New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Chemistry

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 Advanced Materials205
2 Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy179
3 Cell172
4 Nature Medicine169
5 International Journal of Molecular Sciences162
6 Advanced Functional Materials161
7 Chemical Engineering Journal156
8 ACS Nano155
9 Applied Catalysis B-Environmental144
10 Advanced Energy Materials140
11 Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews138
12 Nucleic Acids Research137
13 International Journal of Hydrogen Energy134
14 Energy & Environmental Science132
15 Nature Energy129
16 Coordination Chemistry Reviews127
- Journal of Energy Storage127
- ACS Catalysis127
19 Nano-Micro Letters126
20 Molecules125
21 Energy122
22 Nano Energy121
23 Advanced Science119
- Sensors119
25 Nature Materials113
26 Nature Nanotechnology112
27 Food Chemistry111
- Energy Storage Materials111
29 Applied Energy110
- Small110
31 Polymers109
32 International Journal of Biological Macromolecules108
- Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy108
- Renewable Energy108
35 Carbohydrate Polymers106
- Energies106
37 Nature Methods105
- ACS Energy Letters105
- Fuel105
40 Carbon104
- Nature Catalysis104
42 Journal of Energy Chemistry103
- Molecular Cancer103
- Food Hydrocolloids103
- Energy Reports103
- ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces103
47 Antioxidants102
48 Joule101
49 Journal of Colloid and Interface Science100
50 Energy Conversion and Management99
- Separation and Purification Technology99
52 Foods98
- Pharmaceutics98
54 Sustainable Cities and Society93
- Redox Biology93
56 Bioresource Technology92
57 Journal of Alloys and Compounds91
58 Nano Letters90
- Trends in Food Science & Technology90
60 Journal of Materials Chemistry A89
- Journal of Controlled Release89
62 Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering88
63 Nature Reviews Materials87
- IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing87
- Journal of Nanobiotechnology87
66 Nanomaterials86
- Molecular Cell86
- Advances in Colloid and Interface Science86
- Applied Thermal Engineering86
- Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews86
71 Materials84
72 Nano Research83
- TRAC-Trends in Analytical Chemistry83
- Analytical Chemistry83
- Biosensors & Bioelectronics83
- Journal of Power Sources83
77 Frontiers in Pharmacology82
- Applied Surface Science82
79 Biomolecules80
- Food Research International80
81 Biomedicines79
- Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B79
83 Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials78
- Nature Reviews Drug Discovery78
- Ocean Engineering78
- Sensors and Actuators B-Chemical78
- Process Safety and Environmental Protection78
88 Journal of Molecular Liquids77
- Desalination77
90 Antibiotics-Basel76
- Journal of Water Process Engineering76
92 Advanced Healthcare Materials75
- Pharmaceuticals75
94 Molecular Psychiatry74
- Pharmacological Research74
- ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering74
97 Processes73
98 Biosensors-Basel72
- Energy Policy72
- ACS Sensors72
101 Phytomedicine71
- Journal of Membrane Science71
- Journal of Molecular Structure71
104 Briefings in Bioinformatics70
- Solar Energy70
106 Carbon Energy69
- Journal of Medicinal Chemistry69
108 Molecular Plant67
- Energy and Buildings67
- Energy & Fuels67
- Gels67
112 Nature Chemical Biology66
- Nature Protocols66
- Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry66
115 Energy Strategy Reviews65
- Plant Cell65
- Chemistry of Materials65
118 Nano Today64
- npj Computational Materials64
- Electrochemical Energy Reviews64
121 Inorganic Chemistry Communications63
- ACS Applied Nano Materials63
- Micromachines63
- Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety63
125 Talanta62
- Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing62
127 LWT-Food Science and Technology61
- Catalysts61
- Small Methods61
- Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition61
- Inorganic Chemistry61
- Colloids and Surfaces A-Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects61
- Pharmacology & Therapeutics61
134 European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry60
- Journal of Ethnopharmacology60
- Current Biology60
- Marine Drugs60
- Electrochimica Acta60
- Food Control60
- European Polymer Journal60
141 Drug Discovery Today59
- Nanoscale59
- International Journal of Nanomedicine59
- Free Radical Biology and Medicine59
145 Green Energy & Environment58
- International Immunopharmacology58
- ACS Applied Energy Materials58
- Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters58
- International Journal of Pharmaceutics58
- Microchemical Journal58
- Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling58
- Life Sciences58
- Food Packaging and Shelf Life58
- Batteries-Basel58
- Progress in Polymer Science58
156 Food Bioscience57
- International Journal of Biological Sciences57
- Drugs57
- Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry57
160 IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy56
- Trends in Microbiology56
- Fuel Processing Technology56
- Analytica Chimica Acta56
164 Journal of Biological Chemistry55
- Journal of CO2 Utilization55
- Combustion and Flame55
- Nature Structural & Molecular Biology55
- Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research55
169 EMBO Journal54
- Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation54
- Langmuir54
172 Colloids and Surfaces B-Biointerfaces53
- Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery53
- Macromolecules53
- Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences53
- Metabolites53
- Trends in Pharmacological Sciences53
- Journal of Marine Science and Engineering53
179 Drug Resistance Updates52
- Journal of Integrative Plant Biology52
- Progress in Energy and Combustion Science52
- Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences52
- Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells52
184 Cell Death and Differentiation51
- Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis51
- ACS Photonics51
- Spectrochimica Acta Part A-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy51
188 Nanoscale Advances50
- Microsystems & Nanoengineering50
- Oncogene50
- Food Chemistry-X50
- eTransportation50
- Biochemical Pharmacology50
- Polymer Degradation and Stability50
- Ocean & Coastal Management50
- Organic Letters50
- Bioinformatics50
- Polymer Composites50
199 BMC Bioinformatics49
- Journal of Catalysis49
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