Last Updated on June 27, 2026 by Dr. Bhagat
JOURNAL METRICS·Updated June 2026
Journal Impact Factor List 2025 covers 12,000+ journals from the JCR 2025 release (June 2026). Top journal: CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians with IF 685.2. Complete SCIE, SSCI, AHCI rankings with quartile data.
Here you will find the complete list of 12,000+ journals with Impact Factor based on the 2025 JCR data released in June 2026.
The Journal Citation Reports (JCR) is a database provided by Clarivate Analytics that provides information on the impact and influence of scholarly journals. It includes data on citations, article counts, and quartile rankings across 250+ subject categories.
Key Takeaways
- The JCR 2025 release (June 2026) covers 12,000+ journals across SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, and ESCI.
- CA-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians leads with an IF of 685.2.
- Use this list to compare journals within your specific field or discipline.
OVERVIEWWhat Is JCR Impact Factor?
The Impact Factor is calculated by dividing the number of citations received by articles published in a journal over a two-year period by the total number of citable articles published in that journal during the same period. This metric reflects how frequently articles in a journal are cited by other researchers.
The JCR provides data on journals in the natural sciences, social sciences, and arts & humanities. It does not cover all medical journals uniformly—some are tracked in separate editions (JCR-SE and JCR-SSE).
TOP 30 LISTJournal Impact Factor List 2025 — Top 30 Journals
| Rank | Journal Name | JIF 2025 | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CA-A CANCER JOURNAL FOR CLINICIANS | 685.2 | Oncology |
| 2 | NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY | 118.0 | Cell Biology |
| 3 | LANCET | 109.0 | Medicine, General |
| 4 | NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY | 104.6 | Microbiology |
| 5 | MMWR Surveillance Summaries | 96.9 | Public Health |
| 6 | Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology | 94.6 | Oncology |
| 7 | NATURE REVIEWS DRUG DISCOVERY | 91.2 | Biotechnology |
| 8 | NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE | 84.5 | Medicine, General |
| 9 | Nature Reviews Materials | 83.3 | Materials Science |
| 10 | Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy | 81.2 | Biochemistry |
| 11 | ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY | 80.4 | Oncology |
| 12 | Nature Reviews Disease Primers | 79.8 | Medicine, General |
| 13 | World Psychiatry | 79.5 | Psychiatry |
| 14 | Nature Reviews Earth & Environment | 74.1 | Environmental Sciences |
| 15 | Nature Energy | 70.1 | Energy & Fuels |
| 16 | JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | 65.4 | Medicine, General |
| 17 | Living Reviews in Relativity | 64.6 | Physics, Particles |
| 18 | CHEMICAL REVIEWS | 64.2 | Chemistry |
| 19 | NATURE REVIEWS CANCER | 60.7 | Oncology |
| 20 | Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 57.5 | Gastroenterology |
| 21 | NATURE | 56.1 | Multidisciplinary Sciences |
| 22 | CANCER CELL | 56.1 | Cell Biology |
| 23 | Annual Review of Organizational Psychology | 55.9 | Management |
| 24 | NATURE MEDICINE | 54.6 | Medicine, Research |
| 25 | Cell Research | 54.5 | Cell Biology |
| 26 | Lancet Respiratory Medicine | 53.4 | Respiratory Medicine |
| 27 | Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology | 52.8 | Oncology |
| 28 | REVIEWS OF MODERN PHYSICS | 52.2 | Physics |
| 29 | LANCET NEUROLOGY | 51.2 | Neurology |
| 30 | CELL | 48.5 | Cell Biology |
DOWNLOADDownload the Full JCR Impact Factor 2025 List
You can download the complete JCR Impact Factor 2025 list as a PDF containing all 12,000+ journals with their impact factors, quartile rankings, and subject categories.
GUIDANCEShould You Care About a Journal’s Impact Factor?
Whether the impact factor matters depends on your goals:
- Career advancement: Publishing in high-impact journals can strengthen tenure and promotion cases.
- Audience reach: High-IF journals typically have broader readership.
- Field norms: Some fields prioritize IF more than others.
- Quality over prestige: The most important factor is whether your research advances the field.
Use the impact factor as one data point among many. Consider CiteScore, SJR, editorial speed, open access policies, and audience fit when choosing where to submit.
