Journal rankings · indicator year 2007
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Subfield ranking · 2007
Molecular Biology journal rankings 2007
752 ranked journals · Subfield in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Molecular Biology has 752 ranked journals in 2007. The median journal has an OJR of 0.93, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.01 on 2006; Q1 starts at OJR 1.48. The top three are Pharmacological Reviews, Cell, and Briefings in Bioinformatics.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2007. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2004–2006, the window the 2007 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14)
752 ranked journals
Filters
Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2006. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2004–2006, the window the 2007 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2004–2006 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2000 to 2007. | Compare |
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1Pharmacological ReviewsAmerican Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics · United States | 9.38Q1 | 22.29 1.09 up from 2006 | 86 | 0% | $4,500 | ||
2CellCell Press · United States | 8.31Q1 | 21.58 1.55 down from 2006 | 1,495 | 98% | $11,400 | ||
3Briefings in BioinformaticsOAOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 7.55Q1 | 4.97 12.71 down from 2006 | 134 | 75% | $3,885 | ||
4Nature GeneticsNature Portfolio · United States | 7.54Q1 | 20.29 2.43 up from 2006 | 956 | 30% | $12,690 | ||
5NatureNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 6.53Q1 | 11.01 0.70 up from 2006 | 9,224 | 18% | $12,690 | ||
6Annual Review of Biophysics and Biomolecular StructureAnnual Reviews · United States | 6.43Q1 | 19.70 5.06 up from 2006 | 60 | 13% | — | ||
7Progress in Lipid ResearchElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 5.30Q1 | 11.83 1.06 up from 2006 | 53 | 25% | $5,530 | ||
8FEMS Microbiology ReviewsOAOxford University Press · Netherlands | 4.92Q1 | 8.86 1.20 up from 2006 | 152 | 55% | $3,297 | ||
9Cell MetabolismCell Press · United States | 4.82Q1 | 12.24 0.18 up from 2006 | 238 | 100% | $10,400 | ||
10Nature BiotechnologyNature Portfolio · United States | 4.57Q1 | 8.66 0.31 down from 2006 | 1,164 | 18% | $12,690 | ||
11Systematic BiologyOxford University Press · United States | 4.49Q1 | 7.57 3.64 down from 2006 | 255 | 28% | $2,166 | ||
12Nature Cell BiologyNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 4.46Q1 | 12.25 0.09 up from 2006 | 769 | 26% | $12,690 | ||
13Critical Reviews in BiotechnologyTaylor & Francis · United States | 4.45Q1 | 6.17 1.72 up from 2006 | 30 | 0% | — | ||
14ScienceAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science · United States | 4.41Q1 | 6.26 0.05 up from 2006 | 14,396 | 10% | — | ||
15Journal of Clinical InvestigationOAAmerican Society for Clinical Investigation · United States | 4.40Q1 | 13.32 2.52 up from 2006 | 2,080 | 100% | $5,200 | ||
16Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesNational Academy of Sciences · United States | 4.40Q1 | 10.59 0.07 down from 2006 | 10,253 | 99% | — | ||
17Molecular CellElsevier BV · United States | 4.22Q1 | 12.40 0.79 down from 2006 | 1,116 | 100% | $10,400 | ||
18Molecular Aspects of MedicineElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 4.11Q1 | 9.91 2.86 up from 2006 | 76 | 10% | $5,220 | ||
19Pharmacology & TherapeuticsElsevier BV · United States | 3.76Q1 | 8.49 0.70 up from 2006 | 330 | 25% | $5,660 | ||
20Molecular Systems BiologyOASpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 3.67Q1 | 9.50 4.02 up from 2006 | 102 | 100% | $7,990 | ||
21The EMBO JournalOASpringer Nature · Germany | 3.59Q1 | 9.47 1.51 down from 2006 | 1,426 | 95% | $7,990 | ||
22Circulation ResearchLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 3.53Q1 | 8.95 0.83 down from 2006 | 1,124 | 52% | — | ||
23Molecular & Cellular ProteomicsOAElsevier BV · United States | 3.51Q1 | 8.92 0.27 up from 2006 | 559 | 99% | $3,430 | ||
24PLoS BiologyOAPublic Library of Science · United States | 3.50Q1 | 7.96 0.57 up from 2006 | 1,241 | 100% | $5,500 | ||
25Developmental CellElsevier BV · United States | 3.45Q1 | 9.94 0.36 down from 2006 | 629 | 100% | $10,400 | ||
26Quarterly Reviews of BiophysicsCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 3.44Q1 | 9.43 4.35 up from 2006 | 36 | 13% | $3,550 | ||
27Human Molecular GeneticsOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 3.28Q1 | 8.95 0.79 down from 2006 | 1,087 | 50% | $4,390 | ||
28Cancer ResearchAmerican Association for Cancer Research · United States | 3.03Q1 | 8.32 0.01 up from 2006 | 4,355 | 22% | — | ||
