Our impact
Your research is the real superpower. That’s why maximizing its impact is important to us.
Great research doesn’t change the world alone. It takes a powerful partnership between researchers who push boundaries, and journals that amplify their work. Our222 active journals are here to support the3 million researchers in our community.
We have published a total of600,000 articles, each one open and available for anyone in the world to read. And behind each published article is an author, reviewer, and editor who chose to uphold the highest of quality standards.
Highly visible, highly cited research
There is an innovator in every corner of the globe. Articles published with Frontiers have beenviewed and downloaded 4 billion times andcited12 million times,demonstrating the power of research that is open for all.
Dr Arianna Maffei
Specialty Chief Editor, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience.
"As an open access leader, Frontiers facilitates the dissemination of important high quality scientific results to a wide audience, boosting cross-disciplinary interactions, spurring collaborations and advancing scientific education."
Influential journals, defining their fields
Journal Impact Factor and CiteScore
Following the 2025 release of the Web of Science Group's Journal Citation Report (JCR 2024) and Scopus' CiteScore,121of the journals published by Frontiers have a Journal Impact Factor, and133 journals have a CiteScore.
This year,90 Frontiers journals increased their Journal Impact Factor or were new entrants, and97 have a higher CiteScore than last year.
See more metrics in the table below, or click each journal title to explore further.
| Journal | Journal Impact Factor | CiteScore | Total citations | JIF rank quartile | CiteScore rank quartile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.3 | 5.1 | 4,000 | Q1 | Q2 | |
4.5 | 8.6 | 183,000 | Q1 | Q1 | |
4.1 | 6.8 | 5,000 | Q1 | Q1 | |
3.1 | 4.6 | 4,000 | Q2 | Q2 | |
1.9 | - | 500 | Q3 | - | |
2.4 | 4.0 | 3,000 | Q1 | Q1 | |
- | 2.0 | 300 | - | Q3 | |
1.5 | 2.8 | 5,000 | Q3 | Q2 | |
4.7 | 7.3 | 18,000 | Q1 | Q2 | |
2.6 | 4.7 | 16,000 | Q2 | Q2 | |
2.9 | 5.7 | 114,000 | Q1 | Q1 | |
2.3 | 6.1 | 8,000 | Q2 | Q1 | |
4.8 | 8.8 | 191,000 | Q1 | Q1 | |
3.9 | 4.9 | 4,000 | Q1 | Q1 | |
2.4 | 5.6 | 4,000 | Q3 | Q1 | |
2.7 | 4.6 | 17,000 | Q2 | Q1 | |
2.9 | 5.5 | 110,000 | Q2 | Q1 | |
4.3 | 11.4 | 237,000 | Q1 | Q1 | |
4.8 | 9.0 | 218,000 | Q1 | Q1 | |
4.0 | 8.3 | 194,000 | Q2 | Q1 | |
2.6 | 5.5 | 3,000 | Q3 | Q2 | |
4.2 | 8.4 | 163,000 | Q2 | Q1 | |
4.1 | 6.8 | 10,000 | Q2 | Q1 | |
2.2 | 2.3 | 1,000 | Q3 | Q3 | |
1.6 | 3.0 | 12,000 | Q2 | Q2 | |
2.4 | 6.9 | 1,000 | Q3 | Q1 | |
2.3 | 5.0 | 49,000 | Q2 | Q2 | |
2.7 | 5.3 | 7,000 | Q3 | Q2 | |
1.8 | 3.4 | 3,000 | Q2 | Q2 | |
1.8 | 2.9 | 2,000 | Q3 | Q1 | |
3.8 | 6.3 | 12,000 | Q1 | Q1 | |
- | 2.1 | 300 | - | Q2 | |
