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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 46 Advanced and Specialized Nursing 73 Aerospace Engineering 159 Aging 42 Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all) 233 Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) 250 Agronomy and Crop Science 419 Algebra and Number Theory 137 Analysis 210 Analytical Chemistry 159 Anatomy 50 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 145 Animal Science and Zoology 517 Anthropology 535 Applied Mathematics 661 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) 691 Assessment and Diagnosis 11 Astronomy and Astrophysics 93 Atmospheric Science 160 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 232 Automotive Engineering 134

B

Behavioral Neuroscience 93 Biochemistry 444 Biochemistry (medical) 77 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 319 Building and Construction 238 Business and International Management 444 Business, Management and Accounting (all) 231 Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) 231

C

Cancer Research 233 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 404 Care Planning 11 Catalysis 74 Cell Biology 289 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 102 Ceramics and Composites 129 Chemical Engineering (all) 263 Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous) 105 Chemical Health and Safety 20 Chemistry (all) 399 Chemistry (miscellaneous) 137 Chiropractics 9 Civil and Structural Engineering 413 Classics 194 Clinical Biochemistry 123 Clinical Psychology 313 Cognitive Neuroscience 129 Colloid and Surface Chemistry 24 Communication 531 Community and Home Care 40 Complementary and Alternative Medicine 115 Complementary and Manual Therapy 22 Computational Mathematics 204 Computational Mechanics 97 Computational Theory and Mathematics 186 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 105 Computer Networks and Communications 470 Computer Science (all) 225 Computer Science (miscellaneous) 171 Computer Science Applications 904 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 144 Computers in Earth Sciences 73 Condensed Matter Physics 434 Conservation 108 Control and Optimization 185 Control and Systems Engineering 330 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 121 Critical Care Nursing 28 Cultural Studies 1,430

D

Decision Sciences (all) 42 Decision Sciences (miscellaneous) 45 Demography 140 Dental Hygiene 9 Dentistry (all) 140 Dentistry (miscellaneous) 66 Dermatology 152 Development 308 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 488 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 730 Economic Geology 51 Economics and Econometrics 754 Economics, Econometrics and Finance (all) 287 Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) 282 Education 1,670 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 842 Electrochemistry 64 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 289 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) 317 Engineering (miscellaneous) 291 Environmental Chemistry 156 Environmental Engineering 233 Environmental Science (all) 244 Environmental Science (miscellaneous) 304 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 179 Fuel Technology 131 Fundamentals and Skills 15

G

Gastroenterology 176 Gender Studies 231 Genetics 357 Genetics (clinical) 100 Geochemistry and Petrology 164 Geography, Planning and Development 863 Geology 330 Geometry and Topology 110 Geophysics 175 Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology 234 Geriatrics and Gerontology 123 Gerontology 40 Global and Planetary Change 134

H

Hardware and Architecture 192 Health (social science) 384 Health Informatics 159 Health Information Management 61 Health Policy 329 Health Professions (all) 23 Health Professions (miscellaneous) 100 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 150 Hematology 151 Hepatology 88 Histology 61 History 1,933 History and Philosophy of Science 253 Horticulture 122 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 397 Industrial Relations 59 Infectious Diseases 359 Information Systems 455 Information Systems and Management 201 Inorganic Chemistry 86 Insect Science 193 Instrumentation 187 Internal Medicine 177 Issues, Ethics and Legal Aspects 53

L

Language and Linguistics 1,125 Law 1,160 Leadership and Management 41 Library and Information Sciences 293 Life-span and Life-course Studies 61 Linguistics and Language 1,210 Literature and Literary Theory 1,182 Logic 44 LPN and LVN 15

M

Management Information Systems 140 Management of Technology and Innovation 304 Management Science and Operations Research 218 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 420 Marketing 219 Materials Chemistry 321 Materials Science (all) 465 Materials Science (miscellaneous) 249 Maternity and Midwifery 45 Mathematical Physics 90 Mathematics (all) 407 Mathematics (miscellaneous) 117 Mechanical Engineering 705 Mechanics of Materials 401 Media Technology 77 Medical and Surgical Nursing 28 Medical Laboratory Technology 42 Medicine (all) 664 Medicine (miscellaneous) 464 Metals and Alloys 182 Microbiology 193 Microbiology (medical) 146 Modeling and Simulation 363 Molecular Biology 413 Molecular Medicine 178 Multidisciplinary 219 Museology 95 Music 192

N

Nature and Landscape Conservation 228 Nephrology 88 Neurology 201 Neurology (clinical) 403 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 77 Neuroscience (all) 112 Neuroscience (miscellaneous) 74 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 92 Nuclear Energy and Engineering 80 Numerical Analysis 93 Nursing (all) 144 Nursing (miscellaneous) 54 Nutrition and Dietetics 147

O

Obstetrics and Gynecology 217 Occupational Therapy 33 Ocean Engineering 113 Oceanography 150 Oncology 428 Oncology (nursing) 24 Ophthalmology 147 Optometry 15 Oral Surgery 87 Organic Chemistry 214 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 252 Orthodontics 53 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 336 Otorhinolaryngology 123

P

Paleontology 121 Parasitology 82 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 209 Pediatrics 28 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 351 Periodontics 36 Pharmaceutical Science 188 Pharmacology 328 Pharmacology (medical) 276 Pharmacology (nursing) 10 Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (all) 79 Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous) 57 Pharmacy 51 Philosophy 889 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 193 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 253 Physics and Astronomy (all) 241 Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) 87 Physiology 195 Physiology (medical) 117 Plant Science 537 Podiatry 8 Political Science and International Relations 743 Pollution 175 Polymers and Plastics 167 Process Chemistry and Technology 82 Psychiatric Mental Health 47 Psychiatry and Mental Health 578 Psychology (all) 220 Psychology (miscellaneous) 118 Public Administration 246 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 722 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 165

R

Radiation 70 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 64 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 354 Rehabilitation 170 Religious Studies 758 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 328 Reproductive Medicine 98 Research and Theory 22 Rheumatology 74

S

Safety Research 107 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 249 Sensory Systems 43 Signal Processing 154 Small Animals 25 Social Psychology 315 Social Sciences (all) 285 Social Sciences (miscellaneous) 739 Sociology and Political Science 1,527 Software 388 Soil Science 167 Space and Planetary Science 101 Spectroscopy 81 Speech and Hearing 68 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 63 Statistics and Probability 300 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 177 Strategy and Management 492 Stratigraphy 55 Structural Biology 51 Surfaces and Interfaces 61 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 138 Surgery 596

T

Theoretical Computer Science 125 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 154 Toxicology 130 Transplantation 55 Transportation 159

U

Urban Studies 292 Urology 123

V

Veterinary (all) 202 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 (76,814 subject placements across all fields; journals appear in every subject they are ranked in).