Journal Rankings 2026 — Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4
Browse 7 ranked journals grouped into quartiles by impact factor. Use the subject filter below to narrow down by research field.
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Q2 — 50th-75th Percentile
2 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
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Science
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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63.70 |
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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54.05 |
Q3 — 25th-50th Percentile
2 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
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Nature Communications
Springer Nature
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17.70 |
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eLife
eLife Sciences Publications
|
8.70 |
Q4 — Bottom 25%
1 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
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PLoS ONE
Public Library of Science
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3.70 |
Understanding Journal Quartile Rankings
Quartile rankings (Q1-Q4) are a standard way to categorize academic journals within a subject. They're calculated by ordering all journals in a category by their impact factor (or SJR score) and dividing them into four equal groups.
- Q1 — Top 25%, highest impact in the field
- Q2 — 50th to 75th percentile
- Q3 — 25th to 50th percentile
- Q4 — Bottom 25%
Note: When official Scopus/JCR quartile data is available we use it. Otherwise quartiles are approximated by ranking journals within the selected subject by their latest impact factor.