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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Nano-Micro Letters48.000
2 Nature Materials35.868
3 Nature Photonics33.583
4 Advanced Materials32.045
5 Nano Energy30.874
6 Advanced Energy Materials28.158
7 Nature Reviews Physics27.812
8 Materials Science & Engineering R-Reports23.286
9 Current Opinion in Solid State & Materials Science22.856
10 Advanced Functional Materials20.302
11 PRX Quantum19.463
12 Applied Physics Reviews18.470
13 Nano Convergence17.565
14 Nano Research16.454
15 npj 2D Materials and Applications14.439
16 Progress in Quantum Electronics14.341
17 Applied Surface Science13.492
18 npj Quantum Information13.481
19 Nano Letters13.337
20 Small12.965
21 Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells12.147
22 Journal of Materiomics11.822
23 Progress in Photovoltaics11.803
24 Materials Today Physics11.703
25 Surface & Coatings Technology10.752
26 Laser & Photonics Reviews10.288
27 npj Quantum Materials10.073
28 Nanomaterials9.785
29 ACS Photonics9.632
30 Progress in Electromagnetics Research-PIER9.311
31 Optics and Laser Technology9.049
32 Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing8.353
33 Diamond and Related Materials7.832
34 Advanced Electronic Materials7.601
35 APL Photonics7.389
36 APL Materials7.307
37 Nanoscale7.290
38 Journal of Materials Chemistry C7.271
39 Vacuum7.269
40 Nanophotonics7.150
41 IEEE Sensors Journal7.024
42 Physical Review Applied6.844
43 Quantitative Infrared Thermography Journal6.779
44 Materials6.560
45 Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology6.457
46 Organic Electronics6.333
47 IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics6.328
48 Journal of Zhejiang University-Science A6.278
49 Micromachines6.201
50 Superconductor Science & Technology6.199
51 Infrared Physics & Technology6.177
52 Nano Futures6.020
53 Microelectronic Engineering5.839
54 Applied Physics Letters5.789
55 Electronics5.705
56 Journal of Experimental Nanoscience5.683
57 IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices5.599
58 Coatings5.524
- Materials Letters5.524
60 Nanotechnology5.498
61 Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics5.247
62 Current Applied Physics5.209
63 Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology5.156
64 Applied Sciences-Basel5.142
65 Applied Physics A-Materials Science & Processing5.132
66 IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics5.122
67 International Journal of Modern Physics B5.096
68 MRS Bulletin5.059
69 IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation5.028
70 Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing4.705
71 IEEE Photonics Journal4.651
72 Applied Physics Express4.609
73 Granular Matter4.581
74 Journal of Applied Physics4.568
75 Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems4.511
76 Photonics and Nanostructures-Fundamentals and Applications4.497
77 Surfaces and Interfaces4.462
78 Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering4.318
79 Modern Physics Letters B4.260
80 Journal of Electronic Materials4.215
81 Journal of Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves4.137
82 Thin Solid Films4.108
83 IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology4.068
84 International Journal of Thermophysics4.034
85 IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology4.015
86 Journal of Computational Electronics3.964
87 Journal of Materials Science-Materials in Electronics3.939
88 European Physical Journal E3.893
89 Microelectronics Reliability3.891
90 Plasma Processes and Polymers3.850
91 ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology3.822
92 Recent Patents on Nanotechnology3.693
93 Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering3.680
94 Journal of Crystal Growth3.659
95 Laser and Particle Beams3.543
96 Applied Physics B-Lasers and Optics3.496
97 Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics & Materials3.407
98 IEEE Photonics Technology Letters3.377
99 Quantum Electronics3.371
100 Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A3.353
101 Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering3.351
102 Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism3.262
103 Cryogenics3.248
104 IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity3.231
105 Journal of Photonics for Energy3.171
106 IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing3.127
107 IEEE Transactions on Magnetics3.114
108 Solid-State Electronics3.090
109 Journal of Laser Applications3.087
110 IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability3.044
111 Physica Status Solidi-Rapid Research Letters3.008
112 Microsystem Technologies-Micro-And Nanosystems-Information Storage and Processing Systems2.861
113 Philosophical Magazine Letters2.747
114 Laser Physics Letters2.725
115 Philosophical Magazine2.696
116 Review of Scientific Instruments2.682
117 Japanese Journal of Applied Physics2.574
118 IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics2.569
119 AIP Advances2.459
120 Physica Status Solidi A-Applications and Materials Science2.424
121 MAPAN-Journal of Metrology Society of India2.398
122 IEEE Magnetics Letters2.163
123 Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B2.154
- Metrologia2.154
125 Laser Physics2.102
126 Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications2.098
127 Journal of Low Temperature Physics1.999
128 Physica C-Superconductivity and Its Applications1.998
129 Journal of the Society for Information disPlay1.919
130 European Physical Journal-Applied Physics1.720
131 Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology1.715
132 Nano1.628
133 Science of Advanced Materials1.577
134 Journal of Nano Research1.517
135 Fluctuation and Noise Letters1.417
136 High Temperature1.315
137 Integrated Ferroelectrics1.296
138 Spin1.254
139 Low Temperature Physics1.081
140 Journal of Nanoelectronics and Optoelectronics1.074
141 International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics1.063
142 Atomization and Sprays1.060
143 Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics1.022
144 Journal of Applied Mechanics and Technical Physics0.901
145 Technical Physics Letters0.898
146 International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering0.761
147 Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science0.730
148 Journal of Magnetics0.710
149 Technical Physics0.427
150 Journal of Laser Micro Nanoengineering0.384
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