New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Physics

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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 Advanced Materials206
2 Advanced Functional Materials160
3 ACS Nano155
4 Applied Catalysis B-Environmental145
5 Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews142
- IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence142
7 Advanced Energy Materials140
8 International Journal of Hydrogen Energy132
9 Coordination Chemistry Reviews128
- Energy & Environmental Science128
11 Nature Energy127
- Journal of Energy Storage127
13 Expert Systems With Applications126
14 ACS Catalysis125
- Nano-Micro Letters125
16 IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems122
- Nano Energy122
- Energy122
19 IEEE Access121
20 Advanced Science119
- Sensors119
22 IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems117
23 IEEE Internet of Things Journal116
24 Energy Storage Materials115
- Nature Materials115
26 Nature Nanotechnology114
27 Applied Energy111
28 Small110
- Renewable Energy110
30 Applied Sciences-Basel106
31 ACS Energy Letters105
- Physical Review Letters105
- Fuel105
34 Nature Catalysis104
35 ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces103
- Energies103
- Carbon103
- Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence103
- Nature Photonics103
- Journal of Energy Chemistry103
41 Energy Reports102
42 Joule101
- Journal of Colloid and Interface Science101
44 IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications99
45 Energy Conversion and Management98
46 Sustainable Cities and Society95
47 Bioresource Technology93
48 Nature Electronics92
49 IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications91
- Astrophysical Journal91
- Journal of Alloys and Compounds91
- Light-Science & Applications91
53 Nano Letters90
- IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics90
55 Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing89
56 Astrophysical Journal Letters87
- Electronics87
- Applied Thermal Engineering87
- Nature Reviews Materials87
60 IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering86
- Astronomy & Astrophysics86
- Journal of Materials Chemistry A86
63 Advances in Colloid and Interface Science85
- Nanomaterials85
- IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology85
- Nano Research85
- Journal of Nanobiotechnology85
68 Biosensors & Bioelectronics84
- Materials84
- IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing84
71 IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology83
- Radiology83
- IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems83
74 Applied Surface Science82
- Nature Climate Change82
- Journal of Power Sources82
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society82
78 IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics81
- Pattern Recognition81
- Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials81
81 Sensors and Actuators B-Chemical79
82 Nature Physics78
- Ocean Engineering78
- IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles78
85 Journal of Molecular Liquids77
- Medical Image Analysis77
87 International Journal of Mechanical Sciences76
88 IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid75
- IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control75
90 Advanced Healthcare Materials74
91 Energy Policy73
- IEEE Sensors Journal73
- IEEE Transactions on Communications73
94 Biosensors-Basel71
- IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging71
- Journal of Molecular Structure71
- ACS Sensors71
98 Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering70
- Carbon Energy70
- International Journal of Plasticity70
- Solar Energy70
102 IEEE Transactions on Image Processing69
103 Energy and Buildings68
- Composite Structures68
105 Energy & Fuels67
- IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification67
- International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer67
- Journal of High Energy Physics67
109 Chaos Solitons & Fractals66
- Case Studies in Thermal Engineering66
- Internet of Things66
- Proceedings of the IEEE66
- Ultrasonics Sonochemistry66
114 Chemistry of Materials65
- Laser & Photonics Reviews65
- Advanced Optical Materials65
- Thin-Walled Structures65
- Tribology International65
- IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation65
120 Automatica64
- Energy Strategy Reviews64
- npj Computational Materials64
123 Colloids and Surfaces A-Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects63
- Micromachines63
- Optics and Laser Technology63
- Multimedia Tools and Applications63
- Nature Reviews Physics63
- Inorganic Chemistry Communications63
- IEEE Transactions on Power Systems63
- IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics63
- Nonlinear Dynamics63
132 Electrochemical Energy Reviews62
- International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems62
- ACS Applied Nano Materials62
- Earth System Science Data62
- Communications Earth & Environment62
- Nano Today62
138 Engineering Failure Analysis61
- Inorganic Chemistry61
- Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing61
- Neuroimage61
- Electric Power Systems Research61
- Electrochimica Acta61
- Computers & Electrical Engineering61
145 Catalysts60
- IEEE Wireless Communications60
- Small Methods60
- PRX Quantum60
- Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics60
- Physics Reports-Review Section of Physics Letters60
- International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer60
- IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security60
153 Reviews of Modern Physics59
154 International Journal of Nanomedicine58
- IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics58
- ACS Applied Energy Materials58
157 Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters57
- Green Energy & Environment57
- Nanoscale57
- Batteries-Basel57
- IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement57
162 Coatings56
- JACC-Cardiovascular Imaging56
- International Journal of Fatigue56
- IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing56
- Physical Review X56
- Computer Networks56
- Nature Structural & Molecular Biology56
- Fuel Processing Technology56
170 Applied Physics Letters55
- Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery55
- IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy55
- Langmuir55
- Surface & Coatings Technology55
- Optics Express55
- IEEE Communications Magazine55
177 Diamond and Related Materials54
- Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells54
- Nature Astronomy54
- Urban Climate54
- IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems54
- Physics of Fluids54
- Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series54
- Colloids and Surfaces B-Biointerfaces54
- Combustion and Flame54
- IEEE Wireless Communications Letters54
- Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation54
188 Earths Future53
- IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications53
- Progress in Energy and Combustion Science53
- Journal of Lightwave Technology53
- IEEE Network53
193 IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems52
- Optical and Quantum Electronics52
- Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids52
- eTransportation52
- Journal of Materials Chemistry C52
- IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics52
- Crystals52
- Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing52
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