Top Ten Most-Cited Journals (All
Fields), 1999-2009
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.
