Journal Rankings 2026 — Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4
Browse 28 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%
7 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
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Cell Systems
Elsevier
|
64.50 |
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Genome biology
Springer Nature
|
7.56 |
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Current Opinion in Structural Biology
Elsevier BV
|
7.54 |
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Trends in Biochemical Sciences
Elsevier BV
|
6.58 |
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Trends in Genetics
Elsevier BV
|
5.75 |
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Communications Biology
Nature Portfolio
|
5.25 |
|
Biomolecules
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
|
4.97 |
Q2 — 50th-75th Percentile
7 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
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Structure
Elsevier BV
|
3.96 |
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ACS Synthetic Biology
American Chemical Society
|
3.61 |
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Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
Frontiers Media
|
3.33 |
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Methods
Elsevier BV
|
3.21 |
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BioEssays
Wiley
|
3.11 |
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Life
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
|
3.05 |
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ACS Chemical Biology
American Chemical Society
|
2.95 |
Q3 — 25th-50th Percentile
7 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
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FEBS Journal
Wiley
|
2.85 |
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Molecular Microbiology
Wiley
|
2.74 |
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Journal of Molecular Evolution
Springer Science+Business Media
|
2.63 |
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Biochimie
Elsevier BV
|
2.58 |
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ChemBioChem
Wiley
|
2.31 |
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Biopolymers
Wiley
|
2.16 |
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IUBMB Life
Wiley
|
2.15 |
Q4 — Bottom 25%
7 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
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Biosystems
Elsevier BV
|
2.10 |
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The Journal of Biochemistry
Oxford University Press
|
2.06 |
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Protein Expression and Purification
Elsevier BV
|
1.58 |
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Yeast
Wiley
|
1.35 |
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BioTechniques
Future Science Ltd
|
1.32 |
|
Chemistry & Biology
Elsevier
|
— |
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Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography
Wiley
|
— |
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.