Top 200 scientific journals with high impact Score

Top 100 scientific journals: Publish your research in top research journals in the world. High-impact factor research journals expect researchers to submit quality research.

Every researcher aspires to publish in higher impact factor research journals namely. This blog post aims to provide you with the top 100 research journals with respect to JCR 2024.

List of top 200 Scientific Journals

S. No.JournalCiteScorePublisher
1Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians873.2John Wiley & Sons
2Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology173.6Springer Nature
3The Lancet148.1Elsevier
4New England Journal of Medicine145.4Massachussetts Medical Society
5Nature Reviews Drug Discovery137.4Springer Nature
6Nature Reviews Materials119.4Springer Nature
7Nature Reviews Cancer111.9Springer Nature
8Cell110.0Elsevier
9Foundations and Trends in Machine Learning108.5Now Publishers Inc
10Chemical Reviews106.0American Chemical Society
11Nature Medicine100.9Springer Nature
12Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology99.4Springer Nature
13Nature Reviews Immunology93.4Springer Nature
14Nature90.0Springer Nature
15The Lancet Respiratory Medicine87.1Elsevier
16Chemical Society Reviews80.8Royal Society of Chemistry
17IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials80.2
18Nature Reviews Disease Primers76.7Springer Nature
19Reviews of Modern Physics76.2American Physical Society
20Nature Energy75.1Springer Nature
21Nature Reviews Microbiology74.0Springer Nature
22Living Reviews in RelativityOpen Access69.9Springer Nature
23Advances in Physics67.6Taylor & Francis
24Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report65.4Department of Health and Human Services
25World Psychiatry64.1John Wiley & Sons
26Annals of Oncology63.9Elsevier
27Nature Biotechnology63.0Springer Nature
28Annual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms of Disease62.6Annual Reviews Inc.
29Nature Materials62.2Springer Nature
30The Lancet Oncology62.1Elsevier
31Wine Economics and Policy61.5UniCeSV – Universita degli Studi di Firenze
32Science61.1American Association for the Advancement of Science
33The Lancet Infectious Diseases60.9Elsevier
34Materials Science and Engineering R: Reports60.5Elsevier
35MMWR Surveillance Summaries60.5Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
36Nature Nanotechnology59.7Springer Nature
37Progress in Materials Science59.6Elsevier
38Progress in Energy and Combustion Science59.3Elsevier
39The Lancet Neurology58.7Elsevier
40Nature Methods58.7Springer Nature
41The Lancet Psychiatry58.3Elsevier
42Nature Reviews Genetics57.4Springer Nature
43Annual Review of Immunology57.2Annual Reviews Inc.
44Advances in Optics and Photonics56.6Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA)
45Physiological Reviews56.5American Physiological Society
46Physics Reports56.1Elsevier
47The Lancet Public HealthOpen Access55.6Elsevier
48Cancer Cell55.2Elsevier
49Molecular CancerOpen Access54.9Springer Nature
50Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics54.8Annual Reviews Inc.
51Nature Photonics54.2Springer Nature
52Clinical Microbiology Reviews54.2American Society for Microbiology
53Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics54.0Annual Reviews Inc.
54Cell Research53.9Springer Nature
55Joule53.1Elsevier
56International Journal of Information Management53.1Elsevier
57Nature Reviews Cardiology53.1Springer Nature
58Nature Reviews Earth and Environment52.9Springer Nature
59Nature Reviews Chemistry52.8Springer Nature
60Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology52.3Springer Nature
61Nature Catalysis52.1Springer Nature
62Intensive Care Medicine51.5Springer Nature
63Energy and Environmental Science50.5Royal Society of Chemistry
64The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology50.3Elsevier
65Reviews of Geophysics50.3John Wiley & Sons
66Immunity49.4Elsevier
67Progress in Polymer Science48.7Elsevier
68Cell Metabolism48.6Elsevier
69MMWR supplements48.6Epidemiology Program Office
70JAMA48.2American Medical Association
71Journal of Hematology and OncologyOpen Access48.1Springer Nature
72Nature Reviews Physics47.8Springer Nature
73Nature Electronics47.5Springer Nature
74Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics47.4Annual Reviews Inc.
75Annual Review of Psychology47.3Annual Reviews Inc.
76Proceedings of the IEEE46.4
77Journal of Hepatology46.1Elsevier
78Nature Reviews Methods Primers46.1Springer Nature
79Journal of Infection45.9Elsevier
80JAMA Cardiology45.8American Medical Association
81Annual Review of Entomology45.7Annual Reviews Inc.
82Gut45.7BMJ Publishing Group
83Circulation45.7Wolters Kluwer Health
84Gastroenterology45.6Elsevier
85Nature Biomedical Engineering45.3Springer Nature
86Cell Host and Microbe45.1Elsevier
87Astronomy and Astrophysics Review45.0Springer Nature
88AI OpenOpen Access45.0KeAi Communications Co.
89Psychological Science in the Public Interest44.8SAGE
90Fungal Diversity44.8Springer Nature
91Signal Transduction and Targeted TherapyOpen Access44.5Springer Nature
92Nature Microbiology44.4Springer Nature
93The Lancet Global HealthOpen Access44.1Elsevier
94JAMA Internal Medicine43.5American Medical Association
95Proceedings of the IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition43.5IEEE
96European Urology43.0Elsevier
97Advanced Materials43.0John Wiley & Sons
98Nature Genetics43.0Springer Nature
99Journal of the American College of Cardiology42.7Elsevier
100Nano-Micro LettersOpen Access42.4Open Access Science Online
101Nature Reviews Endocrinology42.0Springer Nature
102Endocrine Reviews42.0The Endocrine Society
103Nature Sustainability41.9Springer Nature
