Announcements

3 December 2018
2017 CiteScore™ metrics update available

Another update for 2017 CiteScore™ data has been released, based on citation data in the Scopus® database as of November 2018. The current CiteScores reflect citation activity in 2017 for articles published in 2014‒2016. Please note that the list below includes journals assigned a CiteScore in this year’s release. For a full list of journals indexed in Scopus, please see our journal list.

CiteScore Data for MDPI Journals (November 2018 Update)

Journal Rank (Quartile)
Category Link 2017 CiteScore
(3/12/2018)
2017 SNIP
Aerospace 43/116 (Q2) • Aerospace Engineering Link 1.23  1.152
Agriculture 101/309 (Q2)
91/389 (Q2)
78/255 (Q2)
• Agronomy and Crop Science
• Plant Science
• Food Science
Link 1.93  1.133
Agronomy 46/309 (Q1) • Agronomy and Crop Science Link 2.38  1.115
Algorithms 23/47 (Q2)
64/128 (Q2)
60/107 (Q3)

64/114 (Q3)
• Numerical Analysis
• Computational Mathematics
• Computational Theory and Mathematics
• Theoretical Computer Science
Link 1.03  0.749
Animals 12/154 (Q1)
48/368 (Q1)
• General Veterinary
• Animal Science and Zoology
Link 2.05  1.099
Antibiotics 6/68 (Q1)

61/266 (Q1)
54/230 (Q2)
32/109 (Q2)
46/135 (Q2)
143/402 (Q2)
• General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
• Infectious Diseases
• Pharmacology (medical)
• Microbiology (medical)
• Microbiology
• Biochemistry
Link 2.88  0.975
Antioxidants 21/118 (Q1)
33/169 (Q1)
92/402 (Q1)
110/366 (Q2)
93/265 (Q2)
• Clinical Biochemistry
• Physiology
• Biochemistry
• Molecular Biology
• Cell Biology
Link 3.56  1.361
Applied Sciences 46/270 (Q1)
14/66 (Q1)

29/116 (Q2)
18/53 (Q2)

145/438 (Q2)
178/535 (Q2)
• General Engineering
• Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
• Instrumentation
• Process Chemistry and Technology
• General Materials Science
• Computer Science Applications
Link 1.98  0.801
Biology 12/177 (Q1)

31/187 (Q2)

8/39 (Q1)
• General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
• General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
• General Immunology and Microbiology
Link 3.56  0.961
Biomolecules 29/402 (Q1)
40/366 (Q2)
• Biochemistry
• Molecular Biology
Link 5.83  1.542
Biosensors 19/118 (Q2) • Clinical Biochemistry Link 3.66  1.122
Brain Sciences 46/111 (Q2) • General Neuroscience Link 2.57  0.695
Cancers 24/325 (Q1)
21/191 (Q1)
• Oncology
• Cancer Research
Link 5.87  1.567
Catalysts 33/153 (Q2)

21/47 (Q2)
• Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
• Catalysis
Link 3.28  0.954
Crystals 76/272 (Q2)
141/438 (Q2)
124/393 (Q2)
27/65 (Q2)
• General Chemical Engineering
• General Materials Science
• Condensed Matter Physics
• Inorganic Chemistry
Link 2.00  0.745
Diversity 30/124 (Q1)

14/52 (Q2)

83/306 (Q2)
13/29 (Q2)
• Nature and Landscape Conservation
• Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
• Ecology
• Ecological Modelling
Link 2.18  1.300
Electronics 107/644 (Q1)

26/148 (Q1)

41/224 (Q1)

50/259 (Q1)

22/96 (Q1)
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Hardware and
Architecture
• Control and Systems Engineering
• Computer Networks and Communications
• Signal Processing
Link 3.01  1.227
Energies 6/73 (Q1)
31/192 (Q1)

103/644 (Q1)

4/16 (Q2)
46/140 (Q2)
• Control and Optimization
• Energy Engineering and Power Technology
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Energy (miscellaneous)
• Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Link 3.15  1.340
Entropy 35/202 (Q1) • General Physics and Astronomy Link 2.44  1.189
Forests 17/129 (Q1) • Forestry Link 2.31  0.990
Future Internet 132/259 (Q3) • Computer Networks and Communications Link 1.25 -
Games 132/187 (Q3)
79/111 (Q3)

310/423 (Q4)
• Statistics and Probability
• Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
• Applied Mathematics
Link 0.61  1.038
Genes 21/89 (Q1)
71/310 (Q1)
• Genetics (clinical)
• Genetics
Link 3.55  0.374
Geosciences 32/182 (Q1)

• General Earth and Planetary Sciences Link 1.97  0.856
Information 142/251 (Q3) • Information Systems Link 1.17  1.146
Insects 25/136 (Q1) • Insect Science Link 1.90  0.719
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) 77/478 (Q1)

35/107 (Q2)
• Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
• Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Link 2.44  0.931
International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IJMS) 8/70 (Q1) *
59/535 (Q1)
21/169 (Q1)
10/65 (Q1)
28/153 (Q2)

90/366 (Q2)
18/47 (Q2)
• Spectroscopy
• Computer Science Applications
• Organic Chemistry
• Inorganic Chemistry
• Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
• Molecular Biology
• Catalysis
Link 3.90  0.998
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (IJGI) 79/605 (Q1)

