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List of top research journals in 2026

This web page aims to provide the latest list of top research journals. These journals are Web of Science and Scopus indexed. The journals are ranked from one to 220 based on Scopus SJR (SCImago Journal Rank).


Top research journals

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Top research journals
RankJournal TitlePublisherSJRQuartile
1Ca-A Cancer Journal for CliniciansJohn Wiley and Sons Inc104.065Q1
2Nature Reviews Molecular Cell BiologyNature Research35.568Q1
3Quarterly Journal of EconomicsOxford University Press33.069Q1
4Nature Reviews Drug DiscoveryNature Research32.577Q1
5Nature Reviews Clinical OncologyNature Publishing Group28.076Q1
6MMWR Recommendations and ReportsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)27.974Q1
7Cancer CellCell Press26.632Q1
8CellElsevier B.V.24.592Q1
9Review of Economic StudiesOxford University Press23.622Q1
10American Economic ReviewAmerican Economic Association23.489Q1
11Nature BiotechnologyNature Research23.109Q1
12Nature Reviews CancerNature Research22.814Q1
13Journal of FinanceWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd22.27Q1
14Annals of OncologyElsevier Ltd21.715Q1
15Nature Reviews MaterialsNature Publishing Group20.801Q1
16World PsychiatryJohn Wiley and Sons Inc20.787Q1
17Nature EnergySpringer Nature20.769Q1
18Nature Reviews GeneticsNature Research20.403Q1
19EconometricaWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd19.935Q1
20NatureNature Research19.713Q1
21Journal of Financial EconomicsElsevier B.V.18.748Q1
22Nature Reviews MicrobiologyNature Research18.406Q1
23New England Journal of MedicineMassachussetts Medical Society18.397Q1
24Annual Review of EconomicsAnnual Reviews Inc.17.768Q1
25Signal Transduction and Targeted TherapySpringer Nature17.74Q1
26Nature Reviews ImmunologyNature Research17.646Q1
27Nature MedicineNature Research17.496Q1
28Review of Financial StudiesOxford University Press17.406Q1
29Nature Reviews Earth and EnvironmentSpringer International Publishing17.081Q1
30Chemical ReviewsAmerican Chemical Society16.918Q1
31Journal of Economic LiteratureAmerican Economic Association16.872Q1
32Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational BehaviorAnnual Reviews Inc.16.778Q1
33ImmunityCell Press16.481Q1
34Nature CatalysisNature Publishing Group16.266Q1
35Journal of Political EconomyUniversity of Chicago Press16.25Q1
36Annual Review of ImmunologyAnnual Reviews Inc.16.066Q1
37Cell MetabolismCell Press15.978Q1
38Nature MethodsNature Research15.624Q1
39Nature Reviews Disease PrimersNature Publishing Group15.606Q1
40Reviews of GeophysicsJohn Wiley and Sons Inc15.383Q1
41Nature GeneticsNature Research15.377Q1
42IEEE Communications Surveys and TutorialsInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.14.838Q1
43The LancetElsevier B.V.14.821Q1
44MMWR Surveillance SummariesCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)14.728Q1
45Nature Reviews Methods PrimersSpringer Nature14.459Q1
46Academy of Management AnnalsAcademy of Management14.367Q1
47Organizational Research MethodsSAGE Publications Inc.14.268Q1
48Living Reviews in RelativitySpringer International Publishing AG14.227Q1
49Annual Review of Astronomy and AstrophysicsAnnual Reviews Inc.14.119Q1
50Nature Reviews ChemistryNature Publishing Group13.684Q1
51Nature MaterialsNature Publishing Group13.131Q1
52The Lancet Gastroenterology and HepatologyElsevier Ltd13.113Q1
53Journal of HepatologyElsevier B.V.13.097Q1
54Nature NanotechnologyNature Research13.056Q1
55Reviews of Modern PhysicsAmerican Physical Society13.041Q1
56Annual Review of PsychologyAnnual Reviews Inc.12.936Q1
57JouleCell Press12.922Q1
58American Economic Journal: MacroeconomicsAmerican Economic Association12.637Q1
59Nature PhotonicsNature Research12.491Q1
60Nature CancerNature Research12.443Q1
61The Lancet NeurologyElsevier Ltd12.439Q1
62Nature ElectronicsNature Publishing Group12.43Q1
63Kidney International SupplementsElsevier B.V.12.369Q1
64Journal of MarketingAmerican Marketing Association12.226Q1
65Annual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms of DiseaseAnnual Reviews Inc.12.06Q1
66Cell Stem CellCell Press12.003Q1
67Journal of Hematology and OncologyBioMed Central Ltd11.824Q1
68eScienceKeAi Communications Co.11.618Q1
69The Lancet Diabetes and EndocrinologyElsevier Ltd11.61Q1
70Physiological ReviewsAmerican Physiological Society11.493Q1
71Chemical Society ReviewsRoyal Society of Chemistry11.348Q1
