Top Journals by Subjects

List of top research journals in 2024

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 110 based on SJR (SCImago Journal Rank).


Top research journals

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Top research journals
RankJournal TitlePublisherSJRQuartile
1Ca-A Cancer Journal for CliniciansWiley-Blackwell86.091Q1
2Quarterly Journal of EconomicsOxford University Press36.73Q1
3Nature Reviews Molecular Cell BiologyNature Publishing Group34.201Q1
4CellCell Press26.494Q1
5New England Journal of MedicineMassachussetts Medical Society26.015Q1
6Nature MedicineNature Publishing Group24.687Q1
7MMWR Recommendations and ReportsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)23.962Q1
8Nature BiotechnologyNature Publishing Group22.781Q1
9Nature Reviews MaterialsNature Publishing Group21.927Q1
10American Economic ReviewAmerican Economic Association21.833Q1
11Nature Reviews CancerNature Publishing Group20.977Q1
12NatureNature Publishing Group20.957Q1
13Journal of Political EconomyUniversity of Chicago20.643Q1
14Reviews of Modern PhysicsAmerican Physical Society20.343Q1
15Nature EnergySpringer Nature19.588Q1
16Nature Reviews GeneticsNature Publishing Group19.454Q1
17Nature Reviews Drug DiscoveryNature Publishing Group19.423Q1
18Chemical ReviewsAmerican Chemical Society18.911Q1
19Nature Reviews ImmunologyNature Publishing Group18.141Q1
20Morbidity and Mortality Weekly ReportDepartment of Health and Human Services16.786Q1
21Nature GeneticsNature Publishing Group16.732Q1
22Administrative Science QuarterlyJohnson School at Cornell University16.555Q1
23National Vital Statistics ReportsPublic Health Services, US Dept of Health and Human Services16.495Q1
24Academy of Management AnnalsAcademy of Management15.633Q1
25Journal of FinanceWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd15.515Q1
26Annual Review of ImmunologyAnnual Reviews Inc.15.262Q1
27MMWR Surveillance SummariesCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)15.178Q1
28Chemical Society ReviewsRoyal Society of Chemistry15.109Q1
29Nature Reviews Clinical OncologyNature Publishing Group14.809Q1
30ImmunityCell Press14.795Q1
31Lancet, TheElsevier Ltd.14.607Q1
32Annual Review of Astronomy and AstrophysicsAnnual Reviews Inc.14.486Q1
33Review of Economic StudiesOxford University Press14.432Q1
34Nature MethodsNature Publishing Group14.358Q1
35World PsychiatryWiley-Blackwell14.306Q1
36IEEE Communications Surveys and TutorialsInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.14.248Q1
37Nature MaterialsNature Publishing Group13.874Q1
38Foundations and Trends in Machine LearningNow Publishers Inc13.775Q1
39Physiological ReviewsAmerican Physiological Society13.693Q1
40MMWR supplementsEpidemiology Program Office13.467Q1
41ScienceAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science13.328Q1
42Nature CatalysisNature Publishing Group13.187Q1
43Nature NanotechnologyNature Publishing Group13.141Q1
44EconometricaWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd12.979Q1
45Journal of Economic LiteratureAmerican Economic Association12.966Q1
46American Economic Journal: Applied EconomicsAmerican Economic Association12.694Q1
47Cancer CellCell Press12.578Q1
48Energy and Environmental ScienceRoyal Society of Chemistry12.306Q1
49JouleCell Press12.282Q1
50Lancet Oncology, TheElsevier Ltd.12.27Q1
51Review of Financial StudiesOxford University Press12.239Q1
52Nature NeuroscienceNature Publishing Group12.124Q1
53Advances in PhysicsTaylor and Francis Ltd.12.034Q1
54Annals of OncologyElsevier Ltd.11.945Q1
55Nature PhotonicsNature Publishing Group11.774Q1
56Living Reviews in RelativitySpringer International Publishing AG11.561Q1
57Nature Reviews Disease PrimersNature Publishing Group11.388Q1
58Lancet Respiratory Medicine,TheElsevier Ltd.11.204Q1
59Science immunologyAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science11.191Q1
60Annual Review of BiochemistryAnnual Reviews Inc.11.154Q1
61Nature Reviews ChemistryNature Publishing Group10.967Q1
62Nature ElectronicsNature Publishing Group10.927Q1
63Nature ImmunologyNature Publishing Group10.921Q1
64Academy of Management JournalAcademy of Management10.91Q1
65American Economic Journal: MacroeconomicsAmerican Economic Association10.871Q1
66Journal of MarketingAmerican Marketing Association10.802Q1
67Academy of Management ReviewAcademy of Management10.687Q1
68Annual Review of Condensed Matter PhysicsAnnual Reviews Inc.10.644Q1
69Journal of Financial EconomicsElsevier10.601Q1
70Lancet Public Health, TheElsevier Ltd.10.591Q1
71Current Protocols in BioinformaticsJohn Wiley & Sons Inc.10.408Q1
72Nature Reviews MicrobiologyNature Publishing Group10.396Q1
73Annual Review of EconomicsAnnual Reviews Inc.10.247Q1
74Cell Host and MicrobeCell Press10.227Q1
75Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and HepatologyNature Publishing Group10.178Q1
76Journal of Clinical OncologyLippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.10.163Q1
77Cell MetabolismCell Press10.037Q1
78Annual Review of Public HealthAnnual Reviews Inc.9.963Q1
79Astronomy and Astrophysics ReviewSpringer Verlag9.937Q1
80Lancet Neurology, TheElsevier Ltd.9.819Q1
81Nature Cancer9.817Q1
82Nature Cell BiologyNature Publishing Group9.568Q1
83Molecular CellCell Press9.541Q1
84Advanced MaterialsWiley-Blackwell9.538Q1
85Nature Reviews Methods PrimersSpringer Nature9.476Q1
86Lancet Microbe, TheElsevier Ltd.9.419Q1
87Nature Reviews PhysicsSpringer Nature Switzerland AG9.34Q1
88Advances in ComputersAcademic Press Inc.9.308Q1
89Genome BiologyBioMed Central Ltd.9.249Q1
90Annual Review of PsychologyAnnual Reviews Inc.9.226Q1
91Nature MicrobiologyNature Publishing Group9.187Q1
92Cell Stem CellCell Press9.156Q1
93Reviews of GeophysicsWiley-Blackwell9.061Q1
94Advanced Energy MaterialsWiley-VCH Verlag9.044Q1
95Electrochemical Energy ReviewsSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.8.905Q1
96Molecular CancerBioMed Central Ltd.8.703Q1
97Annual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms of DiseaseAnnual Reviews Inc.8.628Q1
98Journal of Economic PerspectivesAmerican Economic Association8.59Q1
99GutBMJ Publishing Group8.588Q1
100Progress in Materials ScienceElsevier Ltd.8.515Q1
101Strategic Management JournalJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd8.497Q1
102Annual Review of NeuroscienceAnnual Reviews Inc.8.389Q1
103Review of Economics and StatisticsMIT Press Journals8.371Q1
104Annual Review of Political ScienceAnnual Reviews Inc.8.346Q1
105Journal of the American College of CardiologyElsevier USA8.343Q1
106Advances in Optics and PhotonicsOptica Publishing Group8.332Q1
107Nucleic Acids ResearchOxford University Press8.234Q1
108Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology,TheElsevier Ltd.8.217Q1
109American Economic Journal: Economic PolicyAmerican Economic Association8.175Q1
110Lancet Psychiatry,TheElsevier Ltd.8.167Q1