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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 Advanced Materials208
2 Advanced Functional Materials161
3 ACS Nano159
4 IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence145
5 Advanced Energy Materials141
- Applied Catalysis B-Environmental141
7 Energy & Environmental Science140
8 Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews138
9 International Journal of Hydrogen Energy135
10 IEEE Access134
11 Expert Systems With Applications132
12 Coordination Chemistry Reviews131
- Nano-Micro Letters131
14 Nature Energy128
- ACS Catalysis128
- Journal of Energy Storage128
17 IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems126
18 Energy125
19 Advanced Science122
- Sensors122
21 IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems118
22 Nano Energy117
23 Applied Energy114
- IEEE Internet of Things Journal114
25 Energy Storage Materials113
26 Small112
27 Energies111
28 Applied Sciences-Basel110
- Nature Nanotechnology110
- Nature Materials110
31 Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence108
32 ACS Energy Letters107
- Fuel107
34 Energy Reports106
- Journal of Energy Chemistry106
- Physical Review Letters106
37 Joule105
- Renewable Energy105
39 IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications104
- Carbon104
- Nature Catalysis104
42 ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces103
43 Energy Conversion and Management102
- Journal of Colloid and Interface Science102
- Nature Photonics102
46 Sustainable Cities and Society96
47 Astrophysical Journal95
48 Journal of Materials Chemistry A93
49 Bioresource Technology92
50 IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications91
51 IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing90
- Journal of Nanobiotechnology90
- Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing90
- Nature Reviews Materials90
- Nano Letters90
- Nature Electronics90
57 Electronics89
- Astronomy & Astrophysics89
- Astrophysical Journal Letters89
- IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics89
- Journal of Alloys and Compounds89
62 IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering88
63 IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology87
64 Materials86
65 Applied Thermal Engineering85
- Pattern Recognition85
67 Radiology84
- Light-Science & Applications84
- Nanomaterials84
- Nature Climate Change84
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society84
72 Journal of Power Sources83
- Applied Surface Science83
- Advances in Colloid and Interface Science83
75 Biosensors & Bioelectronics82
- IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology82
- IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles82
78 IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems81
- Ocean Engineering81
80 IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics80
- Sensors and Actuators B-Chemical80
82 International Journal of Mechanical Sciences79
83 Advanced Healthcare Materials78
- Nano Research78
85 Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials77
- Medical Image Analysis77
- IEEE Transactions on Communications77
88 IEEE Transactions on Image Processing76
- Journal of Molecular Liquids76
- Nature Physics76
91 ACS Sensors74
- IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging74
- IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control74
- International Journal of Plasticity74
95 IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid73
- Biosensors-Basel73
97 Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering72
98 Energy and Buildings71
- Energy & Fuels71
- IEEE Sensors Journal71
- Journal of Molecular Structure71
102 Communications Earth & Environment70
- International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer70
- Solar Energy70
105 Chaos Solitons & Fractals69
- Composite Structures69
- npj Computational Materials69
- Thin-Walled Structures69
109 Case Studies in Thermal Engineering68
- Energy Policy68
- Journal of High Energy Physics68
- IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification68
- Tribology International68
- Carbon Energy68
- Internet of Things68
116 Energy Strategy Reviews67
- Ultrasonics Sonochemistry67
- Earth System Science Data67
- IEEE Transactions on Power Systems67
120 Proceedings of the IEEE66
- Chemistry of Materials66
- IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security66
123 Electrochemical Energy Reviews65
- IEEE Wireless Communications65
- Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics65
- IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics65
- IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation65
- Micromachines65
- Nonlinear Dynamics65
130 ACS Applied Nano Materials64
- Multimedia Tools and Applications64
- Catalysts64
- Automatica64
- Inorganic Chemistry Communications64
- Laser & Photonics Reviews64
136 Nature Reviews Physics63
- Optics and Laser Technology63
- Nanoscale63
- IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement63
- Small Methods63
- Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing63
- Nano Today63
143 Engineering Failure Analysis62
- IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing62
- Advanced Optical Materials62
- International Journal of Nanomedicine62
- Electric Power Systems Research62
- Electrochimica Acta62
149 Batteries-Basel61
- Inorganic Chemistry61
- Colloids and Surfaces A-Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects61
- PRX Quantum61
153 International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems60
- Physics Reports-Review Section of Physics Letters60
- Reviews of Modern Physics60
156 Green Energy & Environment59
- IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics59
- Neuroimage59
- Coatings59
- International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer59
161 Urban Climate58
- International Journal of Fatigue58
- IEEE Communications Magazine58
- Surface & Coatings Technology58
165 Diamond and Related Materials57
- ACS Applied Energy Materials57
- IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems57
- IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy57
- Journal of Materials Chemistry C57
170 Earths Future56
- IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics56
- Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters56
- Physical Review X56
- Nature Astronomy56
- Computers & Electrical Engineering56
- IEEE Wireless Communications Letters56
- Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation56
- Langmuir56
- Optics Express56
- Nanoscale Advances56
181 JACC-Cardiovascular Imaging55
- Physics of Fluids55
- Computer Networks55
- Applied Physics Letters55
- Nature Structural & Molecular Biology55
186 Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series54
- IEEE Network54
- Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery54
- Journal of Marine Science and Engineering54
190 eTransportation53
- Applied Physics Reviews53
- IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications53
- Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids53
- International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction53
- Microsystems & Nanoengineering53
- Optical Materials53
197 Colloids and Surfaces B-Biointerfaces52
- Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis52
- Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing52
- Optical and Quantum Electronics52
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