Journal Rankings 2026 — Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4
Browse 62 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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Climate variability and models
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earthquake and tectonic studies
Geological and Geochemical Analysis
Immune Cell Function and Interaction
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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%
16 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
|
Trends in Ecology & Evolution
Elsevier BV
|
6.60 |
|
New Phytologist
Wiley
|
6.15 |
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Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
Elsevier BV
|
5.45 |
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Ecology Letters
Wiley
|
5.43 |
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Current Biology
Elsevier
|
4.80 |
|
Journal of Ecology
Wiley
|
4.27 |
|
Ecography
Wiley
|
3.87 |
|
Journal of Applied Ecology
Wiley
|
3.86 |
|
Functional Ecology
Wiley
|
3.80 |
|
Biological Conservation
Elsevier BV
|
3.52 |
|
Royal Society Open Science
Royal Society
|
3.30 |
|
Molecular Ecology
Wiley
|
3.14 |
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Biological Control
Elsevier BV
|
3.13 |
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Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Elsevier BV
|
3.10 |
|
Ecology
Wiley
|
2.90 |
|
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Frontiers Media
|
2.84 |
Q2 — 50th-75th Percentile
15 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
| Biology Letters | 2.79 |
|
South African Journal of Botany
Elsevier BV
|
2.72 |
|
Biodiversity and Conservation
Springer Science+Business Media
|
2.70 |
|
Annals of Botany
Oxford University Press
|
2.69 |
|
PeerJ
PeerJ, Inc.
|
2.67 |
|
Ecosphere
Wiley
|
2.50 |
|
Journal of Animal Ecology
Wiley
|
2.42 |
|
Insects
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
|
2.34 |
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Journal of Vegetation Science
Wiley
|
2.32 |
|
Evolution
Oxford University Press
|
2.32 |
|
Oikos
Wiley
|
2.20 |
|
Journal of Evolutionary Biology
Oxford University Press
|
2.18 |
|
Heredity
Springer Nature
|
2.13 |
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Behavioral Ecology
Oxford University Press
|
2.11 |
|
Biological Invasions
Springer Science+Business Media
|
2.10 |
Q3 — 25th-50th Percentile
16 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
|
Ecology and Evolution
Wiley
|
2.08 |
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Journal of Comparative Physiology A
Springer Science+Business Media
|
2.06 |
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Journal of Biogeography
Wiley
|
1.99 |
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Oecologia
Springer Science+Business Media
|
1.84 |
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Journal of Chemical Ecology
Springer Science+Business Media
|
1.82 |
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Ibis
Wiley
|
1.81 |
|
Diversity
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
|
1.79 |
|
Animal Behaviour
Elsevier BV
|
1.77 |
|
Journal of Insect Physiology
Elsevier BV
|
1.71 |
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Plant Ecology
Springer Science+Business Media
|
1.64 |
|
Annals of the Entomological Society of America
Oxford University Press
|
1.58 |
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Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
Springer Science+Business Media
|
1.52 |
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
Oxford University Press
|
1.52 |
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Journal of Heredity
Oxford University Press
|
1.49 |
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Psyche A Journal of Entomology
Cambridge Entomological Club
|
1.48 |
|
Genetica
Springer Science+Business Media
|
1.45 |
Q4 — Bottom 25%
15 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
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Biotropica
Wiley
|
1.41 |
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Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata
Wiley
|
1.38 |
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Environmental Entomology
Oxford University Press
|
1.33 |
|
Climate Change Ecology
Elsevier
|
1.32 |
|
Taxon
Wiley
|
1.14 |
|
Behavioural Processes
Elsevier BV
|
1.11 |
|
ZooKeys
Pensoft Publishers
|
0.99 |
|
Florida Entomologist
Florida Entomological Society
|
0.96 |
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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift
Pensoft Publishers
|
0.89 |
|
Ethology
Wiley
|
0.84 |
|
Nordic Journal of Botany
Wiley
|
0.75 |
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Brazilian Journal of Biology
Instituto Internacional de Ecologia (Brazil)
|
0.75 |
|
Kew Bulletin
Springer Science+Business Media
|
0.72 |
|
Brittonia
Springer Science+Business Media
|
0.47 |
|
Climate Change Responses
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.