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Top journals from France
The top 100 of 1,026 ranked journals whose publisher is in France, ordered by the ITS Journal Score (2021–2025, open OpenAlex data).
France in numbers
France has 1,026 journals with an ITS Journal Score, #14 of 148 countries by number of ranked journals. Together they published 427,335 papers in 2021–2025, and 59% of these papers are open access. 284 of the journals (28%) are listed in DOAJ. The most common fields are Social Sciences (401), Arts and Humanities (224), Medicine (99) journals.
Country here is the publisher's country as recorded in OpenAlex. A journal's editors and authors may be based elsewhere.
Top 100 journals
| Rank in country | Global rank | Journal | Field | Score | Papers 2021–2025 | h-index | Open access | DOAJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #274 | Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy Elsevier BV | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 89.7 | 7,599 | 226 | 100% | — |
| 2 | #393 | Astronomy and Astrophysics EDP Sciences | Physics and Astronomy | 88.4 | 14,346 | 402 | 100% | Yes |
| 3 | #542 | European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry Elsevier BV | Chemistry | 87.1 | 4,884 | 239 | 55% | — |
| 4 | #694 | Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Elsevier BV | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 85.9 | 4,165 | 207 | 19% | — |
| 5 | #934 | International Journal of Thermal Sciences Elsevier BV | Engineering | 84.5 | 3,321 | 168 | 18% | — |
| 6 | #1,291 | Agronomy for Sustainable Development Springer Science+Business Media | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 82.8 | 417 | 182 | 95% | — |
| 7 | #1,300 | Annals of Intensive Care Springer Nature | Medicine | 82.8 | 811 | 118 | 100% | Yes |
| 8 | #1,506 | Aerospace Science and Technology Elsevier BV | Engineering | 82.0 | 4,555 | 135 | 15% | — |
| 9 | #1,516 | Materials and Structures Springer Science+Business Media | Engineering | 82.0 | 1,342 | 189 | 48% | — |
| 10 | #1,578 | Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology Elsevier BV | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | 81.8 | 5,122 | 113 | 19% | — |
| 11 | #1,792 | European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids Elsevier BV | Engineering | 81.1 | 1,445 | 124 | 31% | — |
| 12 | #1,971 | The journal of nutrition health & aging Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 80.6 | 1,009 | 123 | 100% | Yes |
| 13 | #2,048 | EuroIntervention European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions | Medicine | 80.4 | 1,149 | 120 | 96% | — |
| 14 | #2,351 | Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging Elsevier BV | Engineering | 79.4 | 531 | 80 | 37% | — |
| 15 | #2,541 | Biochimie Elsevier BV | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 78.9 | 1,041 | 203 | 34% | — |
| 16 | #2,673 | Microbes and Infection Elsevier BV | Medicine | 78.5 | 483 | 187 | 55% | — |
| 17 | #2,820 | International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems Springer Nature | Computer Science | 78.2 | 1,152 | 71 | 100% | Yes |
| 18 | #2,917 | Journal of Cultural Heritage Elsevier BV | Arts and Humanities | 77.9 | 987 | 107 | 47% | — |
| 19 | #3,091 | European Journal of Soil Biology Elsevier BV | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 77.5 | 365 | 111 | 33% | — |
| 20 | #3,131 | The European Physical Journal B Springer Science+Business Media | Physics and Astronomy | 77.4 | 1,098 | 190 | 28% | — |
