Journal rankings · indicator year 2006
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Field ranking · 2006
Chemistry journal rankings 2006
159 ranked journals · Field in Physical Sciences
Chemistry has 159 ranked journals in 2006. The median OJR fell 0.05 on 2005 to 0.57, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.15. The top three are Accounts of Chemical Research, Mass Spectrometry Reviews, and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2006. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2003–2005, the window the 2006 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields in Chemistry (6)
Up to Physical Sciences159 ranked journals
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Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2005. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2003–2005, the window the 2006 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2003–2005 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2000 to 2006. | Compare |
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1Accounts of Chemical ResearchAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 7.44Q1 | 15.17 3.53 up from 2005 | 310 | 7% | $4,500 | ||
2Mass Spectrometry ReviewsWiley · United States | 4.76Q1 | 9.57 1.66 up from 2005 | 109 | 18% | $5,230 | ||
3Angewandte Chemie International EditionWiley · Germany | 3.99Q1 | 7.54 0.30 up from 2005 | 4,721 | 13% | $5,510 | ||
4Journal of the American Chemical SocietyAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 3.69Q1 | 7.43 0.13 up from 2005 | 9,749 | 15% | $4,500 | ||
5Progress in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance SpectroscopyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.76Q1 | 5.14 0.71 up from 2005 | 68 | 8% | $4,170 | ||
6Advanced Synthesis & CatalysisWiley · Germany | 2.68Q1 | 4.16 0.45 down from 2005 | 673 | 11% | $4,650 | ||
7Chemistry - A European JournalWiley · Germany | 2.51Q1 | 4.54 0.06 up from 2005 | 2,396 | 18% | $4,640 | ||
8Organic LettersAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 2.19Q1 | 4.05 0.10 down from 2005 | 4,133 | 12% | $4,500 | ||
9The Chemical RecordWiley · United States | 2.16Q1 | 3.71 0.26 down from 2005 | 93 | 18% | $4,710 | ||
10Chemical CommunicationsRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 2.16Q1 | 3.94 0.10 up from 2005 | 4,425 | 7% | — | ||
11Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference DataAmerican Institute of Physics · United States | 2.10Q1 | 3.02 0.38 up from 2005 | 72 | 7% | — | ||
12Journal of Proteome ResearchAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 1.99Q1 | 5.34 0.12 up from 2005 | 576 | 15% | $4,500 | ||
13OrganometallicsAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 1.87Q1 | 3.41 0.22 down from 2005 | 2,616 | 6% | $4,500 | ||
14The Journal of Organic ChemistryAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 1.76Q1 | 3.22 0.25 down from 2005 | 4,685 | 9% | $4,500 | ||
15Journal of ChemometricsWiley · United Kingdom | 1.75Q1 | 1.60 0.38 down from 2005 | 206 | 10% | $3,710 | ||
16Green ChemistryRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 1.71Q1 | 3.12 0.59 up from 2005 | 499 | 4% | — | ||
17Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory SystemsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.71Q1 | 2.23 0.47 up from 2005 | 376 | 7% | $3,970 | ||
18Journal of Chromatography AElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.67Q1 | 3.25 0.17 up from 2005 | 4,231 | 5% | $4,040 | ||
19Current Organic ChemistryBentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 1.63Q1 | 2.86 0.08 up from 2005 | 300 | 2% | — | ||
20Microporous and Mesoporous MaterialsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.60Q1 | 2.69 0.54 down from 2005 | 1,029 | 4% | $3,970 | ||
21Current Organic SynthesisBentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 1.54Q1 | 2.37 0.67 up from 2005 | 46 | 5% | — | ||
22Applied Spectroscopy ReviewsTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.46Q1 | 3.54 1.72 up from 2005 | 54 | 4% | — | ||
23Journal of the American Society for Mass SpectrometryAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 1.42Q1 | 3.24 0.40 up from 2005 | 753 | 15% | $4,500 | ||
24Journal of Separation ScienceWiley · Germany | 1.33Q1 | 2.57 0.68 up from 2005 | 783 | 8% | $4,030 | ||
25Organic & Biomolecular ChemistryRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 1.30Q1 | 2.83 0.29 up from 2005 | 1,742 | 6% | — | ||
26Journal of Mass SpectrometryWiley · United Kingdom | 1.28Q1 | 2.87 0.31 down from 2005 | 529 | 6% | $4,430 | ||
27Macromolecular Chemistry and PhysicsWiley · Germany | 1.27Q1 | 1.79 0.22 down from 2005 | 841 | 11% | $4,220 | ||
28International Journal of Mass SpectrometryElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.26Q1 | 2.71 0.27 up from 2005 | 712 | 9% | $4,110 | ||
29Rapid Communications in Mass SpectrometryWiley · United Kingdom | 1.25Q1 | 2.72 0.18 down from 2005 | 1,403 | 9% | $4,840 | ||
