Nuclear Science & Technology: Journal Rankings

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	Radiation Physics and Chemistry	44
2	International Journal of Energy Research	41
3	Progress in Nuclear Energy	37
4	Nuclear Engineering and Technology	36
5	Annals of Nuclear Energy	34
6	Journal of Nuclear Materials	31
7	Nuclear Science and Techniques	28
8	Nuclear Engineering and Design	26
9	Applied Radiation and Isotopes	24
10	Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment	22
11	IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science	21
-	Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry	21
-	Fusion Engineering and Design	21
14	International Journal of Radiation Biology	17
-	Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-Beam Interactions With Materials and Atoms	17
-	Nuclear Materials and Energy	17
17	Nuclear Science and Engineering	15
-	Radiation Measurements	15
-	Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids	15
20	Nuclear Technology	13
-	Journal of Radiological Protection	13
22	Fusion Science and Technology	12
-	Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology	12
24	Radiation Protection Dosimetry	11
-	Radiochimica Acta	11
-	Health Physics	11
27	Radioprotection	9
28	Kerntechnik	8
-	Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations	8
-	Journal of Fusion Energy	8
31	Nuclear Technology & Radiation Protection	7
32	Atomic Energy	4