Annual Reviews Rankings in Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics)
2025 Release of Journal Citation Reports
The 2025 Release of the Journal Citation Reports® (JCR) published by Clarivate Analytics provides a combination of impact and influence metrics from 2024 Web of Science source data. The Journal Impact Factor (JIF) is a measure that provides a ratio of citations to a journal in a given year to the citable items in the prior two years. More information is available from Clarivate.
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| Annual Review of: | Rank | Category Name | Ranked Journals in Category | Impact Factor | Cited Half-Life | Immediacy Index | Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) | 5-Year Impact Factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analytical Chemistry | 8 | Chemistry, Analytical | 111 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 1.8 | 1.74 | 8.9 |
| Analytical Chemistry | 2 | Spectroscopy | 44 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 1.8 | 1.74 | 8.9 |
| Animal Biosciences | 1 | Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science | 86 | 8.7 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 3.95 | 13.1 |
| Animal Biosciences | 13 | Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology | 177 | 8.7 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 3.95 | 13.1 |
| Animal Biosciences | 1 | Veterinary Sciences | 170 | 8.7 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 3.95 | 13.1 |
| Animal Biosciences | 1 | Zoology | 181 | 8.7 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 3.95 | 13.1 |
| Anthropology | 9 | Anthropology | 141 | 2.7 | 18.6 | 0.1 | 1.66 | 4.0 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | 1 | Astronomy and Astrophysics | 84 | 32.5 | 12.9 | 2.5 | 3.72 | 41.2 |
| Biochemistry | 6 | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 319 | 20.5 | 14.1 | 3.5 | 1.72 | 24.9 |
| Biomedical Data Science | 7 | Mathematical & Computational Biology | 67 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 1.78 | 7.1 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 11 | Biomedical Engineering | 124 | 9.6 | 10.6 | 3.1 | 1.08 | 11.8 |
| Biophysics | 2 | Biophysics | 79 | 13.7 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 2.22 | 15.1 |
| Cancer Biology | 54 | Oncology | 326 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 1.26 | 7.4 |
| Cell and Developmental Biology | 24 | Cell Biology | 204 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 1.1 | 1.36 | 15.2 |
| Cell and Developmental Biology | 1 | Developmental Biology | 39 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 1.1 | 1.36 | 15.2 |
| Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | 3 | Chemistry, Applied | 75 | 12.8 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 0.81 | 11.9 |
| Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | 9 | Engineering, Chemical | 175 | 12.8 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 0.81 | 11.9 |
| Clinical Psychology | 4 | Psychology (SCIE) | 93 | 16.5 | 10.6 | 2.6 | 6.24 | 24.3 |
| Clinical Psychology | 1 | Psychology, Clinical (SSCI) | 185 | 16.5 | 10.6 | 2.6 | 6.24 | 24.3 |
| Condensed Matter Physics | 2 | Physics, Condensed Matter | 79 | 30.7 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 1.39 | 28.7 |
| Control, Robotics, and Autonomous Systems | 2 | Automation & Control Systems | 89 | 14 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.76 | 17.6 |
| Control, Robotics, and Autonomous Systems | 3 | Robotics | 48 | 14 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.76 | 17.6 |
| Criminology | 1 | Criminology & Penology | 111 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 4.47 | 8.1 |
| Developmental Psychology | 11 | Psychology, Developmental (ESCI) | 94 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 1.14 | N/A |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 6 | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 84 | 13 | 14.4 | 3.8 | 1.55 | 18.5 |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 3 | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | 258 | 13 | 14.4 | 3.8 | 1.55 | 18.5 |
| Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics | 4 | Ecology | 200 | 11.4 | 20.3 | 0.7 | 1.28 | data TBD |
| Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics | 3 | Evolutionary Biology | 53 | 11.4 | 20.3 | 0.7 | 1.28 | data TBD |
| Economics | 5 | Economics | 617 | 11.4 | 7.6 | 1.5 | 2.36 | 12.2 |
| Entomology | 1 | Entomology | 110 | 16.7 | 14.7 | 7.6 | 3.32 | 20.7 |
| Environment and Resources | 9 | Environmental Sciences (SCIE) | 374 | 16.0 | 8.7 | 0.7 | 1.56 | 12.2 |