72NBER Macroeconomics AnnualUniversity of Chicago Press11.327Q1
73Annual Review of BiochemistryAnnual Reviews Inc.11.213Q1
74Nature Reviews CardiologyNature Research11.209Q1
75Nature ImmunologyNature Research11.131Q1
76Journal of Consumer ResearchOxford University Press11.045Q1
77Nature NeuroscienceNature Research11.041Q1
78ScienceAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science10.948Q1
79Academy of Management JournalAcademy of Management10.781Q1
80Nature Reviews NephrologyNature Research10.732Q1
81Molecular CellCell Press10.67Q1
82Nature Reviews NeuroscienceSpringer Nature10.282Q1
83Strategic Management JournalJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd10.154Q1
84Annual Review of Condensed Matter PhysicsAnnual Reviews Inc.10.044Q1
85Academy of Management ReviewAcademy of Management9.996Q1
86Endocrine ReviewsEndocrine Society9.991Q1
87Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and HepatologyNature Research9.982Q1
88Annual Review of Plant BiologyAnnual Reviews Inc.9.949Q1
89Molecular CancerBioMed Central Ltd9.908Q1
90Cell Host and MicrobeCell Press9.892Q1
91Review of FinanceOxford University Press9.87Q1
92Journal of Accounting ResearchWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd9.774Q1
93Nature MetabolismNature Research9.602Q1
94Administrative Science QuarterlySAGE Publications Ltd9.595Q1
95Nature Reviews PhysicsSpringer International Publishing9.588Q1
96Nature AgingSpringer9.5Q1
97The Lancet OncologyElsevier Ltd9.432Q1
98American Economic Journal: Applied EconomicsAmerican Economic Association9.427Q1
99Astronomy and Astrophysics ReviewSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH9.3Q1
100Energy and Environmental ScienceRoyal Society of Chemistry9.244Q1
101National Vital Statistics ReportsNational Center for Health Statistics9.227Q1
102Nature Reviews BioengineeringSpringer Nature9.178Q1
103Annals of MathematicsDepartment of Mathematics at Princeton University9.137Q1
104iMetaJohn Wiley and Sons Inc9.121Q1
105Nature Reviews EndocrinologyNature Publishing Group9.087Q1
106Nature Cell BiologyNature Research9.085Q1
107Nature Biomedical EngineeringNature Research8.997Q1
108Acta MathematicaInternational Press, Inc.8.954Q1
109Living Reviews in Solar PhysicsSpringer International Publishing AG8.871Q1
110Review of Economics and StatisticsMIT Press8.83Q1
111GutBMJ Publishing Group8.772Q1
112Journal of Accounting and EconomicsElsevier B.V.8.748Q1
113European UrologyElsevier B.V.8.715Q1
114Annual Review of Public HealthAnnual Reviews Inc.8.648Q1
115NeuronCell Press8.564Q1
116Science ImmunologyAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science8.56Q1
117Psychological BulletinAmerican Psychological Association8.496Q1
118Nano-Micro LettersOpen Access Science Online8.402Q1
119Morbidity and Mortality Weekly ReportCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)8.38Q1
120Progress in Materials ScienceElsevier Ltd8.365Q1
121Marketing ScienceINFORMS Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences8.324Q1
122CirculationLippincott Williams and Wilkins8.311Q1
123Journal of the American College of CardiologyElsevier Inc.8.275Q1
124Advanced MaterialsWiley-Blackwell8.266Q1
125Journal of ManagementSAGE Publications Inc.8.251Q1
126The Lancet Public HealthElsevier Ltd8.25Q1
127Annual Review of Financial EconomicsAnnual Reviews Inc.8.229Q1
128Journal of Economic PerspectivesAmerican Economic Association8.181Q1
129Nucleic Acids ResearchOxford University Press8.111Q1
130Electrochemical Energy ReviewsSpringer8.084Q1
131The Lancet PsychiatryElsevier Ltd8.07Q1
132Advances in Optics and PhotonicsOptica Publishing Group (formerly OSA)8.026Q1
133Progress in Energy and Combustion ScienceElsevier B.V.8.013Q1
134Cancer CommunicationsJohn Wiley & Sons Inc.7.986Q1
135Nature Climate ChangeNature Research7.978Q1
136Annual Review of PhysiologyAnnual Reviews Inc.7.966Q1
137International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher EducationSpringer Netherlands7.947Q1
138Organization ScienceINFORMS Inst.for Operations Res.and the Management Sciences7.929Q1
139Nature SustainabilityNature Publishing Group7.896Q1
140Nature ChemistryNature Publishing Group7.801Q1
141American Economic Journal: Economic PolicyAmerican Economic Association7.737Q1
142Journal of the American Mathematical SocietyAmerican Mathematical Society7.702Q1
143Annual Review of Cell and Developmental BiologyAnnual Reviews Inc.7.701Q1
144Molecular PlantCell Press7.692Q1
145Advanced Energy MaterialsJohn Wiley and Sons Inc7.677Q1
