Molecules Receives an Increased CiteScore of 8.6

We are pleased to share that Molecules (ISSN: 1420-3049) has received an increased CiteScore of 8.6 in June 2025. The CiteScore ranks the journal 26 out of 212 titles (Q1) in the “Chemistry (Organic Chemistry)” category; 31 out of 185 titles (Q1) in the “Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (Pharmaceutical Science)” category; 27 out of 160 titles (Q1) in the “Chemistry (Analytical Chemistry)” category; 34 out of 187 titles (Q1) in the “Chemistry (Physical and Theoretical Chemistry)” category; 30 out of 156 titles (Q1) in the “Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (Drug Discovery)” category; 24 out of 124 titles (Q1) in the “Chemistry (Miscellaneous)” category; 39 out of 177 titles (Q1) in the “Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Molecular Medicine)” category, an impressive achievement for a journal running in Volume 30.

You can find more statistics on our website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/molecules/stats.

The current CiteScore measure the average number of citations within a journal over a four-year window (2021–2024). The Scopus database provides a comprehensive suite of metrics that support informed publishing strategies, research evaluation and enable benchmarking of journal performance.

This achievement reflects the collective efforts of our authors, reviewers, and editors. Together we will continue to track the progress of Molecules and its growing impact in chemistry and all interfacing disciplines.