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326 Scopus subject areas, each with its journals ranked by CiteScore percentile — quartiles, Web of Science coverage, ABDC ratings and open-access status at a glance. Prefer filters and search? Use the full Journal Finder.

A

Accounting 191 Acoustics and Ultrasonics 48 Advanced and Specialized Nursing 73 Aerospace Engineering 160 Aging 42 Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all) 235 Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) 251 Agronomy and Crop Science 419 Algebra and Number Theory 137 Analysis 210 Analytical Chemistry 160 Anatomy 50 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 146 Animal Science and Zoology 519 Anthropology 535 Applied Mathematics 664 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 134 Applied Psychology 258 Aquatic Science 259 Archeology 385 Archeology (arts and humanities) 459 Architecture 201 Artificial Intelligence 503 Arts and Humanities (all) 175 Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) 692 Assessment and Diagnosis 11 Astronomy and Astrophysics 93 Atmospheric Science 160 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 233 Automotive Engineering 135

B

Behavioral Neuroscience 93 Biochemistry 446 Biochemistry (medical) 78 Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all) 222 Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) 144 Bioengineering 165 Biological Psychiatry 54 Biomaterials 142 Biomedical Engineering 330 Biophysics 155 Biotechnology 321 Building and Construction 240 Business and International Management 446 Business, Management and Accounting (all) 232 Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) 231

C

Cancer Research 233 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 407 Care Planning 11 Catalysis 74 Cell Biology 289 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 102 Ceramics and Composites 129 Chemical Engineering (all) 265 Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous) 106 Chemical Health and Safety 20 Chemistry (all) 401 Chemistry (miscellaneous) 137 Chiropractics 9 Civil and Structural Engineering 415 Classics 195 Clinical Biochemistry 124 Clinical Psychology 314 Cognitive Neuroscience 129 Colloid and Surface Chemistry 24 Communication 533 Community and Home Care 40 Complementary and Alternative Medicine 115 Complementary and Manual Therapy 22 Computational Mathematics 206 Computational Mechanics 98 Computational Theory and Mathematics 186 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 105 Computer Networks and Communications 470 Computer Science (all) 225 Computer Science (miscellaneous) 173 Computer Science Applications 907 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 144 Computers in Earth Sciences 73 Condensed Matter Physics 435 Conservation 108 Control and Optimization 186 Control and Systems Engineering 330 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 121 Critical Care Nursing 28 Cultural Studies 1,431

D

Decision Sciences (all) 42 Decision Sciences (miscellaneous) 45 Demography 140 Dental Hygiene 9 Dentistry (all) 140 Dentistry (miscellaneous) 66 Dermatology 152 Development 309 Developmental and Educational Psychology 379 Developmental Biology 78 Developmental Neuroscience 38 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 98 Drug Discovery 161 Drug Guides 9

E

Earth and Planetary Sciences (all) 197 Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) 191 Earth-Surface Processes 183 Ecological Modeling 50 Ecology 491 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 735 Economic Geology 52 Economics and Econometrics 755 Economics, Econometrics and Finance (all) 287 Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) 282 Education 1,674 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 847 Electrochemistry 64 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 290 Embryology 25 Emergency Medical Services 17 Emergency Medicine 111 Emergency Nursing 31 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 23 Endocrinology 132 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 250 Energy (all) 77 Energy (miscellaneous) 100 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 312 Engineering (all) 320 Engineering (miscellaneous) 291 Environmental Chemistry 157 Environmental Engineering 234 Environmental Science (all) 247 Environmental Science (miscellaneous) 305 Epidemiology 173 Equine 14 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 168

F

Family Practice 59 Filtration and Separation 20 Finance 342 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 95 Food Animals 45 Food Science 417 Forestry 180 Fuel Technology 131 Fundamentals and Skills 15

G

Gastroenterology 176 Gender Studies 232 Genetics 357 Genetics (clinical) 100 Geochemistry and Petrology 164 Geography, Planning and Development 864 Geology 331 Geometry and Topology 110 Geophysics 177 Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology 235 Geriatrics and Gerontology 123 Gerontology 40 Global and Planetary Change 134

