Open Access Impact Factor Journals in Sciences Indexed in ISI Web of Science (JCR SCI, 2016) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Compiled By: Arslan Sheikh In Charge Reference & Research Section Library Information Services COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Park Road, Islamabad-Pakistan. Cell. 0321-9423071 [email protected] 2016 Rank Journal Title ISSN Impact Factor 1 Living Reviews in Relativity 1433-8351 29.300 2 Lancet Global Health 2214-109X 17.686 3 Light-Science & Applications 2047-7538 14.098 4 Studies In Mycology 0166-0616 14.000 5 Physical Review X 2160-3308 12.789 6 Living Reviews in Solar Physics 1614-4961 12.455 7 Nature Communications 2041-1723 12.124 8 Genome Biology 1474-760X 11.908 9 Plos Medicine 1549-1676 11.862 10 Nucleic Acids Research 0305-1048 10.162 11 PLOS BIOLOGY 1545-7885 9.797 12 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 0091-6765 9.776 13 Molecular Systems Biology 1744-4292 9.750 14 Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle 2190-5991 9.697 15 Journal of Statistical Software 1548-7660 9.436 16 Bone Research 2095-4700 9.326 17 EMBO Molecular Medicine 1757-4676 9.249 18 NPG Asia Materials 1884-4049 9.157 19 npj Quantum Information 2056-6387 9.111 20 Advanced Science 2198-3844 9.034 21 Chemical Science 2041-6520 8.668 22 Particle and Fibre Toxicology 1743-8977 8.577 23 Microbiome 2049-2618 8.496 24 Cell Reports 2211-1247 8.282 25 EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES 1080-6040 8.222 26 BMC Medicine 1741-7015 8.097 27 ACS Central Science 2374-7943 7.939 1 | P a g e CIIT, Library Information Services, Islamabad 2016 Rank Journal Title ISSN Impact Factor 28 eLife 2050-084X 7.725 29 HAEMATOLOGICA 0390-6078 7.702 30 PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 1467-7644 7.443 31 Stem Cell Reports 2213-6711 7.338 32 Eurosurveillance 1560-7917 7.202 33 Genome Medicine 1756-994X 7.071 34 Clinical Epidemiology 1179-1349 7.056 35 Conservation Letters 1755-263X 7.020 36 mBio 2150-7511 6.956 37 GigaScience 2047-217X 6.871 38 Molecular Metabolism 2212-8778 6.799 39 Molecular Neurodegeneration 1750-1326 6.780 40 BMC BIOLOGY 1741-7007 6.779 41 AGING CELL 1474-9718 6.714 42 Earth System Science Data 1866-3508 6.696 43 PLoS Pathogens 1553-7366 6.608 44 Frontiers in Immunology 1664-3224 6.429 45 Molecular Therapy-Nucleic Acids 2162-2531 6.392 46 Journal of Hematology & Oncology 1756-8722 6.350 47 BREAST CANCER RESEARCH 1465-542X 6.345 48 Redox Biology 2213-2317 6.337 49 Journal of the International AIDS Society 1758-2652 6.296 50 Molecular Cancer 1476-4598 6.204 51 Alzheimers Research & Therapy 1758-9193 6.154 52 Blood Cancer Journal 2044-5385 6.126 53 PLoS Genetics 1553-7404 6.100 54 JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS 1029-8479 6.063 2 | P a g e CIIT, Library Information Services, Islamabad 2016 Rank Journal Title ISSN Impact Factor 55 Cell Death & Disease 2041-4889 5.965 56 IUCrJ 2052-2525 5.793 57 Evolutionary Applications 1752-4571 5.671 58 Emerging Microbes & Infections 2222-1751 5.605 59 JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE 1097-6647 5.601 60 DNA RESEARCH 1340-2838 5.404 61 Protein & Cell 1674-800X 5.374 62 CRITICAL CARE 1466-609X 5.358 63 ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS 1680-7316 5.318 64 EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL C 1434-6044 5.297 65 Biotechnology for Biofuels 1754-6834 5.203 66 Epigenetics & Chromatin 1756-8935 5.189 66 JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH 1756-9966 5.189 68 JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH 1438-8871 5.175 69 CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 1015-8987 5.104 70 Journal of Neuroinflammation 1742-2094 5.102 71 Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience 1662-5099 5.076 72 NEOPLASIA 1476-5586 5.006 73 Clinical Epigenetics 1868-7083 4.987 74 JOURNAL OF NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 1477-3155 4.946 75 Earths Future 2328-4277 4.938 76 Nano-Micro Letters 2311-6706 4.849 77 Scientific Data 2052-4463 4.836 78 Molecular Autism 2040-2392 4.833 79 International Journal for Parasitology-Drugs and Drug Resistance 2211-3207 4.809 80 PHYSICS LETTERS B 0370-2693 4.807 81 Cryosphere 1994-0416 4.803 3 | P a g e CIIT, Library Information Services, Islamabad 2016 Rank Journal Title ISSN Impact Factor 82 Cardiovascular Diabetology 1475-2840 4.752 83 Translational Psychiatry 2158-3188 4.730 84 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY 1461-1457 4.712 85 Disease Models & Mechanisms 1754-8403 4.691 86 Global Change Biology Bioenergy 1757-1693 4.655 87 Aging and Disease 2152-5250 4.648 88 JMIR mHealth and uHealth 2291-5222 4.636 89 Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity 1942-0900 4.593 90 Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience 1662-5102 4.555 91 Horticulture Research 2052-7276 4.554 92 Arabian Journal of Chemistry 1878-5352 4.553 93 PLoS Computational Biology 1553-734X 4.542 94 Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience 1663-4365 4.504 95 JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE 1582-4934 4.499 96 Nanophotonics 2192-8606 4.492 97 HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES 1027-5606 4.437 98 Journal of the American Heart Association 2047-9980 4.425 99 Environmental Research Letters 1748-9326 4.404 100 Frontiers in Pharmacology 1663-9812 4.400 101 International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 1479-5868 4.396 102 NeuroImage-Clinical 2213-1582 4.348 103 APL Materials 2166-532X 4.335 104 Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 1878-9293 4.321 105 Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 2235-2988 4.300 106 Frontiers in Plant Science 1664-462X 4.291 107 Scientific Reports 2045-2322 4.259 108 Geoscience Frontiers 1674-9871 4.256 4 | P a g e CIIT, Library Information Services, Islamabad 2016 Rank Journal Title ISSN Impact Factor 109 Mobile DNA 1759-8753 4.234 110 Journal of Cheminformatics 1758-2946 4.220 111 Stem Cell Research & Therapy 1757-6512 4.211 112 Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems 1942-2466 4.189 113 Oncogenesis 2157-9024 4.143 114 Frontiers in Physiology 1664-042X 4.134 115 ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY 1478-6354 4.121 116 Chinese Journal of Cancer 1000-467X 4.111 117 Journal of Physiotherapy 1836-9553 4.083 118 Journal of Ginseng Research 1226-8453 4.082 119 Frontiers in Microbiology 1664-302X 4.076 120 EUROPEAN CELLS & MATERIALS 1473-2262 4.000 121 Frontiers in Chemistry 2296-2646 3.994 122 Genome Biology and Evolution 1759-6653 3.979 123 CANCER SCIENCE 1347-9032 3.974 124 BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 1471-2229 3.964 125 Stem Cell Research 1873-5061 3.963 126 Cell Communication and Signaling 1478-811X 3.943 127 International Journal of Oral Science 1674-2818 3.930 128 Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology 2155-384X 3.923 129 Cell Division 1747-1028 3.909 130 Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology 2328-9503 3.901 131 Frontiers in Neuroinformatics 1662-5196 3.870 132 Retrovirology 1742-4690 3.867 133 Biogeosciences 1726-4170 3.851 133 Cancer Management and Research 1179-1322 3.851 135 RESPIRATORY RESEARCH 1465-993X 3.841 5 | P a g e CIIT, Library Information Services, Islamabad 2016 Rank Journal Title ISSN Impact Factor 136 PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 1935-2735 3.834 137 ALTEX-Alternatives to Animal Experimentation 1868-596X 3.825 138 Environmental Health 1476-069X 3.816 139 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF ADVANCED MATERIALS 1468-6996 3.798 140 Frontiers in Genetics 1664-8021 3.789 141 Journal of Translational Medicine 1479-5876 3.786 141 NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS 1367-2630 3.786 143 Infection and Drug Resistance 1178-6973 3.779 144 Rice 1939-8425 3.739 145 Skeletal Muscle 2044-5040 3.738 146 BMC GENOMICS 1471-2164 3.729 147 Journal of Oral Microbiology 2000-2297 3.723 148 Microbial Cell Factories 1475-2859 3.681 149 NUCLEAR PHYSICS B 0550-3213 3.678 150 Frontiers in Endocrinology 1664-2392 3.675 151 Journal of Biological Engineering 1754-1611 3.660 152 Annals of Intensive Care 2110-5820 3.656 153 ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA 0001-5555 3.653 154 JOURNAL OF GLACIOLOGY 0022-1430 3.643 155 Biology of Sex Differences 2042-6410 3.635 155 Earth System Dynamics 2190-4979 3.635 157 Genes 2073-4425 3.600 158 Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders 1866-1947 3.582 159 JOURNAL OF HEADACHE AND PAIN 1129-2369 3.580 160 Frontiers in Neuroscience 1662-453X 3.566 161 Nanomaterials 2079-4991 3.553 162 Frontiers in Neurology 1664-2295 3.552 6 | P a g e CIIT, Library Information Services, Islamabad 2016 Rank Journal Title ISSN Impact Factor 163 Nutrients 2072-6643 3.550 164 Climate of the Past 1814-9324 3.543 165 Stem Cells International 1687-966X 3.540 166 Nutrition & Diabetes 2044-4052 3.534 167 Molecular Pain 1744-8069 3.533 168 Frontiers in Psychiatry 1664-0640 3.532 169 Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 1743-0003 3.516 170 Microbial Biotechnology 1751-7907 3.513 171 Plant Methods 1746-4811 3.510 172 Marine Drugs 1660-3397 3.503 173 Solid Earth 1869-9510 3.495 174 Open Biology 2046-2441 3.481 175 Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 1750-1172 3.478 176 Viruses-Basel 1999-4915 3.465 177 Geoscientific Model Development 1991-959X 3.458 178 MOLECULAR MEDICINE 1076-1551 3.457 179 Acta Orthopaedica 1745-3674 3.446 180 Molecular Brain 1756-6606 3.410 181 Polymers 2073-4360 3.364 182 Cancer Medicine 2045-7634 3.362 183 Implementation Science 1748-5908 3.354 184 Human Genomics 1473-9542 3.327 185 Applied Nanoscience 2190-5509 3.325 186 BMC Medical Research Methodology 1471-2288 3.295 187 Cell and Bioscience 2045-3701 3.294 188 Database-The Journal of Biological Databases and Curation 1758-0463 3.290 189 BMC CANCER 1471-2407 3.288 7 | P a g e CIIT, Library Information Services, Islamabad 2016 Rank Journal Title ISSN Impact Factor 190 International Journal of Health Geographics 1476-072X 3.282 191 Journal of Immunology Research