Top 20 Organic Chemistry Journals of 2022

Whether you are trying to decide where to publish your research findings, searching for a thought-provoking publication to share at journal club, or simply interested in exploring the latest literature, this article is likely to help you to achieve your aims. We have outlined the rankings of the best journals from the field of Organic Chemistry according to impact factor, Google’s h5-index, and the scoring system of the research group SCImago.

Note that this article focuses on the “general” rankings of scientific journals related to Organic Chemistry. If you would prefer to consider the rankings of journals dedicated to particular sub-topics within the field then this article may not satisfy your needs.

If the accessibility of a journal is of importance to you, keep in mind that the journals we have listed may not have open access status.

Historically, quantitative metrics such as impact factor have provided an objective method for comparing the relative influence and prestige of competing journals. However, the quality of a journal should be assessed holistically and not be based on metrics alone.

In addition to considering the data in this article, we encourage you to visit the website of each journal where you can learn about its purpose and scope, editorial board and practices, and detailed metrics beyond impact factor, which will better inform your search.

Google ranks scientific journals using the h5-index, an index that considers publications in the journal over the past 5 years and that is intended to take into account both the number and quality of publications.

Google’s h5-index value is calculated to maximize both the number of published papers and the number of citations. According to wikipedia, the “h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given author/journal has published h papers that have each been cited at least h times.”

SCImago, a data science and visualization research group from Spain, has also ranked the top journals in Organic Chemistry. Their most recent release is for the year 2021.

The SCImago Journal Ranking (SJR) considers not only the number of citations but also the relative prestige of the citation sources, with greater rank enhancement provided by citations from high prestige journals. The SJR is normalized to 1 with an SJR greater than 1 indicating “above average” citation potential.

Data regarding the impact factor of each journal represents the current two-year impact factor as identified by the Journal Citation Reports. Check out our article on the history, definition, and implications of impact factor for more information on the metric.

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Top 20 Organic Chemistry Journals Ranked by Google (2022)

1. Molecules – h5-index: 116
2. Green Chemistry – h5-index: 110
3. Organic Letters – h5-index: 86
4. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry – h5-index: 67
5. The Journal of Organic Chemistry – h5-index: 66
6. ChemCatChem – h5-index: 62
7. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis – h5-index: 61
8. Topics in Current Chemistry – h5-index: 52
9. Organic Chemistry Frontiers – h5-index: 52
10. Chinese Chemical Letters – h5-index: 50
11. The Chemical Record – h5-index: 50
12. Organometallics – h5-index: 50
13. Bioorganic Chemistry – h5-index: 49
14. Synthesis – h5-index: 47
15. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical – h5-index: 46
16. Organic Process Research & Development – h5-index: 44
17. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan – h5-index: 44
18. Tetrahedron Letters – h5-index: 44
19. Applied Organometallic Chemistry – h5-index: 42
20. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry – h5-index: 42

Top 20 Organic Chemistry Journals Ranked by SCImago (2021)

1. Progress in Polymer Science – Journal Ranking: 5.886
2. Natural Product Reports – Journal Ranking: 2.780
3. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews – Journal Ranking: 2.718
4. Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts – Journal Ranking: 2.466
5. Redox Biology – Journal Ranking: 2.191
6. Aldrichimica Acta – Journal Ranking: 2.000
7. ACS Macro Letters – Journal Ranking: 1.705
8. Organic Letters – Journal Ranking: 1.669
9. Carbohydrate Polymers – Journal Ranking: 1.612
10. Fuel – Journal Ranking: 1.514
11. Macromolecules – Journal Ranking: 1.504
12. Organic Reactions – Journal Ranking: 1.432
13. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry – Journal Ranking: 1.414
14. Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis – Journal Ranking: 1.392
15. Chemistry: A European Journal – Journal Ranking: 1.343
16. ChemCatChem – Journal Ranking: 1.311
17. Organic Chemistry Frontiers – Journal Ranking: 1.218
18. Bioconjugate Chemistry – Journal Ranking: 1.193
19. International Journal of Molecular Sciences – Journal Ranking: 1.176
20. Polymer Chemistry – Journal Ranking: 1.120

Top 50 Organic Chemistry Journals Ranked by Impact Factor (2022)

1. Natural Product Reports – Impact Factor: 13.423
2. Advances in Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biochemistry – Impact Factor: 12.200
3. Carbohydrate Polymers – Impact Factor: 9.381
4. Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications – Impact Factor: 7.778
5. Biomacromolecules – Impact Factor: 6.988
6. Organic Letters – Impact Factor: 6.005
7. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis – Impact Factor: 5.837
8. Organic Chemistry Frontiers – Impact Factor: 5.281
9. Bioorganic Chemistry – Impact Factor: 5.275
10. Advances in Organometallic Chemistry – Impact Factor: 4.833
11. Bioconjugate Chemistry – Impact Factor: 4.774
12. Journal of Organic Chemistry – Impact Factor: 4.354
13. Organometallics – Impact Factor: 3.876
14. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry – Impact Factor: 3.876
15. Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds – Impact Factor: 3.744
16. Aldrichimica Acta – Impact Factor: 3.667
17. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry – Impact Factor: 3.641
18. Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry – Impact Factor: 3.552
19. Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry – Impact Factor: 3.319
20. Organic Process Research & Development – Impact Factor: 3.317
21. Synthesis: Stuttgart – Impact Factor: 3.157
22. European Journal of Organic Chemistry – Impact Factor: 3.021
23. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry – Impact Factor: 2.883
24. Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry – Impact Factor: 2.833
25. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters – Impact Factor: 2.823
26. Mini-reviews in Organic Chemistry – Impact Factor: 2.495
27. Tetrahedron – Impact Factor: 2.457
28. Synlett – Impact Factor: 2.454
29. Chirality – Impact Factor: 2.437
30. Tetrahedron Letters – Impact Factor: 2.415
31. Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry – Impact Factor: 2.391
32. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry – Impact Factor: 2.369
33. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry – Impact Factor: 2.193
34. Current Organic Chemistry – Impact Factor: 2.180
35. Carbohydrate Research – Impact Factor: 2.104
36. Journal of Fluorine Chemistry – Impact Factor: 2.050
37. Synthetic Communications – Impact Factor: 2.007
38. Current Organic Synthesis – Impact Factor: 1.975
39. Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry – Impact Factor: 1.667
40. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry – Impact Factor: 1.652
41. Organic Preparations and Procedures International – Impact Factor: 1.628
42. Topics in Organometallic Chemistry – Impact Factor: 1.311
43. Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds – Impact Factor: 1.277
44. Arkivoc – Impact Factor: 1.140
45. Heterocyclic Communications – Impact Factor: 1.120
46. Phosphorus Sulfur and Silicon and the Related Elements – Impact Factor: 1.082
47. Main Group Metal Chemistry – Impact Factor: 1.068
48. Zeitschrift Fur Naturforschung Section B: A Journal of Chemical Sciences – Impact Factor: 1.047
49. Petroleum Chemistry – Impact Factor: 1.029
50. Letters in Organic Chemistry – Impact Factor: 0.867

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