Top Journals by Subjects

List of top research journals in 2023

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 their SJR score.


Top research journals

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Top research journals
RankJournal TitlePublisherSJRQuartile
1Ca-A Cancer Journal for CliniciansWiley-Blackwell56.204Q1
2Nature Reviews Molecular Cell BiologyNature Publishing Group33.213Q1
3Quarterly Journal of EconomicsOxford University Press31.348Q1
4CellCell Press25.716Q1
5MMWR Recommendations and ReportsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)25.045Q1
6New England Journal of MedicineMassachussetts Medical Society24.907Q1
7Nature MedicineNature Publishing Group24.161Q1
8Nature Reviews MaterialsNature Publishing Group23.876Q1
9Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Computer VisionInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.23.032-
10Nature Reviews GeneticsNature Publishing Group23.027Q1
11National Vital Statistics ReportsPublic Health Services, US Dept of Health and Human Services21.728Q1
12Reviews of Modern PhysicsAmerican Physical Society21.151Q1
13American Economic ReviewAmerican Economic Association20.361Q1
14Nature BiotechnologyNature Publishing Group20.12Q1
15Chemical ReviewsAmerican Chemical Society18.718Q1
16Journal of Political EconomyUniversity of Chicago18.476Q1
17NatureNature Publishing Group17.897Q1
18Annual Review of ImmunologyAnnual Reviews Inc.17.814Q1
19Administrative Science QuarterlyJohnson School at Cornell University17.357Q1
20Nature Reviews ImmunologyNature Publishing Group17.109Q1
21Nature Reviews CancerNature Publishing Group16.955Q1
22Nature EnergySpringer Nature16.736Q1
23Nature GeneticsNature Publishing Group16.517Q1
24Morbidity and Mortality Weekly ReportDepartment of Health and Human Services16.513Q1
25Journal of FinanceWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd16.463Q1
26Lancet, TheElsevier Ltd.15.652Q1
27Review of Economic StudiesOxford University Press15.527Q1
28Academy of Management AnnalsAcademy of Management14.781Q1
29ScienceAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science14.589Q1
30Chemical Society ReviewsRoyal Society of Chemistry14.529Q1
31ImmunityCell Press14.075Q1
32Proceedings of the IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionIEEE Computer Society13.737-
33IEEE Communications Surveys and TutorialsInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.13.519Q1
34Lancet Microbe, TheElsevier Ltd.13.313Q1
35Foundations and Trends in Machine LearningNow Publishers Inc13.206Q1
36EconometricaWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd13.199Q1
37Annual Review of BiochemistryAnnual Reviews Inc.13.085Q1
38Physiological ReviewsAmerican Physiological Society13.021Q1
39World PsychiatryWiley-Blackwell12.991Q1
40Nature CatalysisNature Publishing Group12.887Q1
41Annual Review of Astronomy and AstrophysicsAnnual Reviews Inc.12.75Q1
42Living Reviews in RelativitySpringer International Publishing AG12.365Q1
43Nature MaterialsNature Publishing Group12.229Q1
44Nature MethodsNature Publishing Group12.115Q1
45Nature NeuroscienceNature Publishing Group12.017Q1
46Science immunologyAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science11.962Q1
47Nature Reviews ChemistryNature Publishing Group11.811Q1
48Nature Reviews Clinical OncologyNature Publishing Group11.764Q1
49Lancet Oncology, TheLancet Publishing Group11.71Q1
50Nature NanotechnologyNature Publishing Group11.698Q1
51Lancet Neurology, TheLancet Publishing Group11.674Q1
52Review of Financial StudiesOxford University Press11.67Q1
53Energy and Environmental ScienceRoyal Society of Chemistry11.558Q1
54Lancet Public Health, TheElsevier Ltd.11.372Q1
55Nature Reviews Drug DiscoveryNature Publishing Group11.296Q1
56Lancet Respiratory Medicine,TheElsevier Ltd.11.12Q1
57Nature PhotonicsNature Publishing Group10.991Q1
58Academy of Management JournalAcademy of Management10.874Q1
59JouleCell Press10.451Q1
60Journal of Financial EconomicsElsevier10.418Q1
61Lancet Infectious Diseases, TheLancet Publishing Group10.236Q1
62MMWR Surveillance SummariesCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)10.129Q1
63Annual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms of DiseaseAnnual Reviews Inc.10.113Q1
64American Economic Journal: Applied EconomicsAmerican Economic Association10.079Q1
65Cancer CellCell Press9.975Q1
66Molecular CellCell Press9.959Q1
67Nature Cell BiologyNature Publishing Group9.897Q1
68American Economic Journal: MacroeconomicsAmerican Economic Association9.804Q1
69Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology,TheElsevier BV9.767Q1
70Journal of the American College of CardiologyElsevier USA9.756Q1
71Nature MicrobiologyNature Publishing Group9.69Q1
72Astronomy and Astrophysics ReviewSpringer Verlag9.607Q1
73Annual Review of Plant BiologyAnnual Reviews Inc.9.575Q1
74Annual Review of GeneticsAnnual Reviews Inc.9.498Q1
75Journal of Economic LiteratureAmerican Economic Association9.445Q1
76Strategic Management JournalJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd9.443Q1
77Annual Review of Condensed Matter PhysicsAnnual Reviews Inc.9.438Q1
78Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and HepatologyNature Publishing Group9.409Q1
79Journal of Clinical OncologyAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology9.378Q1
80Cell Host and MicrobeCell Press9.373Q1
81Genome BiologyBioMed Central Ltd.9.371Q1
82Cell MetabolismCell Press9.297Q1
83Nature ImmunologyNature Publishing Group9.135Q1
84Nature Reviews MicrobiologyNature Publishing Group9.103Q1
85Nature Reviews PhysicsSpringer Nature Switzerland AG8.971Q1
86Clinical Microbiology ReviewsAmerican Society for Microbiology8.964Q1
87Progress in Materials ScienceElsevier Ltd.8.941Q1
88Lancet Psychiatry,TheElsevier Ltd.8.932Q1
89Lancet Global Health,TheElsevier BV8.845Q1
90Advances in PhysicsTaylor and Francis Ltd.8.837Q1
91Annual Review of PsychologyAnnual Reviews Inc.8.804Q1
92Advanced MaterialsWiley-Blackwell8.663Q1
93Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational BehaviorAnnual Reviews Inc.8.656Q1
94American Economic Journal: Economic PolicyAmerican Economic Association8.636Q1
95Annals of OncologyElsevier Ltd.8.59Q1
96Nature Reviews EndocrinologyNature Publishing Group8.561Q1
97Reviews of GeophysicsWiley-Blackwell8.527Q1
98Nature Structural and Molecular BiologyNature Publishing Group8.497Q1
99Annual Review of Public HealthAnnual Reviews Inc.8.451Q1
100Nature Reviews Disease PrimersNature Publishing Group8.409Q1
101Nature ChemistryNature Publishing Group8.384Q1
102JAMA CardiologyAmerican Medical Association8.324Q1
103Nature ElectronicsNature Publishing Group8.302Q1
104CirculationLippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.8.281Q1
105IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine IntelligenceIEEE Computer Society8.269Q1
106Review of Economics and StatisticsMIT Press Journals8.245Q1
107Nucleic Acids ResearchOxford University Press8.241Q1
108Advanced Energy MaterialsWiley-VCH Verlag8.226Q1
109Psychological science in the public interest : a journal of the American Psychological SocietySAGE Publications Inc.7.972Q1
110Nature Reviews NeuroscienceNature Publishing Group7.944Q1