| 21 | #3,372 | Europhysics Letters (EPL) Institute of Physics | Physics and Astronomy | 76.8 | 1,802 | 230 | 74% | — |
| 22 | #3,585 | The European Physical Journal Special Topics Springer Science+Business Media | Physics and Astronomy | 76.2 | 2,124 | 104 | 40% | — |
| 23 | #3,697 | International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM) Springer Science+Business Media | Engineering | 76.0 | 1,698 | 60 | 14% | — |
| 24 | #3,707 | Research in Microbiology Elsevier BV | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 76.0 | 291 | 157 | 36% | — |
| 25 | #3,839 | Targeted Oncology Adis, Springer Healthcare | Medicine | 75.6 | 400 | 73 | 64% | — |
| 26 | #4,097 | Hernia Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 75.1 | 1,192 | 113 | 35% | — |
| 27 | #4,490 | Joint Bone Spine Elsevier BV | Medicine | 74.2 | 854 | 113 | 31% | — |
| 28 | #4,600 | Orthopaedics & Traumatology Surgery & Research Elsevier BV | Medicine | 74.0 | 1,434 | 108 | 34% | — |
| 29 | #5,011 | Parasite EDP Sciences | Immunology and Microbiology | 73.3 | 373 | 73 | 100% | Yes |
| 30 | #5,215 | Annales Scientifiques de l École Normale Supérieure Société Mathématique de France | Mathematics | 72.9 | 180 | 142 | 47% | — |
| 31 | #5,418 | European Journal of Medical Genetics Elsevier BV | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 72.5 | 699 | 86 | 49% | — |
| 32 | #5,476 | The European Physical Journal E Springer Science+Business Media | Materials Science | 72.4 | 545 | 116 | 55% | — |
| 33 | #5,564 | Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 72.2 | 1,163 | 101 | 37% | — |
| 34 | #5,726 | Public health reviews Springer Science+Business Media | Health Professions | 71.9 | 215 | 72 | 100% | Yes |
| 35 | #5,739 | European Journal of Control Elsevier BV | Engineering | 71.9 | 773 | 88 | 36% | — |
| 36 | #6,011 | European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids Elsevier BV | Engineering | 71.4 | 742 | 95 | 25% | — |
| 37 | #6,060 | European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry Reports Elsevier BV | Chemistry | 71.3 | 312 | 27 | 100% | Yes |
| 38 | #6,098 | The European Physical Journal D Springer Science+Business Media | Physics and Astronomy | 71.2 | 1,118 | 101 | 42% | — |
| 39 | #6,409 | Neurophysiologie Clinique Elsevier BV | Medicine | 70.6 | 300 | 95 | 27% | — |
| 40 | #6,553 | European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 70.4 | 1,774 | 68 | 30% | — |
| 41 | #6,752 | OENO One ADERA | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 70.1 | 513 | 56 | 100% | Yes |
| 42 | #6,839 | Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research Wiley | Computer Science | 69.9 | 299 | 112 | 53% | — |
| 43 | #7,028 | Comptes Rendus Géoscience Académie des sciences | Earth and Planetary Sciences | 69.6 | 313 | 103 | 100% | Yes |
| 44 | #7,130 | European Journal of Environmental and Civil engineering Taylor & Francis | Engineering | 69.4 | 839 | 63 | 8% | — |
| 45 | #7,180 | Comptes Rendus Chimie Académie des sciences | Multidisciplinary | 69.3 | 400 | 99 | 100% | Yes |
| 46 | #7,542 | Journal de Mathématiques Pures et Appliquées Elsevier BV | Mathematics | 68.7 | 487 | 98 | 51% | — |
| 47 | #7,670 | La Presse Médicale Elsevier BV | Medicine | 68.5 | 227 | 66 | 48% | — |
| 48 | #7,773 | RAIRO - Operations Research EDP Sciences | Business, Management and Accounting | 68.3 | 1,014 | 53 | 100% | — |
| 49 | #7,792 | International Journal of Material Forming Springer Science+Business Media | Engineering | 68.3 | 374 | 62 | 44% | — |
