Scopus journal ranking

Scopus gives the ranking to the journals by considering both the number of citations received by a journal and the prestige of the journal based on where those citations come from. In this blog post, We will provide you with the complete list of Scopus journal rankings.

Also, check the: Journal Citation Report (JCR)

Based on these citations, Scopus also divides the journals into four quartiles: Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4. Q1 is occupied by the top 25% of journals in the list; Q2 is occupied by journals in the 25 to 50% group; Q3 is occupied by journals in the 50 to 75% group and Q4 is occupied by journals in the 75 to 100% group.

In this post, we will address the following points:

• Top 100 Scopus journals based on the latest metrics
• To download the complete Scopus journal ranking list
• Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 journals list

Besides these points, a list of frequently asked questions related to Scopus ranking is also addressed.

Top 100 journals based on Scopus ranking

Journal Rank	Journal Title	CiteScore	SJR	Publisher
1	Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians	642.9	86.091	Wiley-Blackwell
2	Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology	164.4	34.201	Springer Nature
3	New England Journal of Medicine	134.4	26.015	Massachussetts Medical Society
4	The Lancet	133.2	14.607	Elsevier
5	Nature Reviews Drug Discovery	123.8	19.423	Springer Nature
6	Nature Medicine	107.5	24.687	Springer Nature
7	Nature Reviews Materials	103.2	21.927	Springer Nature
8	Chemical Reviews	102.7	18.911	American Chemical Society
9	Cell	102.0	26.494	Elsevier
10	Nature Reviews Cancer	96.7	20.977	Springer Nature
11	Reviews of Modern Physics	91.5	20.343	American Physical Society
12	Foundations and Trends in Machine Learning	91.4	13.775	Now Publishers Inc
13	Nature	83.4	20.957	Springer Nature
14	Nature Reviews Immunology	83.0	18.141	Springer Nature
15	IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials	82.5	14.248	IEEE
16	Nature Energy	81.6	19.588	Springer Nature
17	Chemical Society Reviews	81.3	15.109	Royal Society of Chemistry
18	Physiological Reviews	79.5	13.693	American Physiological Society
19	Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology	75.5	14.809	Springer Nature
20	The Lancet Respiratory Medicine	74.8	11.204	Elsevier
21	Nature Reviews Genetics	73.2	19.454	Springer Nature
22	Nature Biotechnology	71.9	22.781	Springer Nature
23	Psychological Science in the Public Interest	68.0	6.295	SAGE
24	Progress in Materials Science	67.5	8.515	Elsevier
25	Living Reviews in RelativityOpen Access	65.5	11.561	Springer Nature
26	Molecular CancerOpen Access	64.9	8.703	Springer Nature
27	World Psychiatry	63.1	14.306	Wiley-Blackwell
28	Annals of Oncology	63.0	11.945	Elsevier
29	The Lancet Neurology	62.4	9.819	Elsevier
30	The Lancet Oncology	62.0	12.27	Elsevier
31	Nature Reviews Disease Primers	60.9	11.388	Springer Nature
32	Joule	60.6	12.282	Elsevier
33	Nature Reviews Microbiology	60.2	10.396	Springer Nature
34	Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics	59.6	14.486	Annual Reviews Inc.
35	Nature Photonics	59.3	11.774	Springer Nature
36	Studies in Mycology	59.3	5.202	Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
37	Progress in Energy and Combustion Science	59.0	5.679	Elsevier
38	Science	59.0	13.328	American Association for the Advancement of Science
39	Nature Materials	58.3	13.874	Springer Nature
40	The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology	58.1	8.217	Elsevier
41	Immunity	57.7	14.795	Elsevier
42	Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology	56.4	10.178	Springer Nature
43	Materials Science and Engineering R: Reports	56.1	6.842	Elsevier
44	The Lancet Infectious Diseases	55.6	8.14	Elsevier
45	Nature Nanotechnology	54.6	13.141	Springer Nature
46	Energy and Environmental Science	54.4	12.306	Royal Society of Chemistry
47	Annual Review of Immunology	54.1	15.262	Annual Reviews Inc.
