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Best Histology journals

61 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Histology. The top 61 by CiteScore percentile are listed below — 16 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

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# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 Bone Research 26.2 99th Q1 SCIE – Yes
2 Journal of Extracellular Vesicles 24.6 97th Q1 SCIE – Yes
3 Cell Systems 11.5 95th Q1 SCIE – No
4 Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 10.6 94th Q1 SCIE – Yes
5 European Journal of Cell Biology 8.6 92th Q1 SCIE – Yes
6 Tissue Barriers 8.6 91th Q1 ESCI – No
7 Histopathology 7.7 89th Q1 SCIE – No
8 Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology 7.7 87th Q1 SCIE – No
9 Cell and Tissue Research 7.7 86th Q1 SCIE – No
10 Bone 7.5 84th Q1 SCIE – No
11 Matrix Biology Plus 7.3 83th Q1 – – Yes
12 Cells Tissues Organs 6.8 81th Q1 SCIE – No
13 Brain Structure and Function 6.6 79th Q1 SCIE – No
14 Cytometry Part A 6.6 78th Q1 SCIE – No
15 Anatomical Sciences Education 6.5 76th Q1 SCIE – No
16 Cancer Pathogenesis and Therapy 6.2 75th Q1 ESCI – Yes
17 Clinical Anatomy 6 73th Q2 SCIE – No
18 Adipocyte 5.9 71th Q2 SCIE – Yes
19 Acta Histochemica 5.7 70th Q2 SCIE – No
20 Anatomical Record 5.6 68th Q2 SCIE – No
21 Cytometry Part B - Clinical Cytometry 5.5 66th Q2 SCIE – No
22 World Journal of Stem Cells 5.3 65th Q2 SCIE – No
23 Microscopy Research and Technique 5 63th Q2 SCIE – No
24 Histochemistry and Cell Biology 4.8 62th Q2 SCIE – No
25 Journal of Anatomy 4.5 60th Q2 SCIE – No
26 Diagnostic Pathology 4.4 58th Q2 SCIE – Yes
27 Sage Open Pathology 4.1 57th Q2 ESCI – No
28 Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica 4.1 55th Q2 SCIE – Yes
29 Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine 3.8 54th Q2 ESCI – Yes
30 European Journal of Histochemistry 3.7 52th Q2 SCIE – Yes
31 Journal of Microscopy 3.7 50th Q2 SCIE – No
32 Histology and Histopathology 3.6 49th Q3 SCIE – No
33 Biotechnic and Histochemistry 3.4 47th Q3 SCIE – No
34 Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry 3.4 45th Q3 SCIE – No
35 Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology 3.2 44th Q3 ESCI – Yes
36 Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica 3.1 42th Q3 SCIE – No
37 Acta Cytologica 2.9 41th Q3 SCIE – No
38 Folia Morphologica (Poland) 2.8 39th Q3 SCIE – Yes
39 Journal of Cutaneous Pathology 2.7 37th Q3 SCIE – No
40 Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Morphology 2.7 36th Q3 SCIE – No
41 Journal of Molecular Histology 2.6 34th Q3 SCIE – No
42 Cytopathology 2.3 33th Q3 SCIE – No
43 Journal of Histotechnology 2.2 31th Q3 SCIE – No
44 Anatomy and Cell Biology 2.1 29th Q3 ESCI – No
45 Diagnostic Cytopathology 2 28th Q3 SCIE – No
46 Actas Dermo-Sifiliograficas 1.8 26th Q3 ESCI – Yes
47 Rare Tumors 1.6 25th Q3 ESCI – Yes
48 Malaysian Journal of Pathology 1.5 23th Q4 SCIE – No
49 Journal of Cytology 1.2 21th Q4 SCIE – Yes
50 Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports 1.2 20th Q4 ESCI – No
51 Indonesian Journal of Medical Laboratory Science and Technology 0.9 18th Q4 – – Yes
52 Diagnostic Histopathology 0.9 16th Q4 – – No
53 Egyptian Journal of Histology 0.8 15th Q4 – – Yes
54 Journal of Hematopathology 0.7 13th Q4 SCIE – No
55 National Journal of Clinical Anatomy 0.6 12th Q4 ESCI – Yes
56 Reports of Morphology 0.4 10th Q4 – – No
57 Acta Anatomica Sinica 0.4 8th Q4 – – No
58 International Journal of Anatomy and Research 0.3 7th Q4 – – No
59 Indonesian Journal of Clinical Pathology and Medical Laboratory 0.3 5th Q4 – – No
60 Journal of Morphological Sciences 0.2 4th Q4 – – No
61 Revue Francaise d'Histotechnologie 0.1 2th Q4 – – No

Rank and percentile are within the Histology Scopus subject table (CiteScore 2025, dataset 2026-06-09). A journal can rank differently in its other subject areas — open its profile for the full picture.

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