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Science Journals 2026 — Top Scientific Journals Ranked by Citation Rate

Browse 1104+ science journals ranked by citation rate. 360 are open access with an average citation rate of 10.09. This complete list of science journals covers biology, physics, chemistry, engineering, medicine, and multidisciplinary science.

About Science Journals

Science journals publish original research, reviews, and commentary across the natural sciences. The most prestigious — like Nature, Science, and Cell — are multidisciplinary, while thousands of specialized journals focus on specific fields like molecular biology, astrophysics, or organic chemistry. All journals listed here are peer reviewed and indexed in major databases.

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Top 10 Science Journals by Citation Rate

#1
Nature
Nature Portfolio · ISSN: 0028-0836
CR: 69.50
#2
Cell
Elsevier · ISSN: 0092-8674
CR: 66.80
#3
Faraday Discussions of the Chemical Society
The Royal Society of Chemistry · ISSN: 0301-7249
CR: 65.00
#4
Nature Neuroscience
Springer Nature · ISSN: 1097-6256
CR: 64.80
#5
Nature Reports Climate Change
Springer Nature · ISSN: 1753-9315
CR: 64.80
#6
Nature reviews. Neuroscience
Springer Nature · ISSN: 1471-003X
CR: 64.80
#7
American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology
American Physiological Society · ISSN: 0363-6143
CR: 64.50
#8
Cell Calcium
Elsevier · ISSN: 0143-4160
CR: 64.50
#9
Cell Proliferation
Wiley · ISSN: 0960-7722
CR: 64.50
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#10
Cell Reports
Elsevier · ISSN: 2211-1247
CR: 64.50
OA

All Science Journals

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Frontiers Media

1662-453X IF 3.52
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry

Elsevier BV

1010-6030 IF 3.51
Frontiers in Bioscience-Scholar

IMR Press

1945-0516 IF 3.49
Redox Biochemistry and Chemistry

Elsevier

2773-1766 IF 3.49
Cerebral Cortex

Oxford University Press

1047-3211 IF 3.49
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Royal Society

0962-8452 IF 3.46
Materials for Quantum Technology

IOP Publishing

2633-4356 IF 3.46
ChemCatChem

Wiley

1867-3880 IF 3.45
Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification

Elsevier BV

0255-2701 IF 3.45
Journal of Plant Physiology

Elsevier BV

0176-1617 IF 3.42
Journal of Fungi

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

2309-608X IF 3.42
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials

Elsevier BV

1387-1811 IF 3.41
Neuropharmacology

Elsevier BV

0028-3908 IF 3.37
Springer texts in social sciences

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2730-6135 IF 3.37
Clinical Oral Investigations

Springer Nature

1432-6981 IF 3.36
Experimental Neurology

Elsevier BV

0014-4886 IF 3.35
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences

Frontiers Media

2296-889X IF 3.33
Electrical Engineering

Springer Science+Business Media

0948-7921 IF 3.32
Food Science and Biotechnology

Springer Science+Business Media

1226-7708 IF 3.32
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Springer Science+Business Media

1618-2642 IF 3.31
Food Science & Nutrition

Wiley

2048-7177 IF 3.31
Archives of Microbiology

Springer Science+Business Media

0302-8933 IF 3.31
Royal Society Open Science

Royal Society

2054-5703 IF 3.30
Chaos An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science

American Institute of Physics

1054-1500 IF 3.28
Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology

Taylor & Francis

0169-4243 IF 3.28

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