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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

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Elsevier BV

0377-8401 IF 2.25
Health Science Reports

Wiley

2398-8835 IF 2.24
Epilepsy & Behavior

Elsevier BV

1525-5050 IF 2.24
Aerosol Science and Technology

Taylor & Francis

0278-6826 IF 2.23
Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology

Taylor & Francis

0193-2691 IF 2.23
Theriogenology

Elsevier BV

0093-691X IF 2.22
Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Springer Science+Business Media

0895-8696 IF 2.21
Environmental Research: Climate

IOP Publishing

2752-5295 IF 2.20
Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences

Royal Society

1364-5021 IF 2.20
The European Physical Journal B

Springer Science+Business Media

1434-6028 IF 2.20
Chemical Papers

Springer Science+Business Media

0366-6352 IF 2.19
Veterinary Parasitology

Elsevier BV

0304-4017 IF 2.19
Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science

Elsevier BV

0272-7714 IF 2.18
Journal of Aerosol Science

Elsevier BV

0021-8502 IF 2.18
Journal of Neuroscience Research

Wiley

0360-4012 IF 2.18
Bulletin of Volcanology

Springer Science+Business Media

0258-8900 IF 2.18
Transition Metal Chemistry

Springer Science+Business Media

0340-4285 IF 2.17
Biopolymers

Wiley

0006-3525 IF 2.16
The European Physical Journal Special Topics

Springer Science+Business Media

1951-6355 IF 2.15
Oral Diseases

Wiley

1354-523X IF 2.14
Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films

American Institute of Physics

0734-2101 IF 2.14
Brain and Cognition

Elsevier BV

0278-2626 IF 2.12
Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry

Elsevier BV

0162-0134 IF 2.12
Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS)

Pensoft Publishers

2683-0671 IF 2.12
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Elsevier BV

1096-4959 IF 2.12

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