Journal Rankings 2026 — Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4
Browse 7 ranked journals grouped into quartiles by citation rate. Use the subject filter below to narrow down by research field.
Data last refreshed: Jul 30, 2026
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Q1 — Top 25%
2 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
|
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
American Meteorological Society
|
8.00 |
|
Journal of Hydrometeorology
American Meteorological Society
|
3.10 |
Q2 — 50th-75th Percentile
2 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
|
Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
American Meteorological Society
|
3.04 |
|
Monthly Weather Review
American Meteorological Society
|
2.80 |
Q3 — 25th-50th Percentile
2 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
|
Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
American Meteorological Society
|
2.60 |
|
Weather and Forecasting
American Meteorological Society
|
2.50 |
Q4 — Bottom 25%
1 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
|
Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
American Meteorological Society
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2.40 |
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.