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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Nature Catalysis47.846
2 Joule44.473
3 Applied Catalysis B-Environmental36.190
4 Nature Materials35.620
5 Advances in Colloid and Interface Science33.924
6 Advanced Materials33.002
7 Nano Energy31.486
8 Advanced Energy Materials29.013
9 Journal of Energy Chemistry27.338
10 ACS Energy Letters26.824
11 ACS Nano24.970
12 Carbon Energy24.190
13 Energy Storage Materials23.821
14 ACS Catalysis22.426
15 Green Energy & Environment21.027
16 Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C-Photochemistry Reviews20.982
17 Advanced Functional Materials20.839
18 Carbon19.187
19 Journal of Colloid and Interface Science18.265
20 npj Computational Materials16.948
21 International Journal of Hydrogen Energy15.129
22 Nano Research15.014
23 Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica13.923
24 Catalysis Reviews-Science and Engineering13.647
25 Small13.418
26 Nano Letters13.413
27 Progress in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy13.148
28 Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science13.138
29 Plasmonics13.072
30 Catalysis Communications13.044
31 Applied Surface Science12.760
32 Journal of Power Sources12.277
33 Journal of Materiomics12.159
34 Chemistry of Materials11.515
35 Journal of Materials Chemistry A11.324
36 Applied Clay Science10.637
37 Journal of Molecular Liquids10.580
38 Colloids and Surfaces B-Biointerfaces10.486
39 Surface Science Reports10.333
40 Journal of Alloys and Compounds10.284
41 Catalysis Today10.179
42 Small Methods10.026
43 Journal of Catalysis9.965
44 Colloid and Interface Science Communications9.875
45 Colloids and Surfaces A-Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects9.609
46 Journal of Fluorescence9.495
47 ACS Applied Energy Materials9.161
48 Membranes9.111
49 Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation9.066
50 Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A-Chemistry9.050
- FlatChem9.050
52 Catalysts8.935
53 Current Opinion in Electrochemistry8.927
54 Microporous and Mesoporous Materials8.439
55 Journal of Molecular Structure8.245
56 Intermetallics8.142
57 Materials Today Energy8.069
58 Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters7.819
59 Silicon7.462
60 International Journal of Photoenergy7.432
61 Materials7.282
62 Journal of Supercritical Fluids7.134
63 Journal of Solid State Chemistry6.782
64 Applied Catalysis A-General6.728
65 Nanoscale Horizons6.654
66 Thermochimica Acta6.495
67 Langmuir6.380
68 Sustainable Energy & Fuels6.315
69 Vibrational Spectroscopy6.251
70 Journal of Physical Chemistry C6.036
71 Magnetochemistry5.944
72 Journal of Chemical Physics5.806
73 Solid State Ionics5.800
74 Radiation Physics and Chemistry5.776
75 Zeitschrift fuer Physikalische Chemie-International Journal of Research in Physical Chemistry & Chemical Physics5.767
76 ChemCatChem5.683
77 Journal of Porous Materials5.669
78 Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry5.590
79 Catalysis Science & Technology5.479
80 Adsorption-Journal of the International Adsorption Society5.471
81 Journal of Physical Chemistry B5.388
82 Progress in Surface Science5.294
83 Fluid Phase Equilibria5.260
84 Methods and Applications in Fluorescence5.239
85 Chemical Physics Letters5.238
86 Solid State Sciences5.230
87 Topics in Catalysis5.140
88 Electrocatalysis5.065
89 International Journal of Thermophysics4.853
90 Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics4.832
91 Computational and Theoretical Chemistry4.760
92 Ionics4.699
93 Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics4.682
94 Faraday Discussions4.666
95 Surface Innovations4.665
96 Journal of Physical Chemistry A4.664
97 Clays and Clay Minerals4.645
98 Adsorption Science & Technology4.640
99 Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry4.535
100 Biophysical Chemistry4.348
101 Surfaces and Interfaces4.266
102 Chemical Physics4.218
103 European Physical Journal E4.216
104 Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences4.197
105 Colloid and Polymer Science4.151
- Molecular Systems Design & Engineering4.151
107 Progress in Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism4.111
108 Molecular Simulation4.064
109 Soft Matter3.927
110 Catalysis Letters3.864
111 Gold Bulletin3.852
112 ChemPhotoChem3.841
113 CALPHAD-Computer Coupling of Phase Diagrams and Thermochemistry3.747
114 Catalysis Surveys From Asia3.606
115 Surface Science3.571
116 International Journal of Quantum Chemistry3.537
117 Particle & Particle Systems Characterization3.436
118 ChemPhysChem3.396
119 Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures3.394
120 Surface and Interface Analysis3.367
121 Structural Chemistry3.247
122 Reaction Kinetics Mechanisms and Catalysis3.214
123 Molecular Physics3.119
124 Journal of disPersion Science and Technology3.094
125 Theoretical Chemistry Accounts3.051
126 Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion2.997
127 Colloid Journal2.944
128 Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance2.923
129 Clay Minerals2.893
130 Journal of Surfactants and Detergents2.816
131 Molecular Catalysis2.815
132 Johnson Matthey Technology Review2.788
133 Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry2.737
134 Tenside Surfactants Detergents2.423
135 Journal of Structural Chemistry2.305
136 Journal of Solution Chemistry2.285
137 Zeitschrift fuer Naturforschung Section A-A Journal of Physical Sciences2.201
138 Kinetics and Catalysis2.182
139 Journal of Energetic Materials2.158
140 Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry2.090
141 Surface Review and Letters2.069
142 Doklady Physical Chemistry2.063
143 Petroleum Chemistry2.048
144 International Journal of Chemical Kinetics2.034
145 Physics and Chemistry of Liquids1.885
146 Journal of Water Chemistry and Technology1.624
147 Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A1.374
148 High Energy Chemistry1.177
149 Structural Dynamics-US0.729
150 Physics and Chemistry of Glasses-European Journal of Glass Science and Technology Part B0.219
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