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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

International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Research

Iran Telecom Research Center

2251-6107
International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts

Elsevier BV

0148-9062
Jiàoyù zīliào yǔ túshūguǎn xué

Tamkang University Press

1013-090X
Journal of Allied Health Sciences & Medical Research

Institute of Industry and Academic Research Incorporated

3082-4583
Journal of Chromatography B Biomedical Sciences and Applications

Elsevier BV

0378-4347
Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience

American Scientific Publishers

1546-1955
Journal of Materials Science Letters

Springer Science+Business Media

0261-8028
Journal of Mental Science

Royal College of Psychiatrists

0368-315X
Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

American Scientific Publishers

1533-4880
Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering

Elsevier BV

1875-5100
Journal of Polymer Science

Wiley

0022-3832
Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics

Wiley

0887-6266
Journal of Tianjin University Science and Technology

Tianjin University

0493-2137
Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology)

Tsinghua University Press

1000-0054
Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing Measurement and Phenomena

American Institute of Physics

1071-1023
Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology

American Institute of Physics

0022-5355
Journal of computing sciences in colleges

Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges

1937-4763
Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

0013-7626
Journal of the aeronautical sciences. [REQUEST TITLE]

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0095-9812
Mayéutica: Revista Científica de Humanidades y Artes

Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado

2343-6158
Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals/Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science and technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals

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1026-5422
Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Elsevier BV

0027-5107
Neuroscience Research Supplements

Elsevier BV

0921-8696
Pesticide Science

Wiley

0031-613X
Polymer Science U.S.S.R.

Elsevier BV

0032-3950

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