New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Physics, Applied

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 Nano-Micro Letters47.566
2 Nature Materials35.775
3 Nature Photonics34.591
4 Advanced Materials31.925
5 Nano Energy30.821
6 Advanced Energy Materials28.468
7 Nature Reviews Physics24.935
8 Current Opinion in Solid State & Materials Science22.213
9 Materials Science & Engineering R-Reports21.489
10 Advanced Functional Materials20.187
11 PRX Quantum19.947
12 Applied Physics Reviews18.566
13 Nano Convergence17.897
14 Nano Research16.098
15 npj 2D Materials and Applications14.023
16 Applied Surface Science13.632
17 Nano Letters13.329
18 Small13.034
19 npj Quantum Information12.973
20 Progress in Quantum Electronics12.529
21 Progress in Photovoltaics12.283
22 Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells12.155
23 Journal of Materiomics12.131
24 Materials Today Physics11.630
25 Surface & Coatings Technology10.661
26 npj Quantum Materials10.150
27 Laser & Photonics Reviews10.044
28 Nanomaterials9.829
29 Progress in Electromagnetics Research-PIER9.821
30 ACS Photonics9.508
31 Optics and Laser Technology9.031
32 Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing8.578
33 Nanophotonics8.268
34 Diamond and Related Materials8.165
35 Advanced Electronic Materials7.588
36 Nanoscale7.468
37 Journal of Materials Chemistry C7.439
38 Vacuum7.300
39 APL Photonics7.278
- APL Materials7.278
41 Physical Review Applied7.213
42 Quantitative Infrared Thermography Journal6.908
43 IEEE Sensors Journal6.907
44 Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology6.783
45 Materials6.575
46 Journal of Zhejiang University-Science A6.344
47 Nano Futures6.320
48 Organic Electronics6.315
49 IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics6.265
50 Micromachines6.263
51 Superconductor Science & Technology6.159
52 Infrared Physics & Technology6.051
53 Journal of Experimental Nanoscience5.827
54 Applied Physics Letters5.749
55 IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices5.733
56 Electronics5.722
57 Microelectronic Engineering5.683
58 Coatings5.521
59 Nanotechnology5.502
60 Materials Letters5.483
61 Current Applied Physics5.361
62 IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics5.278
63 Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics5.189
64 MRS Bulletin5.183
65 International Journal of Modern Physics B5.162
66 Applied Sciences-Basel5.160
67 Applied Physics A-Materials Science & Processing5.124
68 Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology5.008
69 IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation4.982
70 Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing4.756
71 Applied Physics Express4.739
72 Granular Matter4.694
73 IEEE Photonics Journal4.570
74 Journal of Applied Physics4.468
75 Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems4.459
76 Photonics and Nanostructures-Fundamentals and Applications4.373
77 Modern Physics Letters B4.323
78 Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering4.313
79 Journal of Electronic Materials4.241
80 IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology4.236
81 IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology4.083
82 Journal of Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves4.072
83 International Journal of Thermophysics4.057
84 Journal of Computational Electronics4.033
85 European Physical Journal E3.992
86 Surfaces and Interfaces3.964
87 Journal of Materials Science-Materials in Electronics3.943
88 Thin Solid Films3.896
89 Microelectronics Reliability3.888
90 ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology3.857
91 Plasma Processes and Polymers3.816
92 Journal of Crystal Growth3.814
93 Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering3.784
94 Recent Patents on Nanotechnology3.773
95 Applied Physics B-Lasers and Optics3.572
96 Laser and Particle Beams3.532
97 Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering3.466
98 Quantum Electronics3.439
99 Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A3.436
100 Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics & Materials3.376
101 IEEE Photonics Technology Letters3.330
102 Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism3.309
103 Journal of Photonics for Energy3.223
104 Solid-State Electronics3.198
105 Cryogenics3.196
106 IEEE Transactions on Magnetics3.191
107 Journal of Laser Applications3.167
108 IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability3.096
109 Microsystem Technologies-Micro-And Nanosystems-Information Storage and Processing Systems2.930
110 Physica Status Solidi-Rapid Research Letters2.908
111 IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity2.858
112 Philosophical Magazine Letters2.831
113 IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing2.736
114 Philosophical Magazine2.712
115 Review of Scientific Instruments2.696
116 Japanese Journal of Applied Physics2.688
117 Laser Physics Letters2.655
118 IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics2.535
119 MAPAN-Journal of Metrology Society of India2.496
120 AIP Advances2.471
121 Physica Status Solidi A-Applications and Materials Science2.401
122 IEEE Magnetics Letters2.248
123 Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B2.151
124 Metrologia2.119
125 Laser Physics2.081
126 Journal of Low Temperature Physics2.066
127 Journal of the Society for Information disPlay1.952
128 Physica C-Superconductivity and Its Applications1.931
129 Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications1.920
130 European Physical Journal-Applied Physics1.791
131 Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology1.632
132 Journal of Nano Research1.615
133 Science of Advanced Materials1.605
134 Nano1.576
135 Fluctuation and Noise Letters1.423
136 High Temperature1.363
137 Integrated Ferroelectrics1.338
138 Spin1.284
139 Atomization and Sprays1.118
140 Journal of Nanoelectronics and Optoelectronics1.082
141 Low Temperature Physics1.066
142 Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics1.007
143 Journal of Applied Mechanics and Technical Physics0.931
144 Technical Physics Letters0.893
- International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics0.893
146 Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science0.769
- International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering0.769
148 Journal of Magnetics0.741
149 Technical Physics0.426
150 Journal of Laser Micro Nanoengineering0.392
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