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Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Cell68.058
2 Progress in Energy and Combustion Science63.490
3 Nature Nanotechnology44.646
4 Coordination Chemistry Reviews41.208
5 Progress in Polymer Science41.193
6 Nature Medicine40.931
7 Experimental and Molecular Medicine40.574
8 Applied Catalysis B-Environmental39.759
9 Molecular Cancer38.657
10 Annual Review of Biochemistry37.238
11 Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews36.981
12 Nature Materials36.151
13 Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews35.237
14 Nature Methods33.869
15 Energy & Environmental Science32.601
16 Advanced Materials31.699
17 Advances in Colloid and Interface Science31.623
18 Trends in Food Science & Technology31.251
19 Nature Reviews Drug Discovery30.037
20 Nature Protocols29.468
21 Nucleic Acids Research28.993
22 Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters28.697
23 Advanced Energy Materials28.033
24 Progress in Lipid Research27.390
25 Molecular Cell26.019
26 Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C-Photochemistry Reviews25.170
27 Pharmacology & Therapeutics24.964
28 Pharmacological Reviews24.381
29 EMBO Journal24.315
30 Drug Resistance Updates24.014
31 Biotechnology for Biofuels23.672
32 ACS Nano23.657
33 Molecular Plant23.535
34 Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology23.504
35 Annual Review of Marine Science22.564
36 Carbohydrate Polymers22.375
37 Cell Death and Differentiation22.037
38 Drugs21.925
39 Food Hydrocolloids21.310
40 Energy Policy20.825
41 Bioresource Technology20.399
42 TRAC-Trends in Analytical Chemistry20.294
43 Advanced Functional Materials20.268
44 Chemical Engineering Journal20.155
45 Energy Conversion and Management19.864
46 Applied Energy19.856
47 Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety19.181
48 Biosensors & Bioelectronics19.085
49 Carbon19.044
50 Journal of Colloid and Interface Science18.445
51 Nano Today18.270
52 Renewable Energy18.193
53 Molecular Aspects of Medicine18.162
54 Molecular Psychiatry18.063
55 Molecular Medicine17.797
56 Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews17.774
57 Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology17.712
58 Journal of Nanobiotechnology17.531
59 Fuel Processing Technology17.527
60 Journal of Controlled Release17.476
61 Trends in Pharmacological Sciences17.448
62 Food Chemistry17.024
63 Drug Delivery16.710
64 Pharmacological Research16.683
65 Nano Research16.564
66 Current Opinion in Biotechnology16.482
67 Polymer Reviews16.479
68 Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering16.388
69 Energy16.333
70 Molecular Systems Biology16.328
71 Journal of Membrane Science16.126
72 Bioinformatics16.080
73 Trends in Microbiology16.039
74 Annual Review of Food Science and Technology15.911
75 Medicinal Research Reviews15.622
76 Separation and Purification Technology15.558
77 Nature Structural & Molecular Biology15.539
78 Desalination15.430
79 Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering15.310
80 Essays in Biochemistry15.290
81 Sensors and Actuators B-Chemical15.180
82 IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy15.098
83 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer15.002
84 Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition14.920
85 Nature Chemical Biology14.779
86 Petroleum Exploration and Development14.724
87 Catalysis Reviews-Science and Engineering14.711
88 Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science14.619
89 Fuel14.421
90 Plant Cell14.273
91 Trends in Biochemical Sciences14.266
92 EMBO Reports14.240
93 Progress in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy14.224
94 Drug Discovery Today14.052
95 ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces13.957
96 Current Opinion in Structural Biology13.952
97 Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences13.796
98 International Journal of Biological Sciences13.741
99 Current Opinion in Chemical Biology13.705
100 Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy13.581
101 International Journal of Hydrogen Energy13.561
102 Trends in Molecular Medicine13.470
103 Nano Letters13.394
104 Food Control13.276
105 Archives of Pharmacal Research13.250
106 Solar Energy13.234
107 Briefings in Bioinformatics13.178
108 Natural Product Reports13.147
109 Applied Surface Science13.054
110 Food Engineering Reviews13.016
111 Small12.927
112 Antioxidants & Redox Signaling12.861
113 Journal of Power Sources12.842
114 Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences12.839
115 Energy and Buildings12.633
116 Oncogene12.456
117 Journal of Integrative Plant Biology12.452
118 Progress in Photovoltaics12.382
119 Process Safety and Environmental Protection12.321
120 LWT-Food Science and Technology12.276
121 Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing12.232
122 Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells12.100
123 Food Research International12.099
124 Genome Research11.986
125 Meat Science11.984
126 Chemistry of Materials11.938
127 Neuropsychopharmacology11.928
128 Polymer Degradation and Stability11.836
129 Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry11.822
130 Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies11.816
131 Phytomedicine11.805
132 Food Security11.660
133 CNS Drugs11.610
134 Acta Pharmacologica Sinica11.528
135 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology11.472
136 Colloids and Surfaces B-Biointerfaces11.353
137 Postharvest Biology and Technology11.245
138 IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing11.188
139 Pharmaceutics11.184
140 Journal of Medicinal Chemistry11.126
141 Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis11.120
142 Phytotherapy Research11.078
143 Scripta Materialia11.025
144 Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers10.985
145 Food Policy10.978
146 Current Biology10.968
147 Journal of Alloys and Compounds10.958
148 Analytical Chemistry10.936
149 Biochemical Journal10.917
150 Molecular Biology and Evolution10.781
151 Combustion and Flame10.762
152 Journal of Catalysis10.760
153 Surface Science Reports10.750
154 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry10.725
155 International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control10.712
156 Marine Drugs10.683
157 International Journal of Energy Research10.514
158 Applied Thermal Engineering10.486
159 Journal of Molecular Liquids10.457
160 Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica10.456
161 IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion10.449
162 Food Quality and Preference10.438
163 Journal of Rare Earths10.418
164 Catalysis Today10.416
165 Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry10.371
166 Biodrugs10.343
167 Polymer Testing10.184
168 Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology10.179
169 Current Opinion in Pharmacology10.038
170 Minerals Engineering10.021
171 Applied Clay Science10.012
172 Ocean & Coastal Management9.999
173 European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry9.955
174 Talanta9.944
175 International Journal of Biological Macromolecules9.920
176 Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling9.898
- Apoptosis9.898
178 Journal of Ginseng Research9.880
179 Analytica Chimica Acta9.866
180 Life Sciences9.845
181 Journal of Nanomaterials9.838
182 Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry9.789
183 IEEE-ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics9.780
184 Colloids and Surfaces A-Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects9.750
185 British Journal of Pharmacology9.736
186 Electrochimica Acta9.734
187 Journal of Food Engineering9.731
188 Neuropharmacology9.676
189 Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications9.644
190 Journal of Molecular Biology9.643
191 Food Microbiology9.634
192 Biochemical Pharmacology9.610
193 Bioelectrochemistry9.564
194 Chinese Medicine9.563
195 Microporous and Mesoporous Materials9.521
196 International Journal of Nanomedicine9.510
197 Surveys in Geophysics9.475
198 International Journal of Molecular Sciences9.473
199 Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation9.468
200 European Polymer Journal9.417
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