Journal Rankings 2026 — Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4
Browse 17 ranked journals grouped into quartiles by citation rate. Use the subject filter below to narrow down by research field.
Data last refreshed: Jul 31, 2026
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Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
Human auditory perception and evaluation
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Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
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earthquake and tectonic studies
Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
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Economic theories and models
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Health disparities and outcomes
Immune Cell Function and Interaction
Social sciences (General)
Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
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Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
Global Maternal and Child Health
Meat and Animal Product Quality
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Schizophrenia research and treatment
Q1 — Top 25%
5 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
|
Social Science & Medicine
Elsevier
|
56.90 |
|
PLoS Medicine
Public Library of Science
|
7.20 |
|
BMJ Global Health
BMJ
|
4.21 |
|
Population and Development Review
Wiley
|
3.39 |
|
BMC Women s Health
BioMed Central
|
3.12 |
Q2 — 50th-75th Percentile
4 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
|
PLOS Global Public Health
Public Library of Science
|
2.54 |
|
Health Science Reports
Wiley
|
2.24 |
|
Midwifery
Elsevier BV
|
2.10 |
|
BMJ Open
BMJ
|
2.07 |
Q3 — 25th-50th Percentile
4 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
|
BMJ Public Health
BMJ
|
1.93 |
|
Population Studies
Taylor & Francis
|
1.89 |
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BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health
BMJ
|
1.73 |
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Tropical Medicine & International Health
Wiley
|
1.66 |
Q4 — Bottom 25%
4 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
|
Maternal and Child Health Journal
Springer Science+Business Media
|
1.35 |
|
Journal of Midwifery & Women s Health
Wiley
|
1.32 |
|
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
Oxford University Press
|
0.87 |
|
South African Medical Journal
Health and Medical Publishing Group
|
0.62 |
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.