48	Clinical Microbiology Reviews	54.0	7.584	American Society for Microbiology
49	Annual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms of Disease	53.8	8.628	Annual Reviews Inc.
50	Nature Genetics	53.8	16.732	Springer Nature
51	Progress in Polymer Science	53.7	5.676	Elsevier
52	Nature Catalysis	53.0	13.187	Springer Nature
53	Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics	52.9	6.237	Annual Reviews Inc.
54	Cancer Cell	52.9	12.578	Elsevier
55	Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report	52.8	16.786	Department of Health and Human Services
56	Physics Reports	52.3	5.691	Elsevier
57	Advances in Physics	51.5	12.034	Taylor & Francis
58	The Lancet Psychiatry	49.5	8.167	Elsevier
59	Cell Metabolism	49.0	10.037	Elsevier
60	Nature Methods	48.9	14.358	Springer Nature
61	Advances in Optics and Photonics	48.8	8.332	Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA)
62	The Lancet Public HealthOpen Access	48.1	10.591	Elsevier
63	Gut	47.4	8.588	BMJ Publishing Group
64	Annual Review of Psychology	47.3	9.226	Annual Reviews Inc.
65	Reviews of Geophysics	47.2	9.061	Wiley-Blackwell
66	Astronomy and Astrophysics Review	47.1	9.937	Springer Nature
67	Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics	47.0	10.644	Annual Reviews Inc.
68	Endocrine Reviews	46.6	7.205	The Endocrine Society
69	National Vital Statistics Reports	46.5	16.495	Public Health Services, US Dept of Health and Human Services
70	EnergyChem	46.2	6.26	Elsevier
71	Living Reviews in Solar PhysicsOpen Access	46.2	7.235	Springer Nature
72	Nature Reviews Chemistry	46.1	10.967	Springer Nature
73	Advanced Materials	45.5	9.538	Wiley-Blackwell
74	JAMA	45.4	6.695	American Medical Association
75	Fungal Diversity	44.9	5.784	Springer Nature
76	Nature Microbiology	44.9	9.187	Springer Nature
77	Nature Reviews Endocrinology	44.7	8.124	Springer Nature
78	Cell Host and Microbe	44.6	10.227	Elsevier
79	JAMA Oncology	44.3	8.103	American Medical Association
80	Nature Reviews Physics	44.1	9.34	Springer Nature
81	Nature Neuroscience	43.9	12.124	Springer Nature
82	The Lancet Global HealthOpen Access	43.6	7.37	Elsevier
83	JAMA Internal Medicine	43.2	4.922	American Medical Association
84	MMWR Surveillance Summaries	43.0	15.178	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
85	Electrochemical Energy Reviews	42.8	8.905	Springer Nature
86	Advanced Energy Materials	42.6	9.044	Wiley-Blackwell
87	Annual Review of Plant BiologyOpen Access	42.5	8.131	Annual Reviews Inc.
88	Circulation	42.1	7.8	Wolters Kluwer Health
89	Annual Review of Biochemistry	42.0	11.154	Annual Reviews Inc.
90	European Urology	42.0	6.963	Elsevier
91	International Journal of Information Management	41.9	4.906	Elsevier
92	Cell Research	41.8	8.06	Springer Nature
93	Nature Reviews Cardiology	41.7	6.932	Springer Nature
94	JAMA Cardiology	41.2	7.371	American Medical Association
95	Journal of Hepatology	41.1	7.398	Elsevier
96	Nature Immunology	41.0	10.921	Springer Nature
97	Journal of the American College of Cardiology	40.8	8.343	Elsevier
98	JAMA Neurology	40.7	6.697	American Medical Association
99	Proceedings of the IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition	40.7	5.952
100	Nature Sustainability	40.2	6.568	Springer Nature

Download the Scopus journals list

Researchers need to visit the official website of Scopus to download the complete Scopus journals list.

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Scopus Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 journals

Scopus divides the journals into four quartiles: Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4. Q1 is occupied by the top 25% of journals in the list; Q2 is occupied by journals in the 25 to 50% group; Q3 is occupied by journals in the 50 to 75% group and Q4 is occupied by journals in the 75 to 100% group.

Again, researchers need to visit the official website of Scopus to get the Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4 journals list.

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