Biology & Basic Science

Top biology & basic science journals by 2026 Impact Factor

Molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, plant science, ecology, and broad life-science journals. Compare 3,717 journals across Q1-Q4 by 2026 Impact Factor, country, topic fit, and exact journal records.

Released June 17, 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

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Top research topics in Biology & Basic Science

Plant and animal studies (252)RNA modifications and cancer (149)Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (122)RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (115)MicroRNA in disease regulation (108)Animal Nutrition and Physiology (106)Meat and Animal Product Quality (104)Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (98)

Biology & Basic Science journals by country

United States834United Kingdom791Netherlands403Germany232Switzerland157Japan91Brazil82Poland77

Showing 100 of 3,717 journals

Nature Reviews Microbiology
ISSN: 1740-1526Nature Portfolio
Molecular BiologyGenetics
2026 Impact Factor104.6
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Annals Of Oncology
ISSN: 0923-7534Elsevier BV
Cancer Research
2026 Impact Factor80.4
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Nature Reviews Cancer
ISSN: 1474-175XNature Portfolio
Cancer ResearchMolecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor60.7
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Cancer Cell
ISSN: 1535-6108Cell Press
Molecular BiologyCancer Research
2026 Impact Factor56.1
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Nature Reviews Methods Primers
ISSN: 2662-8449Nature Portfolio
BiophysicsStructural Biology
2026 Impact Factor54.2
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Nature Reviews Genetics
ISSN: 1471-0056Nature Portfolio
Molecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor51.4
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Nature Reviews Chemistry
ISSN: 2397-3358Nature Portfolio
Molecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor50.3
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Chemical Society Reviews
ISSN: 0306-0012Royal Society of Chemistry
Biophysics
2026 Impact Factor48.3
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Nature Reviews Nephrology
ISSN: 1759-5061Nature Portfolio
Molecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor46.7
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Cell
ISSN: 0092-8674Cell Press
Molecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor45.1
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Nature Biotechnology
ISSN: 1087-0156Nature Portfolio
Molecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor44.5
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Imeta
ISSN: 2770-5986Wiley
Molecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor44.4
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Molecular Cancer
ISSN: 1476-4598BioMed Central
Cancer ResearchMolecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor42.2
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Reviews Of Geophysics
ISSN: 8755-1209Wiley
Molecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor38.5
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Nature Nanotechnology
ISSN: 1748-3387Nature Portfolio
Molecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor37.5
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Cell Metabolism
ISSN: 1550-4131Cell Press
Molecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor37.0
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Physiological Reviews
ISSN: 0031-9333American Physiological Society
Molecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor35.7
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Molecular Plant
ISSN: 1674-2052Elsevier BV
Plant ScienceMolecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor32.7
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Cell Research
ISSN: 1001-0602Springer Nature
Molecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor31.1
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Exploration
ISSN: 2766-8509Wiley
Molecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor30.4
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Gastroenterology
ISSN: 0016-5085Elsevier BV
Genetics
2026 Impact Factor29.7
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Cancer Discovery
ISSN: 2159-8274American Association for Cancer Research
Cancer Research
2026 Impact Factor29.5
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Cancer Communications
ISSN: 2523-3548Wiley
Cancer Research
2026 Impact Factor28.4
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Nature Methods
ISSN: 1548-7091Nature Portfolio
BiophysicsMolecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor28.3
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Nature Cancer
ISSN: 2662-1347Nature Portfolio
Cancer Research
2026 Impact Factor28.0
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Nature Metabolism
ISSN: 2522-5812Nature Portfolio
Molecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor27.5
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Fungal Diversity
ISSN: 1560-2745Springer Science+Business Media
Cell BiologyPlant Science
2026 Impact Factor27.0
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Annual Review Of Plant Biology
ISSN: 1543-5008Annual Reviews
Plant ScienceMolecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor26.4
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Nature Genetics
ISSN: 1061-4036Nature Portfolio
GeneticsMolecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor25.5
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Nature Aging
ISSN: 2662-8465Nature Portfolio
AgingMolecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor25.0
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Annual Review Of Biochemistry
ISSN: 0066-4154Annual Reviews
Cell BiologyMolecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor24.9
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Nature Food
ISSN: 2662-1355Nature Portfolio
Food ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
2026 Impact Factor24.7
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Gut
ISSN: 0017-5749BMJ
Genetics
2026 Impact Factor24.6
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Nature Chemistry
ISSN: 1755-4330Nature Portfolio
Molecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor24.5
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Endocrine Reviews
ISSN: 0163-769XOxford University Press
Genetics
2026 Impact Factor23.9
