New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Physics

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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Reviews of Modern Physics82.942
2 Progress in Energy and Combustion Science73.440
3 Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics47.471
4 Coordination Chemistry Reviews41.027
5 Applied Catalysis B-Environmental38.753
6 Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews36.150
7 Advances in Colloid and Interface Science32.321
8 Advanced Materials32.044
9 IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence30.668
10 Physics Reports-Review Section of Physics Letters30.058
11 Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics28.785
12 International Journal of Machine Tools & Manufacture27.721
13 Medical Image Analysis26.300
14 Progress in Aerospace Sciences25.508
15 Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C-Photochemistry Reviews24.683
16 Applied Mechanics Reviews23.778
17 Current Opinion in Solid State & Materials Science23.470
- Proceedings of the IEEE23.470
19 Reports on Progress in Physics23.421
20 IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications22.635
21 International Journal of Plasticity22.175
22 Applied Energy21.754
23 Energy Conversion and Management21.694
24 Materials Science & Engineering R-Reports21.575
25 IEEE Transactions on Image Processing20.857
26 Bioresource Technology20.394
27 Energy Policy19.661
28 Carbon19.640
29 Biosensors & Bioelectronics19.489
30 Journal of Colloid and Interface Science19.485
31 Renewable Energy19.097
32 IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems18.855
33 Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences18.773
34 IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering18.442
35 IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging17.576
36 Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering17.539
37 Fuel Processing Technology17.496
38 Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing17.149
39 Pattern Recognition17.131
40 Ultrasonics Sonochemistry16.694
41 Energy16.417
42 Fuel16.318
43 Expert Systems With Applications16.255
44 International Journal of Mechanical Sciences16.123
45 Sensors and Actuators B-Chemical15.444
46 Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering15.376
47 Current Opinion in Chemical Biology15.220
48 IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology15.157
49 IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics14.723
50 International Journal of Hydrogen Energy14.549
51 Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science14.528
52 Physical Review Letters14.410
53 Composite Structures14.342
54 Radiology14.195
55 Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering14.174
56 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer14.084
57 European Physical Journal C14.005
58 Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series13.887
59 IEEE Transactions on Power Systems13.790
60 Investigative Radiology13.688
61 Catalysis Reviews-Science and Engineering13.663
62 IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering13.568
63 Applied Surface Science13.501
64 Progress in Quantum Electronics13.500
65 Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences13.446
66 Tribology International13.424
67 Solar Energy13.299
68 European Radiology13.071
69 IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems13.008
70 Computer Physics Communications12.998
71 International Journal of Fatigue12.973
72 Energy and Buildings12.863
73 Neuroimage12.760
74 Journal of Power Sources12.641
75 Progress in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy12.548
76 Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing12.528
77 Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica12.503
78 Progress in Photovoltaics12.429
79 IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing12.389
80 Chemistry of Materials12.149
81 Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells12.090
82 International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer12.024
83 Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence11.999
84 IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics11.936
85 Multimedia Tools and Applications11.876
86 Thin-Walled Structures11.736
87 Automatica11.733
88 IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control11.685
89 Journal of Digital Imaging11.492
90 IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics11.441
91 Combustion and Flame11.432
92 Scripta Materialia11.417
93 International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems11.369
94 Seminars in Nuclear Medicine11.261
95 Mechanism and Machine Theory11.139
96 IEEE Transactions on Communications11.104
97 Space Science Reviews11.098
98 Surveys in Geophysics11.004
99 Facta Universitatis-Series Mechanical Engineering10.988
100 Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis10.955
101 Agricultural and Forest Meteorology10.924
102 Colloids and Surfaces B-Biointerfaces10.861
103 International Journal of Impact Engineering10.836
104 Journal of Alloys and Compounds10.789
105 Journal of Catalysis10.773
106 International Journal of Nanomedicine10.740
107 IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion10.736
108 Computer Communications10.733
109 IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing10.653
110 Computers & Electrical Engineering10.645
111 IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology10.581
112 Applied Thermal Engineering10.512
113 Surface & Coatings Technology10.479
114 Engineering Failure Analysis10.471
115 Applied Mathematical Modelling10.429
116 Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids10.412
117 Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics10.344
118 Applied Clay Science10.307
119 Journal of Molecular Liquids10.276
120 Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids10.232
121 Journal of Nuclear Medicine10.219
122 International Journal of Thermal Sciences10.210
123 Catalysis Today10.182
124 Aerospace Science and Technology10.137
125 International Journal of Coal Geology10.113
126 International Journal of Energy Research10.110
127 Optical and Quantum Electronics10.043
128 IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation9.918
129 Ocean & Coastal Management9.907
130 Applied Artificial Intelligence9.884
131 Microporous and Mesoporous Materials9.865
132 Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific9.863
133 Energy for Sustainable Development9.853
134 Colloids and Surfaces A-Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects9.829
135 Adsorption Science & Technology9.828
136 Chinese Journal of Aeronautics9.643
137 Ocean Engineering9.630
138 Minerals Engineering9.625
139 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society9.471
140 Surface Science Reports9.314
141 IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology9.263
142 IEEE-ACM Transactions on Networking9.227
143 IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery9.220
144 Chaos Solitons & Fractals9.218
145 International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer9.203
146 Journal of Sound and Vibration9.172
147 Electrochimica Acta9.131
- Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A-Chemistry9.131
149 Energy & Fuels9.129
150 Marine Structures9.128
- Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics9.128
152 Applied Spectroscopy Reviews9.107
153 European Physical Journal A9.100
154 Earth and Planetary Science Letters9.054
155 IEEE Network8.986
156 Astrophysical Journal8.982
157 Spectrochimica Acta Part A-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy8.978
158 Biomass & Bioenergy8.970
159 Nonlinear Dynamics8.923
160 Electric Power Systems Research8.907
161 Coastal Engineering8.896
162 Engineering Fracture Mechanics8.834
163 Astronomy & Astrophysics8.831
164 IEEE Transactions on Reliability8.796
165 Astronomical Journal8.740
166 Global Biogeochemical Cycles8.710
167 Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta8.703
168 Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing8.681
169 Computer Networks8.673
170 Sensors8.621
171 International Journal of Photoenergy8.617
172 IEEE Signal Processing Magazine8.579
173 Journal of Fluorescence8.559
174 Journal of High Energy Physics8.555
175 Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics8.528
176 Synthetic Metals8.518
177 Ultrasonics8.470
178 Journal of Molecular Structure8.413
179 Diamond and Related Materials8.356
180 Inorganic Chemistry Communications8.351
- Utilities Policy8.351
182 Intermetallics8.339
183 IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications8.326
184 Control Engineering Practice8.295
- Applied Mathematics and Mechanics-English Edition8.295
186 Materials Science and Engineering B-Advanced Functional Solid-State Materials8.228
187 Optik8.196
188 Atmospheric Research8.174
189 Sensors and Actuators A-Physical8.170
190 Optics and Laser Technology8.161
191 IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits8.145
192 Chinese Journal of Physics8.123
193 Economic Geology8.119
194 European Journal of Mechanics A-Solids8.042
195 Tsinghua Science and Technology8.028
196 International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow8.019
197 Mass Spectrometry Reviews7.982
198 Geology7.967
199 Optical Materials7.947
200 Engineering With Computers7.922
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