Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books, and conference proceedings. Scopus is currently indexing nearly 36,377 journals from approximately 11,678 publishers. In this blog post, we will be listing Scopus-indexed biotechnology journals.
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There are more than 500 Scopus indexed journals that publish biotechnology-related research. However, we are listing the top Scopus indexed biotechnology journals. More biotechnology journals can be found at https://phdtalks.org/journal-finder.php
Top Scopus indexed biotechnology journals
| S. No. | Journal Title | Publisher | Journal Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nature Microbiology | Nature Publishing Group | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Q1); Cell Biology (Q1); Genetics (Q1); Immunology (Q1); Microbiology (Q1); Microbiology (medical) (Q1) |
| 2 | Nature Biomedical Engineering | Nature Publishing Group | Bioengineering (Q1); Biomedical Engineering (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Computer Science Applications (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1) |
| 3 | PLoS Medicine | Public Library of Science | Biochemistry (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Cell Biology (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1); Molecular Biology (Q1) |
| 4 | Nano Today | Elsevier | Bioengineering (Q1); Biomedical Engineering (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Materials Science (miscellaneous) (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1); Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Q1); Pharmaceutical Science (Q1) |
| 5 | Annual Review of Animal Biosciences | Annual Reviews Inc. | Animal Science and Zoology (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Genetics (Q1); Veterinary (miscellaneous) (Q1) |
| 6 | Small | Wiley-VCH Verlag | Biomaterials (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Chemistry (miscellaneous) (Q1); Engineering (miscellaneous) (Q1); Materials Science (miscellaneous) (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1); Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Q1) |
| 7 | Protein and Cell | Higher Education Press | Biochemistry (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Cell Biology (Q1); Drug Discovery (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1) |
| 8 | Biofuel Research Journal | Green Wave Publishing of Canada | Biotechnology (Q1); Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous) (Q1); Energy Engineering and Power Technology (Q1); Environmental Engineering (Q1); Fuel Technology (Q1); Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (Q1); Waste Management and Disposal (Q1 |
| 9 | Green Synthesis and Catalysis | KeAi Communications Co. | Biotechnology (Q1); Catalysis (Q1) |
| 10 | Ageing Research Reviews | Elsevier Ireland Ltd | Aging (Q1); Biochemistry (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Molecular Biology (Q1); Neurology (Q1) |
| 11 | Nature Biotechnology | Nature Publishing Group | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Q1); Bioengineering (Q1); Biomedical Engineering (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Molecular Medicine (Q1) |
| 12 | Plant Communications | Cell Press | Biochemistry (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Cell Biology (Q1); Molecular Biology (Q1); Plant Science (Q1) |
| 13 | Plant Biotechnology Journal | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | Agronomy and Crop Science (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Plant Science (Q1) |
| 14 | Bioactive Materials | KeAi Communications Co. | Biomaterials (Q1); Biomedical Engineering (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1) |
| 15 | Trends in Biotechnology | Elsevier Ltd. | Bioengineering (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1) |
| 16 | Biotechnology Advances | Elsevier Inc. | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Q1); Bioengineering (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1) |
| 17 | Molecular Ecology Resources | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | Biotechnology (Q1); Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Q1); Genetics (Q1) |
| 18 | Trends in Food Science and Technology | Elsevier Ltd. | Biotechnology (Q1); Food Science (Q1) |
| 19 | Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology | Springer Netherlands | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Q1); Environmental Engineering (Q1); Pollution (Q1); Waste Management and Disposal (Q1) |
| 20 | BMC Biology | BioMed Central Ltd. | Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q1); Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Cell Biology (Q1); Developmental Biology (Q1); Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Q1); Physiology |