30Pure and Applied ChemistryInternational Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry · Germany | 1.24Q1 | 1.86 0.04 down from 2005 | 552 | 94% | $2,712 | ||
31Mini-Reviews in Organic ChemistryBentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 1.23Q1 | 1.91 0.41 up from 2005 | 57 | 0% | — | ||
32TetrahedronElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.23Q1 | 2.40 0.11 up from 2005 | 4,237 | 6% | $3,680 | ||
33Expert Review of ProteomicsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.21Q1 | 2.96 1.40 up from 2005 | 135 | 25% | — | ||
34Russian Chemical ReviewsOAInstitute of Physics · Russia | 1.20Q1 | 1.77 0.10 up from 2005 | 168 | 100% | — | ||
35Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer ChemistryWiley · United States | 1.18Q1 | 2.79 0.08 up from 2005 | 1,726 | 5% | $3,200 | ||
36European Journal of Inorganic ChemistryWiley · Germany | 1.17Q1 | 2.18 0.09 down from 2005 | 1,887 | 9% | $4,050 | ||
37Theoretical Chemistry AccountsSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.17Q1 | 1.93 0.36 down from 2005 | 355 | 12% | $3,590 | ||
38Journal of Organometallic ChemistryElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.16Q1 | 2.11no change | 2,303 | 5% | $3,970 | ||
39Journal of Molecular Catalysis A ChemicalElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.16Q1 | 2.21 0.25 up from 2005 | 1,967 | 4% | — | ||
40Journal of Food Composition and AnalysisElsevier BV · United States | 1.15Q1 | 1.91 0.63 up from 2005 | 272 | 2% | $3,450 | ||
41Journal of Near Infrared SpectroscopySAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.14Q2 | 1.37 0.09 down from 2005 | 130 | 8% | $4,150 | ||
42European Journal of Organic ChemistryWiley · Germany | 1.14Q2 | 2.04no change | 1,939 | 9% | $4,330 | ||
43Polymer Reaction EngineeringMarcel Dekker · United States | 1.14Q2 | —no 2005 value | 40 | — | — | ||
44Tetrahedron LettersElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.11Q2 | 2.11 0.20 down from 2005 | 6,870 | 4% | $3,610 | ||
45Journal of Magnetic ResonanceElsevier BV · United States | 1.05Q2 | 2.14 0.13 down from 2005 | 790 | 14% | $3,500 | ||
46ChiralityWiley · United States | 1.03Q2 | 2.07 0.11 up from 2005 | 342 | 9% | $4,030 | ||
47Tetrahedron AsymmetryElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.02Q2 | 2.07 0.11 down from 2005 | 1,909 | 6% | — | ||
48Chemistry LettersOxford University Press · Japan | 1.00Q2 | 1.69 0.18 down from 2005 | 2,227 | 3% | $1,003 | ||
49Journal of AOAC InternationalOxford University Press · United States | 0.99Q2 | 1.35 0.21 up from 2005 | 515 | 14% | $1,868 | ||
50Molecular DiversitySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.97Q2 | 1.75 0.29 up from 2005 | 160 | 12% | $4,290 |
Subfields of Chemistry, compared.
- Organic Chemistry98
- Analytical Chemistry21
- Spectroscopy21
- Inorganic Chemistry15
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry4
- Electrochemistry0
Journals
Citations made in 2006. Corpus-wide, 71.3% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
41 additional Chemistry journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2003–2005, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2006. Publication window: 2003–2005. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 159
- Window papers (baseline)
- 206,346 +12.3% from indicator year 2003
- Median OJR
- 0.57 -5.2% from indicator year 2003
- Rising journals (2025)
- 25Comparison-group list (25)
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2003–2005 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked journals | 137 | 138 | 149 | 153 | 155 | 159 | 159 | 160 | 166 | 173 | 176 | 181 | 195 | 215 | 221 | 228 | 235 | 232 | 231 | 233 | 234 | 237 | 235 | 239 | 232 | 232 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 172,482 | 176,080 | 179,077 | 183,694 | 189,084 | 197,327 | 206,346 | 215,895 | 224,057 | 230,433 | 236,603 | 243,807 | 254,287 | 261,691 | 269,998 | 272,767 | 273,338 | 265,414 | 249,893 | 237,248 | 230,533 | 232,668 | 233,225 | 229,202 | 225,643 | 230,176 | |
| Median OJR | 0.620 | 0.638 | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.66 | 0.6173 | 0.57 | 0.6170 | 0.654 | 0.618 | 0.635 | 0.622 | 0.649 | 0.544 | 0.541 | 0.56 | 0.505 | 0.49559 | 0.491 | 0.432 | 0.434 | 0.48 | 0.486 | 0.499 | 0.49563 | 0.509 |
| Measure | Category statistic | Eligible population |
|---|---|---|
| Journal self-citation share | Median: 4.3% | 197 journals |
| Retracted papers per 1,000 | Pooled rate: 0.568 per 1,000 | 177 journals |
| Output growth | Median: -11.4% | 212 journals |
| Open access share | Median: 41.5% | 232 journals |
| Listed APC (USD) | Median including $0 listed prices: $3,610 | 141 ranked journals with a known listed price, including $0 listed prices |
| International collaboration share | Median: 20.0% | 228 journals |
| Review share | Median: 0.0% | 232 journals |
| Articles-only OJR | Median: 0.51 | 232 journals |
| Uncited share | Median: 35.7% | 232 journals |
| Citation concentration | Median: 44.6% | 231 journals |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.