Journal Impact Score


NOTE: At present, the Impact Factor list is released only for the SCIE journals. The Complete JCR 2023 including SSCI, AHCI, and ESCI shall release in the mid of July 2023.


Top 100 research journals by journal impact factor

S.No.Journal TitleISSNCategory, Journal QuartileJournal Impact 2022
1CA-A CANCER JOURNAL FOR CLINICIANS1542-4863ONCOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)286.130
2LANCET1474-547XMEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL - SCIE(Q1)202.731
3NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE1533-4406MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL - SCIE(Q1)176.079
4JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION1538-3598MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL - SCIE(Q1)157.335
5NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY1471-0080CELL BIOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)113.915
6NATURE REVIEWS DRUG DISCOVERY1474-1784PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY - SCIE(Q1); BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)112.288
7NATURE REVIEWS IMMUNOLOGY1474-1741IMMUNOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)108.555
8Lancet Respiratory MedicineN/ARESPIRATORY SYSTEM - SCIE(Q1); CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE - SCIE(Q1)102.642
9BMJ-British Medical Journal1756-1833MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL - SCIE(Q1)93.333
10NATURE MEDICINE1546-170XMEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL - SCIE(Q1); CELL BIOLOGY - SCIE(Q1); BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)87.241
11Lancet Microbe2666-5247INFECTIOUS DISEASES - SCIE(Q1); MICROBIOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)86.208
12World Psychiatry2051-5545PSYCHIATRY - SCIE(Q1); PSYCHIATRY - SSCI(Q1)79.683
13NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY1740-1534MICROBIOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)78.297
14Lancet PsychiatryN/APSYCHIATRY - SCIE(Q1); PSYCHIATRY - SSCI(Q1)77.056
15Nature Reviews Materials2058-8437NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY - SCIE(Q1); MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY - SCIE(Q1)76.679
16Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology1759-5053GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)73.082
17Lancet Public Health2468-2667PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH - SCIE(Q1); PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH - SSCI(Q1)72.427
18CHEMICAL REVIEWS1520-6890CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY - SCIE(Q1)72.087
19LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES1474-4457INFECTIOUS DISEASES - SCIE(Q1)71.421
20NATURE REVIEWS CANCER1474-1768ONCOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)69.800
21NATURE1476-4687MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES - SCIE(Q1)69.504
22NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY1546-1696BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)68.164
23Nature Energy2058-7546MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY - SCIE(Q1); ENERGY & FUELS - SCIE(Q1)67.439
24CELL1097-4172CELL BIOLOGY - SCIE(Q1); BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)66.850
25Nature Reviews Disease Primers2056-676XMEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL - SCIE(Q1)65.038
26Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology1759-4782ONCOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)65.011
27SCIENCE1095-9203MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES - SCIE(Q1)63.714
28CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS1460-4744CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY - SCIE(Q1)60.615
29LANCET NEUROLOGY1474-4465CLINICAL NEUROLOGY - SCIE(Q1)59.935
30NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS1471-0064GENETICS & HEREDITY - SCIE(Q1)59.581
31Psychological Science in the Public Interest1539-6053PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY - SSCI(Q1)56.200
32LANCET ONCOLOGY1474-5488ONCOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)54.433
33ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY1569-8041ONCOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)51.769
34ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE1539-3704MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL - SCIE(Q1)51.598
35JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY1527-7755ONCOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)50.717
36REVIEWS OF MODERN PHYSICS1539-0756PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY - SCIE(Q1)50.485
37CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS1098-6618MICROBIOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)50.129
38Nature Reviews Cardiology1759-5010CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS - SCIE(Q1)49.421
39PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE1873-2208MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY - SCIE(Q1)48.165
40NATURE METHODS1548-7105BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH METHODS - SCIE(Q1)47.990
41NATURE MATERIALS1476-4660CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL - SCIE(Q1); PHYSICS, APPLIED - SCIE(Q1); PHYSICS, CONDENSED MATTER - SCIE(Q1); MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY - SCIE(Q1)47.656
42Nature Reviews Endocrinology1759-5037ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM - SCIE(Q1)47.564
43PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS1522-1210PHYSIOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)46.500
44CELL RESEARCH1748-7838CELL BIOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)46.297
45Joule2542-4351ENERGY & FUELS - SCIE(Q1); CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL - SCIE(Q1); MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY - SCIE(Q1)46.048
46Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology2468-1253GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)45.042
47Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology2213-8595ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM - SCIE(Q1)44.867
48Nature Reviews Neurology1759-4766CLINICAL NEUROLOGY - SCIE(Q1)44.711
49JAMA Internal Medicine2168-6114MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL - SCIE(Q1)44.409
50IMMUNITY1097-4180IMMUNOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)43.474
51Living Reviews in Relativity1433-8351PHYSICS, PARTICLES & FIELDS - SCIE(Q1)42.900
