Journal rankings · indicator year 2003
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Field ranking · 2003
Chemistry journal rankings 2003
153 ranked journals · Field in Physical Sciences
Chemistry has 153 ranked journals in 2003. The median journal has an OJR of 0.60, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.01 on 2002; Q1 starts at OJR 1.12. The top three are Accounts of Chemical Research, Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data, and Progress in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2003. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2000–2002, the window the 2003 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields in Chemistry (6)
Up to Physical Sciences153 ranked journals
Filters
Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2002. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2000–2002, the window the 2003 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2000–2002 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2000 to 2003. | Compare |
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1Accounts of Chemical ResearchAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 9.74Q1 | 12.35 0.68 down from 2002 | 334 | 2% | $4,500 | ||
2Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference DataAmerican Institute of Physics · United States | 4.12Q1 | 4.40 1.31 up from 2002 | 51 | 10% | — | ||
3Progress in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance SpectroscopyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.85Q1 | 5.39 0.77 up from 2002 | 48 | 0% | $4,170 | ||
4Journal of the American Chemical SocietyAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 3.50Q1 | 6.06 0.85 up from 2002 | 7,481 | 5% | $4,500 | ||
5Angewandte Chemie International EditionWiley · Germany | 3.49Q1 | 5.59 1.52 up from 2002 | 3,782 | 12% | $5,510 | ||
6Mass Spectrometry ReviewsWiley · United States | 2.67Q1 | 5.36 1.36 up from 2002 | 84 | 3% | $5,230 | ||
7Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory SystemsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.45Q1 | 2.32 0.22 up from 2002 | 234 | 6% | $3,970 | ||
8Chemical CommunicationsRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 2.23Q1 | 3.11 0.56 up from 2002 | 4,061 | 4% | — | ||
9Journal of High Resolution ChromatographyWiley · Germany | 2.20Q1 | —no 2002 value | 150 | — | — | ||
10OrganometallicsAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 2.16Q1 | 3.30 0.32 up from 2002 | 2,584 | 5% | $4,500 | ||
11Journal of Proteome ResearchAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 2.12Q1 | 4.21no 2002 value | 105 | 13% | $4,500 | — | |
12Organic LettersAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 2.05Q1 | 3.41 0.79 up from 2002 | 3,432 | 4% | $4,500 | ||
13Chemistry - A European JournalWiley · Germany | 2.00Q1 | 3.14 0.86 up from 2002 | 2,248 | 14% | $4,640 | ||
14Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton TransactionsRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 1.86Q1 | 2.63 0.57 up from 2002 | 1,984 | — | — | ||
15The Journal of Organic ChemistryAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 1.82Q1 | 2.99 0.38 up from 2002 | 4,347 | 4% | $4,500 | ||
16Journal of Chromatography AElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.82Q1 | 3.20 0.09 up from 2002 | 3,417 | 4% | $4,040 | ||
17Journal of the American Society for Mass SpectrometryAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 1.72Q1 | 2.92 0.06 down from 2002 | 494 | 4% | $4,500 | ||
18Advanced Synthesis & CatalysisWiley · Germany | 1.66Q1 | 2.64 1.55 up from 2002 | 377 | 16% | $4,650 | ||
19Comments on Inorganic ChemistryTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.63Q1 | 2.04 0.10 up from 2002 | 35 | 0% | — | ||
20Microporous and Mesoporous MaterialsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.62Q1 | 2.28 0.08 up from 2002 | 790 | 3% | $3,970 | ||
21Green ChemistryRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 1.61Q1 | 2.01 0.50 up from 2002 | 335 | 1% | — | ||
22Russian Chemical ReviewsOAInstitute of Physics · Russia | 1.48Q1 | 2.07 0.09 up from 2002 | 160 | 100% | — | ||
23Journal of Near Infrared SpectroscopySAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.47Q1 | 1.53 0.40 up from 2002 | 86 | 7% | $4,150 | ||
24International Journal of Mass SpectrometryElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.46Q1 | 2.34no change | 866 | 2% | $4,110 | ||
25Pure and Applied ChemistryInternational Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry · Germany | 1.41Q1 | 1.56 0.01 up from 2002 | 575 | 95% | $2,712 | ||
26Journal of ChemometricsWiley · United Kingdom | 1.39Q1 | 1.86 0.76 up from 2002 | 208 | 17% | $3,710 | ||
27Current Organic ChemistryBentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 1.38Q1 | 2.20 0.83 up from 2002 | 203 | 4% | — | ||
28TetrahedronElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.37Q1 | 2.38 0.37 up from 2002 | 3,551 | 3% | $3,680 | ||
29Journal of Molecular Catalysis A ChemicalElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.35Q1 | 2.04 0.47 up from 2002 | 1,361 | 3% | — | ||
