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Top journals from Germany
The top 100 of 1,810 ranked journals whose publisher is in Germany, ordered by the ITS Journal Score (2021–2025, open OpenAlex data).
Germany in numbers
Germany has 1,810 journals with an ITS Journal Score, #7 of 148 countries by number of ranked journals. Together they published 1,276,115 papers in 2021–2025, and 45% of these papers are open access. 313 of the journals (17%) are listed in DOAJ. The most common fields are Social Sciences (343), Medicine (283), Arts and Humanities (236) 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 | #1 | Advanced Materials Wiley (John Wiley & Sons) | Engineering | 99.6 | 15,911 | 747 | 47% | — |
| 2 | #10 | Angewandte Chemie International Edition Wiley | Chemistry | 97.8 | 22,811 | 734 | 52% | — |
| 3 | #15 | Advanced Functional Materials Wiley | Engineering | 97.3 | 21,314 | 481 | 41% | — |
| 4 | #17 | Advanced Energy Materials Wiley | Engineering | 97.1 | 6,159 | 414 | 47% | — |
| 5 | #120 | Small Wiley | Engineering | 92.4 | 18,006 | 349 | 44% | — |
| 6 | #130 | Environmental Chemistry Letters Springer Science+Business Media | Environmental Science | 92.2 | 747 | 190 | 38% | — |
| 7 | #150 | Advanced Science Wiley | Engineering | 91.7 | 14,728 | 282 | 100% | Yes |
| 8 | #211 | Journal of Medical Internet Research JMIR Publications | Health Professions | 90.5 | 5,820 | 296 | 100% | Yes |
| 9 | #231 | The EMBO Journal Springer Nature | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 90.2 | 1,554 | 566 | 100% | Yes |
| 10 | #261 | Molecules Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 89.9 | 35,827 | 347 | 100% | Yes |
| 11 | #264 | Hydrology and earth system sciences Copernicus Publications | Environmental Science | 89.9 | 6,219 | 232 | 100% | Yes |
| 12 | #315 | Environmental Science and Pollution Research Springer Science+Business Media | Environmental Science | 89.1 | 25,357 | 267 | 21% | — |
| 13 | #332 | Acta Neuropathologica Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 88.9 | 710 | 290 | 89% | — |
| 14 | #360 | Journal Of Big Data Springer Science+Business Media | Computer Science | 88.6 | 940 | 124 | 100% | Yes |
| 15 | #370 | Phytomedicine Elsevier BV | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 88.5 | 4,250 | 178 | 21% | — |
| 16 | #392 | Earth system science data Copernicus Publications | Earth and Planetary Sciences | 88.4 | 1,424 | 171 | 100% | Yes |
| 17 | #398 | Diabetologia Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 88.3 | 1,325 | 338 | 93% | — |
| 18 | #405 | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Springer Science+Business Media | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 88.3 | 2,615 | 332 | 53% | Yes |
| 19 | #407 | Advanced Healthcare Materials Wiley | Engineering | 88.3 | 5,631 | 195 | 51% | — |
| 20 | #475 | Intensive Care Medicine Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 87.6 | 1,927 | 315 | 63% | — |
| 21 | #505 | Archives of Toxicology Springer Science+Business Media | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 87.4 | 1,298 | 183 | 61% | — |
| 22 | #580 | Laser & Photonics Review Wiley | Materials Science | 86.8 | 3,313 | 180 | 50% | — |
| 23 | #585 | Atmospheric chemistry and physics Copernicus Publications | Earth and Planetary Sciences | 86.7 | 4,148 | 351 | 100% | Yes |
| 24 | #608 | Microbiological Research Elsevier BV | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 86.5 | 1,332 | 162 | 38% | — |
| 25 | #651 | ChemSusChem Wiley | Engineering | 86.2 | 3,765 | 240 | 52% | — |
| 26 | #682 | Advanced Optical Materials Wiley | Engineering | 86.0 | 6,114 | 195 | 46% | — |
| 27 | #697 | The European Physical Journal C Springer Science+Business Media | Physics and Astronomy | 85.9 | 6,496 | 249 | 100% | Yes |
| 28 | #727 | Biogeosciences Copernicus Publications | Earth and Planetary Sciences | 85.7 | 5,052 | 213 | 100% | Yes |
| 29 | #731 | Seminars in Immunopathology Springer Science+Business Media | Immunology and Microbiology | 85.6 | 232 | 145 | 77% | — |
| 30 | #786 | EMBO Reports Springer Nature | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 85.3 | 1,631 | 252 | 100% | Yes |
| 31 | #817 | European Radiology Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 85.1 | 4,687 | 213 | 43% | — |
