New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Physics

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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 Advanced Materials205
2 Advanced Functional Materials161
3 ACS Nano155
4 IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence144
- Applied Catalysis B-Environmental144
6 Advanced Energy Materials140
7 Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews138
8 International Journal of Hydrogen Energy134
9 Energy & Environmental Science132
10 Nature Energy129
11 Expert Systems With Applications128
12 Journal of Energy Storage127
- ACS Catalysis127
- Coordination Chemistry Reviews127
15 Nano-Micro Letters126
16 IEEE Access125
17 IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems123
18 Energy122
19 Nano Energy121
20 Sensors119
- Advanced Science119
22 IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems118
23 IEEE Internet of Things Journal116
24 Nature Materials113
25 Nature Nanotechnology112
26 Energy Storage Materials111
27 Small110
- Applied Energy110
29 Renewable Energy108
- Applied Sciences-Basel108
31 Physical Review Letters107
32 Energies106
33 Fuel105
- ACS Energy Letters105
35 Carbon104
- Nature Catalysis104
37 Energy Reports103
- Journal of Energy Chemistry103
- ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces103
- Nature Photonics103
41 Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence102
42 Joule101
43 Journal of Colloid and Interface Science100
- IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications100
45 Energy Conversion and Management99
46 Astrophysical Journal93
- Sustainable Cities and Society93
48 IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications92
- Bioresource Technology92
- Nature Electronics92
51 Journal of Alloys and Compounds91
52 Nano Letters90
53 IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics89
- Journal of Materials Chemistry A89
55 Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing87
- IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing87
- Light-Science & Applications87
- Journal of Nanobiotechnology87
- Nature Reviews Materials87
- Electronics87
61 Applied Thermal Engineering86
- Astronomy & Astrophysics86
- Nanomaterials86
- Astrophysical Journal Letters86
- Advances in Colloid and Interface Science86
66 IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology85
- IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering85
68 Materials84
69 Biosensors & Bioelectronics83
- Nature Climate Change83
- Journal of Power Sources83
- Nano Research83
73 IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems82
- Pattern Recognition82
- Radiology82
- Applied Surface Science82
77 IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology81
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society81
79 IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles80
- IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics80
81 Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials78
- Nature Physics78
- Ocean Engineering78
- Sensors and Actuators B-Chemical78
- Medical Image Analysis78
86 Journal of Molecular Liquids77
- International Journal of Mechanical Sciences77
88 Advanced Healthcare Materials75
89 IEEE Sensors Journal74
- IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control74
91 IEEE Transactions on Communications73
- IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging73
- IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid73
94 ACS Sensors72
- Biosensors-Basel72
- Energy Policy72
97 International Journal of Plasticity71
- Journal of Molecular Structure71
99 IEEE Transactions on Image Processing70
- Solar Energy70
- Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering70
102 Carbon Energy69
- International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer69
- IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification69
105 Journal of High Energy Physics68
- Proceedings of the IEEE68
- Composite Structures68
108 Chaos Solitons & Fractals67
- Energy and Buildings67
- Energy & Fuels67
111 Internet of Things66
- IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation66
- Thin-Walled Structures66
- Case Studies in Thermal Engineering66
115 Laser & Photonics Reviews65
- Chemistry of Materials65
- Earth System Science Data65
- Tribology International65
- Communications Earth & Environment65
- Energy Strategy Reviews65
121 IEEE Transactions on Power Systems64
- npj Computational Materials64
- Multimedia Tools and Applications64
- IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics64
- Ultrasonics Sonochemistry64
- Automatica64
- Nano Today64
- Electrochemical Energy Reviews64
129 Micromachines63
- Inorganic Chemistry Communications63
- ACS Applied Nano Materials63
- Advanced Optical Materials63
- Nonlinear Dynamics63
134 Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing62
- Optics and Laser Technology62
- IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security62
137 Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics61
- Nature Reviews Physics61
- Physics Reports-Review Section of Physics Letters61
- Catalysts61
- Electric Power Systems Research61
- Colloids and Surfaces A-Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects61
- Small Methods61
- IEEE Wireless Communications61
- Inorganic Chemistry61
- Engineering Failure Analysis61
147 PRX Quantum60
- Neuroimage60
- Electrochimica Acta60
150 IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics59
- IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement59
- International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer59
- Nanoscale59
- Computers & Electrical Engineering59
- International Journal of Nanomedicine59
- International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems59
157 Green Energy & Environment58
- IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing58
- Reviews of Modern Physics58
- Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters58
- ACS Applied Energy Materials58
- Batteries-Basel58
- Coatings58
164 Physical Review X56
- Fuel Processing Technology56
- IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy56
- JACC-Cardiovascular Imaging56
- International Journal of Fatigue56
169 IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems55
- Urban Climate55
- Computer Networks55
- IEEE Communications Magazine55
- Surface & Coatings Technology55
- Applied Physics Letters55
- Optics Express55
- Nature Structural & Molecular Biology55
- Diamond and Related Materials55
- Combustion and Flame55
179 Langmuir54
- Journal of Materials Chemistry C54
- Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series54
- Nature Astronomy54
- Physics of Fluids54
- Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation54
- Earths Future54
186 IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics53
- IEEE Wireless Communications Letters53
- IEEE Network53
- Journal of Marine Science and Engineering53
- Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery53
- Colloids and Surfaces B-Biointerfaces53
192 IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications52
- Sensors and Actuators A-Physical52
- Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids52
- Optical and Quantum Electronics52
- Crystals52
- Progress in Energy and Combustion Science52
- Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing52
- Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells52
- Applied Mathematical Modelling52
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