New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 Advanced Materials208
2 Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy186
3 Nature Medicine174
4 Cell170
5 International Journal of Molecular Sciences167
6 Advanced Functional Materials161
7 ACS Nano159
8 Chemical Engineering Journal157
9 Nucleic Acids Research144
10 Advanced Energy Materials141
- Applied Catalysis B-Environmental141
12 Energy & Environmental Science140
13 Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews138
14 International Journal of Hydrogen Energy135
15 Coordination Chemistry Reviews131
- Nano-Micro Letters131
17 Molecules129
18 ACS Catalysis128
- Journal of Energy Storage128
- Nature Energy128
21 Energy125
22 Sensors122
- Advanced Science122
24 Nano Energy117
25 Applied Energy114
26 Energy Storage Materials113
27 Food Chemistry112
- Small112
29 International Journal of Biological Macromolecules111
- Energies111
31 Nature Materials110
- Polymers110
- Nature Nanotechnology110
34 Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy109
35 Fuel107
- Nature Methods107
- Molecular Cancer107
- Carbohydrate Polymers107
- ACS Energy Letters107
40 Antioxidants106
- Energy Reports106
- Journal of Energy Chemistry106
43 Joule105
- Pharmaceutics105
- Renewable Energy105
- Food Hydrocolloids105
47 Carbon104
- Nature Catalysis104
49 ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces103
50 Energy Conversion and Management102
- Foods102
- Journal of Colloid and Interface Science102
53 Separation and Purification Technology99
54 Sustainable Cities and Society96
55 Journal of Controlled Release93
- Journal of Materials Chemistry A93
57 Bioresource Technology92
- Redox Biology92
59 Trends in Food Science & Technology90
- Nature Reviews Materials90
- Nano Letters90
- IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing90
- Journal of Nanobiotechnology90
64 Journal of Alloys and Compounds89
65 TRAC-Trends in Analytical Chemistry86
- Materials86
67 Applied Thermal Engineering85
- Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews85
- Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering85
70 Analytical Chemistry84
- Biomedicines84
- Frontiers in Pharmacology84
- Molecular Cell84
- Nanomaterials84
75 Advances in Colloid and Interface Science83
- Applied Surface Science83
- Journal of Power Sources83
78 Biosensors & Bioelectronics82
- Biomolecules82
80 Food Research International81
- Ocean Engineering81
82 Sensors and Actuators B-Chemical80
83 Desalination79
- Antibiotics-Basel79
- Process Safety and Environmental Protection79
- Nature Reviews Drug Discovery79
87 Advanced Healthcare Materials78
- Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B78
- Nano Research78
- Pharmaceuticals78
91 Pharmacological Research77
- Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials77
93 Journal of Molecular Liquids76
94 Processes75
95 Journal of Membrane Science74
- Molecular Psychiatry74
- ACS Sensors74
- Journal of Water Process Engineering74
99 Biosensors-Basel73
- ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering73
101 Phytomedicine72
102 Journal of Molecular Structure71
- Energy and Buildings71
- Energy & Fuels71
105 Solar Energy70
- Gels70
107 Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry69
- npj Computational Materials69
- Journal of Medicinal Chemistry69
110 Briefings in Bioinformatics68
- Molecular Plant68
- Carbon Energy68
- Energy Policy68
114 Energy Strategy Reviews67
115 Plant Cell66
- Chemistry of Materials66
- Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety66
118 Nature Chemical Biology65
- Nature Protocols65
- Micromachines65
- Electrochemical Energy Reviews65
122 Catalysts64
- Talanta64
- ACS Applied Nano Materials64
- Inorganic Chemistry Communications64
126 Small Methods63
- Nano Today63
- Journal of Ethnopharmacology63
- Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing63
- Nanoscale63
131 International Journal of Nanomedicine62
- Free Radical Biology and Medicine62
- Electrochimica Acta62
- European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry62
135 Colloids and Surfaces A-Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects61
- Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition61
- Batteries-Basel61
- Inorganic Chemistry61
- Pharmacology & Therapeutics61
140 International Journal of Biological Sciences60
- European Polymer Journal60
- Food Control60
- Food Packaging and Shelf Life60
- LWT-Food Science and Technology60
- International Immunopharmacology60
- Microchemical Journal60
- Food Bioscience60
148 Current Biology59
- Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling59
- International Journal of Pharmaceutics59
- Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry59
- Green Energy & Environment59
- Marine Drugs59
154 Analytica Chimica Acta58
- Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research58
- Drug Discovery Today58
- Life Sciences58
158 IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy57
- Progress in Polymer Science57
- ACS Applied Energy Materials57
161 Trends in Microbiology56
- Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation56
- Nanoscale Advances56
- Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters56
- Langmuir56
166 Journal of Biological Chemistry55
- Nature Structural & Molecular Biology55
- Journal of Integrative Plant Biology55
- EMBO Journal55
- Macromolecules55
171 Trends in Pharmacological Sciences54
- Drugs54
- Journal of Marine Science and Engineering54
- Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery54
- Journal of CO2 Utilization54
- Metabolites54
- Drug Resistance Updates54
178 Microsystems & Nanoengineering53
- Cell Death and Differentiation53
- eTransportation53
181 Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis52
- Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences52
- Fuel Processing Technology52
- Spectrochimica Acta Part A-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy52
- Colloids and Surfaces B-Biointerfaces52
- Biochemical Pharmacology52
187 Polymer Degradation and Stability51
- Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems51
- Polymer Composites51
- Combustion and Flame51
- Organic Letters51
192 Postharvest Biology and Technology50
- Progress in Energy and Combustion Science50
- Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers50
- Journal of Catalysis50
- Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells50
- Trends in Molecular Medicine50
- Acta Pharmacologica Sinica50
- Ocean & Coastal Management50
- Food Chemistry-X50
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