Journals in Science (2026 Rankings)

Browse 283+ scientific journals ranked by impact factor. 181 are open access with an average impact factor of 47.94. Covering 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.

Top 10 Science Journals by Impact Factor

#1
AI Open
KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. · ISSN: 2666-6510
OA
#2
Administração Pública e Gestão Social
Universidade Federal de Viçosa · ISSN: 2175-5787
OA
#3
Advances in Environmental Technology
Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST) · ISSN: 2476-6674
OA
#4
African Journal of Social Work
National Association of Social Workers · ISSN: 2409-5605
OA
#5
Anales (Asociación Física Argentina)
CEILAP-UNIDEF-CONICET-CITEDEF · ISSN: 0327-358X
OA
#6
Antropologías del Sur
Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristiano · ISSN: 0719-4498
OA
#7
Artificial Intelligence for the Earth Systems
American Meteorological Society · ISSN: 2769-7525
OA
#8
Ascarya
Perkumpulan Alumni dan Santri Mahyajatul Qurro' · ISSN: 2798-5083
OA
#9
Asia Pacific
University of Sindh · ISSN: 1810-035X
OA
#10
BMJ Open Science
BMJ · ISSN: 2398-8703
OA

All Science Journals

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
Sports Sciences and Physical Education Review

Coral Publications, Coral Research and Education Systems

2959-3719 IF 56.90
Surface Science

Elsevier

0039-6028 IF 56.90
Terrestrial Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Chinese Geoscience Union

1017-0839 IF 56.90
The Open Atmospheric Science Journal

Bentham Science

1874-2823 IF 56.90
Trends in Plant Science

Elsevier

1360-1385 IF 56.90
Veterinary Integrative Sciences

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Chiang Mai University

2629-9968 IF 56.90
Water Science & Technology

IWA Publishing

0273-1223 IF 56.90
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

0027-8424 IF 54.05
Science Advances

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

2375-2548 IF 54.05

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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