104JAMA Neurology41.9American Medical Association
105Living Reviews in Solar PhysicsOpen Access41.9Springer Nature
106Electrochemical Energy Reviews41.9Springer Nature
107Advanced Energy Materials41.9John Wiley & Sons
108The Lancet Digital HealthOpen Access41.2Elsevier
109Journal of Clinical Oncology41.2Wolters Kluwer Health
110The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health40.9Elsevier
111EnergyChem40.8Elsevier
112Annual Review of Plant BiologyOpen Access40.4Annual Reviews Inc.
113Nature Climate Change40.3Springer Nature
114Nature Immunology40.0Springer Nature
115European Heart Journal39.3Oxford University Press
116Journal of Bioresources and BioproductsOpen Access39.3KeAi Communications Co.
117Foundations and Trends in Information Retrieval39.1Now Publishers Inc
118Nature Reviews Nephrology39.0Springer Nature
119Nano Research EnergyOpen Access39.0Tsinghua University Press
120Applied Catalysis B: Environmental38.6Elsevier
121Nature Neuroscience38.6Springer Nature
122Military Medical ResearchOpen Access38.4Springer Nature
123InnovationOpen Access38.3Elsevier
124InfoMatOpen Access37.7John Wiley & Sons
125Molecular Plant37.6Elsevier
126JAMA Oncology37.5American Medical Association
127Cell Stem Cell37.1Elsevier
128Nature Machine Intelligence36.9Springer Nature
129Nature Human Behaviour36.8Springer Nature
130Materials Today36.3Elsevier
131Academy of Management Annals36.0Academy of Management
132MMWR Recommendations and Reports36.0Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
133Journal of Thoracic Oncology36.0Elsevier
134Annual Review of Physiology35.6Annual Reviews Inc.
135Studies in Mycology35.6Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
136Radiology35.2Radiological Society of North America Inc.
137Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases35.0BMJ Publishing Group
138Nature Reviews Neuroscience35.0Springer Nature
139The Lancet Rheumatology34.7Elsevier
140Pharmacological Reviews34.7American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapy (ASPET)
141Coordination Chemistry Reviews34.3Elsevier
142Periodontology 200034.1John Wiley & Sons
143Progress in Retinal and Eye Research34.1Elsevier
144Annual Review of Biochemistry33.9Annual Reviews Inc.
145eScienceOpen Access33.7KeAi Communications Co.
146Psychological Bulletin33.6American Psychological Association
147Annual Review of Marine Science33.6Annual Reviews Inc.
148NCHS data brief33.5U.S. National Center for Health Statistics
149Advanced Powder MaterialsOpen Access33.3KeAi Communications Co.
150Information Fusion33.2Elsevier
151ACM Computing Surveys33.2
152Energy Storage Materials33.0Elsevier
153Science immunology32.9American Association for the Advancement of Science
154EurosurveillanceOpen Access32.7European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
155Computer Science Review32.7Elsevier
156Transactions of the Association for Computational LinguisticsOpen Access32.6MIT Press
157Trends in Food Science and Technology32.5Elsevier
158Chem32.4Elsevier
159Trends in Cell Biology32.0Elsevier
160Environmental Chemistry Letters32.0Springer Nature
161Reports on Progress in Physics31.9Institute of Physics Publishing
162International journal of oral scienceOpen Access31.8Springer Nature
163IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering31.7
164JAMA Pediatrics31.6American Medical Association
165Annual Review of Clinical Psychology31.5Annual Reviews Inc.
166Accounts of Chemical Research31.4American Chemical Society
167Trends in Plant Science31.3Elsevier
168ACS Energy Letters31.2American Chemical Society
169Foundations and Trends in Computer Graphics and Vision31.2Now Publishers Inc
170Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews31.2Elsevier
171Cellular and Molecular Immunology31.2Springer Nature
172National Vital Statistics Reports31.1Public Health Services, US Dept of Health and Human Services
173Nature Cancer31.1Springer Nature
174JAMA Psychiatry30.6American Medical Association
175Science Robotics30.6American Association for the Advancement of Science
176Nature Physics30.4Springer Nature
177eLightOpen Access30.4Springer Nature
178Nano Energy30.3Elsevier
179IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications30.0
180Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science30.0Springer Nature
181MycosphereOpen Access30.0Zhongkai University
182Nature Reviews Neurology29.9Springer Nature
183Nature Reviews Rheumatology29.9Springer Nature
184International Journal of Computer Vision29.8Springer Nature
185Nature Chemistry29.6Springer Nature
186Brain, Behavior, and Immunity29.6Elsevier
187Circulation Research29.6Wolters Kluwer Health
188Advanced Functional Materials29.5John Wiley & Sons
189Diabetes Care29.5American Diabetes Association Inc.
190Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics29.4Karger
191Medicinal Research Reviews29.3John Wiley & Sons
192Nature Protocols29.1Springer Nature
193Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Computational Molecular Science28.9John Wiley & Sons
194Human Reproduction Update28.8Oxford University Press
195Trends in Biotechnology28.6Elsevier
196Trends in Cancer28.5Elsevier
197International Materials Reviews28.5SAGE
198Advances in Colloid and Interface Science28.5Elsevier
199Nature Food28.5Springer Nature
200The Lancet Planetary HealthOpen Access28.4Elsevier

Frequently Asked Questions

Which scientific journal has the highest impact factor?

CA-A CANCER JOURNAL FOR CLINICIANS has the highest impact factor.

What is a good impact factor for scientific journals?

The height of the impact factor also varies from subject to subject. However, an impact factor of more than 10 is considered excellent.

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