| 50 | #7,876 | E3S Web of Conferences EDP Sciences | Engineering | 68.2 | 39,710 | 60 | 100% | Yes |
| 51 | #7,879 | Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate EDP Open | Physics and Astronomy | 68.2 | 220 | 61 | 100% | Yes |
| 52 | #7,976 | Acta Oecologica Elsevier BV | Environmental Science | 68.0 | 339 | 98 | 25% | — |
| 53 | #8,114 | Journal of Stomatology Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Elsevier BV | Dentistry | 67.8 | 1,456 | 44 | 20% | — |
| 54 | #8,134 | Cellular and Molecular Biology Cellular and Molecular Biology Association | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 67.7 | 1,822 | 42 | 100% | — |
| 55 | #8,199 | Comptes Rendus Physique Académie des sciences | Physics and Astronomy | 67.6 | 241 | 92 | 100% | Yes |
| 56 | #8,257 | The Journal of Climate Change and Health Elsevier BV | Environmental Science | 67.5 | 421 | 37 | 100% | Yes |
| 57 | #8,322 | ESAIM Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis EDP Sciences | Engineering | 67.4 | 496 | 107 | 100% | — |
| 58 | #8,396 | Annals of Telecommunications Springer Nature | Computer Science | 67.3 | 314 | 62 | 28% | — |
| 59 | #8,500 | SICOT-J EDP Sciences | Medicine | 67.1 | 278 | 41 | 100% | Yes |
| 60 | #8,670 | Annales de l Institut Henri Poincaré C Analyse Non Linéaire Elsevier BV | Mathematics | 66.8 | 194 | 117 | 95% | Yes |
| 61 | #8,874 | Annales de l Institut Henri Poincaré Probabilités et Statistiques Institute of Mathematical Statistics | Mathematics | 66.5 | 440 | 74 | 59% | — |
| 62 | #8,954 | Geobios Elsevier BV | Earth and Planetary Sciences | 66.4 | 235 | 87 | 34% | — |
| 63 | #9,102 | Cancer/Radiothérapie Elsevier BV | Medicine | 66.2 | 677 | 54 | 36% | — |
| 64 | #9,127 | Infectious Diseases Now Elsevier BV | Medicine | 66.1 | 879 | 28 | 46% | — |
| 65 | #9,215 | Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine Elsevier BV | Medicine | 66.0 | 889 | 57 | 36% | — |
| 66 | #9,240 | European Journal of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics Adis, Springer Healthcare | Medicine | 65.9 | 312 | 66 | 36% | — |
| 67 | #9,483 | Supply Chain Forum an International Journal Taylor & Francis | Business, Management and Accounting | 65.5 | 199 | 48 | 22% | — |
| 68 | #9,535 | Journal of Computer Virology and Hacking Techniques Springer Science+Business Media | Computer Science | 65.4 | 211 | 58 | 25% | — |
| 69 | #9,552 | Epileptic Disorders Wiley | Medicine | 65.4 | 767 | 79 | 72% | — |
| 70 | #9,599 | Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France EDP Sciences | Earth and Planetary Sciences | 65.3 | 149 | 85 | 100% | Yes |
| 71 | #9,690 | Journal de Mycologie Médicale Elsevier BV | Medicine | 65.2 | 354 | 55 | 27% | — |
| 72 | #9,766 | Image Processing On Line Image Processing On Line | Computer Science | 65.1 | 94 | 43 | 100% | Yes |
| 73 | #9,853 | EPJ Photovoltaics EDP Open | Engineering | 64.9 | 158 | 22 | 100% | Yes |
| 74 | #9,931 | MATEC Web of Conferences EDP Sciences | Engineering | 64.7 | 4,908 | 60 | 100% | Yes |
| 75 | #10,134 | Annals of 3D Printed Medicine Elsevier BV | Engineering | 64.4 | 198 | 24 | 100% | Yes |
| 76 | #10,231 | IRBM Elsevier BV | Computer Science | 64.3 | 272 | 57 | 38% | — |
| 77 | #10,239 | L Encéphale Elsevier BV | Medicine | 64.3 | 630 | 57 | 29% | — |
| 78 | #10,355 | ESAIM Control Optimisation and Calculus of Variations EDP Sciences | Computer Science | 64.0 | 489 | 79 | 99% | — |
