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The best journals are the ones that the best mathematicians publish in. But which mathematicians are the best? The ones that publish in the best journals.

Seriously, though, one could probably use some numerical methods to generate a ranking of journals or mathematicians from that. (That may be why this is tagged "eigenfactor".) And on a more local level, think of the "good mathematicians" in your area, and look at their publication lists.