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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

Информатика и автоматизация

Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg Federal Research Center

2713-3192 IF 1.11
Current Science

Current Science Association / Indian Academy of Sciences

0011-3891 IF 1.10
Journal of Functional Analysis

Elsevier BV

0022-1236 IF 1.10
Wellcome Open Research

Wellcome

2398-502X IF 1.09
Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Wiley

0022-4006 IF 1.09
Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia

African Journals Online

1011-3924 IF 1.08
Journal of Crustacean Biology

Oxford University Press

0278-0372 IF 1.08
Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition

Wiley

1000-9515 IF 1.08
International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Wiley

0736-5748 IF 1.08
Petroleum Science and Technology

Taylor & Francis

1091-6466 IF 1.07
Combustion Science and Technology

Taylor & Francis

0010-2202 IF 1.05
Journal of Morphology

Wiley

0362-2525 IF 1.04
International Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Elsevier BV

1387-3806 IF 1.04
Journal of Medical Physics

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

0971-6203 IF 1.04
Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

American Society for Horticultural Science

0003-1062 IF 1.03
Ethics & Global Politics

Taylor & Francis Group

1654-4951 IF 1.03
Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry

Wiley

0894-3230 IF 1.02
Contributions to Geophysics and Geodesy

Central Library of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

1335-2806 IF 1.02
HortScience

American Society for Horticultural Science

0018-5345 IF 1.00
Human Reproduction

Oxford University Press

0268-1161 IF 1.00
International Journal of Chemical Kinetics

Wiley

0538-8066 IF 0.99
Journal of the Korean Physical Society

Springer Science+Business Media

0374-4884 IF 0.99
ZooKeys

Pensoft Publishers

1313-2970 IF 0.99
Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition

American Psychological Association

0278-7393 IF 0.98
Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry

Wiley

0749-1581 IF 0.98

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