52Nature Reviews Nephrology1759-507XUROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY - SCIE(Q1)42.439
53INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE1432-1238CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE - SCIE(Q1)41.787
54Molecular Cancer1476-4598ONCOLOGY - SCIE(Q1); BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)41.444
55NATURE GENETICS1546-1718GENETICS & HEREDITY - SCIE(Q1)41.307
56Nature Catalysis2520-1158CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL - SCIE(Q1)40.706
57Nature Nanotechnology1748-3395MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY - SCIE(Q1); NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)40.523
58CIRCULATION1524-4539CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS - SCIE(Q1); PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE - SCIE(Q1)39.918
59Nature Photonics1749-4893OPTICS - SCIE(Q1); PHYSICS, APPLIED - SCIE(Q1)39.728
60Energy & Environmental Science1754-5706ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL - SCIE(Q1); CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY - SCIE(Q1); ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES - SCIE(Q1); ENERGY & FUELS - SCIE(Q1)39.714
61JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE1708-8305PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH - SCIE(Q1); MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL - SCIE(Q1); INFECTIOUS DISEASES - SCIE(Q1)39.194
62Lancet Global Health2214-109XPUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH - SCIE(Q1); PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH - SSCI(Q1)38.927
63NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE1471-0048NEUROSCIENCES - SCIE(Q1)38.755
64JOURNAL OF INFECTION1532-2742INFECTIOUS DISEASES - SCIE(Q1)38.637
65CANCER CELL1878-3686ONCOLOGY - SCIE(Q1); CELL BIOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)38.585
66Cancer Discovery2159-8290ONCOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)38.272
67Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy2059-3635CELL BIOLOGY - SCIE(Q1); BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)38.104
68Cell Discovery2056-5968CELL BIOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)38.079
69Lancet Child & Adolescent Health2352-4642PEDIATRICS - SCIE(Q1)37.746
70Journal of Public TransportationN/ATRANSPORTATION - SSCI(Q1)37.667
71Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics1545-4282ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS - SCIE(Q1)37.226
72Nature Reviews Earth & Environment2662-138XENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES - SCIE(Q1); GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY - SCIE(Q1)37.214
73Lancet Digital Health2589-7500MEDICAL INFORMATICS - SCIE(Q1); MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL - SCIE(Q1)36.615
74MMWR Recommendations and Reports1545-8601PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH - SCIE(Q1)36.286
75Nature Reviews Physics2522-5820PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY - SCIE(Q1); PHYSICS, APPLIED - SCIE(Q1)36.273
76EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL1522-9645CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS - SCIE(Q1)35.855
77ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS REVIEW1432-0754ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS - SCIE(Q1)35.786
78Lancet Rheumatology2665-9913RHEUMATOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)35.482
79PROGRESS IN ENERGY AND COMBUSTION SCIENCE1873-216XTHERMODYNAMICS - SCIE(Q1); ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL - SCIE(Q1); ENERGY & FUELS - SCIE(Q1); ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL - SCIE(Q1)35.339
80MMWR-MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT1545-861XPUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH - SCIE(Q1)35.301
81Military Medical Research2054-9369MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL - SCIE(Q1)34.915
82Nature Reviews Chemistry2397-3358CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY - SCIE(Q1)34.571
83GASTROENTEROLOGY1528-0012GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)33.883
84IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials1553-877XTELECOMMUNICATIONS - SCIE(Q1); COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS - SCIE(Q1)33.840
85EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL1399-3003RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - SCIE(Q1)33.795
86MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING R-REPORTS1879-212XMATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY - SCIE(Q1); PHYSICS, APPLIED - SCIE(Q1)33.667
87Nature Electronics2520-1131ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC - SCIE(Q1)33.255
88JAMA Oncology2374-2445ONCOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)33.006
89Electrochemical Energy Reviews2520-8136ELECTROCHEMISTRY - SCIE(Q1)32.804
90Annual Review of Immunology1545-3278IMMUNOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)32.481
91Annual Review of Pathology-Mechanisms of Disease1553-4014PATHOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)32.350
92Nature Reviews Rheumatology1759-4804RHEUMATOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)32.286
93ADVANCED MATERIALS1521-4095CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY - SCIE(Q1); MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY - SCIE(Q1); PHYSICS, APPLIED - SCIE(Q1); CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL - SCIE(Q1); PHYSICS, CONDENSED MATTER - SCIE(Q1); NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)32.086
94GUT1468-3288GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)31.793
95Cell Metabolism1932-7420CELL BIOLOGY - SCIE(Q1); ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM - SCIE(Q1)31.373
96Cell Host & Microbe1934-6069VIROLOGY - SCIE(Q1); PARASITOLOGY - SCIE(Q1); MICROBIOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)31.316
97PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE1873-1619POLYMER SCIENCE - SCIE(Q1)31.281
98NATURE IMMUNOLOGY1529-2916IMMUNOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)31.250
99Nature Microbiology2058-5276MICROBIOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)30.964
100Science Immunology2470-9468IMMUNOLOGY - SCIE(Q1)30.630

Which journal has highest impact factor?

As per the latest data, the journal CA-A CANCER JOURNAL FOR CLINICIANS published by Wiley-Blackwell has the highest impact factor followed by the journal LANCET.


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