Web of science journal ranking (JCR)

Every year, Clarivate releases the JCR – Web of Science Journals ranking. Researchers can check the list of WOS journals based on their rank from this link (all subjects are covered). In this post, we will be ranking the top 20 Web of Science journals based on Web of Science JCR 2022-2023.

JCR provides ranking metrics such as journal impact factor, journal citations, and journal quartile. The last JCR was released on 30th June 2022. A list of impact factors is being circulated on ResearchGate since 28 June 2023. However, Clarivate is likely to declare JCR 2023 on 6th July 2023.

According to the Official Sources: Starting from the 2023 JCR release, Journal citations will be expanded to all Web of Science Core Collection journals. It means, all the journals under Web of Science (SSCI, SCIE, AHCI, ESCI) will get journal ranking.

JCR 2023- Key highlights

Total Number of Journals in the JCR	21500
Science journals	13,668
social science journals	7,123
arts & humanities journals	3,248
journals receive a Journal Impact Factor for the first time	9,136

Top Web of Science Journals based on their JCR-ranking

1) CA-A CANCER JOURNAL FOR CLINICIANS

Rank: 1

ISSN: 1542-4863

Impact Factor: 286.130

Journal Scope: ONCOLOGY 

2) LANCET

Rank: 2

ISSN: 1474-547X

Impact Factor: 202.731

Journal Scope: MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

3) NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Rank: 3

ISSN: 1533-4406

Impact Factor: 176.079

Journal Scope: MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

4) JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Rank: 4

ISSN: 1538-3598

Impact Factor: 157.335

Journal Scope: MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

5) NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Rank: 5

ISSN: 1471-0080

Impact Factor: 113.915

Journal Scope: CELL BIOLOGY

6) NATURE REVIEWS DRUG DISCOVERY

Rank: 6

ISSN: 1474-1784

Impact Factor: 112.288

Journal Scope: PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY – SCIE; BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY – SCIE

7) NATURE REVIEWS IMMUNOLOGY

Rank: 7

ISSN: 1474-1741

Impact Factor: 108.555

Journal Scope: IMMUNOLOGY 

8) Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Rank: 8

ISSN: –

Impact Factor: 102.642

Journal Scope: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM – SCIE; CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE – SCIE

9) British Medical Journal

Rank: 9

ISSN: 1756-1833

Impact Factor: 93.333

Journal Scope: MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

10) NATURE MEDICINE

Rank: 10

ISSN: 1546-170X

Impact Factor: 87.241

Journal Scope: MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL – SCIE; CELL BIOLOGY; BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

11) Lancet Microbe

Rank: 11

ISSN: 2666-5247

Impact Factor: 86.208

Journal Scope: INFECTIOUS DISEASES – SCIE(Q1); MICROBIOLOGY – SCIE(Q1)

12) World Psychiatry

Rank: 12

ISSN: 2051-5545

Impact Factor: 79.683

Journal Scope: PSYCHIATRY – SCIE(Q1); PSYCHIATRY – SSCI(Q1)

13) NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Rank: 13

ISSN: 1740-1534

Impact Factor: 78.297

Journal Scope: MICROBIOLOGY

14) Lancet Psychiatry

Rank: 14

ISSN: –

Impact Factor: 77.056

Journal Scope: PSYCHIATRY

15) Nature Reviews Materials

Rank: 15

ISSN: 2058-8437

Impact Factor: 76.679

Journal Scope: NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY – SCIE(Q1); MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

16) Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Rank: 16

ISSN: 1759-5053

Impact Factor: 73.082

Journal Scope: GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY – SCIE(Q1)

17) Lancet Public Health

Rank: 17

ISSN: 2468-2667

Impact Factor: 72.427

Journal Scope: PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH – SCIE(Q1); PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 

18) CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Rank: 18

ISSN: 1520-6890

Impact Factor: 72.087

Journal Scope: CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY 

19) LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Rank: 19

ISSN: 1474-4457

Impact Factor: 71.421

Journal Scope: INFECTIOUS DISEASES

20) NATURE REVIEWS CANCER

Rank: 20

ISSN: 1474-1768

Impact Factor: 69.800

Journal Scope: ONCOLOGY

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