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Science Journals 2026 — Top Scientific Journals Ranked by Citation Rate

Browse 1006+ science journals ranked by citation rate. 337 are open access with an average citation rate of 10.27. 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

Fuel Processing Technology

Elsevier BV

0378-3820 IF 5.46
BMJ evidence-based medicine

BMJ

2515-446X IF 5.37
Journal of Periodontal Research

Wiley

0022-3484 IF 5.34
Marine Drugs

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

1660-3397 IF 5.33
Earth Energy Science

KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.

2950-1547 IF 5.27
Journal of Rare Earths

Elsevier BV

1002-0721 IF 5.21
ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering

American Chemical Society

2373-9878 IF 5.17
Information Sciences

Elsevier BV

0020-0255 IF 5.15
Chinese Journal of Physics

Elsevier BV

0577-9073 IF 5.10
Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing

Elsevier BV

1369-8001 IF 5.09
Gondwana Research

Elsevier BV

1342-937X IF 5.07
Safety Science

Elsevier BV

0925-7535 IF 5.00
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

Institute of Physics

0067-0049 IF 4.98
IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

1545-5955 IF 4.97
Food Bioscience

Elsevier BV

2212-4292 IF 4.92
Development Genes and Evolution

Springer Science+Business Media

0949-944X IF 4.92
Journal of Climate

American Meteorological Society

0894-8755 IF 4.90
Energy Geoscience

KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.

2666-7592 IF 4.81
Neurochemistry International

Elsevier BV

0197-0186 IF 4.78
Catalysis Today

Elsevier BV

0920-5861 IF 4.76
Science Signaling

American Association for the Advancement of Science

1937-9145 IF 4.74
Pharmaceutical Biology

Taylor & Francis

1388-0209 IF 4.71
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Elsevier BV

0981-9428 IF 4.71
Materials Science and Engineering B

Elsevier BV

0921-5107 IF 4.68
Toxicological Sciences

Oxford University Press

1096-0929 IF 4.68

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