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Science Journals 2026 — Top Scientific Journals Ranked by Citation Rate

Browse 1107+ science journals ranked by citation rate. 363 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
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All Science Journals

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Forensic Science

Wiley

2573-9468 IF 56.90
npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

Springer Nature

2397-3722 IF 56.90
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

National Academy of Sciences

0027-8424 IF 54.05
Science Advances

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

2375-2548 IF 54.05
Faraday Symposia of the Chemical Society

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0301-5696 IF 28.00
Living Reviews in Relativity

SpringerOpen

1433-8351 IF 27.41
IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence

IEEE

0162-8828 IF 24.30
Psychological Bulletin

American Psychological Association

0033-2909 IF 23.00
Nature Communications

Nature Portfolio

2041-1723 IF 17.70
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
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Elsevier

0926-3373 IF 13.21
International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology (IJISRT)

-

2456-2165 IF 12.69
Current Climate Change Reports

Springer Nature

2198-6061 IF 12.33
Neuron

Cell Press

0896-6273 IF 11.68
PNAS Nexus

Oxford University Press

2752-6542 IF 11.10
Catalysis Communications

Elsevier BV

1566-7367 IF 10.94
Materials Today

Elsevier BV

1369-7021 IF 10.88
ACS Catalysis

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2155-5435 IF 10.77
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

Frequently Asked Questions

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