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Impact Quartile Issues / Journal Publisher ISSN Factor Rank Year Category Keyword Country 1 Abstract and Applied Analysis Hindawi Publishing Corporation 1085-3375 1.274 Q1 12 MATHEMATICS, APPLIED mathematics United States 2 Acta Adriatica Institute of Oceanography and Fisheri 0001-5113 0.483 Q4 2 MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLO marine sciences,Mediterranean, Croatia 3 Acta Biochimica Polonica Acta Biochimica Polonica 0001-527X 1.389 Q4 4 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR B chemistry,biochemistry Poland 4 Acta Biologica Cracoviensia Series Botanica Polish Academy of Sciences Publishin 0001-5296 0.662 Q4 2 PLANT SCIENCES plant biosystematics,plant physi Poland 5 Acta Bioquímica Clínica Latinoamericana Federación Bioquímica de la Provinci 0325-2957 0.073 Q4 4 MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNO health sciences,clinical biochemi Argentina 6 Acta Botanica Brasilica Sociedade Botânica do Brasil 0102-3306 0.553 Q4 4 PLANT SCIENCES biological sciences Brazil 7 Acta Botanica Croatica University of Zagreb 0365-0588 0.449 Q4 2 PLANT SCIENCES terrestrial botany,aquatic botan Croatia 8 Acta Botánica Mexicana Instituto de Ecología A.C. 0187-7151 0.629 Q4 4 PLANT SCIENCES botany Mexico 9 Acta Chimica Slovenica Slovenian Chemical Society 1318-0207 0.810 Q3 4 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINAR chemistry Slovenia 10 Acta Cirurgica Brasileira Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvol 0102-8650 0.570 Q4 6 SURGERY health sciences Brazil 11 Acta Dermato-Venereologica Society for Publication of Acta Derma 0001-5555 4.244 Q1 6 DERMATOLOGY sexually transmitted infections,p Sweden 12 Acta Endocrinologica (Bucharest) Editura Academiei Române 1841-0987 0.210 Q4 4 ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLIS endocrinology,neuroendocrinoloRomania 13 Acta Herpetologica Firenze University Press 1827-9635 0.812 Q3 2 ZOOLOGY amphibians,reptiles Italy 14 Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica Japan Society of Histochemistry and 0044-5991 1.224 Q4 6 CELL BIOLOGY histochemistry,cytochemistry Japan 15 Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria Akademii Rolniczej w Szczecinie 0137-1592 0.691 Q4 4 FISHERIES ichthyology,fisheries,fish disease Poland 16 Acta Medica Okayama Okayama University Medical School 0386-300X 0.746 Q4 6 MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERI medicine,medical science Japan 17 Acta Médica Portuguesa Centro Editor Livreiro da Ordem dos 1646-0758 0.281 Q4 6 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNA medicine,medical science,case stPortugal 18 Acta Montanistica Slovaca Technical University of Kosice 1335-1788 0.053 Q4 4 MINING & MINERAL PROCESSIN earth resources extraction,earth Slovakia 19 Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis Nencki Institute of Experimental Biol 0065-1400 2.244 Q3 4 NEUROSCIENCES neuroscience,brain research,exp Poland 20 Acta Orthopaedica Informa Healthcare 1745-3674 2.452 Q1 6 ORTHOPEDICS orthopedics,health science United Kingdo 21 Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica Ekin Medical Publishing 1017-995X 0.554 Q4 6 ORTHOPEDICS orthopedics,traumatology Turkey 22 Acta Ortopédica Brasileira Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e T 1413-7852 0.156 Q4 5 ORTHOPEDICS health science Brazil 23 Acta Otorhinolaryngologica Italica Pacini Editore SpA 0392-100X 1.439 Q2 6 OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY otorhinolaryngology,head surgerItaly 24 Acta Palaeontologica Polonica Polish Academy of Sciences 0567-7920 1.722 Q2 4 PALEONTOLOGY palaeontology,paleobiology,geo Poland 25 Acta Paulista de Enfermagem Universidade Federal de São Paulo 0103-2100 0.267 Q4 6 NURSING nursing,health sciences Brazil 26 Acta Pharmaceutica Croatian Pharmaceutical Society 1330-0075 1.025 Q4 4 PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY biomedicine,pharmaceutical and Croatia 27 Acta Physica Polonica A Polish Academy of Sciences 0587-4246 0.604 Q4 12 PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY atomic physics,molecular physic Poland 28 Acta Physica Polonica B Jagellonian University, Cracow 0587-4254 0.998 Q3 12 PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY general and mathematical physi Poland 29 Acta Polytechnica Hungarica Óbuda University 1785-8860 0.471 Q4 4 ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLIN mechanical engineering,informa Hungary 30 Acta Protozoologica Jagiellonian University 0065-1583 1.179 Q4 4 MICROBIOLOGY protistology,cell biology,ecology,Poland 31 Acta Scientiae Veterinariae Universidade Federal do Rio Grande 1678-0345 0.154 Q4 3 VETERINARY SCIENCES veterinary science,veterinary me Brazil 32 Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae Polish Botanical Society 0001-6977 1.195 Q3 4 PLANT SCIENCES botany,plant biology Poland 33 Acta Veterinaria Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Belgr 0567-8315 0.133 Q4 4 VETERINARY SCIENCES veterinary medicine,biological sc Serbia 34 Acta Veterinaria Brno University of Veterinary and Pharmac 0001-7213 0.448 Q3 4 VETERINARY SCIENCES veterinary medicine Czech Republic 35 Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hung Hungarian Academy of Sciences 1217-8837 