| 21 | Biosensors and Bioelectronics | Elsevier Ltd. | Biomedical Engineering (Q1); Biophysics (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Electrochemistry (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1); Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Q1) |
| 22 | Cell Reports Methods | Cell Press | Biochemistry (Q1); Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Computer Science Applications (Q1); Genetics (Q1); Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging (Q1) |
| 23 | ACS Photonics | American Chemical Society | Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Q1); Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (Q1) |
| 24 | Current Opinion in Biotechnology | Elsevier Ltd. | Bioengineering (Q1); Biomedical Engineering (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1) |
| 25 | Nanophotonics | Walter de Gruyter | Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Q1); Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (Q1) |
| 26 | Nature Methods | Nature Publishing Group | Biochemistry (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Cell Biology (Q1); Molecular Biology (Q1) |
| 27 | npj Biofilms and Microbiomes | Nature Publishing Group | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Microbiology (Q1) |
| 28 | Transcription | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | Biochemistry (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Genetics (Q1) |
| 29 | Metabolic Engineering | Academic Press Inc. | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Q1); Bioengineering (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1) |
| 30 | Horticulture Research | Oxford University Press | Biochemistry (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Genetics (Q1); Horticulture (Q1); Plant Science (Q1) |
| 31 | International Journal of Biological Sciences | Ivyspring International Publisher | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Q1); Cell Biology (Q1); Developmental Biology (Q1); Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Q1); Molecular Biology (Q1) |
| 32 | IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. | Biotechnology (Q1); Computer Science Applications (Q1); Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Q1); Health Informatics (Q1); Health Information Management (Q1) |
| 33 | BioDrugs | Adis International Ltd | Biotechnology (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1); Pharmacology (Q1); Pharmacology (medical) (Q1) |
| 34 | Acta Biomaterialia | Elsevier BV | Biochemistry (Q1); Biomaterials (Q1); Biomedical Engineering (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1); Molecular Biology (Q1) |
| 35 | Critical Reviews in Biotechnology | Informa Healthcare | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1) |
| 36 | Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal | Research Network of Computational and Structural Biotechnology | Biochemistry (Q1); Biophysics (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Computer Science Applications (Q1); Genetics (Q1); Structural Biology (Q2) |
| 37 | Environmental Microbiomes | BioMed Central Ltd. | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Q1); Genetics (Q1); Microbiology (Q1) |
| 38 | Biofabrication | IOP Publishing Ltd. | Biochemistry (Q1); Bioengineering (Q1); Biomaterials (Q1); Biomedical Engineering (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1) |
| 39 | Bioengineering and Translational Medicine | John Wiley & Sons Inc. | Biomedical Engineering (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Pharmaceutical Science (Q1) |
| 40 | Materials Today Bio | Elsevier BV | Bioengineering (Q1); Biomaterials (Q1); Biomedical Engineering (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Molecular Biology (Q1); Cell Biology (Q2) |
| 41 | Current Opinion in Food Science | Elsevier BV | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Q1); Food Science (Q1) |
| 42 | Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology | BioMed Central Ltd. | Animal Science and Zoology (Q1); Biochemistry (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Food Science (Q1) |
| 43 | Journal of Nanobiotechnology | BioMed Central Ltd. | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Q1); Bioengineering (Q1); Biomedical Engineering (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1); Molecular Medicine (Q1); Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Q1); Pharmaceutical Science (Q1) |
| 44 | Theoretical And Applied Genetics | Springer Verlag | Agronomy and Crop Science (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Genetics (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1) |
| 45 | Critical Reviews in Microbiology | Informa Healthcare | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1); Microbiology (Q1) |
