Nuclear Science & Technology: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. 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	H4-Index
1	International Journal of Energy Research	52
2	Radiation Physics and Chemistry	43
3	Progress in Nuclear Energy	37
4	Nuclear Engineering and Technology	34
5	Journal of Nuclear Materials	32
6	Annals of Nuclear Energy	31
7	Nuclear Engineering and Design	25
8	Nuclear Science and Techniques	24
-	Fusion Engineering and Design	24
10	Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment	23
11	Applied Radiation and Isotopes	22
12	IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science	21
13	Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry	20
14	International Journal of Radiation Biology	18
15	Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-Beam Interactions With Materials and Atoms	16
16	Journal of Radiological Protection	15
17	Radiation Measurements	14
-	Nuclear Science and Engineering	14
-	Nuclear Materials and Energy	14
20	Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids	13
-	Radiochimica Acta	13
-	Health Physics	13
23	Nuclear Technology	12
-	Fusion Science and Technology	12
25	Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology	11
26	Radiation Protection Dosimetry	10
-	Radioprotection	10
28	Kerntechnik	9
29	Nuclear Technology & Radiation Protection	7
-	Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations	7
-	Journal of Fusion Energy	7
32	Atomic Energy	5