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Best Computer Science Journals for General Computer Science

The ranking presented on this page offers a comprehensive evaluation of scientific journals in the field of General Computer Science. Developed by Research.com, one of the foremost platforms for science research spanning all major disciplines, this ranking reflects Research.com's commitment to delivering trusted data on scientific output and scholarly contributions since 2014.

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1 Rank IEEE Access

IEEE Access

2169-3536
Best Scientists 6480 15263 D-Index 164
2 Rank IEEE Internet of Things Journal

IEEE Internet of Things Journal

2327-4662, Quarterly
Best Scientists 2046 5717 D-Index 140
3 Rank IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics Best Scientists 1633 2885 D-Index 132
4 Rank ACM Computing Surveys

ACM Computing Surveys

0360-0300, Quarterly
Best Scientists 727 666 D-Index 109
5 Rank Expert Systems with Applications

Expert Systems with Applications

0957-4174, Semi-monthly
Best Scientists 1868 3025 D-Index 111
6 Rank Information Fusion

Information Fusion

1566-2535, Quarterly
Best Scientists 653 928 D-Index 101
7 Rank Information Sciences

Information Sciences

0020-0255, Semi-monthly
Best Scientists 1466 2994 D-Index 103
8 Rank IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging Best Scientists 847 1310 D-Index 97
9 Rank IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology Best Scientists 1598 4387 D-Index 100
10 Rank IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering Best Scientists 947 1704 D-Index 89
11 Rank Neurocomputing

Neurocomputing

0925-2312, Semi-monthly
Best Scientists 1799 3168 D-Index 92
12 Rank Computers in Biology and Medicine Best Scientists 1245 1628 D-Index 94
13 Rank Neural Computing and Applications

Neural Computing and Applications

0941-0643, Bimonthly
Best Scientists 1195 1779 D-Index 95
14 Rank Applied Soft Computing

Applied Soft Computing

1568-4946, Monthly
Best Scientists 1069 1737 D-Index 95
15 Rank Future Generation Computer Systems

Future Generation Computer Systems

0167-739X, Bimonthly
Best Scientists 815 998 D-Index 84
16 Rank IEEE Transactions on Multimedia

IEEE Transactions on Multimedia

1520-9210, Bimonthly
Best Scientists 878 1785 D-Index 76
17 Rank IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing Best Scientists 894 1778 D-Index 72
18 Rank Journal of Network and Computer Applications Best Scientists 315 332 D-Index 61
19 Rank IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing Best Scientists 547 940 D-Index 59
20 Rank Computers and Security

Computers and Security

0167-4048, Bimonthly
Best Scientists 427 557 D-Index 57
21 Rank Computers and Industrial Engineering Best Scientists 647 1124 D-Index 73
22 Rank Information Processing and Management Best Scientists 391 422 D-Index 57
23 Rank Computers and Electronics in Agriculture Best Scientists 830 1062 D-Index 73
24 Rank IEEE Transactions on Services Computing Best Scientists 462 726 D-Index 53
25 Rank Soft Computing

Soft Computing

1432-7643, Monthly
Best Scientists 660 1065 D-Index 59
26 Rank Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine Best Scientists 728 864 D-Index 66
27 Rank European Journal of Operational Research Best Scientists 646 1270 D-Index 73
28 Rank Communications of the ACM

Communications of the ACM

0001-0782, Monthly
Best Scientists 630 664 D-Index 50
29 Rank IEEE Transactions on Information Theory Best Scientists 451 1084 D-Index 54
30 Rank Journal of Supercomputing

Journal of Supercomputing

0920-8542, Monthly
Best Scientists 419 573 D-Index 49
31 Rank Science China Information Sciences Best Scientists 816 1027 D-Index 59
32 Rank IEEE Systems Journal

IEEE Systems Journal

1932-8184, Quarterly
Best Scientists 807 1169 D-Index 60
33 Rank Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA Best Scientists 547 746 D-Index 55
34 Rank Advanced Engineering Informatics

Advanced Engineering Informatics

1474-0346, Quarterly
Best Scientists 345 571 D-Index 56
35 Rank Cluster Computing

Cluster Computing

1386-7857, Quarterly
Best Scientists 248 351 D-Index 46
36 Rank ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications and Applications Best Scientists 489 649 D-Index 44
37 Rank Journal of Systems and Software

Journal of Systems and Software

0164-1212, Monthly
Best Scientists 273 440 D-Index 42
38 Rank IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing Best Scientists 294 310 D-Index 44
39 Rank ACM Transactions on Information Systems Best Scientists 214 355 D-Index 42
40 Rank International Journal of Information Management Best Scientists 206 270 D-Index 83
41 Rank IEEE Transactions on Computers

IEEE Transactions on Computers

0018-9340, Monthly
Best Scientists 446 611 D-Index 41
42 Rank Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling Best Scientists 870 1345 D-Index 66
43 Rank Computers, Materials and Continua Best Scientists 481 1021 D-Index 42
44 Rank Information and Software Technology Best Scientists 207 349 D-Index 40
45 Rank Computers in Human Behavior

Computers in Human Behavior

0747-5632, Quarterly
Best Scientists 550 630 D-Index 79
46 Rank Journal of Systems Architecture

Journal of Systems Architecture

1383-7621, Monthly
Best Scientists 236 351 D-Index 41
47 Rank Information Systems Frontiers

