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

جامعه‌شناسی نهادهای اجتماعی

University of Mazandaran

2383-0395
مجلة العلوم التجارية والبيئية

Scientific Association for Applied Research and Studies

2974-3117
گردشگری و اوقات فراغت

University of Science and Culture

2783-3828
Nature

Springer Nature

0028-0836 IF 69.50
Cell

Elsevier

0092-8674 IF 66.80
Journal of Cell Science

The Company of Biologists

0021-9533 IF 64.50
Science

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

0036-8075 IF 63.70
Nature Geoscience

Springer Nature

1752-0894 IF 61.56
ACS Central Science

American Chemical Society

2374-7943 IF 56.90
Aceh Journal of Animal Science

Faculty of Marine and Fisheries Universitas Syiah Kuala

2502-9568 IF 56.90
Administrative Science Quarterly

SAGE

0001-8392 IF 56.90
Advanced Science

Wiley

2198-3844 IF 56.90
Al-Mustansiriyah Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

College of Pharmacy / Mustansiriyah University

1815-0993 IF 56.90
Al-Qadisiyah Journal for Engineering Science

University of Al-Qadisiyah

1998-4456 IF 56.90
American Political Science Review

Cambridge University Press

0003-0554 IF 56.90
Applied Surface Science

Elsevier

0169-4332 IF 56.90
Asian Journal of Science Education

Universitas Syiah Kuala

2715-5641 IF 56.90

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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