New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Chemistry, Physical

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Nature Catalysis50.267
2 Joule47.589
3 Applied Catalysis B-Environmental38.031
4 Nature Materials37.058
5 Advances in Colloid and Interface Science32.883
6 Advanced Materials32.541
7 Nano Energy30.814
8 Advanced Energy Materials29.301
9 Journal of Energy Chemistry28.601
10 ACS Energy Letters27.725
11 Energy Storage Materials27.211
12 Carbon Energy25.085
13 ACS Nano24.369
14 Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C-Photochemistry Reviews24.163
15 ACS Catalysis22.284
16 Green Energy & Environment20.498
17 Advanced Functional Materials20.141
18 Carbon20.054
19 Journal of Colloid and Interface Science19.242
20 npj Computational Materials18.143
21 Nano Research15.945
22 International Journal of Hydrogen Energy14.798
23 Journal of Materials Chemistry A14.349
24 Catalysis Reviews-Science and Engineering13.703
25 Nano Letters13.558
26 Applied Surface Science13.448
27 Progress in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy13.426
28 Small13.109
29 Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science13.108
30 Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica12.705
31 Journal of Power Sources12.434
32 Chemistry of Materials12.158
33 Journal of Materiomics12.130
34 Colloid and Interface Science Communications11.875
35 Catalysis Communications11.700
36 Plasmonics11.473
37 Journal of Alloys and Compounds10.682
38 Colloids and Surfaces B-Biointerfaces10.517
39 Applied Clay Science10.403
40 Journal of Molecular Liquids10.298
41 Journal of Catalysis10.177
42 Catalysis Today10.166
43 Adsorption Science & Technology10.037
44 FlatChem9.812
45 Small Methods9.715
46 Microporous and Mesoporous Materials9.689
47 Colloids and Surfaces A-Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects9.635
48 Surface Science Reports9.500
49 ACS Applied Energy Materials9.473
50 Current Opinion in Electrochemistry9.366
51 Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A-Chemistry9.226
52 Membranes9.170
53 Journal of Fluorescence8.868
54 Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation8.860
55 International Journal of Photoenergy8.715
56 Catalysts8.491
57 Journal of Molecular Structure8.250
58 Intermetallics8.198
59 Materials Today Energy8.081
60 Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters8.005
61 Journal of Supercritical Fluids7.624
62 Nanoscale Horizons7.546
63 Silicon7.435
64 Progress in Surface Science7.208
65 Sustainable Energy & Fuels7.120
66 Materials6.979
67 Applied Catalysis A-General6.917
68 Journal of Solid State Chemistry6.916
69 Catalysis Science & Technology6.832
70 Thermochimica Acta6.548
71 Langmuir6.200
72 Vibrational Spectroscopy6.038
73 Magnetochemistry5.846
74 Radiation Physics and Chemistry5.845
75 Journal of Physical Chemistry C5.822
76 Methods and Applications in Fluorescence5.636
77 Journal of Chemical Physics5.615
78 Journal of Porous Materials5.542
79 Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics5.467
80 Electrocatalysis5.444
81 Solid State Ionics5.427
82 Zeitschrift fuer Physikalische Chemie-International Journal of Research in Physical Chemistry & Chemical Physics5.318
83 Fluid Phase Equilibria5.265
84 ChemCatChem5.201
85 Molecular Systems Design & Engineering5.163
86 Chemical Physics Letters5.126
87 Journal of Physical Chemistry B5.104
88 Topics in Catalysis5.083
89 Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry5.044
90 Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics5.006
91 Solid State Sciences4.950
92 Biophysical Chemistry4.913
93 Faraday Discussions4.879
94 Surface Innovations4.826
95 International Journal of Thermophysics4.697
- Computational and Theoretical Chemistry4.697
97 Soft Matter4.573
98 Ionics4.490
99 Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry4.416
100 Journal of Physical Chemistry A4.366
101 Clays and Clay Minerals4.327
102 Progress in Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism4.229
103 Adsorption-Journal of the International Adsorption Society4.192
104 Molecular Simulation4.177
105 Colloid and Polymer Science4.120
106 European Physical Journal E4.028
107 Surfaces and Interfaces4.024
108 ChemPhotoChem4.004
109 Catalysis Letters3.896
110 Particle & Particle Systems Characterization3.895
111 Chemical Physics3.822
112 Catalysis Surveys From Asia3.790
113 Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences3.756
114 Gold Bulletin3.721
115 Structural Chemistry3.717
116 Surface Science3.581
117 CALPHAD-Computer Coupling of Phase Diagrams and Thermochemistry3.428
118 International Journal of Quantum Chemistry3.341
119 Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures3.319
120 Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance3.296
121 Molecular Catalysis3.157
122 Reaction Kinetics Mechanisms and Catalysis3.146
123 ChemPhysChem3.088
124 Surface and Interface Analysis3.081
125 Molecular Physics3.059
126 Theoretical Chemistry Accounts2.883
127 Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry2.882
128 Clay Minerals2.856
129 Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion2.838
130 Journal of disPersion Science and Technology2.779
131 Journal of Surfactants and Detergents2.668
132 Colloid Journal2.635
133 Doklady Physical Chemistry2.493
134 Journal of Solution Chemistry2.490
135 Johnson Matthey Technology Review2.453
136 Journal of Structural Chemistry2.342
137 Tenside Surfactants Detergents2.314
138 Zeitschrift fuer Naturforschung Section A-A Journal of Physical Sciences2.284
139 Journal of Energetic Materials2.221
140 Kinetics and Catalysis2.115
141 International Journal of Chemical Kinetics2.100
142 Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry2.058
143 Petroleum Chemistry2.037
144 Physics and Chemistry of Liquids2.015
145 Surface Review and Letters2.004
146 Journal of Water Chemistry and Technology1.434
147 Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A1.315
148 High Energy Chemistry1.000
149 Structural Dynamics-US0.675
150 Physics and Chemistry of Glasses-European Journal of Glass Science and Technology Part B0.617
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