Information Systems Frontiers

1387-3326, Bimonthly
Best Scientists 171 246 D-Index 54
48 Rank Computers & Education

Computers & Education

0360-1315, Monthly
Best Scientists 164 232 D-Index 62
49 Rank ACM Transactions on Internet Technology Best Scientists 246 247 D-Index 37
50 Rank Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience Best Scientists 396 578 D-Index 38
51 Rank Patterns

Patterns

2666-3899
Best Scientists 476 355 D-Index 49
52 Rank Decision Support Systems

Decision Support Systems

0167-9236, Bimonthly
Best Scientists 173 225 D-Index 44
53 Rank Computers and Operations Research Best Scientists 305 534 D-Index 42
54 Rank PeerJ Computer Science Best Scientists 251 306 D-Index 34
55 Rank Journal of Cheminformatics

Journal of Cheminformatics

1758-2946, Biweekly
Best Scientists 179 257 D-Index 41
56 Rank VLDB Journal

VLDB Journal

1066-8888, Bimonthly
Best Scientists 192 242 D-Index 33
57 Rank Computers in Industry

Computers in Industry

0166-3615, Bimonthly
Best Scientists 206 204 D-Index 45
58 Rank Expert Systems

Expert Systems

0266-4720, Bimonthly
Best Scientists 253 345 D-Index 33
59 Rank ACM Transactions on Knowledge Discovery from Data Best Scientists 348 434 D-Index 31
60 Rank International Journal of Approximate Reasoning Best Scientists 121 212 D-Index 33
61 Rank Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems Best Scientists 453 845 D-Index 38
62 Rank Computer Science Review Best Scientists 86 83 D-Index 31
63 Rank Frontiers of Computer Science in China Best Scientists 430 479 D-Index 31
64 Rank Information

Information

2078-2489
Best Scientists 382 454 D-Index 34
65 Rank SN Computer Science Best Scientists 297 348 D-Index 30
66 Rank IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Computing Best Scientists 193 211 D-Index 28
67 Rank Education and Information Technologies Best Scientists 189 266 D-Index 34
68 Rank International Journal of Human Computer Studies Best Scientists 178 193 D-Index 31
69 Rank International Journal of Geographical Information Science Best Scientists 153 216 D-Index 36
70 Rank Knowledge and Information Systems Best Scientists 271 256 D-Index 28
71 Rank Information Systems

Information Systems

0306-4379, Bimonthly
Best Scientists 184 226 D-Index 26
72 Rank Complexity

Complexity

1076-2787
Best Scientists 424 566 D-Index 35
73 Rank Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications Best Scientists 183 222 D-Index 27
74 Rank SIAM Journal on Computing

SIAM Journal on Computing

0097-5397, Bimonthly
Best Scientists 133 139 D-Index 26
75 Rank ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information Best Scientists 358 466 D-Index 38
76 Rank Scientometrics

Scientometrics

0138-9130, Monthly
Best Scientists 247 433 D-Index 35
77 Rank Computers, Environment and Urban Systems Best Scientists 140 182 D-Index 35
78 Rank Business and Information Systems Engineering Best Scientists 57 110 D-Index 29
79 Rank ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems Best Scientists 213 261 D-Index 25
80 Rank Journal of King Saud University - Computer and Information Sciences Best Scientists 152 180 D-Index 27
81 Rank Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory Best Scientists 131 172 D-Index 28
82 Rank Mathematics and Computers in Simulation Best Scientists 300 426 D-Index 44
83 Rank Granular Computing

Granular Computing

2364-4966
Best Scientists 43 114 D-Index 26
84 Rank Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology Best Scientists 115 147 D-Index 26
85 Rank Operations Research Best Scientists 193 272 D-Index 33
86 Rank IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies Best Scientists 104 116 D-Index 24
87 Rank Sustainable Computing-Informatics & Systems Best Scientists 111 124 D-Index 27
88 Rank International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education Best Scientists 79 112 D-Index 27
89 Rank MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems Best Scientists 109 193 D-Index 33
90 Rank IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics Best Scientists 322 488 D-Index 27
91 Rank Computing

Computing

0010-485X, Bimonthly
Best Scientists 152 162 D-Index 23
92 Rank IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Information Theory Best Scientists 143 188 D-Index 25
93 Rank Journal of the ACM

Journal of the ACM

0004-5411, Bimonthly
Best Scientists 93 94 D-Index 23
94 Rank Computer Standards and Interfaces

Computer Standards and Interfaces

0920-5489, Bimonthly
Best Scientists 82 110 D-Index 23
95 Rank ICT Express

ICT Express

2405-9595
Best Scientists 81 119 D-Index 25
96 Rank Theoretical Computer Science

Theoretical Computer Science

0304-3975, Annual
Best Scientists 352 616 D-Index 23
97 Rank IET Image Processing

IET Image Processing

1751-9659, Monthly
Best Scientists 242 268 D-Index 23
98 Rank IEEE Security and Privacy

IEEE Security and Privacy

1540-7993, Bimonthly
Best Scientists 175 258 D-Index 22
99 Rank Algorithmica

Algorithmica

0178-4617, Monthly
Best Scientists 166 245 D-Index 22
100 Rank IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems Best Scientists 199 221 D-Index 25

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