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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

Atmospheric Environment X

2590-1621 IF 1.65

Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science (IAES)

2502-4752 IF 1.65

General and Comparative Endocrinology

0016-6480 IF 1.64

Structural Chemistry

Springer Science+Business Media

1040-0400 IF 1.64

Soil Science & Plant Nutrition

Taylor & Francis

0038-0768 IF 1.64

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Springer Science+Business Media

1866-7511 IF 1.63

Vision Research

0042-6989 IF 1.62

Veterinary Sciences

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

2306-7381 IF 1.62

Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society

0003-021X IF 1.62

The Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Japanese Society of Toxicological Sciences

0388-1350 IF 1.62

Journal of Anatomy

0021-8782 IF 1.61

Livestock Science

1871-1413 IF 1.61

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica

0100-879X IF 1.61

Weed Science

Cambridge University Press

0043-1745 IF 1.60

Geological Journal

0072-1050 IF 1.59

Journal of Plankton Research

Oxford University Press

0142-7873 IF 1.59

Chemical Engineering & Technology

0930-7516 IF 1.59

Journal of Low Temperature Physics

Springer Science+Business Media

0022-2291 IF 1.59

Memory & Cognition

Springer Science+Business Media

0090-502X IF 1.58

PS Political Science & Politics

Cambridge University Press

1049-0965 IF 1.57

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

1356-1294 IF 1.57

Tectonophysics

0040-1951 IF 1.56

Zeitschrift für angewandte Mathematik und Physik

Birkhäuser

0044-2275 IF 1.55

Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors

0031-9201 IF 1.55

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

0969-8043 IF 1.55

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Science Journals at a Glance

1104

Journals

360

Open Access

10.09

Avg Citation Rate

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