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POSIPanorama Open Scholarly Index

Journal Rankings

4,067 journals ranked within 20 subject categories by POSI Citation Score, 2026 edition. Core and indexed journals are ranked together; the Core filter shows certified journals within the same ranking.

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Metric
PCS
Citations in the year to items from the previous 4 years, per item. Source: Crossref.
Quartile
PCS-Q1 to Q4
From the percentile: Q1 at 75 and above. Categories under 20 journals get none.
Percentile
100(N - mid + 0.5)/N
Tied journals share the mid-rank of their positions (RANK-1.0).
Eligibility
5+ items
Journals with fewer eligible items are listed but not ranked (253 this edition).

PCS determines the PCS-Q ranking only; it does not determine Citation Rank, Citation Percentile or Citation Quartile.

Subject categories

PCS-Q-1.0, PSC v1.0

Natural Sciences

Engineering and Technology

Medical and Health Sciences

Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences

Social Sciences

Overall ranking, top 300

Full overall ranking
RankJournalPCSItemsPercentileQuartileStatusPCI
1/4067Progress in Materials Science
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0079-6425
99.90458100.0PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
2/4067Progress in Energy and Combustion Science
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0360-1285
98.62141100.0PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
3/4067eScience
Elsevier BV, ISSN 2667-1417
95.7925499.9PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
4/4067Cell
Cell Press, ISSN 0092-8674
93.041,94499.9PCS-Q1Indexed40.33
5/4067Kidney International Supplements
Elsevier BV, ISSN 2157-1716
91.823499.9PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
6/4067Chemical Society Reviews
Royal Society of Chemistry, ISSN 0306-0012
86.351,51999.9PCS-Q1Indexed53.09
7/4067Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems
Elsevier BV, ISSN 2667-3452
81.168599.8PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
8/4067Cancer Cell
Elsevier BV, ISSN 1535-6108
75.9077599.8PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
9/4067New England Journal of Medicine
Massachusetts Medical Society, ISSN 0028-4793
69.124,19199.8PCS-Q1Indexed28.48
10/4067Joule
Elsevier BV, ISSN 2542-4351
67.9991799.8PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
11/4067Cell Metabolism
Elsevier BV, ISSN 1550-4131
66.5176499.7PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
12/4067Nature Medicine
Nature Portfolio, ISSN 1078-8956
63.442,66899.7PCS-Q1Indexed30.58
13/4067International Journal of Information Management
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0268-4012
60.6636399.7PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
14/4067Progress in Polymer Science
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0079-6700
56.4624099.7PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
15/4067Coordination Chemistry Reviews
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0010-8545
55.902,18399.6PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
16/4067Immunity
Elsevier BV, ISSN 1074-7613
55.5095299.6PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
17/4067Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence
Elsevier BV, ISSN 2666-920X
54.3947499.6PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
18/4067The Quarterly Journal of Economics
Oxford University Press, ISSN 0033-5533
53.1120199.6PCS-Q1Indexed20.60
19/4067Sustainable Operations and Computers
Elsevier BV, ISSN 2666-4127
52.699899.5PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
20/4067Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Elsevier BV, ISSN 1364-0321
50.793,77499.5PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
21/4067Journal of Financial Economics
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0304-405X
49.9659799.5PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
22/4067EnergyChem
Elsevier BV, ISSN 2589-7780
49.439199.5PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
23/4067Nature Genetics
Nature Portfolio, ISSN 1061-4036
48.471,46399.5PCS-Q1Indexed19.54
24/4067Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0926-3373
48.414,43499.4PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
25/4067Advances in Colloid and Interface Science
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0001-8686
48.1280799.4PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
26/4067Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0169-409X
47.8077599.4PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
27/4067Science
American Association for the Advancement of Science, ISSN 0036-8075
47.658,09999.3PCS-Q1Indexed21.87
28/4067Seminars in Cancer Biology
Elsevier BV, ISSN 1044-579X
46.9867999.3PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
29/4067Advanced Materials
Unknown, ISSN 0935-9648
46.4913,44399.3PCS-Q1Indexed25.67
30/4067Global Transitions Proceedings
Elsevier BV, ISSN 2666-285X
44.916699.3PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
31/4067Progress in Lipid Research
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0163-7827
44.3612599.3PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
32/4067New Astronomy Reviews
Elsevier BV, ISSN 1387-6473
43.954099.2PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
33/4067American Economic Review
American Economic Association, ISSN 0002-8282
43.0149399.2PCS-Q1Indexed13.86
34/4067Journal of Materials Science & Technology
Elsevier BV, ISSN 1005-0302
42.703,48599.2PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
35/4067Technological Forecasting and Social Change
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0040-1625
42.702,78499.2PCS-Q1Indexed16.68
36/4067Physics Reports
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0370-1573
41.9641299.1PCS-Q1Indexed28.80
37/4067Cell Stem Cell
Elsevier BV, ISSN 1934-5909
41.7565099.1PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
38/4067Information Fusion
Elsevier BV, ISSN 1566-2535
41.731,78899.1PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
39/4067The Lancet Digital Health
Elsevier BV, ISSN 2589-7500
41.5754499.0PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
40/4067Nucleic Acids Research
Oxford University Press, ISSN 0305-1048
40.965,28099.0PCS-Q1Indexed19.15
41/4067Journal of Manufacturing Systems
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0278-6125
40.6795599.0PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
42/4067Human Resource Management Review
Elsevier BV, ISSN 1053-4822
40.4217999.0PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
43/4067Green Energy and Intelligent Transportation
Elsevier BV, ISSN 2773-1537
40.4218199.0PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
44/4067Nano Energy
Elsevier BV, ISSN 2211-2855
40.224,40898.9PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
45/4067International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0890-6955
40.1724598.9PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
46/4067Progress in Aerospace Sciences
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0376-0421
