New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01)
Rank Journal Papers
1 Scientific Reports114443
2 PLoS ONE67026
3 International Journal of Molecular Sciences60249
4 Sustainability57643
5 Applied Sciences-Basel51790
6 IEEE Access42453
7 Nature Communications37069
8 Sensors36080
9 Heliyon35846
10 Chemical Engineering Journal35235
11 Journal of Clinical Oncology33002
12 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health32482
13 Science of the Total Environment32397
14 Energies32188
15 Journal of Clinical Medicine30988
16 Materials30229
17 Blood29988
18 Molecules29480
19 Frontiers in Immunology26586
20 International Journal of Biological Macromolecules26129
21 Journal of the American College of Cardiology24262
22 ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces23823
23 Journal of Alloys and Compounds22319
24 Frontiers in Psychology22286
25 Remote Sensing21776
26 Cancers21473
27 Frontiers in Oncology21246
28 Circulation20941
29 Gastroenterology19938
30 American Journal of Gastroenterology19665
31 Alzheimers & Dementia19629
32 Ceramics International19416
33 Nutrients19346
34 Electronics18694
35 Angewandte Chemie-International Edition18461
36 International Journal of Hydrogen Energy18249
37 ACS Omega18200
38 Frontiers in Public Health18180
39 Polymers17903
40 Journal of Cleaner Production17876
41 BMJ Open17866
42 Mathematics17838
43 Construction and Building Materials17795
44 European Heart Journal17631
45 Nature17191
46 Value in Health17146
47 Frontiers in Pharmacology16905
48 Foods16849
49 Frontiers in Microbiology16715
50 Journal of the American Society of Nephrology16540
51 Advanced Functional Materials16460
52 Frontiers in Plant Science16083
53 Water15972
54 Journal of Urology15794
55 Neurology15731
56 Energy15702
57 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America15622
58 Annals of Oncology15553
59 Innovation in Aging15513
60 Chest15354
61 Optics Express15094
62 Plants-Basel14937
63 Small14837
64 Animals14759
65 Radiotherapy and Oncology14676
66 Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases14641
67 Physics of Fluids14616
68 IEEE Sensors Journal14202
69 Food Chemistry14005
70 Chemosphere13827
71 Frontiers in Medicine13818
72 Astrophysical Journal13670
73 Journal of the American Chemical Society13533
74 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society13500
75 Journal of Energy Storage13489
76 Fuel13426
77 Separation and Purification Technology13017
78 Journal of Environmental Management12976
79 BMJ-British Medical Journal12849
80 Biophysical Journal12845
81 Journal of Hazardous Materials12816
82 Diagnostics12727
83 Advanced Materials12712
84 Processes12484
85 Buildings12476
86 RSC Advances12446
- Biomedicines12446
88 British Journal of Surgery12421
89 Nanomaterials12371
90 Applied Surface Science12324
91 Agronomy-Basel12274
92 Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering12178
93 BMC Public Health12055
94 Cells11941
95 Frontiers in Endocrinology11822
96 Expert Systems With Applications11711
97 Astronomy & Astrophysics11521
98 Advanced Science11508
99 Open Forum Infectious Diseases11417
100 Journal of Materials Research and Technology-JMR&T11370
101 Ocean Engineering11146
102 Chemical Communications11055
103 Healthcare10985
104 Journal of Molecular Structure10982
105 Microorganisms10949
106 Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics10873
107 Journal of Molecular Liquids10799
108 International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics10782
109 Materials Today Communications10757
110 IEEE Internet of Things Journal10707
111 Journal of Building Engineering10585
112 Journal of High Energy Physics10377
113 Cancer Research10174
114 Journal of Colloid and Interface Science10172
115 Journal of Materials Chemistry A10157
116 iScience10154
- Physica Scripta10154
118 Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine10083
119 Frontiers in Psychiatry10025
120 IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing9991
121 Journal of Physical Chemistry C9904
122 Analytical Chemistry9832
123 Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise9817
124 Applied Physics Letters9810
125 Journal of Hepatology9801
126 Physical Review Letters9747
127 Environmental Research9728
128 Medicine9722
129 JAMA Network Open9690
130 ChemistrySelect9685
131 IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement9672
132 Colloids and Surfaces A-Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects9617
133 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine9612
134 ACS Nano9564
135 Frontiers in Nutrition9498
136 Inorganic Chemistry9469
137 Neuro-Oncology9413
138 Zootaxa9386
139 Science Advances9369
140 eLife9363
141 Journal of Investigative Dermatology9352
142 Viruses-Basel9319
143 Journal of the Acoustical Society of America9315
144 Chemistry-A European Journal9314
145 Journal of Biological Chemistry9292
146 Pharmaceutics9252
147 JoVE-Journal of Visualized Experiments9234
148 Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology9172
149 Heart Rhythm9158
150 Diabetes9068
151 New Scientist9052
152 Agriculture-Basel9044
153 European Journal of Public Health8993
154 ACS Applied Nano Materials8951
155 Land8933
156 Journal of Marine Science and Engineering8889
157 Symmetry-Basel8869
158 Frontiers in Genetics8722
159 Journal of Materials Science-Materials in Electronics8685
160 Forests8682
161 Langmuir8671
162 Asian Journal of Surgery8658
163 Environmental Pollution8656
164 Applied Thermal Engineering8591
165 Frontiers in Marine Science8567
166 New Journal of Chemistry8521
167 International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology8374
168 Gastrointestinal Endoscopy8336
169 Environmental Science & Technology8316
170 Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry8281
171 Science8279
172 FASEB Journal8246
173 Organic Letters8072
174 Life-Basel8069
175 Journal of Chemical Physics8054
176 Genes8035
177 Materials Letters7974
178 Microchemical Journal7956
179 Antioxidants7934
180 PeerJ7835
181 Renewable Energy7830
182 Structures7786
183 Critical Care Medicine7708
184 Applied Energy7699
185 Frontiers in Physiology7688
186 Micromachines7581
187 Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research7494
188 Journal of Materials Chemistry C7409
189 Frontiers in Veterinary Science7403
190 American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology7402
191 Annals of Surgical Oncology7398
192 Metals7367
193 Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology7349
194 Dalton Transactions7343
195 Frontiers in Neuroscience7336
196 Nanoscale7327
197 World Neurosurgery7285
198 Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia7253
199 Coatings7236
200 Nano Letters7234
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