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Science Journals 2026 — Top Scientific Journals Ranked by Citation Rate

Browse 1006+ science journals ranked by citation rate. 337 are open access with an average citation rate of 10.27. 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
Nature Neuroscience
Springer Nature · ISSN: 1097-6256
CR: 64.80
#4
Nature Reports Climate Change
Springer Nature · ISSN: 1753-9315
CR: 64.80
#5
Nature reviews. Neuroscience
Springer Nature · ISSN: 1471-003X
CR: 64.80
#6
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
Springer · ISSN: 1420-9071
CR: 64.50
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#7
Journal of Cell Science
The Company of Biologists · ISSN: 0021-9533
CR: 64.50
#8
Science
American Association for the Advancement of Science · ISSN: 0036-8075
CR: 63.70
#9
Nature Climate Change
Springer Nature · ISSN: 1758-678X
CR: 61.56
#10
Nature Geoscience
Springer Nature · ISSN: 1752-0894
CR: 61.56

All Science Journals

Drug Development Research

Wiley

0272-4391 IF 2.95
Medicinal Chemistry Research

Springer Science+Business Media

1054-2523 IF 2.95
Superconductor Science and Technology

IOP Publishing

0953-2048 IF 2.94
Progress in Nuclear Energy

Elsevier BV

0149-1970 IF 2.94
Journal of Separation Science

Wiley

1615-9306 IF 2.93
Brain Research Bulletin

Elsevier BV

0361-9230 IF 2.92
Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis

Elsevier BV

0731-7085 IF 2.92
Cold Regions Science and Technology

Elsevier BV

0165-232X IF 2.92
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Frontiers Media

1662-5161 IF 2.91
International Journal of Systems Science

Taylor & Francis

0020-7721 IF 2.90
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

2077-1312 IF 2.88
The Journal of Supercritical Fluids

Elsevier BV

0896-8446 IF 2.88
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Elsevier BV

0022-3549 IF 2.85
Applied Sciences

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

2076-3417 IF 2.83
Ore Geology Reviews

Elsevier BV

0169-1368 IF 2.83
Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine

Springer Science+Business Media

0957-4530 IF 2.83
Journal of the Geological Society of India

Springer Science+Business Media

0016-7622 IF 2.82
Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Oxford University Press

0022-3573 IF 2.81
Journal of Physical Oceanography

American Meteorological Society

0022-3670 IF 2.80
Computational and Theoretical Chemistry

Elsevier BV

2210-271X IF 2.80
European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Springer Science+Business Media

0940-1334 IF 2.79
Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation

Elsevier BV

1007-5704 IF 2.79
Journal of Applied Phycology

Springer Science+Business Media

0921-8971 IF 2.79
Journal of Chemistry

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

2090-9063 IF 2.79
Archive of Applied Mechanics

Springer Science+Business Media

0939-1533 IF 2.78

Frequently Asked Questions

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