39.9818298.9PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
47/4067The Journal of Finance
Wiley, ISSN 0022-1082
39.8541198.9PCS-Q1Indexed18.43
48/4067Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0146-6410
39.3412998.8PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
49/4067The Lancet
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0140-6736
39.326,23098.8PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
50/4067Nature
Nature Portfolio, ISSN 0028-0836
39.2317,36098.8PCS-Q1Indexed21.63
51/4067eTransportation
Elsevier BV, ISSN 2590-1168
39.2234898.8PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
52/4067AI Open
Elsevier BV, ISSN 2666-6510
39.228798.7PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
53/4067Energy Reviews
Elsevier BV, ISSN 2772-9702
39.229398.7PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
54/4067Progress in Retinal and Eye Research
Elsevier BV, ISSN 1350-9462
39.0524098.7PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
55/4067Drug Resistance Updates
Elsevier BV, ISSN 1368-7646
38.6632098.7PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
56/4067Molecular Plant
Elsevier BV, ISSN 1674-2052
38.6575398.6PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
57/4067Journal of Energy Chemistry
Elsevier BV, ISSN 2095-4956
38.582,99798.6PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
58/4067Medical Image Analysis
Elsevier BV, ISSN 1361-8415
38.571,25398.6PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
59/4067Trends in Food Science & Technology
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0924-2244
38.281,62798.6PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
60/4067Journal of Innovation & Knowledge
Elsevier BV, ISSN 2444-569X
38.1167398.5PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
61/4067Ageing Research Reviews
Elsevier BV, ISSN 1568-1637
38.021,11998.5PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
62/4067Chinese Journal of Catalysis
Elsevier BV, ISSN 1872-2067
37.991,02198.5PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
63/4067Advances in Applied Energy
Elsevier BV, ISSN 2666-7924
37.9617598.5PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
64/4067Nature Communications
Nature Portfolio, ISSN 2041-1723
37.6740,06398.4PCS-Q1Indexed20.18
65/4067Neuron
Cell Press, ISSN 0896-6273
37.411,44898.4PCS-Q1Indexed15.19
66/4067Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0969-6989
37.321,53898.4PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
67/4067The Lancet Public Health
Elsevier BV, ISSN 2468-2667
37.2270198.4PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
68/4067Cell Host & Microbe
Elsevier BV, ISSN 1931-3128
37.1885598.3PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
69/4067Cement and Concrete Research
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0008-8846
37.021,06598.3PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
70/4067Molecular Cell
Elsevier BV, ISSN 1097-2765
36.961,60298.3PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
71/4067Computer Science Review
Elsevier BV, ISSN 1574-0137
36.9623998.3PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
72/4067Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0927-796X
36.8529998.2PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
73/4067Technology in Society
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0160-791X
36.701,12098.2PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
74/4067Energy Storage Materials
Elsevier BV, ISSN 2405-8297
36.342,87998.2PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
75/4067Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0163-7258
36.3262898.2PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
76/4067Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0736-5845 (low-confidence subject)
36.0767898.1PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
77/4067Cement and Concrete Composites
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0958-9465
35.771,72598.1PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
78/4067Journal of the American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society, ISSN 0002-7863
35.5414,47198.1PCS-Q1Indexed18.22
79/4067Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Elsevier BV, ISSN 2214-1588
35.3413098.1PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
80/4067Biotechnology Advances
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0734-9750
34.7167598.0PCS-Q1Indexed16.08
81/4067Pharmacological Reviews
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0031-6997
34.5924198.0PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
82/4067ACS Nano
American Chemical Society, ISSN 1936-0851
34.5510,08498.0PCS-Q1Indexed18.26
83/4067Journal of Business Research
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0148-2963
34.513,04298.0PCS-Q1Indexed13.47
84/4067Chem
Elsevier BV, ISSN 2451-9294
34.321,16898.0PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
85/4067Tourism Management
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0261-5177
34.2868197.9PCS-Q1Indexed15.87
86/4067Biomaterials
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0142-9612
34.221,87297.9PCS-Q1Indexed14.34
87/4067The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
Elsevier BV, ISSN 2213-8587
34.1583097.9PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
88/4067Government Information Quarterly
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0740-624X (low-confidence subject)
34.0332797.8PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
89/4067Computers & Education
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0360-1315
33.9968197.8PCS-Q1Indexed16.04
90/4067Food Hydrocolloids
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0268-005X
33.784,28897.8PCS-Q1Indexed14.38
91/4067Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science
Elsevier BV, ISSN 1359-0286
33.6314397.8PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
92/4067The Lancet Neurology
Elsevier BV, ISSN 1474-4422
33.621,20297.8PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
93/4067Composites Part B: Engineering
Elsevier BV, ISSN 1359-8368
33.352,93197.7PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
94/4067Computers in Human Behavior
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0747-5632
33.141,49497.7PCS-Q1Indexed12.82
95/4067International Journal of Plasticity
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0749-6419
33.141,05997.7PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
96/4067International Journal of Mining Science and Technology
Elsevier BV, ISSN 2095-2686
33.0649897.7PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
97/4067Advanced Powder Materials
Elsevier BV, ISSN 2772-834X
32.9020897.6PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
98/4067Journal of Magnesium and Alloys
Elsevier BV, ISSN 2213-9567
32.811,27197.6PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
99/4067Trends in Cell Biology
Elsevier BV, ISSN 0962-8924
32.7552697.6PCS-Q1Indexedn/a
100/4067Innovation and Green Development
Elsevier BV, ISSN 2949-7531
32.7519497.5PCS-Q1Indexedn/a