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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01)
Rank Journal Median citations
1 Electrochemical Energy Reviews45
2 Advances in Optics and Photonics37
- Reviews of Modern Physics37
4 Progress in Energy and Combustion Science31
5 Nano-Micro Letters29
6 Applied Catalysis B-Environmental26
7 Coordination Chemistry Reviews25
8 Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics23
9 Joule20
- Nano Energy20
11 Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews19
12 Journal of Energy Chemistry18
13 Radiologia Medica16
- Advances in Colloid and Interface Science16
- Biotechnology for Biofuels16
16 International Journal of Plasticity15
- Nature Nanotechnology15
- ACS Energy Letters15
- Energy & Environmental Science15
- Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry15
21 Opto-Electronic Advances14
- International Journal of Machine Tools & Manufacture14
- Energy Conversion and Management14
24 Bioresource Technology13
- Biosensors & Bioelectronics13
- Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials13
- Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering13
- npj Flexible Electronics13
- Annual Review of Biophysics13
- Applied Energy13
- Advanced Materials13
- Energy Storage Materials13
- Fuel Processing Technology13
- Sustainable Cities and Society13
35 Advanced Energy Materials12
- European Radiology12
- Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering12
- eTransportation12
- Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics12
- Journal of Colloid and Interface Science12
41 Nano Convergence11
- Carbon Energy11
- ACS Catalysis11
- Energy Policy11
- Green Energy & Environment11
- Nature Catalysis11
- Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C-Photochemistry Reviews11
48 Sensors and Actuators B-Chemical10
- Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems10
- PRX Quantum10
- International Journal of Mechanical Sciences10
- ACS Nano10
- Renewable Energy10
- Fuel10
- Medical Image Analysis10
- Light-Science & Applications10
- Journal of Nanobiotechnology10
58 Carbon9
- Catalysis Reviews-Science and Engineering9
- Current Opinion in Solid State & Materials Science9
- Reviews of Geophysics9
- Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing9
- Ultrasonics Sonochemistry9
- Nano Research9
- Nano Today9
- IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid9
- Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences9
- Applied Mechanics Reviews9
- Applied Surface Science9
- Energy9
- Advanced Functional Materials9
- Composite Structures9
- European Physical Journal C9
74 npj 2D Materials and Applications8
- npj Computational Materials8
- IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics8
- Pattern Recognition8
- Photoacoustics8
- Current Climate Change Reports8
- ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces8
- Applied Physics Reviews8
- Energy and Buildings8
- IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems8
- Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing8
- Tribology International8
- Optica8
- IEEE Transactions on Image Processing8
- International Journal of Fatigue8
- Petroleum Exploration and Development8
- IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems8
- Nature Photonics8
- Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences8
- Current Opinion in Chemical Biology8
- Annual Review of Marine Science8
- Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering8
- Energy Reports8
- Progress in Aerospace Sciences8
- Solar Energy8
- Journal of Energy Storage8
- Journal of Ocean Engineering and Science8
101 Physical Review X7
- International Journal of Impact Engineering7
- IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence7
- IEEE Transactions on Power Systems7
- Neuroimage7
- Catalysis Communications7
- Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics7
- Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science7
- Energy Strategy Reviews7
- Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering7
- IEEE Systems Journal7
- Surface & Coatings Technology7
- Scripta Materialia7
- Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells7
- Mechanism and Machine Theory7
- Journal of Power Sources7
- Journal of Materiomics7
- Thin-Walled Structures7
- Journal of Digital Imaging7
- Physical Review Letters7
- International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems7
- IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems7
- International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer7
- IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging7
- International Journal of Hydrogen Energy7
- Nature Materials7
- IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy7
- Catalysis Today7
- Colloid and Interface Science Communications7
- Astrophysical Journal Letters7
- Colloids and Surfaces B-Biointerfaces7
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer7
- Expert Systems With Applications7
- IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters7
- Microsystems & Nanoengineering7
- Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry7
137 npj Quantum Information6
- Ocean & Coastal Management6
- Ocean Engineering6
- Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis6
- Nano Letters6
- Nanomedicine-Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine6
- IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering6
- Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry6
- Applied Clay Science6
- Chemistry of Materials6
- Abdominal Radiology6
- Applied Thermal Engineering6
- Acta Geophysica6
- Colloids and Surfaces A-Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects6
- Engineering Failure Analysis6
- Reports on Progress in Physics6
- European Physical Journal A6
- Space Science Reviews6
- Materials Science & Engineering R-Reports6
- Materials Today Physics6
- Journal of Molecular Liquids6
- Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology6
- npj Quantum Materials6
- Investigative Radiology6
- Minerals Engineering6
- Journal of Alloys and Compounds6
- NanoImpact6
- International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control6
- IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics6
- Nature Reviews Materials6
- Biosensors-Basel6
- Current Opinion in Electrochemistry6
- Applied Mathematical Modelling6
- ACS Applied Energy Materials6
- Earth System Science Data6
- ACS Sensors6
- Electrochimica Acta6
- Combustion and Flame6
- Energy for Sustainable Development6
- Aerospace Science and Technology6
- Bioelectrochemistry6
- Agricultural and Forest Meteorology6
- Bioenergy Research6
- Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids6
- Microporous and Mesoporous Materials6
- Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics6
- Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics6
- Journal of Materials Chemistry A6
- Journal of Catalysis6
- Urban Climate6
- Weather and Climate Extremes6
188 Intermetallics5
- Optical and Quantum Electronics5
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society5
- Optics and Laser Technology5
- International Journal of Coal Geology5
- International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery5
- International Journal of Energy Research5
- IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles5
- Nature Energy5
- IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery5
- Building Simulation5
- Earth and Planetary Science Letters5
- Earths Future5
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