| 32 | #824 | Chemistry - A European Journal Wiley | Chemistry | 85.0 | 11,222 | 302 | 59% | — |
| 33 | #829 | Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 85.0 | 1,416 | 152 | 100% | Yes |
| 34 | #840 | Smart Learning Environments Springer Nature | Computer Science | 85.0 | 277 | 74 | 100% | Yes |
| 35 | #883 | Landslides Springer Science+Business Media | Environmental Science | 84.7 | 1,097 | 151 | 31% | — |
| 36 | #907 | Urban forestry & urban greening Elsevier BV | Environmental Science | 84.6 | 1,846 | 166 | 42% | — |
| 37 | #951 | Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 84.4 | 2,408 | 195 | 52% | — |
| 38 | #953 | Small Methods Wiley | Engineering | 84.4 | 3,332 | 148 | 50% | — |
| 39 | #993 | European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 84.2 | 2,578 | 224 | 60% | — |
| 40 | #1,038 | Journal of Neurology Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 84.0 | 3,220 | 207 | 58% | — |
| 41 | #1,046 | Applied Water Science Springer Nature | Environmental Science | 83.9 | 1,352 | 130 | 100% | Yes |
| 42 | #1,055 | Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery Springer Nature | Engineering | 83.9 | 5,746 | 100 | 17% | — |
| 43 | #1,103 | Planta Springer Science+Business Media | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 83.7 | 1,381 | 264 | 28% | — |
| 44 | #1,105 | Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy Springer Science+Business Media | Immunology and Microbiology | 83.7 | 1,451 | 164 | 100% | Yes |
| 45 | #1,110 | Nanophotonics De Gruyter | Engineering | 83.7 | 2,150 | 141 | 100% | Yes |
| 46 | #1,138 | Review of Managerial Science Springer Science+Business Media | Business, Management and Accounting | 83.5 | 550 | 93 | 74% | — |
| 47 | #1,155 | Biology and Fertility of Soils Springer Science+Business Media | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 83.4 | 438 | 194 | 44% | — |
| 48 | #1,164 | Nano Convergence Springer Nature | Engineering | 83.4 | 280 | 81 | 100% | Yes |
| 49 | #1,166 | ChemElectroChem Wiley | Engineering | 83.4 | 2,323 | 118 | 70% | Yes |
| 50 | #1,168 | International Journal of STEM Education Springer Science+Business Media | Social Sciences | 83.4 | 332 | 97 | 100% | Yes |
| 51 | #1,208 | Advanced Materials Technologies Wiley | Engineering | 83.2 | 4,173 | 132 | 54% | — |
| 52 | #1,215 | Natural hazards and earth system sciences Copernicus Publications | Environmental Science | 83.2 | 1,137 | 166 | 100% | Yes |
| 53 | #1,294 | Geoscientific model development Copernicus Publications | Earth and Planetary Sciences | 82.8 | 1,951 | 204 | 100% | Yes |
| 54 | #1,298 | Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry Springer Science+Business Media | Multidisciplinary | 82.8 | 3,206 | 228 | 48% | — |
| 55 | #1,332 | Acta Geotechnica Springer Science+Business Media | Engineering | 82.6 | 1,780 | 110 | 22% | — |
| 56 | #1,341 | Plant Cell Reports Springer Science+Business Media | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 82.6 | 1,055 | 173 | 29% | — |
| 57 | #1,345 | The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment Springer Science+Business Media | Environmental Science | 82.6 | 737 | 180 | 71% | — |
| 58 | #1,354 | Environmental Sciences Europe Springer Science+Business Media | Environmental Science | 82.6 | 876 | 97 | 100% | Yes |
| 59 | #1,358 | Macromolecular Rapid Communications Wiley | Materials Science | 82.5 | 2,460 | 189 | 46% | — |
| 60 | #1,364 | Basic Research in Cardiology Springer Nature | Medicine | 82.5 | 315 | 136 | 81% | — |
| 61 | #1,368 | Financial Innovation Springer Nature | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 82.5 | 593 | 82 | 100% | Yes |
| 62 | #1,369 | Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 82.5 | 2,893 | 137 | 100% | Yes |
| 63 | #1,373 | Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization Springer Science+Business Media | Engineering | 82.5 | 1,427 | 176 | 35% | — |
| 64 | #1,374 | Theoretical and Applied Genetics Springer Science+Business Media | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 82.5 | 1,383 | 267 | 36% | — |
| 65 | #1,412 | Advanced Electronic Materials Wiley | Engineering | 82.3 | 2,495 | 126 | 77% | Yes |