H

Hardware and Architecture 192 Health (social science) 386 Health Informatics 159 Health Information Management 61 Health Policy 330 Health Professions (all) 23 Health Professions (miscellaneous) 101 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 151 Hematology 151 Hepatology 88 Histology 61 History 1,935 History and Philosophy of Science 253 Horticulture 123 Human Factors and Ergonomics 47 Human-Computer Interaction 167

I

Immunology 241 Immunology and Allergy 234 Immunology and Microbiology (all) 63 Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous) 43 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 398 Industrial Relations 60 Infectious Diseases 359 Information Systems 455 Information Systems and Management 201 Inorganic Chemistry 86 Insect Science 193 Instrumentation 187 Internal Medicine 178 Issues, Ethics and Legal Aspects 53

L

Language and Linguistics 1,127 Law 1,162 Leadership and Management 41 Library and Information Sciences 293 Life-span and Life-course Studies 61 Linguistics and Language 1,212 Literature and Literary Theory 1,186 Logic 44 LPN and LVN 15

M

Management Information Systems 140 Management of Technology and Innovation 305 Management Science and Operations Research 219 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 424 Marketing 219 Materials Chemistry 321 Materials Science (all) 467 Materials Science (miscellaneous) 250 Maternity and Midwifery 45 Mathematical Physics 90 Mathematics (all) 407 Mathematics (miscellaneous) 118 Mechanical Engineering 707 Mechanics of Materials 402 Media Technology 77 Medical and Surgical Nursing 28 Medical Laboratory Technology 42 Medicine (all) 667 Medicine (miscellaneous) 465 Metals and Alloys 182 Microbiology 193 Microbiology (medical) 146 Modeling and Simulation 364 Molecular Biology 413 Molecular Medicine 178 Multidisciplinary 219 Museology 95 Music 192

N

Nature and Landscape Conservation 230 Nephrology 88 Neurology 201 Neurology (clinical) 403 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 77 Neuroscience (all) 112 Neuroscience (miscellaneous) 74 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 93 Nuclear Energy and Engineering 80 Numerical Analysis 93 Nursing (all) 144 Nursing (miscellaneous) 54 Nutrition and Dietetics 147

O

Obstetrics and Gynecology 218 Occupational Therapy 33 Ocean Engineering 113 Oceanography 151 Oncology 428 Oncology (nursing) 24 Ophthalmology 147 Optometry 15 Oral Surgery 87 Organic Chemistry 215 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 252 Orthodontics 53 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 338 Otorhinolaryngology 123

P

Paleontology 121 Parasitology 82 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 209 Pediatrics 28 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 351 Periodontics 36 Pharmaceutical Science 191 Pharmacology 328 Pharmacology (medical) 277 Pharmacology (nursing) 10 Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (all) 79 Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous) 57 Pharmacy 52 Philosophy 890 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 193 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 256 Physics and Astronomy (all) 241 Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) 87 Physiology 196 Physiology (medical) 117 Plant Science 539 Podiatry 8 Political Science and International Relations 744 Pollution 176 Polymers and Plastics 167 Process Chemistry and Technology 83 Psychiatric Mental Health 47 Psychiatry and Mental Health 580 Psychology (all) 220 Psychology (miscellaneous) 118 Public Administration 247 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 723 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 165

R

Radiation 70 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 64 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 354 Rehabilitation 171 Religious Studies 760 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 329 Reproductive Medicine 99 Research and Theory 22 Rheumatology 75

S

Safety Research 107 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 250 Sensory Systems 43 Signal Processing 155 Small Animals 25 Social Psychology 315 Social Sciences (all) 285 Social Sciences (miscellaneous) 740 Sociology and Political Science 1,528 Software 389 Soil Science 167 Space and Planetary Science 102 Spectroscopy 81 Speech and Hearing 68 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 63 Statistics and Probability 300 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 177 Strategy and Management 496 Stratigraphy 56 Structural Biology 51 Surfaces and Interfaces 61 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 138 Surgery 597

T

Theoretical Computer Science 125 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 154 Toxicology 130 Transplantation 55 Transportation 160

U

Urban Studies 292 Urology 123

V

Veterinary (all) 204 Veterinary (miscellaneous) 44 Virology 86 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 694

W

Waste Management and Disposal 147 Water Science and Technology 277

Counts are Scopus-active journals ranked in each subject's CiteScore table (76,990 subject placements across all fields; journals appear in every subject they are ranked in).