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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.

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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
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

Angewandte Chemie

Wiley

0044-8249 IF 16.60
Journal of the American Chemical Society

American Chemical Society

0002-7863 IF 16.30
Journal of Material Science and Technology

Elsevier BV

1005-0302 IF 15.69
The Quarterly Journal of Economics

Oxford University Press

0033-5533 IF 14.20
International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology (IJISRT)

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2456-2165 IF 12.69
PNAS Nexus

Oxford University Press

2752-6542 IF 11.10
Catalysis Communications

Elsevier BV

1566-7367 IF 10.94
Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Elsevier BV

0163-7258 IF 10.38
Chemical Engineering Journal

Elsevier BV

1385-8947 IF 10.01
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

0196-2892 IF 10.00
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

0018-9499 IF 10.00
Physical Review Letters

American Physical Society

0031-9007 IF 9.10
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Royal Society

0962-8436 IF 9.02
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Elsevier BV

0020-7403 IF 9.02
eLife

eLife Sciences Publications Ltd

2050-084X IF 8.70
Trends in Pharmacological Sciences

Elsevier BV

0165-6147 IF 8.53
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

American Meteorological Society

0003-0007 IF 8.00
Science Bulletin

Elsevier BV

2095-9273 IF 7.52
Space Science Reviews

Springer Science+Business Media

0038-6308 IF 7.51
Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Taylor & Francis

1040-8398 IF 7.03
International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Elsevier BV

1365-1609 IF 6.96
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Elsevier BV

0149-7634 IF 6.82
Molecular Systems Biology

Springer Nature

1744-4292 IF 6.78
Environmental Pollution

Elsevier BV

0269-7491 IF 6.75
Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Springer Nature

1671-4083 IF 6.71

Frequently Asked Questions

The top science journals by citation rate include Nature, Science, Cell, and The Lancet. These publish groundbreaking research across multiple scientific disciplines.

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