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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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 CA-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians223.261
2 Chemical Reviews85.579
3 Reviews of Modern Physics84.600
4 Cell68.421
5 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology68.262
6 Progress in Energy and Combustion Science66.221
7 Nature Reviews Materials62.012
8 Physiological Reviews60.246
9 Progress in Materials Science59.475
10 Nature Reviews Microbiology59.003
11 New England Journal of Medicine55.369
12 Nature Catalysis52.357
13 Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology52.134
14 Nature Reviews Disease Primers52.123
15 Advances in Optics and Photonics50.526
16 Biochar50.301
17 IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials49.966
18 Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy49.204
19 Electrochemical Energy Reviews48.568
20 International Journal of Information Management48.513
21 Annual Review Plant Biology48.399
22 Joule47.987
23 Cellular & Molecular Immunology47.483
24 Nature Reviews Cancer47.165
25 Nature Energy47.032
26 Fungal Diversity46.404
27 Nano-Micro Letters46.381
28 Nature Nanotechnology45.609
29 Annual Review of Pathology-Mechanisms of Disease45.511
30 Cancer Cell45.117
31 Journal of Financial Economics44.537
32 Chemical Society Reviews44.302
33 Journal of Hematology & Oncology44.253
34 Experimental and Molecular Medicine43.643
35 Nature Medicine42.609
36 Progress in Polymer Science42.025
37 Nature Reviews Genetics41.745
38 Nature Reviews Chemistry41.394
39 Cell Metabolism41.346
40 Nature Reviews Immunology40.460
41 Coordination Chemistry Reviews40.393
42 Applied Catalysis B-Environmental40.284
43 ACM Computing Surveys40.228
44 Reviews of Geophysics40.212
45 Annual Review of Immunology39.480
46 Endocrine Reviews39.285
47 Immunity38.944
48 Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics38.705
49 Nature Genetics38.473
50 Molecular Cancer37.337
51 Cell Research36.959
52 Nature Materials36.720
53 International Journal of Oral Science36.081
54 Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews36.059
55 Environmental Chemistry Letters35.755
56 Nature Biomedical Engineering35.638
57 Artificial Intelligence Review35.463
58 Annual Review of Psychology35.330
59 Annual Review of Biochemistry35.254
60 Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology35.240
61 Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior35.074
62 Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews35.035
63 Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics34.526
64 MMWR-Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report34.354
65 Seminars in Cancer Biology34.201
66 Annual Review of Clinical Psychology33.925
67 Progress in Retinal and Eye Research33.622
68 Nature Methods33.595
69 Horticulture Research33.449
70 Nature Reviews Physics33.086
71 Computer Science Review32.602
72 Science32.446
73 Annual Review of Neuroscience31.810
74 International Materials Reviews31.744
75 Nature Photonics31.691
76 Energy & Environmental Science31.533
77 Quarterly Journal of Economics31.477
78 Advanced Materials31.436
79 Annual Review of Medicine31.312
80 Trends in Food Science & Technology31.280
81 Nano Energy31.106
82 Nature Reviews Drug Discovery31.003
83 Advances in Colloid and Interface Science30.878
84 Materials Science & Engineering R-Reports30.396
85 Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology30.140
86 Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology30.129
87 Nature Sustainability30.108
88 Nature Electronics30.034
89 International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education29.951
90 Science Immunology29.564
91 Nucleic Acids Research29.539
92 Science Translational Medicine29.396
93 Energy Storage Materials29.122
94 Cell Stem Cell28.981
95 Lancet28.976
96 Journal of Materials Science & Technology28.727
97 Nature Protocols28.689
98 Nature28.616
99 EPMA Journal28.583
100 American Economic Review28.580
101 Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials28.547
102 Journal of Energy Chemistry28.437
103 ACS Energy Letters28.419
104 Nature Biotechnology28.393
105 IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence28.183
106 Science Robotics28.163
107 Technological Forecasting and Social Change28.140
108 Clinical Microbiology Reviews28.041
109 Reports on Progress in Physics27.955
110 Cell Host & Microbe27.767
111 Annual Review of Physiology27.739
112 Nature Machine Intelligence27.695
113 Nature Neuroscience27.648
114 Advanced Energy Materials27.549
115 Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters27.536
116 Journal of Manufacturing Systems27.322
117 Annual Review of Biophysics27.313
118 Accounts of Chemical Research27.162
119 Lancet Digital Health27.110
120 Nature Reviews Cardiology27.036
121 Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry26.962
122 Advanced Fiber Materials26.698
123 Information Fusion26.616
124 International Journal of Machine Tools & Manufacture26.601
125 Biotechnology Advances26.588
126 Human Reproduction Update26.238
127 Progress in Lipid Research26.213
128 Nature Chemistry26.180
129 Physics Reports-Review Section of Physics Letters26.151
130 Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics26.150
131 Proceedings of the IEEE26.111
132 Light-Science & Applications25.965
133 Pharmacology & Therapeutics25.904
134 Materials Today25.781
135 Technology in Society25.734
136 Molecular Cell25.691
137 Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics25.677
138 Annual Review of Public Health25.532
139 Journal of Advanced Ceramics25.508
140 Computational Visual Media25.425
141 Biomaterials25.361
142 Nature Reviews Neuroscience25.351
143 Journal of Business Research25.177
144 Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C-Photochemistry Reviews25.176
145 Nature Communications25.019
146 Annual Review of Phytopathology25.000
147 Nature Immunology24.966
148 Composites Part B-Engineering24.892
149 Academy of Management Annals24.674
150 Molecular Neurodegeneration24.646
151 Tourism Management24.583
152 Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology24.540
153 Journal of the American Chemical Society24.519
154 Nature Microbiology24.469
155 Journal of Extracellular Vesicles24.393
156 Neuron24.359
157 Nature Cancer24.224
158 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Computational Molecular Science24.194
159 Lancet Planetary Health24.163
160 Microbiome24.135
161 Annual Review of Microbiology24.051
162 Periodontology 200023.981
163 NPG Asia Materials23.978
- Nature Reviews Nephrology23.978
165 Opto-Electronic Advances23.935
166 Radiologia Medica23.774
167 Lancet Respiratory Medicine23.633
168 EMBO Journal23.615
169 Lancet Neurology23.609
170 Educational Psychologist23.557
171 Cement and Concrete Research23.528
172 Sustainable Production and Consumption23.493
173 Biotechnology for Biofuels23.449
174 Annual Review of Genetics23.418
175 ACS Nano23.415
- InfoMat23.415
177 Lancet Public Health23.337
178 Human Resource Management Review23.318
179 Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences23.232
180 Journal of Finance23.227
181 Medical Image Analysis23.217
182 Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services23.198
183 Pharmacological Reviews23.193
184 Ageing Research Reviews23.062
185 Molecular Plant23.044
186 Journal of Hazardous Materials22.931
187 Nature Metabolism22.856
188 Energy Economics22.853
189 Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing22.836
190 Annual Review of Economics22.685
191 npj Flexible Electronics22.584
192 Chem22.564
193 IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications22.524
194 Annual Review of Entomology22.480
195 International Journal of Mining Science and Technology22.456
196 Drug Resistance Updates22.429
197 Carbohydrate Polymers22.371
198 Cement & Concrete Composites22.336
199 World Psychiatry22.280
200 Journal of Innovation & Knowledge22.263
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