22/82 (Q2)

13/36 (Q2)
• Geography, Planning and Development
• Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
• Computers in Earth Sciences
Link 2.10  1.062
Journal of Low Power Electronics and Applications (JLPEA) 291/644 (Q2) • Electrical and Electronic Engineering Link 1.18  0.367
Journal of Personalized Medicine (JPM) 54/189 (Q2) • Medicine (miscellaneous) Link 2.62  0.944
Land 50/124 (Q2)

127/306 (Q2)
36/65 (Q3)
• Nature and Landscape Conservation
• Ecology
• Global and Planetary Change
Link 1.45  0.658
Life 3/94 (Q1)
65/562 (Q1)

37/187 (Q1)

18/85 (Q1)
• Palaeontology
• Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
• General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
• Space and Planetary Science
Link 3.24  0.935
Marine Drugs 17/150 (Q1) • Drug Discovery Link 4.62  1.537
Materials 87/438 (Q1) • General Materials Science Link 3.02  1.285
Medicina 115/841 (Q1) • General Medicine Link 1.27  0.462
Membranes 5/18 (Q2)

15/53 (Q2)

4/10 (Q2)
• Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)
• Process Chemistry and Technology
• Filtration and Separation
Link 2.69  0.880
Metabolites 43/209 (Q2)

104/402 (Q2)
122/366 (Q2)
• Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
• Biochemistry
• Molecular Biology
Link 3.41  0.925
Metals 154/438 (Q2) • General Materials Science Link 1.78  0.955
Micromachines 106/556 (Q1)
151/644 (Q1)

63/224 (Q2)
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Control and Systems Engineering
Link 2.34  0.987
Minerals 33/176 (Q1)

46/209 (Q1)
• Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
• Geology
Link 2.23  1.149
Molecules 4/25 (Q1)
26/174 (Q1)
19/105 (Q1)
33/169 (Q1)
32/153 (Q1)

31/150 (Q2)
55/161 (Q2)
• Chemistry (miscellaneous)
• Pharmaceutical Science
• Analytical Chemistry
• Organic Chemistry
• Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
• Drug Discovery
• Molecular Medicine
Link 3.29  1.146
Nutrients 11/255 (Q1)
9/112 (Q1)
• Food Science
• Nutrition and Dietetics
Link 4.41  1.403
Pathogens 40/266 (Q1)
21/109 (Q1)
9/39 (Q1)

45/171 (Q1)
112/366 (Q2)
• Infectious Diseases
• Microbiology (medical)
• General Immunology and Microbiology
• Immunology and Allergy
• Molecular Biology
Link 3.52  1.166
Pharmaceuticals 15/174 (Q1)
31/161 (Q1)
• Pharmaceutical Science
• Molecular Medicine
Link 4.20  1.370
Pharmaceutics 21/174 (Q1) • Pharmaceutical Science Link 3.70  1.092
Photonics 30/116 (Q1)
80/270 (Q2)

53/160 (Q2)
• Instrumentation
• Radiology Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
• Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Link 1.96  0.817
Plants 94/562 (Q1)

61/389 (Q1)
55/306 (Q1)
• Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
• Plant Science
• Ecology
Link 2.65  0.969
Polymers 15/142 (Q1)
63/359 (Q1)
• Polymers and Plastics
• General Chemistry
Link 3.30  1.213
Religions 24/389 (Q1) • Religious Studies Link 0.57  0.676
Remote Sensing 15/182 (Q1) • General Earth and Planetary Sciences Link 3.68  1.559
Resources 25/124 (Q1)

50/261 (Q1)
• Nature and Landscape Conservation
• Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Link 2.45  1.387
Scientia Pharmaceutica 94/174 (Q3) • Pharmaceutical Science Link 0.86  0.513
Sensors 9/116 (Q1)
25/160 (Q1)

100/644 (Q1)

19/105 (Q1)
112/402 (Q2)
• Instrumentation
• Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Analytical Chemistry
• Biochemistry
Link 3.23  1.550
Social Sciences 81/213 (Q2) • General Social Sciences Link 0.60  0.445
Sustainability 61/605 (Q1)

55/261 (Q1)

59/140 (Q2)
• Geography, Planning and Development
• Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
• Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Link 2.37  1.030
Symmetry 44/327 (Q1)
17/45 (Q2)

16/40 (Q2)

13/25 (Q3)
• General Mathematics
• Computer Science (miscellaneous)
• Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
• Chemistry (miscellaneous)
Link 1.33  0.802
Toxins 19/107 (Q1)

17/111 (Q1)
• Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
• Toxicology
Link 3.40  1.136
Vaccines 5/230 (Q1)
14/266 (Q1)
421805 (Q1)
11/150 (Q1)
32/194 (Q1)
• Pharmacology (medical)
• Infectious Diseases
• Pharmacology
• Drug Discovery
• Immunology
Link 4.94  1.255
Viruses 16/68 (Q1)
31/266 (Q1)
• Virology
• Infectious Diseases
Link 3.92  1.130
Water 63/605 (Q1)

36/191 (Q1)
41/199 (Q1)
195/402 (Q2)
• Geography, Planning and Development
• Water Science and Technology
• Aquatic Science
• Biochemistry
Link 2.32  1.007

More News...
Back to TopTop