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Jama Oncology
ISSN: 2374-2437American Medical Association
Cancer Research
2026 Impact Factor23.9
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Cell Stem Cell
ISSN: 1934-5909Elsevier BV
Molecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor23.3
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Cell Host & Microbe
ISSN: 1931-3128Cell Press
Molecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor23.2
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Nature Cell Biology
ISSN: 1465-7392Nature Portfolio
Cell BiologyMolecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor22.7
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Cancer Research
ISSN: 0008-5472American Association for Cancer Research
Cancer ResearchMolecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor22.6
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Diabetes Care
ISSN: 0149-5992American Diabetes Association
Genetics
2026 Impact Factor22.6
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Drug Resistance Updates
ISSN: 1368-7646Elsevier BV
Molecular Medicine
2026 Impact Factor22.0
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Lancet Microbe
ISSN: 2666-5247Elsevier BV
Molecular Medicine
2026 Impact Factor21.9
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Kidney International
ISSN: 0085-2538Elsevier BV
Molecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor21.8
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Journal Of Extracellular Vesicles
ISSN: 2001-3078Taylor & Francis
Molecular BiologyCancer Research
2026 Impact Factor21.7
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Trends In Cancer
ISSN: 2405-8033Elsevier BV
Cancer Research
2026 Impact Factor21.6
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Trends In Plant Science
ISSN: 1360-1385Elsevier BV
Plant ScienceMolecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor21.2
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Clinical Microbiology Reviews
ISSN: 0893-8512American Society for Microbiology
Clinical BiochemistryMolecular Medicine
2026 Impact Factor20.7
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Nature Computational Science
ISSN: 2662-8457Nature Portfolio
Molecular BiologyBiophysics
2026 Impact Factor20.3
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Pharmacological Reviews
ISSN: 0031-6997American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Molecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor20.3
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Seminars In Cancer Biology
ISSN: 1044-579XElsevier BV
Molecular BiologyCancer Research
2026 Impact Factor20.3
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Bone Research
ISSN: 2095-4700Springer Nature
Molecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor20.1
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Mycosphere
ISSN: 2077-7000Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Plant ScienceCell Biology
2026 Impact Factor19.9
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Nature Microbiology
ISSN: 2058-5276Nature Portfolio
Molecular BiologyGenetics
2026 Impact Factor18.7
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Trends In Microbiology
ISSN: 0966-842XElsevier BV
GeneticsMolecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor18.7
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Autophagy
ISSN: 1554-8627Taylor & Francis
Cell BiologyPhysiology
2026 Impact Factor18.6
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Nature Protocols
ISSN: 1754-2189Nature Portfolio
Molecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor18.4
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Studies In Mycology
ISSN: 0166-0616Elsevier BV
Cell BiologyPlant Science
2026 Impact Factor18.3
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Protein & Cell
ISSN: 1674-800XSpringer Science+Business Media
Molecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor18.2
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Nature Communications
ISSN: 2041-1723Nature Portfolio
Molecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor18.1
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Progress In Lipid Research
ISSN: 0163-7827Elsevier BV
BiochemistryMolecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor18.1
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Circulation Research
ISSN: 0009-7330Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Molecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor18.0
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Trends In Ecology & Evolution
ISSN: 0169-5347Elsevier BV
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
2026 Impact Factor17.9
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Trends In Food Science & Technology
ISSN: 0924-2244Elsevier BV
Food ScienceAnimal Science and Zoology
2026 Impact Factor17.4
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Acs Nano
ISSN: 1936-0851American Chemical Society
Molecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor17.3
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Nature Ecology & Evolution
ISSN: 2397-334XNature Portfolio
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsGenetics
2026 Impact Factor17.1
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Annual Review Of Entomology
ISSN: 0066-4170Annual Reviews
Insect ScienceGenetics
2026 Impact Factor16.9
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Cell Discovery
ISSN: 2056-5968Springer Nature
Molecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor16.9
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Fems Microbiology Reviews
ISSN: 0168-6445Oxford University Press
GeneticsMolecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor16.9
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Smart Molecules
ISSN: 2751-4587Wiley
Molecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor16.8
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Trends In Biotechnology
ISSN: 0167-7799Elsevier BV
Molecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor16.6
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Redox Biology
ISSN: 2213-2317Elsevier BV
Molecular BiologyBiochemistry
2026 Impact Factor16.2
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Molecular Cell
ISSN: 1097-2765Elsevier BV
Molecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor16.0
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Nature Chemical Biology
ISSN: 1552-4450Nature Portfolio
Molecular Biology
2026 Impact Factor15.8
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