No. 28 overallNo. 15 in News, Science & Ideas
Scientific American
The oldest continuously published magazine in the United States, explaining science to the public since 1845.
86.1out of 1002026 score
Visit scientificamerican.com2026 scorecard
Each criterion is scored from 0 to 10. The weighted total gives the score out of 100. How we score
- Editorial quality25%
- 8.7
- Influence20%
- 8.8
- Trust & transparency15%
- 8.6
- Design & craft15%
- 8.4
- Digital experience15%
- 8.4
- Reach10%
- 8.6
8.7 × 25% + 8.8 × 20% + 8.6 × 15% + 8.4 × 15% + 8.4 × 15% + 8.6 × 10% = 86.1
At a glance
- Founded
- 1845
- Publisher
- LabX Media Group
- Ownership
- Springer Nature sold Scientific American to LabX Media Group; the sale was announced on 23 June 2026 and set to complete on 24 June 2026. The magazine's site now carries the copyright line Scientific American, Inc. and describes it as affiliated with LabX Media Group, with a policy of editorial independence.
- Based in
- United States
- Published
- Ten issues a year
- Format
- Print and digital
- Language
- English
- Website
- scientificamerican.com
Ranking history
How Scientific American has placed in each annual edition.
| Edition | Overall | In category | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | No. 28 | No. 15 in News, Science & Ideas | 86.1 | First edition |
About the magazine
Covers research and ideas in science, health, technology and society, and has published articles by more than 200 Nobel Prize winners. Founded in 1845, it describes itself as the oldest continuously published magazine in the United States.
Distinctions
- National Magazine Award for General Excellence, finance, technology and lifestyle category (2011)
Sources for these facts
- foundedscientificamerican.com
- publisher (sale to LabX Media Group)group.springernature.com
- publisher (move after sale)scientificamerican.com
- frequency (subscriptions include 10 print issues)scientificamerican.com
- frequency (2026 issue list)scientificamerican.com
- city (current contact address)scientificamerican.com
- notablescientificamerican.com
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