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Best Anatomy journals

50 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Anatomy. The top 50 by CiteScore percentile are listed below — 13 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

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# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 American Journal of Surgical Pathology 8.3 99th Q1 SCIE – No
2 Human Brain Mapping 8.2 97th Q1 SCIE – Yes
3 Brain Topography 6.9 95th Q1 SCIE – No
4 Cells Tissues Organs 6.8 93th Q1 SCIE – No
5 Brain Structure and Function 6.6 91th Q1 SCIE – No
6 Anatomical Sciences Education 6.5 89th Q1 SCIE – No
7 Clinical Anatomy 6 87th Q1 SCIE – No
8 Advances in Anatomic Pathology 5.8 85th Q1 SCIE – No
9 Anatomical Record 5.6 83th Q1 SCIE – No
10 Frontiers in Neuroanatomy 5.1 81th Q1 SCIE – Yes
11 Microscopy Research and Technique 5 79th Q1 SCIE – No
12 Annals of Anatomy 4.5 77th Q1 SCIE – No
13 Journal of Anatomy 4.5 75th Q1 SCIE – No
14 Physical Activity and Health 3.9 73th Q2 – – Yes
15 American Journal of Biological Anthropology 3.8 71th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
16 American Journal of Human Biology 3.5 69th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
17 Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry 3.4 67th Q2 SCIE – No
18 Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology 3.2 65th Q2 ESCI – Yes
19 Anatomical Science International 3.2 63th Q2 SCIE – No
20 Folia Morphologica (Poland) 2.8 61th Q2 SCIE – Yes
21 Morphologie 2.8 59th Q2 ESCI – No
22 Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy 2.4 57th Q2 SCIE – No
23 Translational Research in Anatomy 2.3 55th Q2 ESCI – Yes
24 Journal of Histotechnology 2.2 53th Q2 SCIE – No
25 Artery Research 2.1 51th Q2 SCIE – Yes
26 Anatomy and Cell Biology 2.1 49th Q3 ESCI – No
27 International Journal of Surgical Pathology 2 47th Q3 SCIE – No
28 Cryo-Letters 1.9 45th Q3 SCIE – No
29 Comparative Clinical Pathology 1.8 43th Q3 – – No
30 Masterclass in Neuroendocrinology 1 41th Q3 – – No
31 Clinical Dysmorphology 1 39th Q3 SCIE – No
32 Advances in Anatomy Embryology and Cell Biology 1 37th Q3 – – No
33 International Journal of Morphology 0.9 35th Q3 SCIE – No
34 Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology 0.9 33th Q3 – – No
35 Endodontology 0.8 31th Q3 – – Yes
36 Somatechnics 0.8 29th Q3 ESCI – No
37 Chinese Journal of Microsurgery 0.8 27th Q3 – – No
38 Russian Journal of Operative Surgery and Clinical Anatomy 0.7 25th Q3 – – No
39 Russian Journal of Forensic Medicine 0.6 23th Q4 – – No
40 National Journal of Clinical Anatomy 0.6 21th Q4 ESCI – Yes
41 European Journal of Anatomy 0.5 19th Q4 ESCI – No
42 Journal of the Anatomical Society of India 0.5 17th Q4 SCIE – No
43 Reports of Morphology 0.4 15th Q4 – – No
44 Acta Anatomica Sinica 0.4 13th Q4 – – No
45 International Journal of Anatomy and Research 0.3 11th Q4 – – No
46 Chinese Journal of Anatomy and Clinics 0.3 9th Q4 – – No
47 Journal of Morphological Sciences 0.2 7th Q4 – – No
48 Journal of Plastination 0.2 5th Q4 – – No
49 Philippine Journal of Pathology 0.1 3th Q4 – – Yes
50 East African Journal of Neurological Sciences 0.1 1th Q4 – – No

Rank and percentile are within the Anatomy Scopus subject table (CiteScore 2025, dataset 2026-06-09). A journal can rank differently in its other subject areas — open its profile for the full picture.

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