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Science Journals 2026 — Top Scientific Journals Ranked by Citation Rate

Browse 1107+ science journals ranked by citation rate. 363 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
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All Science Journals

BMC Oral Health

BioMed Central

1472-6831 IF 3.27
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

1545-598X IF 3.27
Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Elsevier BV

0278-5846 IF 3.27
International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Taylor & Francis

0963-7486 IF 3.26
Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems

Elsevier BV

0169-7439 IF 3.24
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Wiley

0022-5142 IF 3.23
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences

Royal Society

1364-503X IF 3.23
eNeuro

Society for Neuroscience

2373-2822 IF 3.22
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology

Elsevier BV

1011-1344 IF 3.19
Catalysis Science & Technology

Royal Society of Chemistry

2044-4753 IF 3.19
Dyes and Pigments

Elsevier BV

0143-7208 IF 3.19
Brain Sciences

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

2076-3425 IF 3.19
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Elsevier BV

0016-7037 IF 3.18
Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan

Oxford University Press

0009-2673 IF 3.18
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Wiley

0905-7188 IF 3.15
BMC Health Services Research

BioMed Central

1472-6963 IF 3.15
International Journal of Engineering Science

Elsevier BV

0020-7225 IF 3.14
Acta Astronautica

Elsevier BV

0094-5765 IF 3.11
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Elsevier BV

1055-7903 IF 3.10
Journal of Hydrometeorology

American Meteorological Society

1525-755X IF 3.10
Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Elsevier BV

0303-7207 IF 3.07
Topics in Catalysis

Springer Science+Business Media

1022-5528 IF 3.05
Journal of Molecular Modeling

Springer Science+Business Media

0948-5023 IF 3.05
Atmosphere

MDPI AG

2073-4433 IF 3.05
ZAMM ‐ Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics / Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik

Wiley

0044-2267 IF 3.04

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