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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
OA

All Science Journals

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
Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology

Springer Science+Business Media

0028-1298 IF 2.90
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
Scientific African

Elsevier

2468-2276 IF 2.78
Journal of Neural Transmission

Springer Science+Business Media

0300-9564 IF 2.77
Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Elsevier

0891-5849 IF 2.76

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