New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 CA-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians245.473
2 Chemical Reviews88.303
3 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology73.351
4 Reviews of Modern Physics72.890
5 Cellular & Molecular Immunology64.302
6 Progress in Energy and Combustion Science63.974
7 Cell62.379
8 Physiological Reviews59.934
9 Progress in Materials Science59.804
10 Nature Reviews Microbiology56.581
11 New England Journal of Medicine53.801
12 IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials53.451
13 Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology51.809
14 Annual Review of Pathology-Mechanisms of Disease50.967
15 Fungal Diversity50.898
16 International Journal of Information Management48.347
17 Chemical Society Reviews47.736
18 Journal of Financial Economics46.610
19 Nature Reviews Cancer45.822
20 Cancer Cell45.116
21 Annual Review of Immunology44.882
22 Journal of Hematology & Oncology44.752
23 Nature Nanotechnology44.088
24 Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics42.989
25 Nature Reviews Genetics42.325
26 Cell Metabolism41.649
27 ACM Computing Surveys41.280
28 Coordination Chemistry Reviews41.187
29 Nature Medicine41.161
30 Experimental and Molecular Medicine40.880
31 Progress in Polymer Science40.383
32 Annual Review of Psychology40.330
33 Molecular Cancer39.938
34 Nature Reviews Immunology39.921
35 Applied Catalysis B-Environmental39.603
36 International Journal of Oral Science39.595
37 Artificial Intelligence Review39.428
38 Endocrine Reviews39.300
39 Annual Review Plant Biology39.223
40 Environmental Chemistry Letters39.106
41 Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics37.910
42 Immunity37.876
43 Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews37.468
44 Advances in Optics and Photonics37.389
45 Nature Genetics37.111
46 Seminars in Cancer Biology36.478
47 Nature Materials36.101
48 Cell Research36.000
49 Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews35.128
50 Annual Review of Neuroscience35.043
51 Annual Review of Medicine34.993
52 Nature Methods34.466
53 MMWR-Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report34.122
54 Energy & Environmental Science33.787
55 Science33.666
56 Nature Photonics33.126
57 Quarterly Journal of Economics32.560
58 Advanced Materials32.048
59 Advances in Colloid and Interface Science31.927
60 Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology31.344
61 Annual Review of Biochemistry31.097
62 Annual Review of Physiology31.065
63 Progress in Retinal and Eye Research30.710
64 Trends in Food Science & Technology30.109
65 Nucleic Acids Research29.753
66 Nature Protocols29.472
67 Science Translational Medicine29.382
68 EPMA Journal29.367
69 Nature Biotechnology29.348
70 Journal of Materials Science & Technology29.346
71 Nature29.113
72 Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters29.073
73 Annual Review of Public Health28.955
74 Technological Forecasting and Social Change28.860
75 American Economic Review28.802
76 IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence28.687
77 Cell Stem Cell28.651
78 Journal of Manufacturing Systems28.436
79 International Materials Reviews28.390
80 Progress in Lipid Research28.095
81 Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics27.954
82 Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology27.923
83 Advanced Energy Materials27.821
84 Nature Neuroscience27.726
85 Reports on Progress in Physics27.703
86 Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics27.667
87 Information Fusion27.664
88 Radiologia Medica27.607
89 Lancet27.538
90 Nature Reviews Drug Discovery27.521
91 Biotechnology Advances27.358
92 Materials Science & Engineering R-Reports27.154
93 Human Reproduction Update26.981
94 Periodontology 200026.925
95 Nature Reviews Neuroscience26.608
96 International Journal of Machine Tools & Manufacture26.577
97 Cell Host & Microbe26.429
98 Molecular Cell26.396
99 Journal of Business Research26.267
100 Nature Chemistry26.191
101 Physics Reports-Review Section of Physics Letters26.000
102 Clinical Microbiology Reviews25.970
103 Educational Psychologist25.841
104 Tourism Management25.681
105 Annual Review of Genetics25.565
106 Technology in Society25.509
107 Biomaterials25.427
108 Materials Today25.416
109 Pharmacology & Therapeutics25.348
110 Nature Reviews Cardiology25.327
111 Annual Review of Microbiology25.317
112 NPG Asia Materials25.279
113 Neuron25.197
114 Academy of Management Annals25.157
115 Molecular Neurodegeneration25.124
116 Annual Review of Entomology25.088
117 Composites Part B-Engineering25.084
118 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Computational Molecular Science25.062
119 Nature Communications25.030
120 Nature Reviews Nephrology25.021
121 EMBO Journal24.867
122 Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C-Photochemistry Reviews24.859
123 Journal of the American Chemical Society24.809
124 Human Resource Management Review24.721
125 Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology24.685
126 Nature Immunology24.606
127 Journal of Extracellular Vesicles24.432
128 Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services24.333
129 Ageing Research Reviews24.288
130 Pharmacological Reviews24.285
131 Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing24.172
132 Molecular Plant24.090
133 Annual Review of Economics24.088
134 Lancet Neurology23.959
135 Cement & Concrete Composites23.712
136 Cement and Concrete Research23.711
137 Medical Image Analysis23.689
138 Annual Review of Marine Science23.510
139 Computer Science Review23.413
140 Journal of Finance23.381
141 ACS Nano23.340
142 Drug Resistance Updates23.317
143 Progress in Aerospace Sciences23.189
144 Evidence-Based Mental Health23.106
145 Energy Economics23.036
146 Annual Review of Phytopathology22.903
147 Basic Research in Cardiology22.898
148 Proceedings of the IEEE22.746
149 Biotechnology for Biofuels22.730
150 Carbohydrate Polymers22.625
151 Annual Review of Biophysics22.576
152 Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering22.495
153 Review of Finance22.493
154 IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications22.471
155 Journal of Hazardous Materials22.367
156 Drugs22.342
157 IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering22.290
158 Computers & Education22.165
159 Journal of Headache and Pain22.139
160 Cell Death and Differentiation22.108
161 Current Opinion in Solid State & Materials Science22.020
162 Remote Sensing of Environment21.927
163 Food Hydrocolloids21.829
164 Academy of Management Review21.812
165 Angewandte Chemie-International Edition21.811
166 Review of Financial Studies21.722
167 Earth System Science Data21.630
168 Resources Conservation and Recycling21.548
169 Annual Review of Clinical Psychology21.405
170 Water Research21.372
171 Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering21.303
172 Automation in Construction21.257
173 Diabetes Care21.211
174 Nature Reviews Endocrinology21.195
175 Government Information Quarterly21.136
176 EMBO Molecular Medicine21.130
177 Implementation Science21.084
178 World Psychiatry21.073
179 Nature Climate Change21.071
180 TRAC-Trends in Analytical Chemistry20.972
181 Computers in Human Behavior20.922
182 Lancet Oncology20.793
183 Reliability Engineering & System Safety20.769
184 Technovation20.764
185 Computers in Industry20.745
186 Nature Cell Biology20.673
187 Genome Medicine20.649
188 Educational Research Review20.645
189 Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions20.629
190 Bioresource Technology20.537
191 Journal of Cleaner Production20.474
192 Energy Conversion and Management20.327
193 International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management20.303
194 Chemical Engineering Journal20.278
195 Business Strategy and the Environment20.266
196 Applied Mechanics Reviews20.208
197 Applied Energy20.152
198 Nature Reviews Neurology20.150
199 Gut20.091
200 Advanced Functional Materials20.086
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