New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

Chemistry

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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy75.083
2 Progress in Energy and Combustion Science72.951
3 Electrochemical Energy Reviews71.197
4 Cell65.388
5 Nature Reviews Materials55.284
6 Nature Energy49.740
7 Nano-Micro Letters48.438
8 Nature Catalysis46.177
9 Nature Medicine45.117
10 Molecular Cancer44.079
11 Joule42.916
12 Energy & Environmental Science42.025
13 Nature Nanotechnology41.349
14 Progress in Polymer Science40.795
15 Reviews of Geophysics40.122
16 Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters39.188
17 Coordination Chemistry Reviews37.872
18 Annual Review of Biochemistry37.057
19 Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews36.577
20 Applied Catalysis B-Environmental35.930
21 Nature Materials35.052
22 Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews34.904
23 Advances in Colloid and Interface Science33.947
24 Advanced Materials33.456
25 Nature Methods32.630
26 Nucleic Acids Research32.497
27 Annual Review of Marine Science31.418
28 Nano Energy30.868
29 Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology30.161
30 Nature Protocols29.861
31 Progress in Lipid Research29.800
32 EMBO Journal29.725
33 Advanced Energy Materials29.455
34 Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry29.208
35 Drug Resistance Updates29.153
36 Pharmacology & Therapeutics28.398
37 Journal of Energy Chemistry27.610
38 ACS Energy Letters27.401
39 Nature Reviews Drug Discovery27.270
40 Molecular Plant27.105
41 eTransportation27.020
42 Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry26.806
43 ACS Nano26.085
44 Food Hydrocolloids25.088
45 Trends in Food Science & Technology24.878
46 Molecular Cell24.766
47 Redox Biology24.743
48 Annual Review of Food Science and Technology24.261
49 Applied Energy24.205
50 Energy Storage Materials23.984
51 TRAC-Trends in Analytical Chemistry23.496
52 Molecular Medicine23.313
53 Sustainable Cities and Society22.971
54 Carbohydrate Polymers22.808
55 ACS Catalysis22.610
56 Drugs22.358
57 Carbon Energy22.351
58 Pharmacological Reviews22.049
59 Green Energy & Environment21.876
60 Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews21.834
61 Energy Conversion and Management21.639
62 Molecular Aspects of Medicine21.631
63 Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems21.573
64 Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety21.163
65 Advanced Functional Materials21.139
66 Nano Convergence20.885
67 Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials20.683
68 Trends in Pharmacological Sciences20.668
69 Food Packaging and Shelf Life20.433
70 Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering20.157
71 Food Engineering Reviews19.757
72 Journal of Controlled Release19.506
73 Carbon19.439
74 Biosensors & Bioelectronics19.330
75 EMBO Reports19.298
76 npj Clean Water18.995
77 Journal of Colloid and Interface Science18.973
78 Petroleum Exploration and Development18.889
79 Chemical Engineering Journal18.779
80 Pharmacological Research18.756
81 Journal of Nanobiotechnology18.657
82 Polymer Reviews18.333
83 Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B18.217
84 Cell Death and Differentiation18.060
85 Energy Reports17.967
86 Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition17.881
87 Fuel Processing Technology17.867
88 Energy Strategy Reviews17.796
89 Medicinal Research Reviews17.784
90 Energy17.765
91 Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering17.628
92 Energy Policy17.423
93 npj Computational Materials17.262
94 Food Chemistry17.142
95 Bioresource Technology17.040
96 Plant Cell17.035
97 Nano Today17.020
98 Desalination16.929
99 Renewable Energy16.894
100 Trends in Microbiology16.798
101 Journal of Energy Storage16.778
102 Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences16.535
103 Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy16.410
- Molecular Psychiatry16.410
105 Nature Chemical Biology16.325
106 Fuel16.133
107 Nature Structural & Molecular Biology16.013
108 Drug Delivery15.889
109 Essays in Biochemistry15.551
110 Current Opinion in Structural Biology15.512
111 Journal of Membrane Science15.470
112 Current Opinion in Food Science15.430
113 International Journal of Hydrogen Energy15.403
114 Current Opinion in Chemical Biology15.332
115 Journal of CO2 Utilization15.327
116 Antioxidants15.318
117 Sensors and Actuators B-Chemical15.314
118 Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C-Photochemistry Reviews15.235
119 Trends in Molecular Medicine15.209
120 Drug Discovery Today15.174
121 International Journal of Biological Sciences15.169
122 Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica15.103
123 Separation and Purification Technology15.076
124 Current Opinion in Biotechnology15.070
125 ACS Sensors14.984
126 Trends in Biochemical Sciences14.900
127 Microsystems & Nanoengineering14.790
128 IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy14.742
129 Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment14.599
130 Phytomedicine14.554
131 Biodrugs14.512
132 Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology14.400
133 Pharmaceutics14.341
134 Nano Research14.334
135 Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering14.279
136 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer14.268
137 Cell Chemical Biology14.266
138 Molecular Systems Biology14.015
139 npj 2D Materials and Applications13.965
140 Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology13.907
141 Catalysis Communications13.900
142 Journal of Integrative Plant Biology13.824
143 Solar Energy13.769
144 Nano Letters13.741
145 Small13.701
146 Plasmonics13.691
147 Advanced Science13.566
148 Catalysis Reviews-Science and Engineering13.551
149 Process Safety and Environmental Protection13.536
150 Food Control13.516
151 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology13.486
152 Antioxidants & Redox Signaling13.475
153 Biosensors-Basel13.471
154 ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces13.461
155 Acta Pharmacologica Sinica13.423
156 Molecular Biology and Evolution13.386
157 Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry13.354
158 Food Research International13.317
159 Natural Product Reports13.185
160 Briefings in Bioinformatics13.150
161 Applied Surface Science13.089
162 International Journal of Nanomedicine13.010
163 Progress in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy13.000
164 Energy and Buildings12.981
165 Meat Science12.946
166 Journal of Power Sources12.894
167 Progress in Photovoltaics12.858
168 Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing12.832
169 Journal of Rare Earths12.816
170 International Journal of Biological Macromolecules12.783
171 Batteries-Basel12.741
172 IEEE-ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics12.643
173 Archives of Pharmacal Research12.606
174 Cell Systems12.588
175 Journal of Materiomics12.580
176 NanoImpact12.546
177 Heritage Science12.512
178 Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science12.480
179 Polymer Degradation and Stability12.395
180 ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering12.335
181 Postharvest Biology and Technology12.176
182 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry12.144
- Polymers12.144
184 Marine Drugs12.027
185 Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells11.998
186 Advanced Healthcare Materials11.978
187 Journal of Materials Chemistry A11.970
188 Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers11.924
189 Pharmaceutical Biology11.863
190 Bioinformatics11.855
191 Polymer Testing11.750
192 Cell and Bioscience11.695
193 Frontiers in Energy11.643
194 Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis11.609
195 Gels11.554
196 Chemistry of Materials11.535
197 Surface Science Reports11.486
198 Bioenergy Research11.472
199 Journal of Food Engineering11.450
200 Oncogene11.402
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