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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
OA
#10
Cell Reports
Elsevier · ISSN: 2211-1247
CR: 64.50
OA

All Science Journals

Tectonics

Wiley

0278-7407 IF 2.37
ChemPhysChem

Wiley

1439-4235 IF 2.37
World Patent Information

Elsevier BV

0172-2190 IF 2.36
Catalysis Letters

Springer Science+Business Media

1011-372X IF 2.35
Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Springer Science+Business Media

0137-5881 IF 2.34
Analytical Sciences

Springer Nature

0910-6340 IF 2.34
Bioscience Reports

Portland Press

0144-8463 IF 2.32
Journal of Vegetation Science

Wiley

1100-9233 IF 2.32
Annals of Nuclear Energy

Elsevier BV

0306-4549 IF 2.32
The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

SAGE Publishing

0002-7162 IF 2.32
ChemBioChem

Wiley

1439-4227 IF 2.31
Weather, Climate, and Society

American Meteorological Society

1948-8327 IF 2.30
Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Taylor & Francis

0010-3624 IF 2.29
Minerals

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

2075-163X IF 2.29
Steroids

Elsevier BV

0039-128X IF 2.29
Journal of Periodontology

Wiley

0022-3492 IF 2.28
European Journal of Pediatrics

Springer Science+Business Media

0340-6199 IF 2.28
Biophysical Chemistry

Elsevier BV

0301-4622 IF 2.28
Aquaculture Research

Wiley

1355-557X IF 2.28
Communications in Mathematical Physics

Springer Nature

0010-3616 IF 2.26
Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences

Wiley

2169-8953 IF 2.26
European Journal of Neuroscience

Wiley

0953-816X IF 2.25
Journal of Applied Sciences

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

1812-5654 IF 2.25
Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Frontiers Media

2297-1769 IF 2.25
Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Oxford University Press

0146-4760 IF 2.25

Frequently Asked Questions

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