2.0 | 4.3 | 74,000 | Q3 | Q2 | |
2.6 | 5.5 | 79,000 | Q2 | Q1 | |
1.9 | 3.7 | 36,000 | Q2 | Q2 | |
2.1 | - | 1,000 | Q3 | - | |
4.6 | 7.4 | 297,000 | Q1 | Q1 | |
2.4 | 5.0 | 61,000 | Q3 | Q1 | |
- | 0.9 | 100 | - | Q2 | |
1.9 | 3.8 | 800 | Q3 | Q2 | |
3.7 | 7.0 | 96,000 | Q2 | Q1 | |
- | 1.8 | 800 | - | Q3 | |
- | 2.5 | 600 | - | Q2 | |
3.2 | 5.2 | 15,000 | Q1 | Q1 | |
3.8 | 4.8 | 2,000 | Q2 | Q1 | |
1.5 | 4.2 | 700 | Q3 | Q1 | |
- | 0.9 | 200 | - | Q4 | |
2.8 | 6.2 | 278,000 | Q2 | Q2 | |
4.4 | 9.5 | 3,000 | Q1 | Q1 | |
2.4 | 3.3 | 5,000 | Q1 | Q1 | |
2.7 | 2.5 | 2,000 | Q2 | Q2 | |
- | 0.6 | 100 | - | Q4 | |
- | 1.6 | 200 | - | Q3 | |
1.3 | 4.0 | 2,000 | Q3 | Q1 | |
2.7 | 5.5 | 316,000 | Q2 | Q1 | |
5.9 | 10.8 | 1 million | Q1 | Q1 | |
3.0 | 3.8 | 1,000 | Q1 | Q1 | |
2.9 | 5.2 | 39,000 | Q1 | Q2 | |
3.0 | 5.8 | 191,000 | Q1 | Q1 | |
2.9 | 5.6 | 44,000 | Q3 | Q2 | |
3.0 | 4.3 | 8,000 | Q2 | Q2 | |
3.8 | 5.5 | 3,000 | Q2 | Q1 | |
3.0 | 6.0 | 177,000 | Q1 | Q1 | |
4.5 | 8.5 | 1 million | Q1 | Q1 | |
4.0 | 8.8 | 86,000 | Q2 | Q1 | |
3.8 | 6.8 | 114,000 | Q2 | Q2 | |
3.8 | 9.2 | 5,000 | Q2 | Q1 | |
- | 1.4 | 500 | - | Q3 | |
3.0 | 4.4 | 1,000 | Q2 | Q2 | |
3.0 | 7.8 | 56,000 | Q2 | Q1 | |
2.3 | 4.3 | 53,000 | Q1 | Q2 | |
1.9 | 3.8 | 1,000 | Q3 | Q2 | |
2.5 | 5.5 | 50,000 | Q2 | Q1 | |
2.8 | 5.2 | 274,000 | Q2 | Q2 | |
2.8 | 6.1 | 25,000 | Q3 | Q2 | |
3.2 | 6.6 | 382,000 | Q2 | Q2 | |
- | 1.4 | 300 | - | Q3 | |
1.4 | 1.8 | 400 | Q3 | Q3 | |
5.1 | 7.9 | 132,000 | Q1 | Q1 | |
3.3 | 6.9 | 464,000 | Q2 | Q1 | |
0.9 | 1.2 | 700 | Q4 | Q3 | |
3.1 | 4.6 | 4,000 | Q1 | Q1 | |
2.7 | 3.9 | 4,000 | Q2 | Q1 | |
2.0 | 4.3 | 107,000 | Q2 | Q1 | |
4.8 | 8.9 | 532,000 | Q1 | Q1 | |
- | 3.7 | 500 | - | Q3 | |
2.1 | 4.6 | 55,000 | Q2 | Q1 | |
3.4 | 7.3 | 421,000 | Q1 | Q1 | |
4.8 | 8.8 | 927,000 | Q1 | Q1 | |
1.9 | 3.8 | 4,000 | Q2 | Q1 | |
3.2 | 6.2 | 264,000 | Q2 | Q1 | |
2.9 | 6.3 | 922,000 | Q1 | Q1 | |
3.4 | 5.5 | 248,000 | Q1 | Q1 | |
2.3 | 3.0 | 900 | Q2 | Q2 | |
1.9 | 2.4 | 3,000 | Q2 | Q2 | |
3.7 | 6.4 | 3,000 | Q2 | Q1 | |
2.9 | 3.7 | 3,000 | Q2 | Q1 | |
1.6 | 4.2 | 4,000 | Q2 | Q1 | |
3.0 | 7.3 | 37,000 | Q2 | Q1 | |
- | 6.6 | 1,000 | - | Q1 | |
2.6 | 4.7 | 1,000 | Q2 | Q2 | |
- | 0.8 | 300 | - | Q3 | |
2.2 | 3.8 | 11,000 | Q1 | Q1 | |
3.7 | 5.2 | 2,000 | Q2 | Q2 | |
1.3 | - | 400 | Q3 | - | |
2.6 | 3.8 | 16,000 | Q2 | Q1 | |
1.8 | 3.3 | 34,000 | Q2 | Q2 | |
2.9 | 4.8 | 5,000 | Q3 | Q1 | |
2.1 | 5.7 | 6,000 | Q2 | Q1 | |
3.1 | 6.2 | 47,000 | Q2 | Q1 | |
4.1 | 8.0 | 16,000 | Q1 | Q2 | |
2.3 | 2.4 | 600 | Q2 | Q2 | |
3.5 | 8.3 | 80,000 | Q2 | Q1 | |
4.6 | 6.2 | 4,000 | Q1 | Q1 | |
- | 0.7 | 400 | - | Q3 | |
- | 2.7 | 2,000 | - | Q3 | |
1.1 | 1.3 | 300 | Q3 | Q3 | |
2.9 | 5.1 | 108,000 | Q1 | Q1 | |
1.6 | 3.3 | 1,000 | Q4 | Q3 | |
3.6 | 8.5 | 9,000 | Q1 | Q1 | |
2.8 | 5.5 | 7,000 | Q2 | Q2 | |
1.7 | 3.4 | 63,000 | Q4 | Q2 | |
0.8 | 2.0 | 28,000 | Q4 | Q3 | |
