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Science Journals 2026 — Top Scientific Journals Ranked by Citation Rate

Browse 872+ science journals ranked by citation rate. 317 are open access with an average citation rate of 11.45. 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
Nature Neuroscience
Springer Nature · ISSN: 1097-6256
CR: 64.80
#4
Nature Reports Climate Change
Springer Nature · ISSN: 1753-9315
CR: 64.80
#5
Nature reviews. Neuroscience
Springer Nature · ISSN: 1471-003X
CR: 64.80
#6
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
Springer · ISSN: 1420-9071
CR: 64.50
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#7
Journal of Cell Science
The Company of Biologists · ISSN: 0021-9533
CR: 64.50
#8
Science
American Association for the Advancement of Science · ISSN: 0036-8075
CR: 63.70
#9
Nature Climate Change
Springer Nature · ISSN: 1758-678X
CR: 61.56
#10
Nature Geoscience
Springer Nature · ISSN: 1752-0894
CR: 61.56

All Science Journals

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

0195-9131 IF 56.90
National Science Open

Science Press

2097-1168 IF 56.90
Nordidactica: Journal of Humanities and Social Science Education

Karlstads Universitet

2000-9879 IF 56.90
Organization Science

Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences

1047-7039 IF 56.90
Pan-African Journal of Health and Environmental Science

Adventist University of Africa

2789-6196 IF 56.90
Plant Science

Elsevier

0168-9452 IF 56.90
Polymer Engineering and Science

Wiley

0032-3888 IF 56.90
Poultry Science

Elsevier BV

0032-5791 IF 56.90
Prizren Social Science Journal

Association of Scientists and Intellectuals of Kosovo

2616-387X IF 56.90
Procedia Computer Science

Elsevier BV

1877-0509 IF 56.90
Progress in Fishery Sciences

Science Press, PR China

2095-9869 IF 56.90
Protein Science

Wiley

0961-8368 IF 56.90
Psychological Science

SAGE

0956-7976 IF 56.90
Quaternary Science Reviews

Elsevier

0277-3791 IF 56.90
RSF The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences

Russell Sage Foundation

2377-8253 IF 56.90
Results in Geophysical Sciences

Elsevier

2666-8289 IF 56.90
SINTECH (Science and Information Technology) Journal

Institut Bisnis dan Teknologi Indonesia

2598-7305 IF 56.90
SN Computer Science

Springer Nature

2661-8907 IF 56.90
SN Social Sciences

Springer Nature

2662-9283 IF 56.90
Sage Sphere of Technology Sciences Discoveries And Society

Editorial JOGB

3091-1915 IF 56.90
Science Translational Medicine

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

1946-6234 IF 56.90
Science of Aging Knowledge Environment

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

1539-6150 IF 56.90
Social Science & Medicine

Elsevier

0277-9536 IF 56.90
Soil Science

Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer)

0038-075X IF 56.90
Soil Science Society of America Journal

Wiley

0361-5995 IF 56.90

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