New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)
Rank Journal Papers
1 Scientific Reports142987
2 PLoS ONE69594
3 International Journal of Molecular Sciences58149
4 Sustainability55090
5 Applied Sciences-Basel51659
6 IEEE Access45065
7 Nature Communications43860
8 Chemical Engineering Journal42061
9 Journal of Clinical Oncology35563
10 Heliyon35098
11 Sensors34944
12 Journal of Clinical Medicine33652
13 Blood33434
14 International Journal of Biological Macromolecules30100
15 Energies28947
16 Frontiers in Immunology28736
17 Materials26755
18 Science of the Total Environment26501
19 Journal of the American College of Cardiology26312
20 Molecules25890
21 Journal of Alloys and Compounds24769
22 Alzheimers & Dementia23774
23 ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces23495
24 Gastroenterology22772
25 American Journal of Gastroenterology22541
26 Circulation21557
- Ceramics International21557
28 Frontiers in Public Health21333
29 Advanced Functional Materials20764
30 Frontiers in Psychology20712
31 International Journal of Hydrogen Energy20460
32 Frontiers in Oncology20458
33 Electronics20301
34 Angewandte Chemie-International Edition20167
35 ACS Omega20139
36 Remote Sensing19892
37 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health19495
38 European Heart Journal19280
39 Cancers19214
40 Value in Health18965
41 Construction and Building Materials18588
42 Nutrients18249
43 Mathematics17932
44 Journal of the American Society of Nephrology17881
45 Nature17671
46 Foods17605
47 Small17599
48 Cancer Research17542
49 BMJ Open17480
50 Physics of Fluids17420
51 Annals of Oncology17184
52 Energy17108
53 Frontiers in Medicine17010
54 Journal of Energy Storage16789
55 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine16731
56 Chest16593
57 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America16540
58 Journal of Cleaner Production16505
59 Neurology16392
60 Innovation in Aging16257
61 Food Chemistry16206
62 Polymers16019
63 Buildings15985
64 Frontiers in Pharmacology15967
65 Journal of the American Chemical Society15938
66 Separation and Purification Technology15827
67 Advanced Science15761
68 Plants-Basel15618
69 Frontiers in Plant Science15590
70 Frontiers in Microbiology15387
71 Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering15380
72 Water15262
73 Animals15244
74 Astrophysical Journal14979
75 Optics Express14914
76 IEEE Sensors Journal14901
77 Journal of Environmental Management14827
78 Advanced Materials14783
79 BMC Public Health14698
80 Processes14209
81 Ocean Engineering14086
82 Expert Systems With Applications14067
83 Journal of Urology14041
84 Gastrointestinal Endoscopy13971
85 Journal of Hazardous Materials13820
86 Fuel13809
87 Astronomy & Astrophysics13681
88 Diagnostics13628
89 RSC Advances13604
90 IEEE Internet of Things Journal13374
91 Journal of Materials Research and Technology-JMR&T12848
92 Applied Thermal Engineering12702
93 Biomedicines12591
94 Applied Surface Science12584
95 Healthcare12577
96 Medicine12536
97 Frontiers in Endocrinology12425
98 Journal of Building Engineering12393
99 Open Forum Infectious Diseases12329
100 Journal of Molecular Structure12308
101 Physica Scripta12285
102 Biophysical Journal12278
103 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society12270
104 BMJ-British Medical Journal12256
105 Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology12049
106 Materials Today Communications11966
107 iScience11965
108 Agronomy-Basel11940
109 Chemical Communications11738
110 Journal of Materials Chemistry A11576
111 International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics11500
112 British Journal of Surgery11444
113 Asian Journal of Surgery11356
114 Microchemical Journal11244
115 Microorganisms11210
116 Journal of Investigative Dermatology11141
117 Radiotherapy and Oncology11130
118 Analytical Chemistry11046
119 ChemistrySelect11011
120 Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases10969
121 IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement10868
122 Journal of High Energy Physics10833
123 Journal of Biological Chemistry10820
124 Environmental Research10795
125 Colloids and Surfaces A-Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects10760
126 Physical Review Letters10630
127 ACS Nano10625
128 Science Advances10595
129 Applied Physics Letters10577
130 Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics10528
131 Journal of Colloid and Interface Science10496
132 Frontiers in Nutrition10364
133 Journal of Hepatology10354
134 Frontiers in Neurology10302
135 Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise10225
- Chemosphere10225
137 Langmuir10201
138 Cells10192
139 Neuro-Oncology10160
140 European Journal of Public Health10054
141 Inorganic Chemistry10039
142 JAMA Network Open10019
143 Agriculture-Basel9973
144 Nanomaterials9937
145 Measurement9917
146 Frontiers in Psychiatry9819
147 International Journal of Gynecological Cancer9769
148 Zootaxa9644
149 IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing9595
150 Journal of Molecular Liquids9580
151 Journal of Marine Science and Engineering9561
152 eLife9545
153 Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry9544
154 Environmental Science & Technology9519
155 Diabetes9481
156 JoVE-Journal of Visualized Experiments9474
157 Structures9422
158 Land9396
159 Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia9353
160 Journal of Materials Science-Materials in Electronics9284
161 ACS Applied Nano Materials9274
162 Journal of Physical Chemistry C9248
163 Heart Rhythm9186
164 Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine9159
165 Journal of Immunology9130
166 Organic Letters9039
167 Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence9011
168 International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology8922
169 New Scientist8828
170 Chemistry-A European Journal8791
171 Journal of Chemical Physics8770
172 Industrial Crops and Products8692
173 Symmetry-Basel8523
174 Forests8485
175 Journal of Thoracic Oncology8391
176 European Urology8384
177 Kidney International Reports8365
178 Life-Basel8260
179 Environmental Pollution8250
180 Pharmaceutics8246
181 Renewable Energy8155
182 Science8121
183 European Psychiatry8092
184 Viruses-Basel8034
185 Annals of Surgical Oncology7986
186 New Journal of Chemistry7963
187 Critical Care Medicine7939
188 Nano Letters7903
189 Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research7848
190 Applied Energy7844
191 Endoscopy7840
192 Journal of Power Sources7806
193 Materials Letters7747
194 Nanoscale7716
195 PeerJ7715
196 IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology7646
197 Food Bioscience7636
198 Frontiers in Veterinary Science7628
199 Chemical Science7624
200 Geophysical Research Letters7593
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