| 46 | FASEB Journal | John Wiley & Sons Inc. | Biochemistry (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Genetics (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1); Molecular Biology (Q2) |
| 47 | Drug Discovery Today: Technologies | Elsevier Ltd. | Biotechnology (Q1); Drug Discovery (Q1); Molecular Medicine (Q1) |
| 48 | Bioconjugate Chemistry | American Chemical Society | Bioengineering (Q1); Biomedical Engineering (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Organic Chemistry (Q1); Pharmaceutical Science (Q1); Pharmacology (Q1) |
| 49 | Journal of the Royal Society Interface | The Royal Society | Biochemistry (Q1); Bioengineering (Q1); Biomaterials (Q1); Biomedical Engineering (Q1); Biophysics (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1) |
| 50 | Phytochemistry Reviews | Springer Netherlands | Biotechnology (Q1); Plant Science (Q1) |
| 51 | Biofilm | Elsevier BV | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Q1); Microbiology (Q1); Cell Biology (Q2); Molecular Biology (Q2) |
| 52 | Cell Surface | Elsevier BV | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Q1); Microbiology (Q1); Cell Biology (Q2); Molecular Biology (Q2) |
| 53 | Marine Life Science and Technology | Springer Verlag | Aquatic Science (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Q1); Oceanography (Q1) |
| 54 | CRISPR Journal | Mary Ann Liebert Inc. | Biotechnology (Q1); Genetics (Q1) |
| 55 | Journal of Water Process Engineering | Elsevier Ltd. | Biotechnology (Q1); Process Chemistry and Technology (Q1); Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality (Q1); Waste Management and Disposal (Q1); Water Science and Technology (Q1) |
| 56 | Interface Focus | The Royal Society | Biochemistry (Q1); Bioengineering (Q1); Biomaterials (Q1); Biomedical Engineering (Q1); Biophysics (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1) |
| 57 | Plant Methods | BioMed Central Ltd. | Biotechnology (Q1); Plant Science (Q1); Genetics (Q2) |
| 58 | Microbial Biotechnology | John Wiley and Sons Ltd | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Q1); Biochemistry (Q1); Bioengineering (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1) |
| 59 | BMC Genomics | BioMed Central Ltd. | Biotechnology (Q1); Genetics (Q2) |
| 60 | Microbial Cell | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Q1); Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) (Q1); Parasitology (Q1); Cell Biology (Q2); Genetics (Q2); Microbiology (Q2); Molecular Biology (Q2); Virology (Q2) | |
| 61 | Microbial Cell Factories | BioMed Central Ltd. | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Q1); Bioengineering (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1) |
| 62 | Journal of Heredity | Oxford University Press | Biotechnology (Q1); Genetics (Q2); Genetics (clinical) (Q2); Molecular Biology (Q2) |
| 63 | Food Control | Elsevier BV | Biotechnology (Q1); Food Science (Q1) |
| 64 | SLAS Discovery | Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening | Analytical Chemistry (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Biochemistry (Q2); Molecular Medicine (Q2) |
| 65 | Molecular Nutrition and Food Research | Wiley-VCH Verlag | Biotechnology (Q1); Food Science (Q1) |
| 66 | Applied and Environmental Microbiology | American Society for Microbiology | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Ecology (Q1); Food Science (Q1) |
| 67 | FEMS Microbiology Ecology | Oxford University Press | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Q1); Ecology (Q1); Microbiology (Q2) |
| 68 | Biotechnology for Biofuels | BioMed Central Ltd. | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Energy (miscellaneous) (Q1); Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (Q1); Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (Q2) |
| 69 | OpenNano | Elsevier Inc. | Biotechnology (Q1); Internal Medicine (Q1); Pharmaceutical Science (Q1); Pharmacology (medical) (Q1) |
| 70 | New Biotechnology | Elsevier | Bioengineering (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1); Molecular Biology (Q2) |
| 71 | Biotechnology Reports | Elsevier BV | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1) |
| 72 | Biosafety and Health | Elsevier BV | Biotechnology (Q1); Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (Q1); Infectious Diseases (Q2); Microbiology (medical) (Q2) |
| 73 | Fungal Biology and Biotechnology | BioMed Central Ltd. | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Q1); Cell Biology (Q2); Molecular Biology (Q2) |
| 74 | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology | Springer Verlag | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1) |
| 75 | Biomedical Optics Express | Optica Publishing Group | Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1) |
| 76 | Rice Science | Elsevier | Agronomy and Crop Science (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Plant Science (Q1) |
