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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 Advanced Materials205
2 Advanced Functional Materials155
3 ACS Nano153
4 Applied Catalysis B-Environmental145
5 Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews143
6 Advanced Energy Materials136
7 Coordination Chemistry Reviews130
- Energy & Environmental Science130
9 IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence125
10 Nature Energy122
- Advanced Science122
12 Energy120
- Energy Storage Materials120
- Renewable Energy120
15 Nano Energy119
16 ACS Catalysis118
17 IEEE Access117
18 Nano-Micro Letters116
19 International Journal of Hydrogen Energy115
20 Expert Systems With Applications114
21 Journal of Energy Storage113
- Sensors113
23 Journal of Colloid and Interface Science111
- Small111
25 ACS Energy Letters109
26 Nature Materials108
- IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems108
- IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems108
- Nature Nanotechnology108
- Applied Energy108
- IEEE Internet of Things Journal108
32 Joule107
33 Nature Catalysis105
- Bioresource Technology105
35 Journal of Energy Chemistry104
- ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces104
- IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing104
38 Physical Review Letters103
39 Carbon99
40 Applied Sciences-Basel98
41 Energy Reports97
- Fuel97
43 Energy Conversion and Management96
- Sustainable Cities and Society96
45 IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications95
46 Nature Photonics92
- Journal of Materials Chemistry A92
- Nano Letters92
49 Light-Science & Applications91
50 Energies90
51 Nature Reviews Materials89
- Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing89
- IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics89
54 Nature Electronics87
- Journal of Alloys and Compounds87
56 Nanomaterials86
57 Astrophysical Journal85
58 IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology84
- Nature Physics84
- Journal of Molecular Liquids84
- Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence84
- Biosensors & Bioelectronics84
63 Nano Research83
- Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials83
- Nature Climate Change83
- Materials83
- Applied Surface Science83
68 Electronics82
- Sensors and Actuators B-Chemical82
- IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems82
71 Journal of Nanobiotechnology81
- IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications81
- Pattern Recognition81
74 Energy Policy79
- Radiology79
- IEEE Transactions on Image Processing79
- Astronomy & Astrophysics79
- Advances in Colloid and Interface Science79
79 IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering78
- IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics78
- Journal of Power Sources78
82 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society77
- Medical Image Analysis77
84 IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology76
- Applied Thermal Engineering76
- IEEE Sensors Journal76
- Astrophysical Journal Letters76
88 Nano Today72
- IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control72
- IEEE Transactions on Communications72
91 Energy and Buildings71
- International Journal of Mechanical Sciences71
93 Case Studies in Thermal Engineering70
- IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid70
- IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging70
96 Ocean Engineering69
97 Advanced Optical Materials68
98 Neuroimage67
- Journal of Molecular Structure67
- Composite Structures67
101 Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering66
- International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer66
- Solar Energy66
- Chemistry of Materials66
105 Multimedia Tools and Applications65
- Chaos Solitons & Fractals65
- Ultrasonics Sonochemistry65
- Advanced Healthcare Materials65
- Nature Reviews Physics65
110 Energy & Fuels64
- International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems64
- Journal of High Energy Physics64
- Optics and Laser Technology64
114 Nonlinear Dynamics63
- Colloids and Surfaces A-Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects63
- IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification63
- Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing63
- Laser & Photonics Reviews63
- Carbon Energy63
- ACS Sensors63
121 Small Methods62
- Biosensors-Basel62
- Proceedings of the IEEE62
- Earth System Science Data62
- International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer62
- IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles62
- IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation62
128 Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters61
- Catalysts61
- IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement61
- IEEE Transactions on Power Systems61
132 PRX Quantum60
- Inorganic Chemistry60
- Nanoscale60
- International Journal of Plasticity60
- ACS Applied Nano Materials60
137 IEEE Wireless Communications59
- Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering59
- Journal of Materials Chemistry C59
- Electrochimica Acta59
- Computers & Electrical Engineering59
- Automatica59
- IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics59
144 Physics Reports-Review Section of Physics Letters58
- Thin-Walled Structures58
- IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics58
- Micromachines58
148 Optics Express57
- Tribology International57
- Internet of Things57
- Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics57
152 Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series56
- Physical Review X56
- npj Computational Materials56
- Reviews of Modern Physics56
- Inorganic Chemistry Communications56
- International Journal of Energy Research56
- ACS Applied Energy Materials56
159 ACS Photonics55
- Applied Physics Reviews55
- Environmental Research Letters55
- JACC-Cardiovascular Imaging55
- IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security55
164 Optik54
- Energy Strategy Reviews54
- IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy54
- IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters54
- Sensors and Actuators A-Physical54
- Progress in Energy and Combustion Science54
- Colloids and Surfaces B-Biointerfaces54
- Combustion and Flame54
- Communications Earth & Environment54
- Engineering Failure Analysis54
174 Nature Structural & Molecular Biology53
- Electrochemical Energy Reviews53
- Surface & Coatings Technology53
- Green Energy & Environment53
- Physics of Fluids53
- Electric Power Systems Research53
- Computer Networks53
- Results in Physics53
- Fuel Processing Technology53
183 Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation52
- Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells52
- IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems52
- IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing52
- Nature Astronomy52
- Optical and Quantum Electronics52
- IEEE Wireless Communications Letters52
- Urban Climate52
- Aerospace Science and Technology52
192 Journal of Lightwave Technology51
- Optical Materials51
- Scripta Materialia51
- International Journal of Nanomedicine51
- Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers51
- IEEE Systems Journal51
- Applied Physics Letters51
199 Journal of Physical Chemistry C50
- Journal of Catalysis50
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