0.263 Q4 4 ZOOLOGY animal taxonomy,systematics,zo Hungary 36 Adansonia. Sér. 3 Museum Nationale d'Histoire Naturel 1280-8571 0.480 Q4 2 PLANT SCIENCES botany,plant biology,ecology France 37 Advances in Astronomy Hindawi Publishing Corporation 1687-7969 1.328 Q3 - ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS astronomy,astrophysics Egypt 38 Advances in Condensed Matter Physics Hindawi Publishing Corporation 1687-8108 1.013 Q4 - PHYSICS, CONDENSED MATTER condensed matter physics Egypt 39 Advances in Electrical and Computer Enginee Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava 1582-7445 0.642 Q3 2 COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL electronics,electrical engineerin Romania 40 Advances in High Energy Physics Hindawi Publishing Corporation 1687-7357 2.624 Q2 - PHYSICS, PARTICLES & FIELDS high energy physics Egypt 41 Advances in Interventional Cardiology Termedia Publishing House 1734-9338 0.066 Q4 4 CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR S cardiology Poland 42 Advances in Materials Science and EngineerinHindawi Publishing Corporation 1687-8434 0.897 Q3 4 MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCmaterials science,engineering Egypt 43 Advances in Mathematical Physics Hindawi Publishing Corporation 1687-9120 0.532 Q4 - PHYSICS, MATHEMATICAL mathematical physics Egypt 44 Advances in Mechanical Engineering Hindawi Publishing Corporation 1687-8132 0.500 Q4 - THERMODYNAMICS mechanical engineering Egypt 45 Advances in Medical Sciences Medical University of Bialystok and V 1896-1126 0.964 Q4 2 MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERI medical sciences Poland 46 Advances in Meteorology Hindawi Publishing Corporation 1687-9309 1.348 Q3 - METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERI meteorology Egypt 47 Advances in Physiology Education American Physiological Society 1043-4046 1.237 Q4 4 PHYSIOLOGY physiology education,education United States 48 African Health Sciences Makerere University Medical School 1680-6905 0.662 Q3 4 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNA public health,Uganda,health pla Uganda 49 African Zoology Stellenbosch University 1562-7020 0.848 Q3 2 ZOOLOGY African biodiversity,ecology,ethoSouth Africa 50 Aging Cell Wiley 1474-9718 5.939 Q1 6 GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY Aging,ageing,longevity,lifespan,aUnited Kingdo 51 Agricultural and Food Science The Scientific Agricultural Society of F 1459-6067 1.000 Q2 4 AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLIN agricultural science,agricultural Finland 52 Agrociencia Colegio de Postgraduados 1405-3195 0.049 Q4 8 AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLIN animal science,livestock,agricult Mexico 53 AIDS Research and Therapy BioMed Central 1742-6405 1.841 Q3 - INFECTIOUS DISEASES HIV-1,treatment strategies,Afric United Kingdo 54 AIP Advances AIP Publishing LLC 2158-3226 1.590 Q2 4 PHYSICS, APPLIED physical sciences United States 55 ALEA : Latin American Journal of Probability a Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pur 1980-0436 0.638 Q3 - STATISTICS & PROBABILITY probability,mathematical statisti Brazil 56 Algorithms for Molecular Biology BioMed Central 1748-7188 1.857 Q3 - BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH METH molecular biology,genomics United Kingdo 57 ALTEX : Alternatives to Animal Experimentati Springer 1868-596X 3.630 Q1 4 MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERI in vitro methods,alternatives to Switzerland 58 American Journal of Cancer Research e-Century Publishing Corporation 2156-6976 3.968 Q2 - ONCOLOGY cancer,cancer therapy,carcinoge United States 59 American Journal of Pharmaceutical Educatio American Association of Colleges of P 0002-9459 1.188 Q4 10 PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY pharmacy,pharmacology,educatiUnited States 60 American Journal of Translational Research e-Century Publishing Corporation 1943-8141 3.226 Q2 4 MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERI translational medicine,medical d United States 61 American Museum Novitates American Museum of Natural History 0003-0082 1.636 Q2 - BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION zoology,palaeontology,geology United States 62 Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi Aves Yayincilik 1302-8723 0.755 Q4 8 CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR S cardiology,cardiovascular diseas Turkey 63 Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 0365-0596 0.866 Q4 6 DERMATOLOGY biological sciences,health scienc Brazil 64 Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências Academia Brasileira de Ciências 0001-3765 0.875 Q2 4 MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES biological sciences,exact and ear Brazil 65 Analele Stiintifice ale Universitatii Ovidius Co Ovidius University, Constanta 1224-1784 0.230 Q4 3 MATHEMATICS theoretical physics,astronomy,in Romania 66 Anales de Psicología Universidad de Murcia 0212-9728 0.549 Q4 2 PSYCHOLOGY applied psychology Spain 67 Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid Consejo Superior de Investigaciones 0211-1322 0.912 Q3 2 PLANT SCIENCES taxonomy,ecophysiology,phylog Spain 68 Anales del Sistema Sanitario
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