| 77 | Nanotheranostics | Ivyspring International Publishers | Biomedical Engineering (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1); Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous) (Q1) |
| 78 | Systematic and Applied Microbiology | Urban und Fischer Verlag Jena | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Q1); Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Q1); Microbiology (Q2) |
| 79 | Journal of Ginseng Research | The Korean Society of Ginseng | Biotechnology (Q1); Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Q1); Plant Science (Q1); Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) (Q2) |
| 80 | Bio-Design and Manufacturing | Springer Singapore | Biomedical Engineering (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (Q1); Materials Science (miscellaneous) (Q1) |
| 81 | Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology | Frontiers Media S.A. | Biomedical Engineering (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Bioengineering (Q2); Histology (Q2) |
| 82 | Synthetic Biology | Oxford University Press | Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q1); Biomedical Engineering (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Bioengineering (Q2); Biomaterials (Q2) |
| 83 | Current Research in Food Science | Elsevier BV | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Food Science (Q1) |
| 84 | aBIOTECH | Springer Nature | Agronomy and Crop Science (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Plant Science (Q1); Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) (Q2); Genetics (Q2); Molecular Biology (Q2) |
| 85 | Biotechnology Journal | Wiley-VCH Verlag | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1); Molecular Medicine (Q2) |
| 86 | Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture | Springer International Publishing AG | Agronomy and Crop Science (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Food Science (Q1); Biochemistry (Q2) |
| 87 | Food Structure | Elsevier BV | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Q1); Food Science (Q1); Bioengineering (Q2) |
| 88 | Biophysical Reports | Tabriz University of Medical Sciences | Biophysics (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Biochemistry (Q2); Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) (Q2) |
| 89 | Nanobiomedicine | SAGE Publications Ltd | Biomedical Engineering (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1) |
| 90 | Nanotechnology Reviews | Walter de Gruyter GmbH | Engineering (miscellaneous) (Q1); Materials Science (miscellaneous) (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1); Surfaces, Coatings and Films (Q1); Biomaterials (Q2); Biotechnology (Q2); Energy Engineering and Power Technology (Q2); Process Chemistry and Technolo |
| 91 | Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces | Elsevier | Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (Q1); Biotechnology (Q2); Colloid and Surface Chemistry (Q2); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q2); Surfaces and Interfaces (Q2) |
| 92 | Bioprinting | Elsevier BV | Biomedical Engineering (Q1); Biotechnology (Q2); Computer Science Applications (Q2) |
| 93 | Macromolecular Bioscience | Wiley-VCH Verlag | Materials Chemistry (Q1); Polymers and Plastics (Q1); Bioengineering (Q2); Biomaterials (Q2); Biotechnology (Q2) |
| 94 | Molecular Breeding | Springer Netherlands | Agronomy and Crop Science (Q1); Plant Science (Q1); Biotechnology (Q2); Genetics (Q2); Molecular Biology (Q2) |
| 95 | European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics | Elsevier | Pharmaceutical Science (Q1); Biotechnology (Q2); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q2) |
| 96 | International Journal of Bioprinting | Whioce Publishing Pte. Ltd | Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (Q1); Biotechnology (Q2); Materials Science (miscellaneous) (Q2) |
| 97 | Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology | Oxford University Press | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Q1); Bioengineering (Q2); Biotechnology (Q2); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q2) |
| 98 | Biosensors and Bioelectronics: X | Elsevier Ltd. | Biophysics (Q1); Biomedical Engineering (Q2); Biotechnology (Q2); Electrochemistry (Q2) |
| 99 | Bioinspiration and Biomimetics | IOP Publishing Ltd. | Biophysics (Q1); Engineering (miscellaneous) (Q1); Biochemistry (Q2); Biotechnology (Q2); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q2); Molecular Medicine (Q2) |
| 100 | Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings | Nature Publishing Group | Dermatology (Q1); Biotechnology (Q2); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q2); Molecular Biology (Q2); Cell Biology (Q3) |
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