLOGY
PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS 0031-9333 28.417 No
ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYSIOLOGY 0066-4278 16.106 Yes
REVIEWS OF PHYSIOLOGY BIOCHEMISTRY AND 0303-4240 10.2 No
PHARMACOLOGY
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6. Top Biological Sciences Journals
according to 2010 JCR Science Edition
Title ISSN Impact Factor Available at NTU
PHYSIOLOGY 1548-9213 7.657 No
JOURNAL OF PINEAL RESEARCH 0742-3098 5.855 Yes
CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 1015-8987 5.576 NO
JOURNAL OF MAMMARY GLAND BIOLOGY AND NEOPLASIA 1083-3021 5.446 Yes
THE JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY 0022-3751 5.139 Yes
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND 0193-1849 4.686 No
METABOLISM
JOURNAL OF GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY 0022-1295 4.283 Yes
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY 8750-7587 4.235 No
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LUNG CELLULAR AND 1040-0605 4.137 No
MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY
JOURNAL OF CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY 0021-9541 3.986 Yes
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND 0363-6135 3.881 No
CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY
EXERCISE AND SPORT SCIENCES REVIEWS 0091-6331 3.825 No
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-CELL PHYSIOLOGY 0363-6143 3.817 No
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-RENAL PHYSIOLOGY 1931-857X 3.792 No
CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 1015-8987 3.585 No
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-GASTROINTESTINAL AND 0193-1857 3.522 No
LIVER PHYSIOLOGY
PHYSIOLOGICAL GENOMICS 1094-8341 3.368 No
EXPERIMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY 0958-0670 3.354 Yes
PFLUGERS ARCHIV-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY 0031-6768 3.354 Yes
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS 0748-7304 3.309 Yes
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY 0363-6119 3.284 No
INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY
PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY 0048-5772 3.263 Yes
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND 1479-5868 3.169 No
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA 1748-1708 3.138 Yes
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES 1473-3099 16.144 Yes
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES 1058-4838 8.186 Yes
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES 1080-6040 6.859 Yes
AIDS 0269-9370 6.348 No
JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES 0022-1899 6.288 Yes
CURRENT OPINION IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES 0951-7375 5.167 No
AIDS REVIEWS 1139-6121 4.786 No
CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION 1198-743X 4.784 Yes
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7. Top Biological Sciences Journals
according to 2010 JCR Science Edition
Title ISSN Impact Factor Available at NTU
JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY 0305-7453 4.659 Yes
JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY 1525-4135 4.262 No
SYNDROMES
INFECTION AND IMMUNITY 0019-9567 4.098 Yes
INFLUENZA AND OTHER RESPIRATORY VIRUSES 1750-2640 3.812 No
JOURNAL OF INFECTION 0163-4453 3.805 Yes
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS 0924-8579 3.787 Yes
ANTIVIRAL THERAPY 1359-6535 3.774 No
INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY 0899-823X 3.751 Yes
HIV MEDICINE 1464-2662 3.575 Yes
JOURNAL OF VIRAL HEPATITIS 1352-0504 3.502 Yes
MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL
NATURE MEDICINE 1078-8956 25.43 Yes
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE 0022-1007 14.776 Yes
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION 0021-9738 14.152 Yes
MOLECULAR ASPECTS OF MEDICINE 0098-2997 10.552 Yes
TRENDS IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE 1471-4914 10.308 Yes
EMBO MOLECULAR MEDICINE 1757-4676 8.833 Yes
MOLECULAR THERAPY 1525-0016 7.149 No
STEM CELL REVIEWS 1550-8943 6.774 Yes
CELL TRANSPLANTATION 0963-6897 6.204 No
ORPHANET JOURNAL OF RARE DISEASES 1750-1172 5.933 No
MOLECULAR MEDICINE 1076-1551 5.908 No
CURRENT MOLECULAR MEDICINE 1566-5240 5.212 Yes
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE 0946-2716 5.192 Yes
NANOMEDICINE: NANOTECHNOLOGY BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 1549-9634 4.882 Yes
HUMAN GENE THERAPY 1043-0342 4.829 No
STEM CELLS AND DEVELOPMENT 1547-3287 4.791 Yes
CLINICAL SCIENCE 0143-5221 4.613 Yes
ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
ENDOCRINE REVIEWS 0163-769X 22.469 Yes
CELL METABOLISM 1550-4131 18.207 Yes
FRONTIERS IN NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY 0091-3022 12.75 Yes
NATURE REVIEWS ENDOCRINOLOGY 1759-5029 9.191 No
DIABETES 0012-1797 8.889 No
TRENDS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM 1043-2760 8.479 Yes
ANTIOXIDANTS & REDOX SIGNALING 1523-0864 8.209 No
NATURE CLINICAL PRACTICE ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM 1745-8366 7.717 No
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8. Top Biological Sciences Journals
according to 2010 JCR Science Edition
Title ISSN Impact Factor Available at NTU
DIABETES CARE 0149-5992 7.141 No
JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH 0884-0431 7.059 No
DIABETOLOGIA 0012-186X 6.973 Yes
CURRENT OPINION IN LIPIDOLOGY 0957-9672 6.636 No
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM 0021-972X 6.495 Yes
OBESITY REVIEWS 1467-7881 5.862 Yes
JOURNAL OF PINEAL RESEARCH 0742-3098 5.855 Yes
FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 0891-5849 5.707 Yes
JOURNAL OF MAMMARY GLAND BIOLOGY AND NEOPLASIA 1083-3021 5.446 Yes
PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY 0306-4530 5.168 Yes
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY AND RELATED 0307-0565 5.125 Yes
METABOLIC DISORDERS
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