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Top journals from United Kingdom
The top 100 of 6,268 ranked journals whose publisher is in United Kingdom, ordered by the ITS Journal Score (2021–2025, open OpenAlex data).
United Kingdom in numbers
United Kingdom has 6,268 journals with an ITS Journal Score, #3 of 148 countries by number of ranked journals. Together they published 4,754,548 papers in 2021–2025, and 58% of these papers are open access. 1,324 of the journals (21%) are listed in DOAJ. The most common fields are Social Sciences (1,395), Medicine (1,126), Arts and Humanities (567) 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 | #3 | Nature Nature Portfolio | Multidisciplinary | 99.2 | 21,181 | 1,855 | 38% | — |
| 2 | #5 | Nature Communications Nature Portfolio | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 98.7 | 47,557 | 753 | 100% | Yes |
| 3 | #11 | Energy & Environmental Science Royal Society of Chemistry | Engineering | 97.7 | 3,048 | 525 | 39% | — |
| 4 | #13 | Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews Elsevier BV | Environmental Science | 97.4 | 5,213 | 553 | 37% | — |
| 5 | #14 | Chemical Society Reviews Royal Society of Chemistry | Chemistry | 97.3 | 1,993 | 762 | 46% | — |
| 6 | #18 | Nucleic Acids Research Oxford University Press | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 97.0 | 6,700 | 882 | 100% | Yes |
| 7 | #20 | Nature Materials Nature Portfolio | Materials Science | 96.9 | 1,589 | 654 | 48% | — |
| 8 | #24 | Nature Nanotechnology Nature Portfolio | Materials Science | 96.3 | 1,277 | 502 | 50% | — |
| 9 | #31 | Nature Photonics Nature Portfolio | Physics and Astronomy | 95.8 | 1,082 | 461 | 41% | — |
| 10 | #32 | Applied Energy Elsevier BV | Engineering | 95.7 | 9,358 | 387 | 33% | — |
| 11 | #33 | Nature reviews. Immunology Nature Portfolio | Immunology and Microbiology | 95.6 | 768 | 570 | 36% | — |
| 12 | #36 | Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy Springer Nature | Medicine | 95.4 | 2,113 | 285 | 100% | Yes |
| 13 | #37 | Nature Reviews Microbiology Nature Portfolio | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 95.3 | 767 | 496 | 30% | — |
| 14 | #41 | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology Nature Portfolio | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 95.2 | 617 | 627 | 30% | — |
| 15 | #42 | Nature Energy Nature Portfolio | Engineering | 95.0 | 1,180 | 340 | 32% | — |
| 16 | #43 | Nature reviews. Cancer Nature Portfolio | Medicine | 95.0 | 575 | 600 | 25% | — |
| 17 | #44 | Water Research Elsevier BV | Environmental Science | 94.9 | 7,612 | 460 | 26% | — |
| 18 | #47 | Nature Cell Biology Nature Portfolio | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 94.8 | 1,225 | 486 | 56% | — |
| 19 | #49 | Nature Chemistry Nature Portfolio | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 94.7 | 1,408 | 356 | 44% | — |
| 20 | #51 | Molecular Cancer BioMed Central | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 94.6 | 1,227 | 293 | 100% | Yes |
| 21 | #68 | Trends in Food Science & Technology Elsevier BV | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 93.8 | 2,273 | 341 | 26% | — |
| 22 | #69 | Carbohydrate Polymers Elsevier BV | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 93.7 | 6,304 | 344 | 20% | — |
| 23 | #71 | Nature Reviews Genetics Nature Portfolio | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 93.7 | 599 | 532 | 28% | — |
| 24 | #72 | Artificial Intelligence Review Springer Science+Business Media | Computer Science | 93.6 | 1,499 | 200 | 69% | — |
| 25 | #73 | Cement and Concrete Composites Elsevier BV | Engineering | 93.6 | 2,164 | 273 | 32% | — |
| 26 | #74 | Energy Elsevier BV | Engineering | 93.6 | 19,575 | 324 | 16% | — |
| 27 | #76 | Food Chemistry Elsevier BV | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 93.6 | 17,470 | 400 | 16% | — |
| 28 | #78 | Chemosphere Elsevier BV | Environmental Science | 93.5 | 14,770 | 384 | 19% | — |
| 29 | #80 | Carbon Elsevier BV | Materials Science | 93.4 | 5,285 | 388 | 18% | — |