146The Lancet Respiratory MedicineElsevier Ltd7.652Q1
147Annual Review of NeuroscienceAnnual Reviews Inc.7.549Q1
148Journal of Thoracic OncologyElsevier Inc.7.497Q1
149Nature MicrobiologyNature Research7.44Q1
150eLightSpringer7.423Q1
151Nature ProtocolsSpringer Nature7.403Q1
152JAMA OncologyAmerican Medical Association7.399Q1
153Cancer DiscoveryAmerican Association for Cancer Research Inc.7.389Q1
154Journal of Marketing ResearchSAGE Publications Ltd7.363Q1
155Annals of the Rheumatic DiseasesElsevier B.V.7.286Q1
156Journal of the European Economic AssociationWiley-Blackwell7.259Q1
157Earth System Science DataCopernicus Publications7.199Q1
158Diabetes CareAmerican Diabetes Association Inc.7.161Q1
159Computers and Education: Artificial IntelligenceElsevier B.V.7.083Q1
160Nature Reviews NeurologyNature Research7.083Q1
161HepatologyLippincott Williams and Wilkins7.063Q1
162Science Translational MedicineAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science7.026Q1
163Cellular and Molecular ImmunologySpringer Nature7.021Q1
164Annual Review of Marine ScienceAnnual Reviews Inc.6.925Q1
165Nature Machine IntelligenceSpringer International Publishing6.902Q1
166The Lancet HaematologyElsevier Ltd6.899Q1
167Cell ResearchSpringer Nature6.865Q1
168MMWR supplementsEpidemiology Program Office6.859Q1
169Critical Finance ReviewNow Publishers Inc6.838Q1
170Trends in Cell BiologyElsevier Ltd6.813Q1
171Journal of Labor EconomicsUniversity of Chicago Press6.774Q1
172Nature Reviews RheumatologyNature Research6.768Q1
173Nature Reviews PsychologyNature Publishing Group6.763Q1
174Annual Review of MedicineAnnual Reviews Inc.6.762Q1
175Nature Structural and Molecular BiologyNature Research6.761Q1
176GastroenterologyW.B. Saunders6.688Q1
177Foundations and Trends in FinanceNow Publishers Inc6.641Q1
178Clinical Microbiology ReviewsAmerican Society for Microbiology6.584Q1
179Nature PhysicsNature Research6.581Q1
180Journal of EconometricsElsevier B.V.6.575Q1
181American Journal of Political ScienceWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd6.539Q1
182Cell GenomicsCell Press6.518Q1
183ChemElsevier Inc.6.508Q1
184IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in CommunicationsInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.6.496Q1
185Physical Review XAmerican Physical Society6.494Q1
186Fungal DiversitySpringer NatureQ1
187Annual Review of Clinical PsychologyAnnual Reviews Inc.6.482Q1
188Proceedings of the IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionIEEE Computer Society6.466-
189JACC: Cardiovascular ImagingElsevier Inc.6.43Q1
190Management ScienceINFORMS Inst.for Operations Res.and the Management Sciences6.428Q1
191Journal of the Academy of Marketing ScienceSpringer New York6.426Q1
192Annual Review of Political ScienceAnnual Reviews Inc.6.416Q1
193Educational PsychologistRoutledge6.305Q1
194Personality and Social Psychology ReviewSAGE Publications Inc.6.292Q1
195Journal of Monetary EconomicsElsevier B.V.6.262Q1
196Molecular NeurodegenerationBioMed Central Ltd6.262Q1
197Progress in Polymer ScienceElsevier Ltd6.25Q1
198Cement and Concrete ResearchElsevier Ltd6.233Q1
199The Lancet Digital HealthElsevier Ltd6.221Q1
200Photonics InsightsSPIE6.191Q1
201Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Computer VisionInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.-
202Nature SynthesisNature Publishing Group6.18Q1
203Annual Review of Environment and ResourcesAnnual Reviews Inc.6.175Q1
204The Lancet RheumatologyElsevier Ltd6.167Q1
205Digest of Technical Papers - IEEE International Solid-State Circuits ConferenceInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.6.161-
206Nature GeoscienceNature Publishing Group6.141Q1
207Leadership QuarterlyElsevier Inc.6.124Q1
208Econometrics JournalOxford University Press6.123Q1
209Annual Review of Fluid MechanicsAnnual Reviews Inc.6.119Q1
210Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological ScienceSAGE Publications Inc.6.094Q1
211Journal of Human ResourcesUniversity of Wisconsin Press6.085Q1
212Nature Chemical BiologyNature Research6.032Q1
213JAMA CardiologyAmerican Medical Association6.028Q1
214Nature FoodSpringer Nature5.996Q1
215JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkHarborside Press5.992Q1
216Human Reproduction UpdateOxford University Press5.991Q1
217ACM Computing SurveysAssociation for Computing Machinery5.985Q1
218New Astronomy ReviewsElsevier B.V.5.925Q1
219Foundations and Trends in Machine LearningNow Publishers Inc5.923Q1
220BloodElsevier B.V.5.912Q1