| Environment and Resources | 3 | Environmental Studies (SSCI) | 191 | 16.0 | 8.7 | 0.7 | 1.56 | 22.2 |
| Financial Economics | 27 | Business, Finance | 241 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 0.2 | 1.15 | 6.5 |
| Financial Economics | 49 | Economics | 617 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 0.2 | 1.15 | 6.5 |
| Fluid Mechanics | 1 | Mechanics | 171 | 30.2 | 15.7 | 10 | 3.02 | 32.6 |
| Fluid Mechanics | 1 | Physics, Fluids and Plasmas | 41 | 30.2 | 15.7 | 10 | 3.02 | 32.6 |
| Food Science and Technology | 4 | Food Science & Technology | 181 | 12.4 | 6.9 | 3.9 | 1.39 | 14.2 |
| Genetics | 10 | Genetics & Heredity | 191 | 8.6 | 13.3 | 0.2 | 1.16 | 13.1 |
| Genomics and Human Genetics | 13 | Genetics & Heredity | 191 | 7.9 | 9.8 | 0.9 | 1.11 | 9.4 |
| Immunology | 2 | Immunology | 183 | 33.3 | 11.5 | 5.9 | 3.64 | 37.7 |
| Law and Social Science | 18 | Law | 434 | 3 | 8.9 | 0.2 | 2.35 | 4.2 |
| Law and Social Science | 22 | Sociology | 219 | 3 | 8.9 | 0.2 | 2.35 | 4.2 |
| Linguistics | 13 | Linguistics (SSCI) | 303 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 3.36 | 4.7 |
| Marine Science | 2 | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 100 | 18.9 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 2.91 | 18.9 |
| Marine Science | 1 | Marine & Freshwater Biology | 119 | 18.9 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 2.91 | 18.9 |
| Marine Science | 1 | Oceanography | 65 | 18.9 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 2.91 | 18.9 |
| Materials Research | 57 | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | 460 | 10.4 | 13.5 | 2.9 | 0.68 | 13.7 |
| Medicine | 2 | Medicine, Research & Experimental | 195 | 22.1 | 8.4 | 5.6 | 2.58 | 17.6 |
| Microbiology | 12 | Microbiology | 163 | 9.9 | 14.4 | 0.6 | 1.05 | 13.3 |
| Neuroscience | 11 | Neurosciences | 314 | 13.2 | 15.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 16.9 |
| Nuclear and Particle Science | 2 | Physics, Nuclear | 22 | 8.4 | 11.9 | 1.1 | 1.05 | 14.1 |
| Nuclear and Particle Science | 3 | Physics, Particles and Fields | 31 | 8.4 | 11.9 | 1.1 | 1.05 | 14.1 |
| Nutrition | 2 | Nutrition & Dietetics | 112 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 0.7 | 1.61 | 14.8 |
| Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior | 1 | Management | 420 | 31.1 | 6.7 | 13.3 | 8.92 | 25.1 |
| Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior | 1 | Psychology, Applied | 115 | 31.1 | 6.7 | 13.3 | 8.92 | 25.1 |
| Pathology: Mechanisms of Disease | 1 | Pathology | 90 | 34.5 | 6.7 | 10.1 | 6.8 | 39.7 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | 8 | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 352 | 13.1 | 11.3 | 8.2 | 2.12 | 14.2 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | 2 | Toxicology | 106 | 13.1 | 11.3 | 8.2 | 2.12 | 14.2 |
| Physical Chemistry | 26 | Chemistry, Physical | 185 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 4 | 0.66 | 14.5 |
| Physiology | 2 | Physiology | 87 | 19.1 | 10.7 | 7 | 3.02 | 24.9 |
| Phytopathology | 5 | Plant Sciences | 273 | 11.9 | 13.6 | 1.4 | 1.23 | 12.4 |
| Plant Biology | 1 | Plant Sciences | 273 | 26.5 | 14.4 | 3.3 | 2.75 | 30.5 |
| Political Science | 1 | Political Science | 322 | 9.5 | 10.6 | 1.3 | 5.2 | 16.7 |
| Psychology | 1 | Psychology | 93 | 29.4 | 14.3 | 11.3 | 5.37 | 34.4 |
| Psychology | 1 | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | 221 | 29.4 | 14.3 | 11.3 | 5.37 | 34.4 |
| Public Health | 5 | Public, Environmental & Occup. Health | 419 | 20.7 | 8.9 | 5.4 | 3.65 | 28.4 |
| Resource Economics | 1 | Agricultural Economics & Policy | 43 | 8.4 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 1.54 | 8.8 |
| Resource Economics | 15 | Economics | 617 | 8.4 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 1.54 | 8.8 |
| Resource Economics | 15 | Environmental Studies | 191 | 8.4 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 1.54 | 8.8 |
| Sociology | 1 | Sociology | 219 | 9 | 17.5 | 1.1 | 4.61 | 15.2 |
| Statistics and Its Application | 2 | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | 136 | 8.7 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 3.18 | 12.9 |
| Statistics and Its Application | 2 | Statistics and Probability | 167 | 8.7 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 3.18 | 12.9 |
| Virology | 2 | Virology | 42 | 8.3 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 1.71 | 11.9 |
| Vision Science | 42 | Neurosciences | 314 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 0.98 | 7.4 |
| Vision Science | 8 | Ophthalmology | 98 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 0.98 | 7.4 |