New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 Advanced Materials207
2 Advanced Functional Materials162
3 ACS Nano157
4 Advanced Energy Materials142
5 IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence141
6 Applied Catalysis B-Environmental140
7 Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews138
8 Energy & Environmental Science136
- International Journal of Hydrogen Energy136
10 IEEE Access131
- Expert Systems With Applications131
12 Nano-Micro Letters130
13 Coordination Chemistry Reviews128
- ACS Catalysis128
- Nature Energy128
- Journal of Energy Storage128
17 Energy125
- IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems125
19 IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems120
- Sensors120
- Nano Energy120
- Advanced Science120
23 IEEE Internet of Things Journal114
24 Nature Nanotechnology113
25 Energy Storage Materials112
- Applied Energy112
27 Nature Materials111
28 Energies110
- Small110
30 Applied Sciences-Basel109
31 Fuel108
32 ACS Energy Letters107
33 Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence106
34 Energy Reports105
- Renewable Energy105
36 Carbon104
- Journal of Energy Chemistry104
- Joule104
39 Nature Catalysis103
- ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces103
41 Nature Photonics102
- IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications102
43 Journal of Colloid and Interface Science101
44 Energy Conversion and Management100
45 Astrophysical Journal94
- Sustainable Cities and Society94
47 Bioresource Technology93
- IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications93
49 Nature Electronics91
- Journal of Materials Chemistry A91
- Journal of Alloys and Compounds91
- Nano Letters91
53 Nature Reviews Materials90
54 Electronics89
- Astrophysical Journal Letters89
- Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing89
57 Journal of Nanobiotechnology88
- IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing88
59 IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering87
60 Applied Thermal Engineering86
- IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology86
- Nanomaterials86
63 Materials85
- Light-Science & Applications85
65 Applied Surface Science84
66 Biosensors & Bioelectronics83
- Pattern Recognition83
- Radiology83
69 Advances in Colloid and Interface Science82
70 IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology81
- Medical Image Analysis81
- Nature Climate Change81
- Nano Research81
74 IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics80
- IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles80
76 Sensors and Actuators B-Chemical79
77 IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics78
78 Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials77
- Advanced Healthcare Materials77
- Nature Physics77
- International Journal of Mechanical Sciences77
82 Physical Review Letters76
- Journal of Molecular Liquids76
84 IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid75
- IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control75
- IEEE Transactions on Communications75
87 ACS Sensors74
88 IEEE Sensors Journal73
- International Journal of Plasticity73
90 Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering72
- IEEE Transactions on Image Processing72
- IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging72
- Biosensors-Basel72
94 Journal of Molecular Structure71
- IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems71
96 Energy and Buildings70
- Energy & Fuels70
- Solar Energy70
99 Chaos Solitons & Fractals69
- Proceedings of the IEEE69
- International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer69
102 Journal of High Energy Physics68
- Thin-Walled Structures68
- Energy Policy68
- Composite Structures68
106 Carbon Energy67
- Journal of Power Sources67
- IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification67
- Laser & Photonics Reviews67
- Chemistry of Materials67
- Communications Earth & Environment67
- Case Studies in Thermal Engineering67
- npj Computational Materials67
- IEEE Transactions on Power Systems67
- Internet of Things67
116 Earth System Science Data66
- Energy Strategy Reviews66
- Tribology International66
- Micromachines66
120 Astronomy & Astrophysics65
- Electrochemical Energy Reviews65
- Ultrasonics Sonochemistry65
- IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation65
124 Catalysts64
- ACS Applied Nano Materials64
- Nonlinear Dynamics64
- Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics64
- Inorganic Chemistry Communications64
- Multimedia Tools and Applications64
- IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security64
131 Optics and Laser Technology63
- IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics63
- Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing63
134 Electric Power Systems Research62
- Advanced Optical Materials62
- Automatica62
- Small Methods62
- IEEE Wireless Communications62
- Nature Reviews Physics62
140 Colloids and Surfaces A-Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects61
- Physics Reports-Review Section of Physics Letters61
- Nano Today61
- Nanoscale61
- Engineering Failure Analysis61
- IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement61
- International Journal of Nanomedicine61
147 Electrochimica Acta60
- PRX Quantum60
- Computers & Electrical Engineering60
- Batteries-Basel60
- International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems60
152 Coatings59
- IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing59
- International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer59
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society59
156 Green Energy & Environment58
- IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics58
- IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy58
159 ACS Applied Energy Materials57
- Urban Climate57
- Surface & Coatings Technology57
162 Diamond and Related Materials56
- Optics Express56
- IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems56
- Applied Physics Letters56
- Neuroimage56
- Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters56
- JACC-Cardiovascular Imaging56
169 Journal of Materials Chemistry C55
- Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation55
- Langmuir55
- Earths Future55
- Computer Networks55
- Nature Astronomy55
- Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery55
- Physical Review X55
- IEEE Wireless Communications Letters55
178 Progress in Energy and Combustion Science54
- Nature Structural & Molecular Biology54
- Reviews of Modern Physics54
- Combustion and Flame54
- Physics of Fluids54
- IEEE Network54
- Nanoscale Advances54
185 IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications53
- Crystals53
- Journal of Marine Science and Engineering53
- Microsystems & Nanoengineering53
189 Optica52
- Optical Materials52
- Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series52
- Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing52
- Colloids and Surfaces B-Biointerfaces52
- Applied Mathematical Modelling52
- Optical and Quantum Electronics52
- Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids52
- International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction52
198 Engineering Fracture Mechanics51
- Applied Physics Reviews51
- Spectrochimica Acta Part A-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy51
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