Journal Rankings 2026 — Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4
Browse 25 ranked journals grouped into quartiles by citation rate. Use the subject filter below to narrow down by research field.
Data last refreshed: Aug 01, 2026
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Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
Human auditory perception and evaluation
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Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Immune Cell Function and Interaction
Conducting polymers and applications
Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
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Geological and Geochemical Analysis
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
earthquake and tectonic studies
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
RNA modifications and cancer
Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
Neural dynamics and brain function
Advancements in Battery Materials
Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography
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Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
Schizophrenia research and treatment
Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
Meat and Animal Product Quality
RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
T-cell and B-cell Immunology
Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
Q1 — Top 25%
7 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
|
Cancer Letters
Elsevier BV
|
8.60 |
|
Trends in Biochemical Sciences
Elsevier BV
|
6.58 |
|
Cancer Biology & Therapy
Taylor & Francis
|
6.11 |
|
Communications Biology
Nature Portfolio
|
5.25 |
|
Biomolecules
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
|
4.97 |
|
Structure
Elsevier BV
|
3.96 |
|
iScience
Cell Press
|
3.93 |
Q2 — 50th-75th Percentile
6 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
|
Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Wiley
|
3.68 |
|
Cancer Science
Wiley
|
3.65 |
|
Journal of Cancer
Ivyspring International Publisher
|
3.63 |
|
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
Frontiers Media
|
3.33 |
|
Methods
Elsevier BV
|
3.21 |
|
Tumor Biology
SAGE Publishing
|
3.18 |
Q3 — 25th-50th Percentile
6 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
|
FEBS Journal
Wiley
|
2.85 |
|
Genes
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
|
2.74 |
|
Molecular Carcinogenesis
Wiley
|
2.69 |
|
Biochimie
Elsevier BV
|
2.58 |
|
Human Molecular Genetics
Oxford University Press
|
2.48 |
|
Frontiers in Genetics
Frontiers Media
|
2.39 |
Q4 — Bottom 25%
6 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
|
Bioscience Reports
Portland Press
|
2.32 |
|
IUBMB Life
Wiley
|
2.15 |
|
Discover Oncology
Springer Nature
|
1.83 |
|
Biochemical Genetics
Springer Science+Business Media
|
1.64 |
|
Human Mutation
Wiley
|
0.89 |
|
Cancer Research
American Association for Cancer Research
|
0.46 |
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.