3.0 | 5.4 | 5,000 | Q2 | Q1 | |
4.6 | 5.8 | 22,000 | Q1 | Q2 | |
0.3 | - | 300 | - | - | |
2.7 | 6.5 | 787,000 | Q3 | Q1 | |
2.4 | 3.9 | 69,000 | Q2 | Q2 | |
- | 1.3 | 300 | - | Q3 | |
0.9 | 0.8 | 500 | Q4 | Q3 | |
4.3 | 6.5 | 37,000 | Q1 | Q2 | |
5.2 | 3.8 | 6,000 | Q1 | Q3 | |
2.9 | 4.1 | 6,000 | Q3 | Q1 | |
2.3 | 4.6 | 47,000 | Q2 | Q2 | |
4.1 | 5.2 | 17,000 | Q1 | Q1 | |
2.0 | 2.9 | 1,000 | Q3 | Q2 | |
3.0 | 4.9 | 119,000 | Q1 | Q2 |
How are journal metrics calculated?
The Journal Impact Factor is the average number of citations received in the last year to articles published in the previous two years. It is measured each year by the Web of Science Group and reported in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR). The 2024 Journal Impact Factors (published in 2025) are based on citations in 2024 for articles published in 2022 and 2023.
The CiteScore journal impact metric measures the average citations received in a four-year time window to selected documents published in the same four years. The 2024 CiteScores (released in 2025) are based on citations received to articles, reviews, conference papers, book chapters, and data papers published between 2021 and 2024, divided by the total number of documents published in this same four-year window. CiteScore covers all journal titles in Elsevier's Scopus database and is released once a year.
Total journal citations
Many of our journals rank as the most influential and most cited in their fields, including neurosciences, immunology, microbiology, plant science, and psychology.
15 of our journals rank first in their Journal Citation Report category, according to their Journal Impact Factor citations.
15 of our journals rank first in their Scopus category, according to their CiteScore citations.
Evaluating research
To benchmark the reach, influence and quality of our journals, we measure and communicate a range of indicators of our journals’ impact, including Journal Impact Factors, CiteScores, overall citation rates, aggregate views and downloads, press pick-ups, and social media mentions.
We fully support the responsible use of Journal Impact Factors, other quantitative research metrics, and innovative ways for researcher evaluation, as proposed by the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA, to which we are asignatory), theLeiden Manifesto, theMetric Tide for Responsible Metrics and the European Commission'sExpert Group on Altmetrics.
Reach and real-world impact
Articles published in Frontiers' journals achieve international visibility with more than 308,000 mentions in major news outlets worldwide including BBC, Newsweek, Time. They have been mentioned 3.4 million times in social media channels.
They also achieved 13,000 mentions in policies and 18,000 in patents, demonstrating the real impact your research is having in the world.
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