Ranked by total citations, based on papers published and cited in
Thomson
Reuters-indexed journals between January 1, 1999 and April 30,
2009.
|
Rank
|
Journal
|
Papers
1998-2009
|
Citations
|
|
1
|
Journal of Biological Chemistry
|
54,695
|
1,652,432
|
|
2
|
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (PNAS)
|
30,396
|
1,376,541
|
|
3
|
Nature
|
10,549
|
1,242,392
|
|
4
|
Science
|
9,369
|
1,125,022
|
|
5
|
Physical Review Letters
|
31,112
|
884,911
|
|
6
|
J. American Chemical Society
|
29,272
|
881,457
|
|
7
|
Physical Review B
|
48,888
|
612,377
|
|
8
|
Astrophysical Journal
|
26,418
|
581,299
|
|
9
|
New England Journal of Medicine
|
3,564
|
568,698
|
|
10
|
Applied Physics Letters
|
36,759
|
549,224
|
SOURCE:
Essential Science
IndicatorsSM from
Thomson
Reuters, a web-based data file reflecting upwards of 9 million
papers published in 11,500+ Thomson-indexed journals over the last decade,
covering 22 main fields of science and the social sciences. Users can
create citation-based rankings of scientists, papers, journals, nations,
and institutions. Available from the
Research Services Group.