30Journal of Mass SpectrometryWiley · United Kingdom | 1.34Q1 | 2.60 0.52 up from 2002 | 552 | 7% | $4,430 | ||
31Rapid Communications in Mass SpectrometryWiley · United Kingdom | 1.28Q1 | 2.67 0.73 up from 2002 | 1,265 | 10% | $4,840 | ||
32Journal of Organometallic ChemistryElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.28Q1 | 1.92 0.22 up from 2002 | 2,362 | 4% | $3,970 | ||
33Journal of Chromatography B Biomedical Sciences and ApplicationsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.27Q1 | 2.25 0.40 up from 2002 | 1,101 | 0% | — | ||
34Journal of Separation ScienceWiley · Germany | 1.26Q1 | 1.75 0.73 up from 2002 | 393 | 5% | $4,030 | ||
35Theoretical Chemistry AccountsSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.18Q1 | 2.32 1.17 up from 2002 | 372 | 5% | $3,590 | ||
36Tetrahedron LettersElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.17Q1 | 2.15 0.15 up from 2002 | 6,971 | 2% | $3,610 | ||
37The Chemical RecordWiley · United States | 1.15Q1 | 1.97 0.86 up from 2002 | 89 | 0% | $4,710 | ||
38European Journal of Inorganic ChemistryWiley · Germany | 1.12Q1 | 1.83 0.36 up from 2002 | 1,416 | 7% | $4,050 | ||
39Applied Spectroscopy ReviewsTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.12Q1 | 1.48 0.38 up from 2002 | 36 | 6% | — | ||
40Organic & Biomolecular ChemistryRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 1.10Q2 | 1.59no 2002 value | 70 | 4% | — | — | |
41Solvent Extraction and Ion ExchangeTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.09Q2 | 1.33 0.07 down from 2002 | 171 | 2% | — | ||
42Radiochimica ActaR. Oldenbourg Verlag · Germany | 1.03Q2 | 1.39 0.26 up from 2002 | 391 | 5% | $2,712 | ||
43Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1Royal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 1.03Q2 | 1.39 0.16 up from 2002 | 1,544 | 0% | — | ||
44Tetrahedron AsymmetryElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.01Q2 | 1.81 0.14 up from 2002 | 1,598 | 4% | — | ||
45Colloid & Polymer ScienceSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.99Q2 | 1.19 0.25 up from 2002 | 508 | 4% | $3,990 | ||
46SynthesisThieme Medical Publishers (Germany) · Germany | 0.97Q2 | 1.17 0.19 down from 2002 | 1,381 | 10% | — | ||
47SynlettThieme Medical Publishers (Germany) · Germany | 0.95Q2 | 1.75 0.79 up from 2002 | 1,758 | 8% | — | ||
48Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2Royal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 0.94Q2 | 1.26 0.05 up from 2002 | 1,057 | — | — | ||
49Journal of Magnetic ResonanceElsevier BV · United States | 0.94Q2 | 1.96 0.26 down from 2002 | 607 | 10% | $3,500 | ||
50Journal of AOAC InternationalOxford University Press · United States | 0.94Q2 | 1.06 0.24 up from 2002 | 601 | 13% | $1,868 |
Subfields of Chemistry, compared.
- Organic Chemistry90
- Spectroscopy23
- Analytical Chemistry20
- Inorganic Chemistry16
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry4
- Electrochemistry0
Journals
Citations made in 2003. Corpus-wide, 70.2% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
34 additional Chemistry journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2000–2002, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2003. Publication window: 2000–2002. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 153
- Window papers (baseline)
- 183,694 +6.5% from indicator year 2000
- Median OJR
- 0.60 -3.8% from indicator year 2000
- Rising journals (2025)
- 25Comparison-group list (25)
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2000–2002 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked journals | 137 | 138 | 149 | 153 | 155 | 159 | 159 | 160 | 166 | 173 | 176 | 181 | 195 | 215 | 221 | 228 | 235 | 232 | 231 | 233 | 234 | 237 | 235 | 239 | 232 | 232 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 172,482 | 176,080 | 179,077 | 183,694 | 189,084 | 197,327 | 206,346 | 215,895 | 224,057 | 230,433 | 236,603 | 243,807 | 254,287 | 261,691 | 269,998 | 272,767 | 273,338 | 265,414 | 249,893 | 237,248 | 230,533 | 232,668 | 233,225 | 229,202 | 225,643 | 230,176 | |
| Median OJR | 0.620 | 0.638 | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.66 | 0.6173 | 0.57 | 0.6170 | 0.654 | 0.618 | 0.635 | 0.622 | 0.649 | 0.544 | 0.541 | 0.56 | 0.505 | 0.49559 | 0.491 | 0.432 | 0.434 | 0.48 | 0.486 | 0.499 | 0.49563 | 0.509 |
| Measure | Category statistic | Eligible population |
|---|---|---|
| Journal self-citation share | Median: 4.3% | 197 journals |
| Retracted papers per 1,000 | Pooled rate: 0.568 per 1,000 | 177 journals |
| Output growth | Median: -11.4% | 212 journals |
| Open access share | Median: 41.5% | 232 journals |
| Listed APC (USD) | Median including $0 listed prices: $3,610 | 141 ranked journals with a known listed price, including $0 listed prices |
| International collaboration share | Median: 20.0% | 228 journals |
| Review share | Median: 0.0% | 232 journals |
| Articles-only OJR | Median: 0.51 | 232 journals |
| Uncited share | Median: 35.7% | 232 journals |
| Citation concentration | Median: 44.6% | 231 journals |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.