| 30 | #81 | The Lancet Oncology Elsevier BV | Medicine | 93.4 | 2,390 | 524 | 29% | — |
| 31 | #83 | Biomaterials Elsevier BV | Engineering | 93.4 | 2,871 | 493 | 29% | — |
| 32 | #84 | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy Elsevier BV | Energy | 93.3 | 21,781 | 338 | 18% | — |
| 33 | #85 | Progress in Materials Science Elsevier BV | Engineering | 93.3 | 591 | 308 | 32% | — |
| 34 | #86 | Nature Catalysis Nature Portfolio | Energy | 93.3 | 921 | 231 | 33% | — |
| 35 | #87 | Nature Sustainability Nature Portfolio | Environmental Science | 93.3 | 1,069 | 214 | 45% | — |
| 36 | #88 | Construction and Building Materials Elsevier BV | Engineering | 93.3 | 21,758 | 353 | 17% | — |
| 37 | #89 | Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology Nature Portfolio | Medicine | 93.3 | 646 | 287 | 20% | — |
| 38 | #94 | Energy Conversion and Management Elsevier BV | Engineering | 93.1 | 6,350 | 315 | 26% | — |
| 39 | #95 | Food Hydrocolloids Elsevier BV | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 93.1 | 5,477 | 278 | 21% | — |
| 40 | #96 | Nature Reviews Materials Nature Portfolio | Engineering | 93.0 | 601 | 279 | 28% | — |
| 41 | #97 | Nature reviews. Neuroscience Nature Portfolio | Neuroscience | 93.0 | 589 | 576 | 26% | — |
| 42 | #98 | Journal of Hematology & Oncology BioMed Central | Medicine | 93.0 | 757 | 234 | 100% | Yes |
| 43 | #107 | Journal of Environmental Management Elsevier BV | Environmental Science | 92.7 | 15,750 | 327 | 27% | — |
| 44 | #108 | Soil Biology and Biochemistry Elsevier BV | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 92.6 | 1,532 | 363 | 46% | — |
| 45 | #109 | Nature Climate Change Nature Portfolio | Environmental Science | 92.6 | 1,564 | 381 | 46% | — |
| 46 | #110 | Light Science & Applications Springer Nature | Engineering | 92.6 | 1,619 | 214 | 100% | Yes |
| 47 | #111 | Nature Physics Nature Portfolio | Physics and Astronomy | 92.6 | 2,042 | 407 | 55% | — |
| 48 | #113 | Nature Microbiology Nature Portfolio | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 92.5 | 1,389 | 231 | 65% | — |
| 49 | #114 | Acta Materialia Elsevier BV | Engineering | 92.5 | 4,423 | 419 | 40% | — |
| 50 | #121 | Renewable Energy Elsevier BV | Energy | 92.4 | 10,038 | 319 | 22% | — |
| 51 | #125 | Cement and Concrete Research Elsevier BV | Engineering | 92.3 | 1,373 | 370 | 49% | — |
| 52 | #131 | Global Change Biology Wiley | Environmental Science | 92.2 | 2,923 | 404 | 72% | — |
| 53 | #132 | Nature Reviews Disease Primers Nature Portfolio | Medicine | 92.2 | 439 | 278 | 35% | — |
| 54 | #139 | Progress in Polymer Science Elsevier BV | Chemistry | 92.0 | 310 | 377 | 35% | — |
| 55 | #140 | Gut BMJ | Medicine | 91.9 | 1,665 | 454 | 52% | — |
| 56 | #141 | Journal of Materials Chemistry A Royal Society of Chemistry | Engineering | 91.9 | 13,962 | 362 | 25% | — |
| 57 | #142 | Cardiovascular Diabetology BioMed Central | Medicine | 91.9 | 1,842 | 170 | 100% | Yes |
| 58 | #145 | Nature Reviews Cardiology Nature Portfolio | Medicine | 91.8 | 741 | 250 | 27% | — |
| 59 | #146 | Biosensors and Bioelectronics Elsevier BV | Engineering | 91.7 | 4,582 | 286 | 22% | — |
| 60 | #148 | Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services Elsevier BV | Business, Management and Accounting | 91.7 | 2,023 | 233 | 28% | — |
| 61 | #149 | Nature Machine Intelligence Nature Portfolio | Materials Science | 91.7 | 894 | 153 | 52% | — |
| 62 | #151 | British Journal of Educational Technology Wiley | Social Sciences | 91.6 | 633 | 182 | 58% | — |
| 63 | #154 | Corrosion Science Elsevier BV | Materials Science | 91.6 | 3,861 | 294 | 21% | — |
| 64 | #159 | Microbiome BioMed Central | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 91.5 | 1,351 | 236 | 100% | Yes |
| 65 | #160 | Journal of Energy Storage Elsevier BV | Engineering | 91.5 | 16,504 | 197 | 16% | — |
| 66 | #161 | The Review of Economic Studies Oxford University Press | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 91.5 | 529 | 352 | 51% | — |
