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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01)
Rank Journal Papers
1 Scientific Reports126594
2 PLoS ONE68267
3 International Journal of Molecular Sciences59781
4 Sustainability56676
5 Applied Sciences-Basel51807
6 IEEE Access47669
7 Chemical Engineering Journal40339
8 Nature Communications40058
9 Sensors35789
10 Heliyon35672
11 Blood33425
12 Journal of Clinical Oncology32638
13 Journal of Clinical Medicine32227
14 Energies30874
15 Science of the Total Environment30622
16 Materials28649
17 International Journal of Biological Macromolecules28433
18 Molecules27999
19 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health27511
20 Frontiers in Immunology27276
21 Journal of the American College of Cardiology25095
22 ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces23605
23 Journal of Alloys and Compounds23471
24 Alzheimers & Dementia22680
25 American Journal of Gastroenterology22564
26 Frontiers in Psychology21361
27 Circulation21286
28 Remote Sensing21038
29 Frontiers in Oncology20906
30 Cancers20434
31 Ceramics International20387
32 Value in Health19875
33 Gastroenterology19874
34 International Journal of Hydrogen Energy19494
35 Frontiers in Public Health19483
36 Electronics19391
37 Angewandte Chemie-International Edition19356
38 ACS Omega19132
39 Nutrients18873
40 Construction and Building Materials18618
41 Advanced Functional Materials18384
42 BMJ Open18061
43 Annals of Oncology18025
44 Mathematics17970
45 Journal of the American Society of Nephrology17817
46 Energy17678
47 Nature17356
48 Polymers17228
49 Chest17210
50 Foods17196
51 Journal of Cleaner Production16878
52 Frontiers in Pharmacology16714
53 Physics of Fluids16445
54 Frontiers in Microbiology16238
55 Frontiers in Plant Science16118
56 Small16025
57 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America15855
58 Water15807
59 Food Chemistry15741
60 Neurology15627
61 Plants-Basel15249
62 Optics Express15141
63 Journal of Energy Storage15130
64 Animals14882
65 Frontiers in Medicine14662
66 Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases14575
67 IEEE Sensors Journal14497
68 European Heart Journal14491
69 Journal of the American Chemical Society14473
70 Separation and Purification Technology14274
71 Buildings14223
72 Astrophysical Journal14203
73 RSC Advances14167
74 Journal of Hazardous Materials13966
75 Journal of Environmental Management13951
76 Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering13689
77 Advanced Materials13651
78 Fuel13644
79 BMC Public Health13497
80 Advanced Science13418
81 Processes13303
82 Journal of Urology13093
83 Diagnostics13081
84 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society12962
85 Biophysical Journal12821
86 Radiotherapy and Oncology12809
87 Chemosphere12747
88 Biomedicines12696
89 BMJ-British Medical Journal12671
90 Chemical Communications12545
91 Astronomy & Astrophysics12430
92 Agronomy-Basel12313
93 Applied Surface Science12312
94 Frontiers in Endocrinology12190
- Ocean Engineering12190
96 IEEE Internet of Things Journal11997
97 Journal of Materials Research and Technology-JMR&T11948
98 Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics11905
99 Expert Systems With Applications11865
100 Journal of Molecular Structure11810
101 Innovation in Aging11806
102 Healthcare11722
103 Journal of Materials Chemistry A11651
104 Journal of Building Engineering11644
105 Materials Today Communications11558
106 Nanomaterials11545
107 International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics11365
108 Cells11099
109 Microorganisms11079
110 Physica Scripta10923
111 Neuro-Oncology10894
112 IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement10867
113 Journal of Colloid and Interface Science10863
114 IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing10820
115 iScience10781
116 British Journal of Surgery10768
117 Cancer Research10664
118 Environmental Research10592
119 Applied Thermal Engineering10556
120 Journal of Molecular Liquids10529
121 Journal of High Energy Physics10369
122 Colloids and Surfaces A-Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects10334
123 ChemistrySelect10333
124 Frontiers in Neurology10304
125 Analytical Chemistry10251
126 Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise10222
127 Medicine10177
128 Physical Review Letters10093
129 ACS Nano10086
- Frontiers in Nutrition10086
131 Applied Physics Letters10056
132 Asian Journal of Surgery10034
133 Frontiers in Psychiatry9927
134 European Journal of Public Health9872
135 Open Forum Infectious Diseases9864
136 JAMA Network Open9860
137 Science Advances9851
138 Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology9837
139 Journal of Hepatology9780
140 Journal of Investigative Dermatology9779
141 Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine9756
142 Inorganic Chemistry9658
143 Journal of Physical Chemistry C9597
144 Microchemical Journal9564
145 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine9563
146 Agriculture-Basel9517
147 eLife9487
148 JoVE-Journal of Visualized Experiments9465
149 Zootaxa9423
150 Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia9351
151 Journal of Biological Chemistry9339
152 Langmuir9338
153 New Journal of Chemistry9328
154 Land9253
155 Journal of Marine Science and Engineering9249
156 ACS Applied Nano Materials9150
157 Diabetes9078
158 New Scientist9016
159 Chemistry-A European Journal8986
160 Journal of Materials Science-Materials in Electronics8978
161 Viruses-Basel8884
162 Pharmaceutics8866
163 Forests8822
164 Symmetry-Basel8821
165 International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology8771
166 Environmental Science & Technology8760
167 Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry8753
168 Journal of Immunology8712
169 Measurement8462
170 Structures8456
171 Journal of Chemical Physics8443
172 Renewable Energy8433
173 Organic Letters8430
174 Gastrointestinal Endoscopy8428
175 FASEB Journal8421
176 European Psychiatry8340
177 Environmental Pollution8339
178 Frontiers in Marine Science8271
179 Journal of Materials Chemistry C8236
180 Nanoscale8233
181 Life-Basel8168
182 Heart Rhythm8133
183 Science8130
184 Journal of Thoracic Oncology8112
185 Dalton Transactions8055
186 Applied Energy8045
187 Chemical Science7972
- Materials Letters7972
189 Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation7907
190 Journal of the Acoustical Society of America7882
191 Frontiers in Genetics7825
192 Genes7776
193 Industrial Crops and Products7774
194 Annals of Surgical Oncology7772
195 European Urology7770
196 PeerJ7721
197 Antioxidants7688
198 Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence7611
199 Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research7600
200 Frontiers in Veterinary Science7528
(This list is limited to max. 200 journals; click here to see the full list)
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