Journal Rankings 2026 — Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4
Browse 29 ranked journals grouped into quartiles by citation rate. Use the subject filter below to narrow down by research field.
Data last refreshed: Sep 21, 2026
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Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
Human auditory perception and evaluation
Plant and animal studies
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Climate variability and models
RNA modifications and cancer
earthquake and tectonic studies
Geological and Geochemical Analysis
Immune Cell Function and Interaction
Medicine
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Conducting polymers and applications
Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography
RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
Advancements in Battery Materials
Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
MicroRNA in disease regulation
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
Meat and Animal Product Quality
Neural dynamics and brain function
Species Distribution and Climate Change
Q1 — Top 25%
8 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
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Genome biology
Springer Nature
|
7.56 |
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Trends in Microbiology
Elsevier BV
|
6.50 |
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Trends in Genetics
Elsevier BV
|
5.75 |
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Briefings in Bioinformatics
Oxford University Press
|
5.71 |
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Bioinformatics
Oxford University Press
|
5.62 |
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Scientific Data
Nature Portfolio
|
4.76 |
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FEMS Microbiology Ecology
Oxford University Press
|
4.51 |
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BMC Biology
Springer Nature
|
4.43 |
Q2 — 50th-75th Percentile
7 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
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BMC Bioinformatics
BioMed Central
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4.31 |
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BMC Genomics
BioMed Central
|
3.72 |
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Microbial Ecology
Springer Science+Business Media
|
3.49 |
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Applied and Environmental Microbiology
American Society for Microbiology
|
3.49 |
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Archives of Microbiology
Springer Science+Business Media
|
3.31 |
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Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Elsevier BV
|
3.10 |
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Life
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
|
3.05 |
Q3 — 25th-50th Percentile
7 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
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Biology
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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2.85 |
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Genes
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
|
2.74 |
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Environmental Microbiology
Wiley
|
2.74 |
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PeerJ
PeerJ, Inc.
|
2.67 |
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Journal of Molecular Evolution
Springer Science+Business Media
|
2.63 |
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G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
Genetics Society of America
|
2.56 |
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Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Springer Science+Business Media
|
2.15 |
Q4 — Bottom 25%
7 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
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Data in Brief
Elsevier BV
|
2.13 |
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BMC Research Notes
BioMed Central
|
1.53 |
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Journal of Microbiological Methods
Elsevier BV
|
1.51 |
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Genetica
Springer Science+Business Media
|
1.45 |
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Wellcome Open Research
Wellcome
|
1.09 |
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F1000Research
Faculty of 1000
|
0.97 |
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BMC Evolutionary Biology
Springer Nature
|
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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 citation rate (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 citation rate.