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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.

Biology Physics Chemistry Medicine Engineering Computer Science

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

Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences

De Gruyter

2444-8656 IF 0.46
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Wiley

1359-0987 IF 0.46
Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics

Springer Nature

1024-8560 IF 0.46
Springer handbooks of political science and international relations

Springer Nature Switzerland AG

3005-0383 IF 0.46
Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals

Wiley

0362-4803 IF 0.44
Pediatrics International

Wiley

1328-8067 IF 0.44
Phytochemistry Letters

Elsevier BV

1874-3900 IF 0.44
Lecture notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering

-

1867-8211 IF 0.43
International Journal of Innovative Research in Science Engineering and Technology

Ess And Ess Research Publications

2319-8753 IF 0.43
Uluslararası Ekonomi, İşletme ve Politika Dergisi

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi

2587-2559 IF 0.43
International Journal of Open Information Technologies

Lomonosov Moscow State University

2307-8162 IF 0.42
Insaniyat: Journal of Islam and Humanities

Faculty of Adab and Humanities UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta

2614-6010 IF 0.41
Momento

Universidad Nacional de Colombia

0121-4470 IF 0.41
Materials and Devices

Collaborating Academics IP

2495-3911 IF 0.40
Naturaleza y Sociedad: Desafíos Medioambientales

Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá)

2805-8631 IF 0.40
Health Technology Assessment in Action

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

2645-3835 IF 0.39
Highlights in Science Engineering and Technology

-

2791-0210 IF 0.39
Science & Society

Guilford Press

0036-8237 IF 0.38
Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series A Mathematical Sciences

Institute of Mathematical Statistics

0386-2194 IF 0.38
International Research Journal of Modernization in Engineering Technology and Science

-

2582-5208 IF 0.38
Geofizicheskiy Zhurnal

Institute of Geophysics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine by S.I. Subbotin name

0203-3100 IF 0.38
Studies on National Movements

NISE

2295-1466 IF 0.38
International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

-

2222-6990 IF 0.37
Revue des sciences religieuses

Faculté de théologie catholique de Strasbourg

0035-2217 IF 0.36
IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics Communications and Computer Sciences

Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers

0916-8508 IF 0.36

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