| 79 | #10,367 | Journal of Gynecology Obstetrics and Human Reproduction Elsevier BV | Medicine | 64.0 | 894 | 45 | 30% | — |
| 80 | #10,376 | Archives de Pédiatrie Elsevier BV | Medicine | 64.0 | 637 | 57 | 29% | — |
| 81 | #10,436 | The European Physical Journal Applied Physics EDP Sciences | Engineering | 63.9 | 292 | 59 | 24% | — |
| 82 | #10,455 | Neurochirurgie Elsevier BV | Medicine | 63.9 | 605 | 44 | 15% | — |
| 83 | #10,470 | International Orthodontics Elsevier BV | Dentistry | 63.8 | 437 | 35 | 22% | — |
| 84 | #10,551 | Bulletin des Sciences Mathématiques Elsevier BV | Mathematics | 63.7 | 573 | 49 | 30% | — |
| 85 | #10,735 | Neuroscience Informatics Elsevier BV | Neuroscience | 63.5 | 228 | 25 | 100% | Yes |
| 86 | #10,740 | Comptes Rendus Palevol Muséum national d'histoire naturelle | Earth and Planetary Sciences | 63.5 | 189 | 66 | 100% | Yes |
| 87 | #10,766 | Comptes Rendus Mathématique Académie des sciences | Mathematics | 63.4 | 698 | 78 | 100% | Yes |
| 88 | #10,786 | The French Journal of Urology Elsevier BV | Medicine | 63.3 | 979 | 41 | 35% | — |
| 89 | #11,030 | Journal of Visceral Surgery Elsevier BV | Medicine | 63.0 | 544 | 60 | 16% | — |
| 90 | #11,043 | Annales de l’institut Fourier Association of the Annals of the Fourier Institute | Mathematics | 63.0 | 396 | 111 | 100% | — |
| 91 | #11,053 | OCL EDP Sciences | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 62.9 | 199 | 45 | 100% | Yes |
| 92 | #11,068 | Journal of Statistical Theory and Applications Springer Nature | Mathematics | 62.9 | 147 | 25 | 100% | Yes |
| 93 | #11,094 | Annales Histoire Sciences Sociales Cambridge University Press | Social Sciences | 62.9 | 568 | 67 | 18% | — |
| 94 | #11,145 | Manufacturing Review EDP Sciences | Engineering | 62.8 | 138 | 34 | 100% | Yes |
| 95 | #11,212 | Annales Pharmaceutiques Françaises Elsevier BV | Health Professions | 62.7 | 540 | 36 | 10% | — |
| 96 | #11,225 | Therapies Elsevier BV | Medicine | 62.7 | 674 | 45 | 34% | — |
| 97 | #11,324 | European Journal of Taxonomy Consortium of European Natural History Museums | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 62.5 | 905 | 32 | 100% | Yes |
| 98 | #11,538 | Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems EDP Sciences | Environmental Science | 62.2 | 147 | 43 | 100% | Yes |
| 99 | #11,572 | Current Research in Translational Medicine Elsevier BV | Medicine | 62.1 | 258 | 34 | 31% | — |
| 100 | #11,660 | Comptes Rendus Biologies Académie des sciences | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 62.0 | 196 | 107 | 100% | Yes |
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How the ITS Journal Score works
One formula applies to every ranked journal, using open data from OpenAlex: 45% citation impact, 35% h-index and 20% size (papers published 2021–2025). Citation impact is the smaller of the journal's two-year mean citedness and its five-year citations per paper, so a journal whose output collapsed cannot jump to the top on old citations. Each part is half a percentile and half a log-scaled value, so the very top is still separated. Growth and open-access share are shown separately and are not part of the score.
A journal is ranked only if it published at least 50 papers in 2021–2025 and was active in at least five of the last six years. Field rankings compare a journal only with journals in the same field; the field is the OpenAlex field with most of the journal's recent papers, or "Multidisciplinary" when no field has 30% of them.
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