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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Nano-Micro Letters49.362
2 Nature Materials36.537
3 Nature Photonics35.402
4 Advanced Materials31.926
5 Nano Energy31.289
6 Advanced Energy Materials28.744
7 Nature Reviews Physics25.266
8 Current Opinion in Solid State & Materials Science23.393
9 Materials Science & Engineering R-Reports23.291
10 Advanced Functional Materials20.222
11 PRX Quantum19.969
12 Nano Convergence18.534
13 Applied Physics Reviews18.129
14 Nano Research15.912
15 Applied Surface Science13.953
16 npj 2D Materials and Applications13.689
17 Nano Letters13.482
18 npj Quantum Information13.273
19 Small13.124
20 Progress in Quantum Electronics13.012
21 Progress in Photovoltaics12.616
22 Journal of Materiomics11.997
23 Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells11.597
24 Materials Today Physics11.395
25 npj Quantum Materials10.526
26 Surface & Coatings Technology10.464
27 Laser & Photonics Reviews10.347
28 Progress in Electromagnetics Research-PIER10.274
29 Nanomaterials9.919
30 ACS Photonics9.588
31 Optics and Laser Technology9.265
32 Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing8.915
33 Diamond and Related Materials8.356
34 Nanophotonics8.326
35 Advanced Electronic Materials7.709
36 Nanoscale7.707
37 Journal of Materials Chemistry C7.704
38 APL Materials7.423
39 APL Photonics7.405
40 Physical Review Applied7.359
41 Vacuum7.292
42 Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology7.087
43 IEEE Sensors Journal6.932
44 Quantitative Infrared Thermography Journal6.818
45 Materials6.681
46 Nano Futures6.476
47 IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics6.455
48 Micromachines6.434
49 Infrared Physics & Technology6.409
50 Journal of Zhejiang University-Science A6.359
51 Organic Electronics6.235
52 Microelectronic Engineering6.144
53 Journal of Experimental Nanoscience6.115
54 Superconductor Science & Technology5.913
55 Electronics5.867
56 IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices5.842
57 Applied Physics Letters5.805
58 Coatings5.691
59 Materials Letters5.659
60 Current Applied Physics5.442
61 MRS Bulletin5.365
62 Applied Sciences-Basel5.275
63 International Journal of Modern Physics B5.259
64 Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics5.227
65 Applied Physics A-Materials Science & Processing5.206
66 IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics5.205
67 Nanotechnology5.091
68 Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing4.969
69 Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology4.832
70 IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation4.831
71 Applied Physics Express4.746
72 IEEE Photonics Journal4.714
73 Granular Matter4.581
74 Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems4.577
75 Journal of Applied Physics4.494
76 Photonics and Nanostructures-Fundamentals and Applications4.481
77 IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology4.422
78 Modern Physics Letters B4.421
79 Journal of Electronic Materials4.249
80 Journal of Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves4.231
81 International Journal of Thermophysics4.195
82 Journal of Computational Electronics4.114
83 European Physical Journal E4.104
84 Surfaces and Interfaces4.087
85 Microelectronics Reliability4.045
86 Recent Patents on Nanotechnology4.044
87 IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology4.030
88 ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology4.007
89 Journal of Materials Science-Materials in Electronics3.984
90 Thin Solid Films3.971
91 Plasma Processes and Polymers3.903
92 Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering3.885
93 Journal of Crystal Growth3.824
94 Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering3.780
95 Laser and Particle Beams3.766
96 Applied Physics B-Lasers and Optics3.679
97 Journal of Photonics for Energy3.630
98 Quantum Electronics3.476
99 Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics & Materials3.470
100 Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A3.444
101 Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism3.351
102 IEEE Photonics Technology Letters3.328
103 Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering3.303
104 Cryogenics3.260
105 IEEE Transactions on Magnetics3.207
106 Journal of Laser Applications3.151
107 Microsystem Technologies-Micro-And Nanosystems-Information Storage and Processing Systems3.019
108 IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability2.945
109 IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity2.911
110 Physica Status Solidi-Rapid Research Letters2.889
111 IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing2.874
112 Philosophical Magazine Letters2.823
113 Review of Scientific Instruments2.719
114 Laser Physics Letters2.642
115 IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics2.619
116 Philosophical Magazine2.607
117 AIP Advances2.556
118 MAPAN-Journal of Metrology Society of India2.533
119 Japanese Journal of Applied Physics2.487
120 Physica Status Solidi A-Applications and Materials Science2.457
121 IEEE Magnetics Letters2.315
122 Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B2.212
123 Metrologia2.136
124 Journal of Low Temperature Physics2.116
125 Laser Physics2.086
126 Journal of the Society for Information disPlay2.083
127 Physica C-Superconductivity and Its Applications1.968
128 Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications1.862
129 European Physical Journal-Applied Physics1.804
130 Journal of Nano Research1.688
131 Science of Advanced Materials1.673
132 Nano1.598
133 Solid-State Electronics1.488
134 Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology1.480
135 High Temperature1.403
136 Integrated Ferroelectrics1.398
137 Fluctuation and Noise Letters1.383
138 Spin1.371
139 Atomization and Sprays1.215
140 Journal of Nanoelectronics and Optoelectronics1.097
141 Low Temperature Physics1.092
142 Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics0.982
143 International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics0.974
144 Technical Physics Letters0.898
145 Journal of Applied Mechanics and Technical Physics0.880
146 Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science0.804
147 International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering0.799
148 Journal of Magnetics0.688
149 Technical Physics0.427
150 Journal of Laser Micro Nanoengineering0.387
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