29Journal of NanobiotechnologyOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.96Q1 | 4.35 1.03 down from 2006 | 35 | 100% | $3,790 | ||
30Biotechnology AdvancesElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.94Q1 | 5.54 1.83 up from 2006 | 126 | 6% | $5,460 | ||
31TrAC Trends in Analytical ChemistryElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.90Q1 | 4.07 0.52 up from 2006 | 421 | 5% | $5,150 | ||
32Nature Structural & Molecular BiologyNature Portfolio · United States | 2.90Q1 | 8.06 0.16 down from 2006 | 707 | 27% | $12,690 | ||
33Journal of BiologyOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.85Q1 | 7.06 0.46 down from 2006 | 47 | 100% | $2,686 | ||
34Functional & Integrative GenomicsSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 2.82Q1 | 5.30 0.78 up from 2006 | 86 | 0% | $2,690 | ||
35Medicinal Research ReviewsWiley · United States | 2.79Q1 | 6.34 0.01 down from 2006 | 100 | 4% | $4,980 | ||
36Stem CellsOxford University Press · United States | 2.74Q1 | 7.89 0.27 up from 2006 | 727 | 37% | $4,477 | ||
37Molecular Biology and EvolutionOAOxford University Press · United States | 2.72Q1 | 7.01 1.04 down from 2006 | 840 | 75% | $3,418 | ||
38Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on CancerElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.72Q1 | 7.86 1.54 up from 2006 | 98 | 23% | $5,070 | ||
39Evolutionary BioinformaticsOASAGE Publishing · United States | 2.65Q1 | 5.40 2.48 down from 2006 | 42 | 100% | $2,650 | ||
40DevelopmentThe Company of Biologists · United Kingdom | 2.65Q1 | 7.63 1.06 down from 2006 | 1,543 | 46% | — | ||
41Nature MethodsNature Portfolio · United States | 2.63Q1 | 6.64 0.39 up from 2006 | 673 | 22% | $12,690 | ||
42Physiological ReviewsAmerican Physiological Society · United States | 2.61Q1 | 38.70 2.27 up from 2006 | 101 | 30% | — | ||
43Seminars in Cell and Developmental BiologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.59Q1 | 6.04 2.87 down from 2006 | 252 | 32% | $4,670 | ||
44Computer applications in the biosciencesOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.59Q1 | 8.30 2.72 up from 2006 | 506 | — | — | ||
45Nucleic Acids ResearchOAOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.59Q1 | 7.44 0.11 down from 2006 | 3,615 | 100% | $3,992 | ||
46PhysiologyAmerican Physiological Society · United States | 2.58Q1 | 6.86 0.02 up from 2006 | 176 | 3% | — | ||
47Drug Metabolism ReviewsTaylor & Francis · United States | 2.55Q1 | 3.59 1.59 down from 2006 | 127 | 4% | — | ||
48Analytical ChemistryAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 2.55Q1 | 4.79 0.32 down from 2006 | 3,596 | 16% | $4,500 | ||
49American Journal Of PathologyElsevier BV · United States | 2.52Q1 | 6.22 0.53 down from 2006 | 1,153 | 99% | $2,800 | ||
50Cellular MicrobiologyOAWiley · United Kingdom | 2.52Q1 | 5.66 0.43 up from 2006 | 499 | 70% | $2,350 |
Subfields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with Molecular Biology highlighted.
- Molecular Biology752
- Genetics72
- Cancer Research21
- Cell Biology17
- Molecular Medicine7
- Biophysics6
- Biochemistry3
- Structural Biology3
- Aging2
- Clinical Biochemistry2
- Developmental Biology1
- Endocrinology1
- Physiology1
- Biotechnology0
Journals
Citations made in 2007. Corpus-wide, 72.1% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
169 additional Molecular Biology journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2004–2006, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2007. Publication window: 2004–2006. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 752
- Window papers (baseline)
- 273,038 +20.2% from indicator year 2004
- Median OJR
- 0.929 +13.4% from indicator year 2004
- Rising journals (2025)
- 129
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2004–2006 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Ranked journals | 519 | 546 | 586 | 626 | 650 | 687 | 707 | 752 | 778 | 801 | 844 | 901 | 955 | 996 | 1,034 | 1,073 | 1,109 | 1,133 | 1,155 | 1,157 | 1,141 | 1,136 | 1,158 | 1,167 | 1,149 | 1,152 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 181,358 | 194,151 | 205,259 | 217,711 | 227,129 | 242,923 | 257,591 | 273,038 | 286,182 | 303,541 | 319,771 | 333,582 | 344,870 | 354,245 | 365,796 | 374,398 | 378,858 | 377,367 | 371,908 | 369,033 | 372,681 | 388,390 | 409,363 | 424,318 | 425,615 | 430,199 | |
| Median OJR | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.70 | 0.79 | 0.82 | 0.872 | 0.923 | 0.929 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 1.010 | 1.051 | 1.049 | 1.014 | 1.001 | 0.99 | 0.98 | 0.944 | 0.940 | 0.933 | 0.937 | 0.917 | 0.9097 | 0.870 | 0.89 | 0.9095 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.