New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Physics, Applied

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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Nano-Micro Letters51.083
2 Nature Materials36.625
3 Nature Photonics35.959
4 Nano Energy31.656
5 Advanced Materials31.655
6 Advanced Energy Materials29.046
7 Nature Reviews Physics26.071
8 Current Opinion in Solid State & Materials Science23.118
9 Advanced Functional Materials20.143
10 PRX Quantum19.826
11 Materials Science & Engineering R-Reports19.786
12 Nano Convergence19.309
13 Applied Physics Reviews17.801
14 Nano Research15.903
15 npj 2D Materials and Applications14.358
16 Applied Surface Science13.794
17 Nano Letters13.477
18 Progress in Quantum Electronics13.443
19 npj Quantum Information13.284
20 Small13.199
21 Progress in Photovoltaics12.926
22 Journal of Materiomics11.988
23 Materials Today Physics11.865
24 Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells11.816
25 npj Quantum Materials10.844
26 Progress in Electromagnetics Research-PIER10.710
27 Surface & Coatings Technology10.390
28 Laser & Photonics Reviews10.306
29 Nanomaterials10.074
30 ACS Photonics9.617
31 Optics and Laser Technology9.080
32 Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing8.902
33 Nanophotonics8.462
34 Diamond and Related Materials8.256
35 Journal of Materials Chemistry C7.926
- Nanoscale7.926
37 Advanced Electronic Materials7.800
38 Physical Review Applied7.448
39 APL Photonics7.378
40 Vacuum7.315
41 APL Materials7.263
42 IEEE Sensors Journal7.027
43 Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology6.857
44 Quantitative Infrared Thermography Journal6.701
45 Journal of Zhejiang University-Science A6.627
46 IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics6.496
47 Journal of Experimental Nanoscience6.476
48 Materials6.419
49 Nano Futures6.381
50 Infrared Physics & Technology6.371
51 Organic Electronics6.288
52 Micromachines6.143
53 Microelectronic Engineering6.099
54 Superconductor Science & Technology6.011
55 IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices5.894
56 Applied Physics Letters5.839
57 Electronics5.720
58 Materials Letters5.641
59 Current Applied Physics5.631
60 Coatings5.597
61 MRS Bulletin5.384
62 IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics5.345
63 International Journal of Modern Physics B5.338
64 Nanotechnology5.275
65 Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics5.193
66 Applied Physics A-Materials Science & Processing5.167
67 Applied Sciences-Basel5.141
68 IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation5.001
69 Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing4.949
70 Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology4.938
71 Applied Physics Express4.864
72 IEEE Photonics Journal4.819
73 Granular Matter4.701
74 IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology4.677
75 Photonics and Nanostructures-Fundamentals and Applications4.587
76 Modern Physics Letters B4.583
77 Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems4.515
78 Journal of Applied Physics4.491
79 International Journal of Thermophysics4.388
80 Journal of Electronic Materials4.330
81 Journal of Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves4.320
82 European Physical Journal E4.249
83 Microelectronics Reliability4.173
84 IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology4.154
85 Recent Patents on Nanotechnology4.150
86 ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology4.121
87 Thin Solid Films4.054
88 Journal of Materials Science-Materials in Electronics4.051
89 Journal of Computational Electronics4.028
90 Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering4.012
91 Surfaces and Interfaces3.996
92 Journal of Crystal Growth3.925
93 Plasma Processes and Polymers3.902
94 Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering3.875
95 Laser and Particle Beams3.816
96 Applied Physics B-Lasers and Optics3.783
97 Quantum Electronics3.680
98 Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A3.591
99 Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics & Materials3.502
100 Journal of Photonics for Energy3.484
101 Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering3.453
102 Cryogenics3.365
103 Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism3.342
104 IEEE Photonics Technology Letters3.239
105 IEEE Transactions on Magnetics3.213
106 Microsystem Technologies-Micro-And Nanosystems-Information Storage and Processing Systems3.154
107 Journal of Laser Applications3.134
108 Philosophical Magazine Letters3.053
109 IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability3.028
110 IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity2.998
111 IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing2.979
112 Review of Scientific Instruments2.791
113 Physica Status Solidi-Rapid Research Letters2.724
114 Laser Physics Letters2.711
115 MAPAN-Journal of Metrology Society of India2.666
116 AIP Advances2.630
117 Japanese Journal of Applied Physics2.613
118 IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics2.574
119 Philosophical Magazine2.541
120 Physica Status Solidi A-Applications and Materials Science2.498
121 IEEE Magnetics Letters2.463
122 Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B2.294
123 Journal of the Society for Information disPlay2.262
124 Metrologia2.224
125 Journal of Low Temperature Physics2.184
126 Solid-State Electronics2.145
127 Laser Physics2.103
128 Physica C-Superconductivity and Its Applications1.981
129 Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications1.868
130 European Physical Journal-Applied Physics1.852
131 Science of Advanced Materials1.721
132 Journal of Nano Research1.618
133 Nano1.615
134 Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology1.555
135 Integrated Ferroelectrics1.463
136 High Temperature1.442
137 Fluctuation and Noise Letters1.396
138 Spin1.380
139 Atomization and Sprays1.303
140 Low Temperature Physics1.156
141 Journal of Nanoelectronics and Optoelectronics1.075
142 International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics1.026
143 Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics0.996
144 Journal of Applied Mechanics and Technical Physics0.935
145 Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science0.864
146 International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering0.847
147 Technical Physics Letters0.822
148 Journal of Magnetics0.685
149 Technical Physics0.451
150 Journal of Laser Micro Nanoengineering0.424
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