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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

Advances in Economics Management and Political Sciences

-

2754-1169 IF 0.23
Επιθεώρηση Κοινωνικών Ερευνών

EKKE

0013-9696 IF 0.22
Relations industrielles

Érudit

0034-379X IF 0.22
International Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Allied Sciences

-

2277-4998 IF 0.21
Izvestia Herzen University Journal of Humanities & Sciences

-

1992-6464 IF 0.21
Culinary Science & Hospitality Research

Culinary Society of Korea

2466-0752 IF 0.21
Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Medknow

0250-474X IF 0.21
TRENDS IN THE SCIENCES

Japan Science Support Foundation

1342-3363 IF 0.20
Bulletin of Science and Practice

Publishing Center Science and Practice

2414-2948 IF 0.20
Theoretical and Natural Science

-

2753-8818 IF 0.20
Anales (Asociación Física Argentina)

CEILAP-UNIDEF-CONICET-CITEDEF

0327-358X IF 0.20
St-Open

University of Split

2718-3734 IF 0.19
The Business History Review

Cambridge University Press

0007-6805 IF 0.19
Conexões: Ciência e Tecnologia

Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará

2176-0144 IF 0.18
Revista Española de Desarrollo y Cooperación

Ediciones Complutense

2794-0462 IF 0.18
Administração Pública e Gestão Social

Universidade Federal de Viçosa

2175-5787 IF 0.17
Revista Textos y Contextos

Universidad Central del Ecuador

1390-695X IF 0.17
Journal of the Society of Materials Science Japan

Society of Materials Science

0514-5163 IF 0.17
Neuroscience Applied

Elsevier BV

2772-4085 IF 0.17
Forum

Springer Nature

0947-0255 IF 0.16
International Journal of Social Science and Human Research

-

2644-0679 IF 0.16
Scientia et Securitas

Akadémiai Kiadó

2732-2688 IF 0.15
International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences

Ubitech Solutions

0975-6299 IF 0.15
Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences

Wiley

0022-5061 IF 0.15
Teoria e Prática em Administração

Universidade Federal da Paraíba

2238-104X IF 0.14

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