| 67 | #162 | Composites Science and Technology Elsevier BV | Engineering | 91.4 | 2,359 | 280 | 17% | — |
| 68 | #164 | Nature Geoscience Nature Portfolio | Earth and Planetary Sciences | 91.4 | 1,206 | 346 | 52% | — |
| 69 | #167 | Nature Electronics Nature Portfolio | Engineering | 91.3 | 1,006 | 187 | 27% | — |
| 70 | #170 | Nature Reviews Neurology Nature Portfolio | Medicine | 91.3 | 728 | 271 | 25% | — |
| 71 | #173 | Nature Reviews Nephrology Nature Portfolio | Medicine | 91.2 | 648 | 225 | 32% | — |
| 72 | #174 | Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology Nature Portfolio | Medicine | 91.2 | 763 | 262 | 24% | — |
| 73 | #175 | Nature Reviews Chemistry Nature Portfolio | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 91.2 | 546 | 178 | 23% | — |
| 74 | #179 | Genome biology BioMed Central | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 91.0 | 1,687 | 389 | 100% | Yes |
| 75 | #180 | Green Chemistry Royal Society of Chemistry | Engineering | 91.0 | 5,531 | 320 | 36% | — |
| 76 | #181 | Environmental Pollution Elsevier BV | Environmental Science | 91.0 | 10,180 | 385 | 26% | — |
| 77 | #182 | Chemical Science Royal Society of Chemistry | Chemistry | 91.0 | 9,668 | 277 | 100% | Yes |
| 78 | #186 | Expert Systems with Applications Elsevier BV | Computer Science | 90.9 | 14,445 | 349 | 19% | — |
| 79 | #187 | Brain Oxford University Press | Medicine | 90.9 | 2,360 | 505 | 87% | — |
| 80 | #190 | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences Royal Society | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 90.9 | 2,112 | 424 | 97% | — |
| 81 | #197 | Nature Metabolism Nature Portfolio | Medicine | 90.8 | 1,094 | 149 | 56% | — |
| 82 | #199 | Fuel Elsevier BV | Engineering | 90.7 | 16,896 | 310 | 16% | — |
| 83 | #203 | Heliyon Elsevier BV | Medicine | 90.7 | 38,508 | 190 | 100% | Yes |
| 84 | #204 | Reliability Engineering & System Safety Elsevier BV | Decision Sciences | 90.7 | 4,044 | 225 | 20% | — |
| 85 | #205 | Journal of Nanobiotechnology BioMed Central | Engineering | 90.7 | 3,204 | 173 | 100% | Yes |
| 86 | #206 | Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing Elsevier BV | Engineering | 90.6 | 5,666 | 251 | 23% | — |
| 87 | #208 | Nature Reviews Earth & Environment Nature Portfolio | Earth and Planetary Sciences | 90.6 | 625 | 143 | 37% | — |
| 88 | #209 | Ecological Indicators Elsevier BV | Environmental Science | 90.6 | 7,186 | 244 | 100% | Yes |
| 89 | #213 | Nature Reviews Endocrinology Nature Portfolio | Medicine | 90.5 | 764 | 265 | 27% | — |
| 90 | #214 | Bioresource Technology Elsevier BV | Engineering | 90.5 | 8,355 | 437 | 17% | — |
| 91 | #219 | International Journal of Mechanical Sciences Elsevier BV | Engineering | 90.4 | 3,987 | 187 | 17% | — |
| 92 | #220 | New Phytologist Wiley | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 90.3 | 4,300 | 416 | 72% | — |
| 93 | #221 | Trends in Cognitive Sciences Elsevier BV | Neuroscience | 90.3 | 815 | 464 | 52% | — |
| 94 | #223 | RSC Advances Royal Society of Chemistry | Materials Science | 90.3 | 18,224 | 285 | 100% | Yes |
| 95 | #225 | Nature Human Behaviour Nature Portfolio | Neuroscience | 90.3 | 1,350 | 180 | 54% | — |
| 96 | #230 | Acta Biomaterialia Elsevier BV | Engineering | 90.2 | 3,462 | 297 | 39% | — |
| 97 | #232 | Molecular Psychiatry Springer Nature | Neuroscience | 90.2 | 2,457 | 318 | 79% | — |
| 98 | #233 | Pharmacological Research Elsevier BV | Neuroscience | 90.2 | 2,430 | 222 | 71% | Yes |
| 99 | #237 | Journal of Manufacturing Systems Elsevier BV | Engineering | 90.2 | 1,170 | 168 | 30% | — |
| 100 | #239 | The Astrophysical Journal IOP Publishing | Physics and Astronomy | 90.1 | 17,299 | 703 | 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.
What this is not: the ITS Journal Score is not a Journal Impact Factor, CiteScore or SJR, and this site does not say whether a journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed. Always confirm aims and scope, indexing, peer review and fees on the journal's own website before you submit.