Top Journals for Indian Researchers (2026)

The most searched academic journals by researchers in India. Compare impact factors, APC fees, review speeds, and open access status for Nature, Science, Cell, JAMA, The Lancet, and more. We also track 67 Indian journals from a total database of 1483+ publications.

Most Searched Journals (Global)

These are the journals Indian researchers search for the most, ranked by impact factor.

#1
The Lancet
Elsevier · ISSN: 0140-6736
202.70
Impact Factor
#2
BMJ
Academic Publisher · ISSN: 1756-1833
105.70
Impact Factor
#3
BMJ
Academic Publisher · ISSN: 0007-1447
105.70
Impact Factor
#4
BMJ
Academic Publisher · ISSN: 0267-0623
105.70
Impact Factor
#5
BMJ
BMJ · ISSN: 0959-8138
105.70
Impact Factor
#6
Nature
Springer Nature · ISSN: 0028-0836
69.50
Impact Factor
#7
Cell
Elsevier · ISSN: 0092-8674
66.80
Impact Factor
#8
Science
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · ISSN: 0036-8075
63.70
Impact Factor
#9
Nature Communications
Springer Nature · ISSN: 2041-1723 Open Access
17.70
Impact Factor
#10
JAMA
American Medical Association · ISSN: 0098-7484
6.65
Impact Factor
#11
IEEE Access
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · ISSN: 2169-3536 Open Access
4.29
Impact Factor
#12
PLoS ONE
Public Library of Science · ISSN: 1932-6203 Open Access
3.70
Impact Factor
#13
Scientific Reports
Springer Nature · ISSN: 2045-2322 Open Access
3.69
Impact Factor

Top Indian Journals by Impact Factor

Leading journals published from India, ranked by their latest impact factor.

Journal of Geriatric Mental Health

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

2348-9995
OA
Indian Journal of Neonatal Medicine and Research

JCDR Research and Publications Pvt. Ltd.

2277-8527
OA
Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

0974-8237
OA
Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare

Level Up Business Center

2349-2562
OA
Cancer Research, Statistics, and Treatment

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

2590-3233
OA
Journal of Medical Physics

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

0971-6203
OA
British Journal of Environment and Climate Change

Sciencedomain International

2231-4784
Physical Review & Research International

Sciencedomain International

2231-1815

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Frequently Asked Questions

Indian researchers most commonly publish in Nature, Science, Cell, The Lancet, JAMA, IEEE Access, PLOS ONE, and Scientific Reports. JournalsHub tracks 1483+ journals including 67 Indian publications.

Nature consistently has one of the highest impact factors among scientific journals. Visit the Nature journal page for the latest verified impact factor.

UGC approved journals are in the UGC-CARE List. On JournalsHub, filter journals by indexing status — journals in Scopus and Web of Science generally meet UGC requirements. Browse Indian journals to start.

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