Journal guide

Academic journals by field (Q1–Q4, SCImago)

For each field, the journals behind the papers we summarise — with SCImago quartile (Q1–Q4), SJR and h-index. Pick a field to see its journals ranked by quality.

The quartile (Q1–Q4) is the journal's percentile position within its subject area by SCImago Journal Rank; Q1 is the top 25%. What is a Q1 journal?

Journals by field

• Acoustics and Ultrasonics21
• Aerospace Engineering43
• Agronomy and Crop Science55
• Algebra and Number Theory26
• Analytical Chemistry34
• Anatomy25
• Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine50
• Anthropology34
• Applied Mathematics25
• Applied Psychology61
• Archeology (Arts and Humanities)26
• Archeology (Social Sciences)31
• Architecture11
• Artificial Intelligence47
• Astronomy and Astrophysics21
• Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics23
• Automotive Engineering31
• Behavioral Neuroscience49
• Biochemistry58
• Biological Psychiatry37
• Biomedical Engineering46
• Building and Construction40
• Business and International Management33
• Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine37
• Catalysis8
• Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience45
• Civil and Structural Engineering41
• Classics13
• Clinical Psychology56
• Cognitive Neuroscience44
• Communication56
• Complementary and alternative medicine62
• Computational Mathematics34
• Computational Mechanics30
• Computational Theory and Mathematics32
• Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design18
• Computer Networks and Communications37
• Computer Science Applications64
• Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition18
• Condensed Matter Physics28
• Conservation31
• Control and Systems Engineering21
• Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine52
• Cultural Studies35
• Demography60
• Dermatology43
• Development39
• Developmental Neuroscience35
• Developmental and Educational Psychology45
• Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics25
• Education37
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering47
• Electrochemistry43
• Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials46
• Emergency Medicine29
• Endocrine and Autonomic Systems29
• Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism23
• Energy Engineering and Power Technology30
• Epidemiology41
• Experimental and Cognitive Psychology62
• Family Practice54
• Fuel Technology25
• Gastroenterology26
• Gender Studies58
• General Agricultural and Biological Sciences54
• General Arts and Humanities9
• General Economics, Econometrics and Finance34
• General Energy11
• General Engineering29
• General Psychology10
• General Social Sciences35
• Genetics44
• Geography, Planning and Development29
• Geometry and Topology35
• Geriatrics and Gerontology33
• Hardware and Architecture30
• Health65
• Health Informatics57
• Hematology39
• Hepatology43
• History32
• History and Philosophy of Science21
• Human Factors and Ergonomics34
• Human-Computer Interaction47
• Immunology and Allergy56
• Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering40
• Infectious Diseases48
• Information Systems45
• Inorganic Chemistry28
• Instrumentation35
• Internal Medicine25
• Language and Linguistics37
• Law19
• Library and Information Sciences27
• Life-span and Life-course Studies33
• Linguistics and Language44
• Literature and Literary Theory41
• Management Science and Operations Research54
• Materials Chemistry51
• Mathematical Physics44
• Mechanical Engineering50
• Mechanics of Materials47
• Media Technology24
• Metals and Alloys28
• Microbiology47
• Modeling and Simulation31
• Museology29
• Music23
• Nephrology28
• Neurology (Medicine)49
• Neurology (Neuroscience)49
• Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology46
• Nuclear Energy and Engineering30
• Nuclear and High Energy Physics22
• Numerical Analysis13
• Obstetrics and Gynecology63
• Ocean Engineering38
• Oncology18
• Ophthalmology27
• Oral Surgery42
• Organic Chemistry36
• Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management57
• Orthopedics and Sports Medicine51
• Otorhinolaryngology24
• Pathology and Forensic Medicine46
• Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health39
• Pharmacology69
• Philosophy28
• Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation65
• Physical and Theoretical Chemistry30
• Physiology54
• Political Science and International Relations29
• Psychiatry and Mental health56
• Public Administration31
• Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health40
• Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine28
• Radiation37
• Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging51
• Rehabilitation74
• Religious studies11
• Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment63
• Reproductive Medicine29
• Rheumatology46
• Safety Research33
• Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality31
• Sensory Systems60
• Signal Processing26
• Social Psychology62
• Sociology and Political Science44
• Software19
• Spectroscopy36
• Statistical and Nonlinear Physics26
• Statistics and Probability50
• Strategy and Management46
• Surgery61
• Transplantation15
• Transportation32
• Urban Studies42
• Urology34
• Visual Arts and Performing Arts28