New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Chemistry, Physical

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 Average citations
1 Nature Catalysis50.780
2 Joule45.834
3 Applied Catalysis B-Environmental39.780
4 Nature Materials35.775
5 Advanced Materials31.925
6 Advances in Colloid and Interface Science31.462
7 Nano Energy30.821
8 Energy Storage Materials29.066
9 Advanced Energy Materials28.468
10 ACS Energy Letters28.148
11 Journal of Energy Chemistry28.022
12 Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C-Photochemistry Reviews25.151
13 Carbon Energy23.997
14 ACS Nano23.494
15 ACS Catalysis21.413
16 Advanced Functional Materials20.187
17 Journal of Colloid and Interface Science19.334
18 Green Energy & Environment19.330
19 Carbon18.761
20 npj Computational Materials17.398
21 Nano Research16.098
22 Catalysis Reviews-Science and Engineering15.615
23 Progress in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy14.119
24 International Journal of Hydrogen Energy13.818
25 Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science13.744
26 Applied Surface Science13.632
27 Nano Letters13.329
28 Journal of Power Sources13.305
29 Journal of Materials Chemistry A13.063
30 Small13.034
31 Journal of Materiomics12.131
32 Chemistry of Materials11.808
33 Colloid and Interface Science Communications11.658
34 Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica11.270
35 Colloids and Surfaces B-Biointerfaces11.174
36 Journal of Catalysis10.843
37 Journal of Alloys and Compounds10.826
38 Catalysis Today10.810
39 Applied Clay Science10.580
40 Journal of Molecular Liquids10.528
41 Small Methods10.280
42 Colloids and Surfaces A-Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects10.215
43 Catalysis Communications10.182
44 FlatChem10.013
45 Plasmonics10.007
46 Current Opinion in Electrochemistry9.977
47 Surface Science Reports9.919
48 Microporous and Mesoporous Materials9.877
49 Materials Today Energy9.744
50 ACS Applied Energy Materials9.695
51 Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation9.219
52 Adsorption Science & Technology9.192
53 Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A-Chemistry8.823
54 Membranes8.603
55 International Journal of Photoenergy8.247
56 Intermetallics8.220
57 Journal of Molecular Structure8.176
58 Catalysts8.051
59 Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters7.988
60 Journal of Supercritical Fluids7.237
61 Silicon7.111
62 Journal of Solid State Chemistry6.998
63 Journal of Fluorescence6.788
64 Nanoscale Horizons6.774
65 Applied Catalysis A-General6.692
66 Materials6.575
67 Thermochimica Acta6.418
68 Progress in Surface Science6.227
69 Sustainable Energy & Fuels6.163
70 Catalysis Science & Technology6.137
71 Radiation Physics and Chemistry6.006
72 Langmuir5.851
73 Journal of Physical Chemistry C5.814
74 Solid State Ionics5.595
75 Vibrational Spectroscopy5.491
76 Magnetochemistry5.475
77 Chemical Physics Letters5.409
78 Journal of Chemical Physics5.330
79 Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics5.121
80 Electrocatalysis5.101
81 Methods and Applications in Fluorescence5.092
82 Fluid Phase Equilibria5.088
83 Topics in Catalysis5.037
84 Journal of Porous Materials4.999
85 Journal of Physical Chemistry B4.882
86 Solid State Sciences4.880
87 Zeitschrift fuer Physikalische Chemie-International Journal of Research in Physical Chemistry & Chemical Physics4.832
88 Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics4.798
89 Biophysical Chemistry4.762
90 ChemCatChem4.756
91 Surface Science4.688
- Computational and Theoretical Chemistry4.688
93 Molecular Systems Design & Engineering4.591
94 Progress in Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism4.560
95 Surface Innovations4.559
96 Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry4.557
97 Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry4.154
98 Journal of Physical Chemistry A4.148
99 Ionics4.094
100 Faraday Discussions4.093
101 International Journal of Thermophysics4.057
102 Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences4.025
103 European Physical Journal E3.992
104 Clays and Clay Minerals3.973
105 Soft Matter3.968
106 Surfaces and Interfaces3.964
107 ChemPhotoChem3.891
108 Molecular Simulation3.839
109 Colloid and Polymer Science3.783
110 Particle & Particle Systems Characterization3.744
111 Catalysis Letters3.621
112 Chemical Physics3.574
113 Catalysis Surveys From Asia3.554
114 CALPHAD-Computer Coupling of Phase Diagrams and Thermochemistry3.530
115 Structural Chemistry3.485
116 Molecular Catalysis3.296
117 Adsorption-Journal of the International Adsorption Society3.294
118 International Journal of Quantum Chemistry3.226
119 Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures3.044
120 Gold Bulletin3.043
121 Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance3.042
122 Reaction Kinetics Mechanisms and Catalysis3.033
123 Molecular Physics2.955
124 ChemPhysChem2.917
125 Surface and Interface Analysis2.720
126 Theoretical Chemistry Accounts2.704
127 Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry2.617
128 Journal of disPersion Science and Technology2.440
129 Journal of Energetic Materials2.371
130 Journal of Surfactants and Detergents2.354
131 Clay Minerals2.346
132 Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion2.331
- Journal of Solution Chemistry2.331
134 Colloid Journal2.259
135 Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry2.211
136 Zeitschrift fuer Naturforschung Section A-A Journal of Physical Sciences2.115
137 Johnson Matthey Technology Review2.105
138 Journal of Structural Chemistry2.083
139 Doklady Physical Chemistry2.065
140 Tenside Surfactants Detergents2.063
141 Kinetics and Catalysis2.047
142 International Journal of Chemical Kinetics2.045
143 Physics and Chemistry of Liquids2.039
144 Surface Review and Letters2.028
145 Petroleum Chemistry1.890
146 Journal of Water Chemistry and Technology1.244
147 Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A1.221
148 Structural Dynamics-US0.998
149 High Energy Chemistry0.981
150 Physics and Chemistry of Glasses-European Journal of Glass Science and Technology Part B0.526
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