Best journals by field
Ranked lists for 10 disciplines and 40 narrower fields, drawn from a 17,786-venue index. Ranked by Scimago quartile then OpenAlex cites/paper; predatory venues excluded.
Disciplines
Narrower fields
Sociology and Political Science2258Political Science and International Relations1024Education953Molecular Biology895Surgery891Economics and Econometrics733Plant Science651Electrical and Electronic Engineering593Aerospace Engineering589Clinical Psychology507Transportation502Mechanical Engineering501Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine495Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health426Materials Chemistry401Literature and Literary Theory396Epidemiology391Artificial Intelligence342Ecology331Biomedical Engineering325Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine323Information Systems321Civil and Structural Engineering314History281Global and Planetary Change278Strategy and Management270Genetics264Oncology263Cognitive Neuroscience262Social Psychology260Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics258Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health255Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging252Philosophy251Law251Computer Networks and Communications227Language and Linguistics220Mechanics of Materials220Organic Chemistry216Physiology216
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