Best journals by field
Ranked lists for 10 disciplines and 40 narrower fields, drawn from a 17,538-venue index. Ranked by Scimago quartile then OpenAlex cites/paper; predatory venues excluded.
Disciplines
Narrower fields
Sociology and Political Science2187Political Science and International Relations999Education914Molecular Biology901Surgery869Economics and Econometrics747Plant Science636Electrical and Electronic Engineering586Aerospace Engineering559Clinical Psychology509Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine500Mechanical Engineering493Transportation470Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health427Materials Chemistry402Epidemiology398Literature and Literary Theory385Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine332Ecology329Artificial Intelligence328Biomedical Engineering323Civil and Structural Engineering311Information Systems308Global and Planetary Change279History272Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health264Genetics263Strategy and Management262Cognitive Neuroscience260Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics258Social Psychology255Oncology252Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging250Law242Philosophy239Computer Networks and Communications220Mechanics of Materials218Organic Chemistry216Language and Linguistics215Physiology214
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