| 66 | #1,415 | Archives of Microbiology Springer Science+Business Media | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 82.3 | 2,488 | 208 | 14% | — |
| 67 | #1,440 | ChemCatChem Wiley | Energy | 82.2 | 3,783 | 152 | 56% | — |
| 68 | #1,445 | Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy Springer Science+Business Media | Environmental Science | 82.2 | 1,338 | 107 | 26% | — |
| 69 | #1,446 | Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 82.2 | 643 | 219 | 69% | — |
| 70 | #1,488 | Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis Wiley | Chemistry | 82.1 | 2,902 | 192 | 38% | — |
| 71 | #1,513 | Insights into Imaging Springer Nature | Medicine | 82.0 | 1,215 | 106 | 100% | Yes |
| 72 | #1,547 | Environmental Earth Sciences Springer Science+Business Media | Environmental Science | 81.9 | 3,441 | 150 | 18% | — |
| 73 | #1,595 | Clinical Oral Investigations Springer Nature | Dentistry | 81.7 | 3,009 | 140 | 52% | — |
| 74 | #1,612 | Journal of Cloud Computing Advances Systems and Applications Springer Nature | Computer Science | 81.7 | 597 | 73 | 100% | Yes |
| 75 | #1,628 | Molecular Nutrition & Food Research Wiley | Medicine | 81.6 | 1,667 | 190 | 52% | — |
| 76 | #1,631 | European Journal of Immunology Wiley | Immunology and Microbiology | 81.6 | 1,410 | 296 | 82% | — |
| 77 | #1,640 | Applied Physics A Springer Science+Business Media | Engineering | 81.6 | 5,041 | 199 | 14% | — |
| 78 | #1,659 | Journal of Molecular Medicine Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 81.5 | 606 | 200 | 49% | — |
| 79 | #1,684 | Journal of Plant Physiology Elsevier BV | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 81.4 | 873 | 198 | 21% | — |
| 80 | #1,721 | Atmospheric measurement techniques Copernicus Publications | Earth and Planetary Sciences | 81.3 | 1,936 | 171 | 100% | Yes |
| 81 | #1,741 | Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment Springer Science+Business Media | Engineering | 81.3 | 2,658 | 114 | 11% | — |
| 82 | #1,759 | Optik Elsevier BV | Engineering | 81.2 | 5,110 | 130 | 7% | — |
| 83 | #1,809 | Macromolecular Materials and Engineering Wiley | Materials Science | 81.1 | 1,447 | 126 | 66% | Yes |
| 84 | #1,840 | Advanced Intelligent Systems Wiley | Engineering | 81.0 | 1,916 | 93 | 100% | Yes |
| 85 | #1,845 | Angewandte Chemie Wiley | Chemistry | 81.0 | 22,758 | 285 | 41% | — |
| 86 | #1,846 | The cryosphere Copernicus Publications | Earth and Planetary Sciences | 81.0 | 1,486 | 162 | 100% | Yes |
| 87 | #1,847 | Advanced Materials Interfaces Wiley | Materials Science | 81.0 | 4,239 | 133 | 70% | Yes |
| 88 | #1,850 | International Journal of Sports Medicine Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany) | Medicine | 81.0 | 704 | 179 | 38% | — |
| 89 | #1,931 | Biotechnology Journal Wiley | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 80.7 | 1,069 | 141 | 48% | — |
| 90 | #1,958 | Psychopharmacology Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 80.6 | 1,274 | 289 | 58% | — |
| 91 | #1,961 | Polymer Bulletin Springer Science+Business Media | Materials Science | 80.6 | 2,711 | 111 | 12% | — |
| 92 | #1,991 | Climate Dynamics Springer Science+Business Media | Earth and Planetary Sciences | 80.5 | 2,435 | 241 | 47% | — |
| 93 | #1,993 | Advanced Engineering Materials Wiley | Engineering | 80.5 | 4,445 | 164 | 50% | — |
| 94 | #1,998 | Pathology - Research and Practice Elsevier BV | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 80.5 | 2,543 | 103 | 22% | — |
| 95 | #2,010 | Nanotechnology Reviews De Gruyter | Engineering | 80.5 | 744 | 89 | 100% | Yes |
| 96 | #2,023 | Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 80.4 | 2,851 | 166 | 29% | — |
| 97 | #2,086 | Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie De Gruyter | Materials Science | 80.2 | 474 | 174 | 12% | — |
| 98 | #2,119 | European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Springer Science+Business Media | Psychology | 80.2 | 1,238 | 170 | 68% | — |
| 99 | #2,133 | Chemistry - An Asian Journal Wiley | Chemistry | 80.1 | 3,418 | 146 | 32% | — |
| 100 | #2,150 | Solar RRL Wiley | Engineering | 80.1 | 2,531 | 99 | 45% | — |
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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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